Child Fund India, Plan India, Save the Children India, SOS Children’s Villages India, Terre Des Homes, and World Vision India released the report on Wednesday under the banner of Joining Forces. With a score of 297 out of 360, Puducherry emerged as the best performer in terms of child rights, according to the report. The report cited the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data and said the rapes increased from 3,986 in 1994 to 19,765 in 2016. Declining child sex ratio is another cause of concern. Save The Children India CEO Bidisha Pillai said: “...we shine a light on the parameters that need to be improved further.

Source: Hindustan Times July 04, 2019 02:03 UTC