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Child sexual abuse laws in India have been enacted as part of the child protection policies of India. The Parliament of India passed the 'Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill (POCSO), 2011' regarding child sexual abuse on 22 May 2012, making it an Act.[1][2][3][4] A guideline was passed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, India. The rules formulated by the government in accordance with the law had also been notified on the November 2012 and the law had become ready for implementation.[5] There have been many calls for more stringent laws.[6][7]
India has one of the largest population of children in the world. Census data from 2011 shows that India has a population of 472 million children below the age of eighteen.[8][9] Protection of children by the state is guaranteed to Indian citizens by an expansive reading of Article 21 of the Indian constitution,[10][11] and also mandated given India's status as signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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