Hi Salman NGOs will be in a position to give you this information You can visit http://www.indianngos.com/ and can contact Sanjay Bapat Sanjay@IndianNGOs.com Regards, Pranjal Sule Assistant Manager- Information Repository Mastek Ltd Tel.No. 55914662 -----Original Message----- From: salman haider [mailto:salman_38h@rediffmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:56 AM To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Information/Sources on Orphans in India required Dear All, I am preparing a social welfare business plan. As part of this plan, I require reports/details of the areas mentioned below. Could you please assist? 1) Demographic profile of orphans in India 2) Profiling of orphanages in India - in terms of total estimated orphanages, average number of inmates, expenses incurred per inmate etc. In the second topic, I am basically trying to understand the demand and supply details, how well on an average these orphans are cared for etc. Thanks a lot. Salman Salman Haider Consultant Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Hyderabad-19 Mail: salman_haider@isb.edu Phone (Office Desk): 040-23187962