Lok Sabha Question No. 3799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Integrated Child Protection Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3799

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017

## INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME

## 3799:    SHRI M. I. SHANAVAS:

SHRI P. K BIJU:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the salient features of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) being implemented by the Government for the improvement in the well being of children in difficult circumstances;

(b)  the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  under  the  said  scheme  along  with  the  number  of children benefited thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;

(c) whether cases of non-utilisation of allocated funds and irregularities in funds utilization by many States/UTs under the scheme have come to the notice of the Government during the said period and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the action taken thereon;

(d) whether the Government has carried out or proposes to carry out review of the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  implementation  of  the  said scheme in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (MWCD)  is  implementing  a  centrally sponsored  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme  (ICPS)  for  the  improvement  in  the  well being of children in difficult circumstances. Under ICPS, financial assistance is provided to the  States/UTs  for,  inter-alia,  undertaking  a  situational  analysis  of  children  in  difficult circumstances,  for  setting  up  and  maintenance  of  various  types  of  Homes  including Children  Homes  and  Specialised  Adoption  Agencies.  Under  ICPS  institutional  care  is provided through Child Care Institutions (CCIs). As a rehabilitative measure in these CCIs, children are provided age appropriate education either within the institution or outside in a formal  education  system  through  convergence  with  other  schemes  and  programs  of  the Government or civil society.  Under  the  non-institutional  care  component,  ICPS  provides support for adoption, foster care and sponsorship.
- (b): The details of funds sanctioned, released to the State Governments/UT Administrations and their utilization by the States/UTs alongwith the number of beneficiaries under ICPS during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise is annexed .

(c): No, Madam.

- (d): For further continuation of the scheme beyond 12 th Five Year Plan i.e. for the remaining period  of  14 th Finance  Commission,  appraisal  of  the  scheme  by  Expenditure  Finance Committee has been carried out in its meeting dated 30 th September, 2016.
- (e):  The  Ministry  has  set  up  a  monitoring  system  to  ensure  effective  implementation  of  the scheme. A Project Approval Board (PAB) under the Chairpersonship of Secretary (WCD) has been constituted in the Ministry to scrutinize and approve implementation plans, annual Plans and financial proposals from States/ UTs for release of grants under the scheme. The board also monitors and reviews the progress of implementation of the scheme from time to time.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.3799 for 24.03.2017 raised by Shri M. I. Shanavas and Shri P. K. Biju regarding 'Integrated Child Protection Scheme'

The  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  to  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  and  their    utilization  by  the  States/UTs alongwith the number of beneficiaries under ICPS during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise.

