Lok Sabha Question No. 924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Children Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF  EMPOWERMETN OF  PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

## LOK SABHA

## Children Homes

## 924: SHRI B SRIRAMULU: Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up children homes in the country particularly in Karnataka for development and care of mentally retarded children;
- (b) if so, the details thereof with the number of such homes set up during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; along
- whether attention of the Government has been drawn to some reports that the mentally retarded children are not taken care of 'properly in the said homes in some States; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Women Child Development is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) under which financial assistance is provided to State Governments/UT Administrations   for setting up of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) of various types  for children in difficult circumstances   ICPS provides additional financial support to the CCIs having children with needs i.e, children who are either affected by substance abuse OT who are mentally Or physically challenged  ICPS provides for purchase of specialised equipments and materials  like Psychological test number of such CCIs, State/UT-wise along with the number of beneficiaries and supported under ICPS is Annexed, In the State of Karnataka 6 CCIs are functional. and special
- (c) (d) Two (2) incidents of mismanagement of institutions run for the mentally retarded have come to the notice of the Ministry. The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), & statutory body under the Ministry mandated to take steps to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities; took up the matter with the concerned authorities for corrective action including personal visit to one of the two places: being

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UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2016

Annexure

|    | States UTs       | CCIs having children with special needs   |   Beneficiaries Boys Girls |
|----|------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1  | Gujarat          | 2                                         |                        100 |
| 2  | Himachal Pradesh | 3                                         |                         94 |
| 3  | Jammu & Kashmir  | 2                                         |                         79 |
| 4  | Karnataka        | 6                                         |                        273 |
| 5  | Kerala           | 3                                         |                         50 |
| 6  | Maharashtra      |                                           |                         50 |
| 7  | Mizoram          |                                           |                         24 |
| 8  | Punjab           |                                           |                         26 |
| 9  | Tripura          |                                           |                        177 |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu       |                                           |                        222 |
| 11 | Uttar Pradesh    |                                           |                        148 |
| 12 | West Bengal      | 23                                        |                       1291 |
| 13 | Puducherry       |                                           |                        213 |
| 14 | Haryana          |                                           |                         55 |
| 15 | Manipur          |                                           |                         20 |
| 16 | Rajasthan        |                                           |                        131 |
| 17 | Sikkim           |                                           |                         22 |
|    | Total            |                                           |                       2975 |