Plan India, in partnership with BRIEF India has initiated a research study wherein the main objective was to understand the position of country to fulfil the commitments of the SDGs in the context of the children in difficult circumstances and evaluate the programmatic recommendations. The study also aimed to figure out the best practices in the context of CIDC programming one from each region. BRIEF undertook a holistic study on the current status of Children in Difficult Circumstances (CIDC) in India comprising both qualitative & quantitative aspects using the research techniques & tools to assimilate the information and represent it in the final report after analysis. The report was presented at the National Conference on CIDC.