Child Abuse in India- Time for introspection

For the first time in India the study regarding child abuse was conducted in 13 states. The findings of this study will help in the understanding of all stakeholders including families, communities, civil society and state. In National study done by Ministry of Women and child development supported by UNICEF in 13 states of India on child abuse revealed alarming results on child abuse2. This is the first time the government has done such an exhaustive survey on the controversial issue of child abuse. It revealed that across different kinds of child abuse, it is young children i.e. 5-12 year age group children who suffers the most. Two out of every three children were physically abused. 53.22% children reported having faced one or more forms of sexual abuse. 21.90% child respondents reported facing severe forms of sexual abuse and 50.76% other forms of sexual abuse. Every second child reported facing emotional abuse.