Lok Sabha Question No. 2913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Welfare and Rehabilitation of Orphan Girls/Widows
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, P.R. SUNDARAM, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2913 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## WELFARE AND REHABILITATION OF ORPHAN GIRLS/WIDOWS

## 2913:   DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data about the number of widows/destitutes/old women and orphan girls in the country and if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government implements or proposes to formulate any scheme for the welfare and  rehabilitation  of  orphan  girls/widows  including  the  re-marriaged  widows  and establishment of widow and orphanage girl homes and imparting skill training to them for self employment;
- (c) if so, the details thereof indicating  the financial assistance provided thereunder  during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether cases of abuse involving young girls in orphanages have been reported, if so, the details of such cases reported during the said period and the action taken thereon;
- (e) the  regulatory  mechanism  put  in  place  for  the  functioning  of  the  orphanage  including private orphanages in the country; and
- (f) whether the Government has any proposal to have aftercare and rehabilitation scheme for all adolescent girls above the age of 18 coming out of orphanages across the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The Registrar General of India conducts decennial Population Census wherein data are collected on all persons living in the country at the time of Census taking. The number of widows  and  female  aged  60  years  and  above  as  per  2011,  as  provided  by  Registrar General of India, is at Annexure-I . Data on orphans are not separately collected/compiled in Census.
- (b) & (c):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the  Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of unfortunate circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with

dignity. Under the Scheme vocational training is provided to rehabilitate the women. The State/UT wise details of funds released under

Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year  is at Annexure II .  A  Home  for  Widows  has  been  constructed  with  the  capacity  of  1000 inmates  at  Sunrakh  Bangar,  Vrindavan,  Distt.  Mathura,  Uttar  Pradesh  to  provide  them safe  and  secure  place  of  stay,  health  services,  nutritious  food,  legal  and  counseling services.

Central  Government  is  running  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely,  Child Protection Services (CPS) erstwhile ICPS, with the objective to create a safe and secure environment for overall development of children in need of care and protection, which includes orphan/abandoned/surrendered children. Under this scheme financial assistance is provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations, on sharing pattern, for setting up,  upgradation  and  maintenance  of  various  types  of  Children  Homes  and  Specialised Adoption Agencies. State/UT-wise details of funds released to the State Governments/UT administration under CPS alongwith the utilization of fund reported by State/UTs during each of the last three years and the current year, is at Annexure-III .

- (d) :  The  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  has  reported  that  it  has registered  43  complaints  regarding  child  abuse  and  neglect  of  children  in  Child  Care Institutions  (CCIs)  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  2018-19  (till  June, 2018). Out of the 43 complaints, 38 have been closed and the remaining 5 cases are still pending. The State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-IV.
- (e) :  As  per  Section  2  (14)  (vi)  of  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act, 2015 (JJ Act), a child  who does not have parents and no one is willing to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned or surrendered him is included as a child in need of care and protection. As per Section 2 ( 57 ), of JJ Act, a 'Specialised Adoption Agency' (SAA) means  an  institution  established  by  the  State  Government  or  by  a  voluntary  or  nongovernmental  organisation  and  recognized  under  section  65,  for  housing  orphans, abandoned  and  surrendered  children,  placed  there  by  order  of  the  Committee,  for  the purpose of adoption. As per Regulation 58 of Adoption Regulation, 2017 all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) which are not recognized as SAAs shall have linkages with CCI in the district.  Financial  assistance  is  provided to  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations, on  sharing  pattern,  for  setting  up,  upgradation  and  maintenance  of  various  types  of Children Homes and Specialised Adoption Agencies.
- (f) :  Further  CPS  also  provides  for  'After  care'  services  after  the  age  of  18  years  to  help sustain  them  during  the  transition  from  institutional  to  independent  life.  The  State Governments/UT Administrations, as per Section 54 of the JJ Act, are required through regular  inspection  and  monitoring  to  ensure  that  the  institutions  are  run  as  per  the provisions of the Act and the Rules framed there-under. Also Section 32 of the JJ Act, stipulates if a child is found separated from guardian, then he/she should be mandatorily reported to Child Welfare Committee.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2913 for 03.08.2018 regarding Schemes Welfare and Rehabilitation of Orphan Girls/Widows.  The number of widows and female aged 60 years and above as per 2011, as provided by Registrar General of India

