National Policy for Children, 2013 reaffirms commitment to inclusive development and protection of all children and declares them to be a “unique and supremely important national asset”.
It recognizes,
A child is any person below the age of eighteen years;
Childhood is an integral part of life with a value of its own;
Children are not a homogenous group and their different needs need different responses, especially the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities experienced by children in different circumstances;
