Problems of Education in Slums of Delhi

ABSTRACT Education has been considered as one of the primary goals of the ‘Millennium Development Goals’. In India, one is provided free and compulsory primary education, which helps in making it a literate nation. Primary schooling is the key to success for each developing country and covers the age category of 6-14 years. In India, this education is made free and mandatory to reach one hundred percent literacy. In Delhi, the capital of India, slums are usually located close to the railway paths and market locations. The children living in such regions suffer from several issues hampering their education as well as other comparative activities. Delhi being a metropolitan city is a huge source of attraction for people. Children of slums face many problems affecting their studies. The current study aims to find out the challenges faced by slum children in attaining education with the main focus on primary education.