Paper short abstract:

Street child vendors are an important issue in the current social system. Due to the existing poverty in the society, the younger members of the family are being forced to participate in various activities by selling candy, cigarettes etc on the streets, to try to solve the short term poverty.

Paper long abstract:

By engaging in such activities, child vendors try to solve the short term of their poverty. But in this case, they are facing various challenges. Most importantly, dropping out of school means the child forgoes the opportunity to receive an education and create a better life for themselves in the future as they have to perform big responsibilities at an early age. Many families forcibly send their children to work in order to bring financial security to the family. They have to accept these in the face of harsh reality. Through its work every day the whole meal is done. Many times while working, they get involved in deviant behavior and criminal activities.

Today, street child vendors are playing one of the leading roles in the informal sector in the economic structure of various cities. The footsteps of child vendors in Kamla Nagar are most noticeable and ignorant at the same time. Probably, they must be making major changes in their family finances. Basically, this study is an endeavor to depict the conditions of street child vendors in Kamla Nagar. This study will highlight the socio-demographic condition of child vendors and various aspects of them. Here, every child will be considered as a unit of analysis.