slum children is much lower than that of children in Delhi as a whole. Parental perception of education and financing … education are the major constraints. Even if children are attending schools, the majority of them are over-aged. There are both …This paper showed the basic educational status of slum children between 5 and 14 years old. The attendance ratio of …

continue her/his education. To substantiate the gender bias, the probability of falling ill among the girl children is found to …, which are possibly spent on household food expenditure. Though the contribution made by the child labour to the overall … child. This is because the girl children are often engaged in household activities and even when they are engaged in income …

can be elicited. Inadequate education reduces the probability of upward mobility while education above a threshold level …