Lok Sabha Question No. 1176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Juvenile Justice Courts/Boards
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1176 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## JUVENILE JUSTICE COURTS/BOARDS

## 1176    SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH

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

- (a) the number of Juvenile Justice Courts/Boards in the country, particularly in Chhattisgarh, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish more such courts/boards in the States/UTs, particularly in Chhattisgarh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with proposed timeline for implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) There are 701 Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in the country which are supported     under the  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme  (ICPS)  of  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development. The State/UT-wise details including State of Chhattisgarh is annexed .
- (b) &  (c) The primary responsibility of setting up the JJBs vests with the State Governments/UT Administrations concerned. Section 4 (1) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015,  provides  that  the  State  Government  shall constitute for every district one or more JJBs for exercising the powers and discharging its functions relating to children in conflict with law and this is an on going process.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1176 for 09.02.2017 raised by Shri Abhishek Singh regarding Juvenile Justice Courts/Boards.

## The number of Juvenile Justice Boards in the country which are supported under ICPS, State/UT-wise including State of Chhattisgarh

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT                |   No. of Juvenile Justice Boards |
|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |                               13 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                               21 |
| 3        | Assam                               |                               27 |
| 4        | Bihar                               |                               38 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |                               27 |
| 6        | Goa                                 |                                2 |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |                               33 |
| 8        | Haryana                             |                               21 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |                               12 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |                               22 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |                               24 |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |                               30 |
| 13       | Kerala                              |                               14 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |                               51 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |                               36 |
| 16       | Manipur                             |                                9 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |                               11 |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |                                8 |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |                               11 |
| 20       | Odisha                              |                               34 |
| 21       | Punjab                              |                               22 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           |                               34 |
| 23       | Sikkim                              |                                4 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          |                               32 |
| 25       | Tripura                             |                                8 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |                               75 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |                               13 |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |                               23 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |                               31 |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                    |                                3 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          |                                1 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |                                1 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       |                                2 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         |                                1 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |                                3 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          |                                4 |
|          | Total                               |                              701 |