UNICEF and the Institute of Human Development, New Delhi are preparing a country report for India as part of a 40-country UNICEF global study on ‘Child Poverty and Disparities’. The India country study on child poverty is mainly based on the conceptual framework provided by UNICEF. The five pillars of child well-being (household income, health, nutrition, education and protection) are being analysed thoroughly from policy and statistical perspectives. The study seeks to contribute to wider discourse within which sectoral policy and programming takes place. The interconnections between livelihoods, expansion of economic opportunities and human development outcomes for children will form the focus of this study.