India: Third and Fourth Combined Periodic Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child

‘India: Third and Fourth Combined Periodic Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child’ is a product of extensive consultations with all stakeholders. The Report has been prepared after consultations with and based on inputs received from other key ministries and agencies, following the general guidelines issued by the Committee on CRC. A High Powered Committee, comprising representatives of different government ministries, 18 state governments and representatives of non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and international agencies was constituted in December, 2006, to guide the preparation of the CRC Report and Reports on the two Optional Protocols (OPs). Guidelines were shared with the state governments and Central ministries/departments for their inputs. Five regional consultations were held across the country between July and October, 2007 to engage with stakeholders to make the Report as broad based and representative, as possible.