The Nation's children are supremely important assets. Their nurture and solicitude are our responsibility. Children’s programme should find a prominent part in our national plans for the development of human resources, so that our children grow up to robust citizens-physically fit, mentally alert and morally healthy, endowed with skills and motivation needed by the society. The Preamble of the National Policy for Children adopted by the Government of India in August' 1974 sums up the current national importance of investment in child welfare for ensuring proper environment and facilities for all the children in the country to grow and develop useful citizens of tomorrow. Violence against children is a deep-rooted social problem in India. The problem is also related to economic as well as cultural beliefs and practices. There are a number of definitions of violence used depending upon focus and approach taken to it, for example, whether it is defined for legal, medical, sociological purposes. The UN Study on Violence against Children (2006) definition of violence draws on article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: “all forms of physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse”. Indian Penal Code and the various protective and preventive special and local laws specifically mentioned the offences wherein children are victims. The age of child varies as per the definition given in the concerned Protection of Child Act, 2000. Therefore an offence committed on a victim under the age of 18 years is construed as violence against children for the purpose of analysis. A total of 89,423 cases of violence against children were reported in the country during 2014 as compared to 58,224 cases during 2013, showing an increase of 53.6 percent. This book is an outcome of papers as submitted by different authors from different perspectives of violence against children centering on the theme “Prevention of Violence against Children: Challenges and Opportunities”. Some of these papers are incorporated in this book are having direct bearing on the theme. Hope, the book will be useful for the students, researcher and those working in the development sectors.