The study supported by the UNICEF was initiated in August 2018 and involves in depth assessment of urban vulnerability and the social protection system in the three study cities of Mumbai, Kolkata and Bhopal. The findings and recommendations of this study would be useful in building a much needed urban narrative/discourse for India and Maharashtra which will guide the strengthening of the social protection system and thereby the social framework that should be mainstreamed into the urban planning and development mechanism of the country.