| India/States/Uts                     | Females   | Females           |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
|                                      | Widows    | Aged 60 and above |
| 1                                    | 2         | 3                 |
| INDIA                                | 43261478  | 52777168          |
| State -JAMMU &KASHMIR (01)           | 283650    | 440076            |
| State - HIMACHAL PRADESH (02)        | 293475    | 362134            |
| State - PUNJAB (03)                  | 928158    | 1422155           |
| State - CHANDIGARH (04)              | 24496     | 32245             |
| State - UTTARAKHAND (05)             | 387215    | 458912            |
| State -HARYANA (06)                  | 773297    | 1105134           |
| State - NCT OF DELHI (07)            | 456613    | 570690            |
| State - RAJASTHAN (08)               | 1983634   | 2679875           |
| State - UTTAR PRADESH (09)           | 4856188   | 7402771           |
| State - BIHAR (10)                   | 2238793   | 3600552           |
| State - SIKKIM (11)                  | 13717     | 18280             |
| State - ARUNACHAL PRADESH (12)       | 31787     | 30450             |
| State -NAGALAND (13)                 | 39496     | 47947             |
| State - MANIPUR (14)                 | 77990     | 100225            |
| State - MIZORAM (15)                 | 28569     | 34283             |
| State - TRIPURA (16)                 | 164969    | 147624            |
| State -MEGHALAYA (17)                | 84825     | 71963             |
| State - ASSAM (18)                   | 1156042   | 1023727           |
| State - WEST BENGAL (19)             | 3792184   | 3891068           |
| State - JHARKHAND (20)               | 1027878   | 1174933           |
| State - ODISHA (21)                  | 1612627   | 1990178           |
| State - CHHATTISGARH (22)            | 973787    | 1075750           |
| State -MADHYAPRADESH (23)            | 2160609   | 2943760           |
| State - GUJARAT (24)                 | 2015742   | 2540958           |
| State - DAMAN&DIU(25)                | 6816      | 6488              |
| State -DADRA &NAGARHAVELI(26)        | 7378      | 7533              |
| State - MAHARASHTRA (27)             | 4520764   | 5853226           |
| State -ANDHRA PRADESH (28)           | 4297481   | 4371913           |
| State - KARNATAKA (29)               | 2989429   | 3043960           |
| State -GOA (30)                      | 77935     | 89180             |
| State - LAKSHADWEEP (31)             | 2448      | 2596              |
| State - KERALA (32)                  | 2010984   | 2309798           |
| State - TAMIL NADU (33)              | 3856398   | 3848532           |
| State - PUDUCHERRY (34)              | 73579     | 67017             |
| State -ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS (35) | 12525     | 11235             |

## Annexure II

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question  No  2913  for  03.08.2018 regarding Welfare and Rehabilitation of Orphan Girls/Widows.  etatS/esTw sTS details of Funds released under Swadhar Greh Scheme during last three years and current year.

(Rupees in lakhs)