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14           | 2013-14         | 2013-14         | 2013-14        | 2014-15           | 2014-15         | 2014-15         | 2014-15        |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released | Amount Utilised | Benefic iaries | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released | Amount Utilised | Benefici aries |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 1206.50           | 1206.50         | 1107.21         | 7167           | 301.62            | 301.62          | 275.24          | 4797           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 54.74             | 54.74           | 26.50           | 60             | 130.68            | 130.68          | 84.17           | 70             |
| 3        | Assam                    | 1080.00           | 1080.00         | 1020.50         | 749            | 1010.36           | 1010.36         | 1332.49         | 792            |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 957.56            | 957.56          | 515.42          | 1511           | 204.75            | 204.75          | 1721.60         | 2137           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             | 213.34            | 213.34          | 213.34          | 1403           | 821.24            | 821.24          | 1620.47         | 1493           |
| 6        | Goa                      | -                 | -               | -               | -              | 100               | 100             | 240.11          | 151            |
| 7        | Gujarat                  | 979.35            | 979.35          | 1004.35         | 2128           | 1925.75           | 1925.75         | 1404.29         | 2669           |
| 8        | Haryana                  | 1085.51           | 1085.51         | 846.59          | 1761           | 1526.72           | 1526.72         | 678.15          | 1803           |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 84.96             | 84.96           | 153.23          | 1733           | 835.71            | 835.71          | 228.25          | 924            |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir           | -                 | -               | -               | -              | -                 | -               | -               | 0              |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | 144.96            | 144.96          | 471.75          | 557            | 36.03             | 36.03           | 87.32           | 666            |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 2403.63           | 2403.63         | 2388.38         | 4217           | 3689.87           | 3689.87         | 3747.81         | 4610           |
| 13       | Kerala                   | 718.17            | 718.17          | 426.65          | 975            | 1354.35           | 1354.35         | 1340.30         | 961            |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           | 546.03            | 546.03          | 546.03          | 1905           | 1889.69           | 1889.69         | 2096.53         | 2239           |
| 15       | Maharashtra              | 557.56            | 557.56          | 1510.80         | 4652           | 762.32            | 762.32          | 762.32          | 4626           |
| 16       | Manipur                  | 658.15            | 658.15          | 511.26          | 901            | 138.48            | 138.48          | 1986.84         | 870            |
| 17       | Meghalaya                | 762.45            | 762.45          | 762.45          | 1035           | 2003.83           | 2003.83         | 1975.50         | 1199           |
| 18       | Mizoram                  | 696.42            | 696.42          | 712.76          | 193            | 1919.02           | 1919.02         | 1919.02         | 1928           |
| 19       | Nagaland                 | 911.41            | 911.41          | 911.41          | 792            | 957.41            | 957.41          | 1662.70         | 1710           |
| 20       | Odisha                   | 1227.20           | 1227.20         | 1224.57         | 7486           | 2544.82           | 2544.82         | 1786.31         | 19583          |
| 21       | Punjab                   | 191.27            | 191.27          | 216.10          | 446            | 507.12            | 507.12          | 570.61          | 818            |
| 22       | Rajasthan                | 2347.56           | 2347.56         | 2288.27         | 3611           | 3395.82           | 3395.82         | 3654.40         | 4340           |
| 23       | Sikkim                   | 15.97             | 15.97           | 54.55           | 238            | 390.24            | 390.24          | 413.88          | 475            |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu               | 2131.05           | 2131.05         | 1541.83         | 19133          | 3067.10           | 3067.10         | 2804.89         | 18952          |
| 25       | Telangana                | -                 | -               | -               | -              | 2087.59           | 2087.59         | 203.53          | 3013           |
| 26       | Tripura                  | 124.42            | 124.42          | 124.42          | 601            | 1227.34           | 1227.34         | 1073.70         | 1465           |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh            | 1109.39           | 1109.39         | 1009.45         | 2579           | 1798.90           | 1798.9          | 3552.11         | 4070           |
| 28       | Uttarakhand              | 333.92            | 333.92          | -               | 275            | 83.48             | 83.48           | 11.05           | 275            |
| 29       | West Bengal              | 2373.04           | 2373.04         | 2046.26         | 4906           | 2574.04           | 2574.04         | 4348.35         | 4720           |
| 30       | A &NIsland               | -                 | -               | -               | -              | 145.90            | 145.90          | 0.00            | 310            |
| 31       | Chandigarh               | 17.58             | 17.58           | 42.26           | 223            | 362.22            | 362.22          | 228.30          | 608            |
| 32       | D &NHaveli               | 2.09              | 2.09            | 3.15            | -              | 68.61             | 68.61           | 6.71            | 0              |
| 33       | Daman &Diu               | 69.28             | 69.28           | 19.32           | -              | 80.61             | 80.61           | 32.73           | 50             |
| 34       | Delhi                    | 404.73            | 404.73          | 502.44          | 2390           | 606.22            | 606.22          | 838.68          | 1832           |
| 35       | Lakshadweep              | -                 | -               | -               | -              | -                 | -               | -               | -              |
| 36       | Puducherry               | 64.66             | 64.66           | 340.46          | 1356           | 1168.57           | 1168.57         | 676.23          | 1635           |

