Lok Sabha Question No. 3185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: State Child Protection Society
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3185

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## STATE CHILD PROTECTION SOCIETY

## 3185.   SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) the number of child beggars who have been identified and benefited under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government intends to increase the number of State Child Protection Society and State Adoption Resource Agency in the States in consonance with their demographics;
- (c)      if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)      if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per Section 2 (14) (ii) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), a child  who is found working in contravention of labour laws for the time being in force or is found begging, or living on the street is included as a 'child in need of care and  protection',  among  others.  In  the  said  Act  a  separate  provision  has  been  made  in which a stringent penalty has been imposed on whoever employs or uses any child for the purpose of begging or causes any child to beg. The primary responsibility of execution of the  Act  lies  with  the  State/UTs.  However,  Central  Government  is  managing  Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) now 'Child Protection Services' under Integrated Child Development  Scheme,  and  providing  financial  assistance  to  the  States/UTs  on  sharing pattern for, inter-alia, undertaking a situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances, for setting up and maintenance of various types of Child Care Institutions (CCIs). Under the scheme institutional care is provided through 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,  support  is  extended  for  adoption,  foster  care  and  sponsorship.  The  data regarding number of child beggars who have been identified is not maintained centrally by the  Central  Government.  However,  as  per  the  information  provided  by  the  State/UT Governments, as on date, the number of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) registered under

the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2000/2015  in  the  country alongwith  the  number  of  children  residing  in  these  institutions  and  which  are  being supported under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), is Annexed .

- (b)     to (d) The JJ Act, 2015 has been enacted by repealing JJ Act, 2000. The JJ Act, 2015 has come into effect from 15.01.2016. As per Section 106 of JJ Act every State Government shall  constitutue  a  Child  Protection  Society  for  the  State  and  Child  Protection  Unit  for every district to ensure implementation of this Act. Further as per Section 67 and 65 of JJ Act, 2015 every State Government is also required to set up a State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) in the State and recognise one or more institutions or organisations in each district as a Specialised Adoption Agency (SAA) for dealing with adoption related matters and rehabilitation of orphan, abandoned or surrendered children through adoption and non-institutional care, respectively.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No.3185 for 05.01.2018 raised by Shri Feroz Varun Gandhi regarding 'State Child Protection Society'

Details  of  Child  Care  Institutions  in  the  country  along  with  number  of  Children  residing  in  these institutions under ICPS as on 31 st December, 2017.

|   S. No. | State                  |   Children Home |   Beneficiaries |   Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs) |   Beneficiaries |   Open Shelter |   Beneficiaries |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh         |              57 |            3863 |                                     14 |             135 |             12 |             300 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |               3 |              56 |                                      1 |               3 |              0 |               0 |
|        3 | Assam                  |              30 |            1044 |                                     14 |              78 |              3 |              75 |
|        4 | Bihar                  |              31 |            1134 |                                     28 |             170 |             14 |             216 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh           |              48 |            1692 |                                     14 |              42 |             19 |             127 |
|        6 | Goa                    |               1 |             202 |                                      2 |              46 |              8 |             200 |
|        7 | Gujarat                |              48 |            2090 |                                     14 |             163 |              3 |              75 |
|        8 | Haryana                |              25 |            1334 |                                      7 |              48 |             25 |            1541 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh       |              28 |            1142 |                                      1 |               6 |              3 |              44 |
|       10 | Jammu and Kashmir      |              13 |             132 |                                      2 |              20 |              0 |               0 |
|       11 | Jharkhand              |              16 |             444 |                                      9 |              59 |              0 |               0 |
|       12 | Karnataka              |              64 |            3461 |                                     27 |             210 |             40 |            1290 |
|       13 | Kerala                 |              14 |             869 |                                     17 |             243 |              4 |             100 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh         |              40 |            1686 |                                     22 |             213 |              6 |             206 |
|       15 | Maharashtra            |              22 |            2786 |                                     17 |             181 |              3 |             108 |
|       16 | Manipur                |              29 |            1047 |                                      5 |              35 |             12 |             247 |
|       17 | Meghalaya              |              59 |             828 |                                      1 |               6 |              1 |              52 |
|       18 | Mizoram                |              35 |            1082 |                                      7 |              51 |              0 |               0 |
|       19 | Nagaland               |              28 |             489 |                                      4 |               7 |              3 |              37 |
|       20 | Odisha                 |             102 |            6579 |                                     17 |             217 |             13 |             341 |
|       21 | Punjab                 |              11 |             351 |                                      5 |             107 |              1 |              25 |
|       22 | Rajasthan              |              41 |            2383 |                                     35 |             206 |             21 |             463 |
|       23 | Sikkim                 |              15 |             460 |                                      4 |               4 |              4 |              33 |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu             |             183 |           13803 |                                     15 |             150 |             14 |             350 |
|       25 | Tripura                |              14 |             492 |                                      6 |              39 |              2 |              85 |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh          |              52 |            1535 |                                     17 |             170 |             22 |             550 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand            |               6 |             285 |                                      7 |              81 |              2 |               0 |
|       28 | West Bengal            |              52 |            4560 |                                     22 |             273 |             33 |             850 |
|       29 | Telangana              |              44 |            2687 |                                     11 |             309 |             12 |             246 |
|       30 | Andaman &Nicobar       |               8 |             367 |                                      0 |               0 |              0 |               0 |
|       31 | Chandigarh             |               7 |             306 |                                      4 |              17 |              0 |               0 |
|       32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |               0 |               0 |                                      0 |               0 |              0 |               0 |
|       33 | Daman and Diu          |               2 |             100 |                                      0 |               0 |              0 |               0 |
|       34 | Lakshadweep            |               0 |               0 |                                      0 |               0 |              0 |               0 |
|       35 | NCT of Delhi           |              22 |            1193 |                                      3 |              60 |             13 |             415 |
|       36 | Puducherry             |              27 |             941 |                                      2 |              13 |              2 |              47 |