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Despite widespread concern about the effects of corporal punishment on children, it persists in schools around the world. Its eradication in many countries is proving difficult, and India is no exception. Violence against girls is now a political priority in India, after the horrific and fatal gang rape of a student in Delhi in 2012 …

97% of 12-year-olds were enrolled in primary school in 2013; compared to 89% in 2006. Almost a third of children continue to show signs of malnutrition by the age of 12 with high rates for economically and socially marginalized children and those in rural areas. 49% of older children were still in school by the …