|        |                          |                    |                 |                  |                | Annex(Part-II)     | Annex(Part-II)   | Annex(Part-II)   |
|--------|--------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S. No. | Name of the States/UTs   | 2015-16            | 2015-16         | 2015-16          | 2015-16        | 2016-17            | 2016-17          | 2016-17          |
|        |                          | Amount Sanctio ned | Amount Released | Amount Utilised* | Benefi ciaries | Amount Sanction ed | Amount Released  | Beneficia ries   |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           | 238.58             | 238.58          | 104.78           | 4827           | 110.74             | 110.74           | 4827             |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 571.68             | 571.68          | 92.02            | 33             | 52.29              | 52.29            | 33               |
| 3      | Assam                    | 597.90             | 597.90          | 1025.07          | 860            | 413.64             | 413.64           | 860              |
| 4      | Bihar                    | 2687.89            | 2687.89         | 1896.52          | 1502           | 551.62             | 551.62           | 1502             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             | 3955.55            | 3955.55         | *                | 1485           | 527.77             | 527.77           |                  |
| 6      | Goa                      | 235.25             | 235.25          | 39.68            | 447            | 36.83              | 36.83            | 1485 447         |
| 7      | Gujarat                  | 2328.90            | 2328.90         | 1510.37          | 2299           | 769.95             | 769.95           | 2299             |
| 8      | Haryana                  | 496.44             | 496.44          | 350.89           | 2247           | 0.00               | 0.00             | 2247             |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         | 604.04             | 604.04          | 1255.12          | 1016           | 2345.48            | 2345.48          | 1016 267         |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir          | 113.35             | 113.35          | 0                | 267            | 43.12              | 43.12            | 585              |
| 11     | Jharkhand                | 369.88             | 369.88          | 387.42           | 585            | 840.11             | 840.11           |                  |
| 12     | Karnataka                | 1845.24            | 1845.24         | 2193.66          | 4114           | 507.56             | 507.56           | 4114             |
| 13     | Kerala                   | 944.39             | 944.39          | 660.25           | 1333           | 216.96             | 216.96           | 1333             |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           | 1116.03            | 1116.03         | 2373.81          | 1963           | 2503.88            | 2503.88          | 1963             |
| 15     | Maharashtra              | 3138.75            | 3138.75         | 1975.29          | 4112           | 699.53             | 699.53           | 4112             |
| 16     | Manipur                  | 3083.18            | 3083.18         | 1163.81          | 1105           | 241.34             | 241.34           | 1105             |
| 17     | Meghalaya                | 1469.55            | 1469.55         | 1497.88          | 745            | 2060.33            | 2060.33          | 745              |
| 18     | Mizoram                  | 2079.44            | 2079.44         | 2079.44          | 1615           | 1949.55            | 1949.55          | 1615             |
| 19     | Nagaland                 | 2257.65            | 2257.65         | 1473.21          | 913            | 382.75             | 382.75           | 913              |
| 20     | Odisha                   | 3309.07            | 3309.07         | 2669.74          | 7578           | 910.39             | 910.39           | 7578             |
| 21     | Punjab                   | 820.81             | 820.81          | 515.57           | 591            | 253.60             | 253.60           | 591              |
| 22     | Rajasthan                | 3258.92            | 3258.92         | 2929.43          | 3938           | 0.00               | 0.00             | 3938             |
| 23     | Sikkim                   | 562.00             | 562.00          | 303.74           | 572            | 601.18             | 601.18           | 572              |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               | 825.04             | 825.04          | 4282.78          | 17361          | 5638.82            | 5638.82          | 17361            |
| 25     | Telangana                | 354.88             | 354.88          | 93.94            | 3434           | 195.64             | 195.64           | 3434             |
| 26     | Tripura                  | 710.63             | 710.63          | 680.20           | 560            | 676.04             | 676.04           | 560              |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh            | 2884.18            | 2884.18         | 3293.57          | 3319           | 3207.19            | 3207.19          | 3319             |
| 28     | Uttarakhand              | 66.88              | 66.88           | 3.89             | 291            | 15.54              | 15.54            | 291              |
| 29     | West Bengal              | 508.67             | 508.67          | 1067.29          | 3660           | 3017.11            | 3017.11          | 3660             |
| 30     | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 36.03              | 36.03           | 36.03            | 342 462        | 134.62             | 134.62           | 342              |
| 31     | Chandigarh               | 357.82             | 357.82          | 324.15           |                | 245.44             | 245.44           | 462              |
| 32     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 58.66              | 58.66           | 5.84             | 0              | 177.59             | 177.59           | 0                |
| 33     |                          | 82.82              | 82.82           |                  | 0              |                    |                  |                  |
|        | Daman & Diu              |                    |                 | 57.69            |                | 126.42             | 126.42           | 0                |
| 34     | Delhi                    | 1363.40            | 1363.40         | 931.53           | 1867           | 978.64             | 978.64           | 1867             |
| 36     | Puducherry               | 559.60             | 559.60          | 622.75           | 1191           | 175.02             | 175.02           | 1191             |