Annexure -III

| S. No.   | Name of States                                         | Amount Released during 2015-16   |   Amount Released during 2016-17 |   Amount Released during 2017-18 | Amount Released 2018-19 as on 01.08.2018   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                                         | 48.21                            |                           124.47 |                           156.61 | -                                          |
| 2        | Assam                                                  | 43.47                            |                           237.56 |                           197.03 | -                                          |
| 3        | Andaman &Nicobar Island                                | 0                                |                             4.4  |                             9.01 | -                                          |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh                                      | 0                                |                             6.54 |                             8.11 | -                                          |
| 5        | Bihar                                                  | 0                                |                            69.79 |                            86.54 | -                                          |
| 6        | Chandigarh                                             | 0                                |                             7.27 |                             9.01 | -                                          |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                                           | 5.26                             |                            17.44 |                            16.22 | -                                          |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                    | 0                                |                             0    |                             0    | -                                          |
| 9        | Daman &Diu                                             | 0                                |                             0    |                             0    | -                                          |
| 10       | Delhi                                                  | 0                                |                            14    |                            18.02 | -                                          |
| 11       | Gujarat                                                | 7.58                             |                            40.5  |                            37.86 | -                                          |
| 12       | Goa                                                    | 0                                |                             4.36 |                             5.4  | -                                          |
| 13       | Haryana                                                | 0                                |                             4.36 |                             9.77 | -                                          |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh                                       | 0                                |                             0    |                             0    | -                                          |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                              | 6.46                             |                            24.41 |                            18.32 | -                                          |
| 16       | Jammu &Kashmir                                         | 17.74                            |                            40    |                            32.45 | -                                          |
| 17       | Karnataka                                              | 67.94                            |                           461.95 |                           560.73 | 1.45                                       |
| 18       | Kerala                                                 | 0                                |                            52.36 |                            43.27 | -                                          |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                                            | 0                                |                             0    |                             0    | -                                          |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                                         | 50.77                            |                            95.91 |                            89.99 | -                                          |
| 21       | Maharashtra                                            | 35.89                            |                           576.88 |                           438.36 | 6.41                                       |
| 22       | Mizoram                                                | 2.48                             |                            16.72 |                            16.22 | -                                          |
| 23       | Manipur                                                | 47.76                            |                           284.07 |                           189.83 | -                                          |
| 24       | Meghalaya                                              | 0                                |                             0    |                             8.72 | -                                          |
| 25       | Nagaland                                               | 0                                |                             6.54 |                             8.11 | -                                          |
| 26       | Odisha                                                 | 269.16                           |                           723.85 |                           521.43 | 11.08                                      |
| 27       | Punjab                                                 | 0                                |                            10.52 |                            10.81 | -                                          |
| 28       | Puducherry                                             | 0                                |                             7.27 |                             9.01 | -                                          |
| 29       | Rajasthan                                              | 9.13                             |                            68.4  |                           102.98 | -                                          |
| 30       | Sikkim                                                 | 0                                |                             6.54 |                             8.11 | -                                          |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                                             | 12.48                            |                           247.22 |                           280.07 | -                                          |
| 32       | Telangana                                              | 63.24                            |                           134.61 |                           177.88 | 8.87                                       |
| 33       | Tripura                                                | 0                                |                            26.17 |                            32.45 | -                                          |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                                          | 1490.89                          |                           383.43 |                           598.1  | 13.16                                      |
| 35       | Uttarkhand                                             | 3.63                             |                            69.93 |                            92.33 | -                                          |
| 36       | West Bengal                                            | 154.48                           |                            18.37 |                           448.35 | 1.56                                       |
| 37       | CSWB for SSH                                           | 2521.25                          |                          1519.46 |                             0    | -                                          |
| 38       | CSWB for construction of Swadhar Greh in Vrindavan, UP | -                                |                          3073    |                          1476    | -                                          |
|          | Total                                                  | 4857.82                          |                          8378.3  |                          5717.1  | 42.55                                      |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  un-starred  Question  No.  2913  for  03.08.2018  regarding Welfare and  Rehabilitation  of  Orphan  Girls/Widows. Status  of  grant  released  and  utilized  under  Integrated  Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 16.07.2018.                                                                               (Rupees in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        | 2015-16         | 2015-16         | 2016-17         | 2016-17         | 2017-18         | 2017-18         | 2018-19         |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount released |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 238.58          | 500.52          | 110.74          | 586.32          | 1469.88         | 1537.11         | 218.66          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 571.68          | 92.02           | 52.29           | 179.54          | 643.71          | 180.00          | 37.63           |
| 3         | Assam                    | 597.90          | 1025.07         | 413.64          | 1112.98         | 2932.68         | 1787.53         | 327.13          |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 2687.89         | 1896.52         | 2787.92         | 1923.33         | 541.56          | 1633.69         | 454.46          |
| 5         | Chattisgarh              | 3955.55         | 2086.26         | 527.77          | 1683.25         | 3181.97         | 2486.27         | 521.32          |
| 6         | Goa                      | 235.25          | 39.68           | 36.83           | 98.27           | 728.53          | 54.44           | 16.03           |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 2328.90         | 1510.37         | 769.95          | 1526.53         | 590.11          | 1767.24         | 400.35          |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 496.44          | 350.89          | 0.00            | 1224.85         | 1858.22         | 2500.00         | 0.00            |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 604.04          | 1255.12         | 2345.48         | 2390.26         | 1835.01         | 1833.11         | 456.54          |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 113.35          | 0.00            | 43.12           | 114.71          | 807.48          | 374.62          | 40.78           |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 369.88          | 387.42          | 840.11          | 842.14          | 1714.57         | 1641.76         | 239.28          |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 1845.24         | 2193.66         | 3720.80         | 3709.53         | 3272.45         | 1364.04         | 605.60          |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 944.39          | 660.25          | 260.50          | 216.96          | 1849.45         | 1275.72         | 179.41          |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 1116.03         | 2373.81         | 2503.88         | 2535.83         | 3262.77         | 2582.87         | 624.38          |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 3138.75         | 1975.29         | 2272.33         | 1569.37         | 608.15          | 1308.75         | 404.45          |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 3082.18         | 1163.81         | 241.34          | 709.47          | 1886.33         | 2103.00         | 331.36          |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 1469.55         | 1497.88         | 2060.33         | 2060.33         | 1846.60         | 1846.60         | 450.40          |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 2079.44         | 2079.44         | 1949.55         | 1949.55         | 1917.51         | 1917.51         | 495.54          |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 2257.65         | 1473.21         | 1350.37         | 1447.50         | 1457.45         | 1457.45         | 364.85          |
| 20        | Orissa                   | 3309.07         | 2669.74         | 1089.22         | 2580.78         | 2599.30         | 2773.86         | 669.53          |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 820.81          | 515.57          | 581.67          | 718.31          | 143.24          | 875.43          | 175.78          |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 3258.92         | 2929.43         | 0.00            | 2267.52         | 4752.30         | 1295.98         | 541.08          |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 562.00          | 303.74          | 601.18          | 365.87          | 662.76          | 125.43          | 66.25           |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 825.04          | 4282.78         | 13039.37        | 3648.55         | 2013.12         | 5512.50         | 1120.32         |
| 25        | Telangana                | 354.88          | 93.94           | 195.64          | 1823.98         | 894.82          | 633.08          | 212.58          |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 710.63          | 680.20          | 676.04          | 415.30          | 446.81          | 499.00          | 0.00            |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 2884.18         | 3293.57         | 3207.19         | 3109.82         | 1830.67         | 4222.98         | 885.53          |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 66.88           | 3.89            | 15.54           | 187.54          | 907.57          | 731.40          | 76.90           |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 508.67          | 1067.29         | 6763.87         | 3522.60         | 5073.56         | 4232.67         | 735.21          |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 36.03           | 36.03           | 36.88           | 36.76           | 31.66           | 93.36           | 13.85           |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | 357.82          | 324.15          | 245.44          | 278.53          | 194.32          | 172.73          | 0.00            |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 58.66           | 5.84            | 177.59          | 59.11           | 24.82           | 69.90           | 11.24           |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               | 82.82           | 57.69           | 126.42          | 80.33           | 21.89           | 83.00           | 18.42           |
| 34        | Delhi                    | 1363.40         | 931.53          | 978.64          | 1024.94         | 354.33          | 1295.68         | 271.01          |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | -               |                 | 0.00            |
| 36        | Puducherry               | 559.60          | 622.75          | 826.33          | 768.69          | 114.35          | 426.20          | 0.00            |
| Total     |                          | 43892.10        | 40379.36        | 50847.97        | 46769.35        | 52469.95        | 52694.91        | 10965.87        |

