Street children are the most physically visible and vulnerable groups present in the society who live under extreme conditions of the street without care or guidance of parents or any adult. They are portrayed as socially unacceptable with least concerns from the policymakers. This paper explores the concept of street children in Indian context and also evaluates various policies and planning developed in India after its Independence. Further, the paper will explore the importance of childhood concept and the role of anthropologist in it. After evaluating the policies and the concept of street children and childhood, the paper also suggests several models/ approaches that will improve the lives of street children and allows the integration of these children into the mainstream society.