## Annexure-IV

Annexure referred to in reply of part (d) of Lok Sabha un-starred Question No. 2913 for 03.08.2018 regarding  Welfare  and  Rehabilitation  of  Orphan  Girls/Widows.  State/UTs  wise  details  of  Complaints regarding 'Child abuse/neglect of children in CCIs' received in NCPCR during the last three years and the current year 2018-19 (till June 2018)

| S. No.              | States/UTs                          | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |   Total | No. of closed   | No. of cases   |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------------|----------------|
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh                      |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 2                   | Arunachal Pradesh                   |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 3                   | Assam                               |           |           | 1         |           |       1 | 1               |                |
| 4                   | Bihar                               | 2         |           |           | 2         |       4 | 2               | 2              |
| 5                   | Chhattisgarh                        |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 6                   | Goa                                 |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 7                   | Gujarat                             |           | 1         |           |           |       1 | 1               |                |
| 8                   | Haryana                             | 1         | 4         | 1         |           |       6 | 5               | 1              |
| 9                   | Himachal Pradesh                    |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 10                  | Jammu and Kashmir                   |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 11                  | Jharkhand                           |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 12                  | Karnataka                           |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 13                  | Kerala                              |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 14                  | Madhya Pradesh                      | 1         |           | 1         |           |       2 | 1               | 1              |
| 15                  | Maharashtra                         |           | 2         |           |           |       2 | 2               |                |
| 16                  | Manipur                             | 1         |           |           |           |       1 | 1               |                |
| 17                  | Meghalaya                           |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 18                  | Mizoram                             |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 19                  | Nagaland                            |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 20                  | Odisha                              |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 21                  | Punjab                              |           |           | 1         |           |       1 | 1               |                |
| 22                  | Rajasthan                           |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 23                  | Sikkim                              |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 24                  | Tamil Nadu                          |           | 1         |           |           |       1 | 1               |                |
| 25                  | Tripura                             |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 26                  | Uttar Pradesh                       | 2         | 6         | 3         | 1         |      12 | 11              | 1              |
| 27                  | Uttarakhand                         |           |           | 1         |           |       1 | 1               |                |
| 28                  | West Bengal                         | 2         | 3         |           |           |       5 | 5               |                |
| 29                  | Telangana                           |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 30                  | Andaman &Nicobar                    |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 31                  | Chandigarh                          |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 32                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 33                  | Daman and Diu                       |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 34                  | Lakshadweep                         |           |           |           |           |       0 |                 |                |
| 35                  | National Capital Territory of Delhi |           | 4         | 2         |           |       6 | 6               |                |
| 36 Puducherry Total | 36 Puducherry Total                 | 9         | 21        | 10        | 3         |      43 | 38              | 5              |