Lok Sabha Question No. 3057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Homes for Mentally Retarded Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAVITRI THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3057

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## HOMES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

## 3057.  SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up children homes in various States including Madhya Pradesh for development and care of mentally retarded children;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of said homes set up by the Government during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) 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; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): 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 including Madhya Pradesh 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.  The scheme provides  additional  financial  support  to  the  CCIs  having  children  with  special needs  i.e.  children  who  are  either  affected  by  substance  abuse  or  who  are  mentally  or physically  challenged.  Scheme  provides  for  purchase  of  specialised  equipments  and materials  like  Psychological  test  materials,  training  materials  for  speech  and  language, teaching  materials  wheel  chairs,  crèches,  etc.  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. As per the information provided by the State/UT Governments, as on date, the number of CCIs having children with special needs run by the State/UTs along with the number  of  beneficiaries  registered  under  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of Children) Act, 2000/2015 in the country which are being supported under the ICPS, is Annexed.
- (c)       &  (d):  The  Department  of  Empowerment  of  Persons  with  Disability  (Divyangjan) (EPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has reported following compliant and status thereof:

Incident  of  death  of  36  persons  in  Asha  Kiran,  an  institution  run  by  Department  of  Social Welfare, Govt. of NCT of Delhi published in the Newspaper report dated 12.02.2016 of Danik Jagran  was  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  Chief  Commissioner  for  Persons  with  Disabilities (CCPD). The matter was taken up with Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Asha Kiran, Home for Mentally Challenged, Delhi, who replied vide their letter dated 02.08.2016.  This was inturn sent to Deptt. of EPwD on 12.09.2016 by CCPD. Incident of death of 11 persons in Asha Kiran, an institution run by Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of NCT of Delhi published in the Newspaper report dated 01.02.2017 of Danik Jagran was brought to the notice of the CCPD. The matter was taken up with Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Administrator, Asha Kiran for Mentally Challenged, Delhi on 06.02.2017, who apprised the CCPD and D/o EPwD about the steps taken by them vide their letter dated 03.07.2017.  Further CCPD had visited Mansik Vimandit Mahila Evam Bal Punarvas Kendra, Jamdole, Jaipur, Rajasthan on 7.05.2016 to see the overall condition of the centre and also to find out the cause of death of 12 inmates (09 female and 03 male) between 18.04.2016 to 28.04.2016. The report was submitted to D/o EPwD on 09.05.2016.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.3057 for answer on 05.01.2018 raised by Shrimati Savitri Thakur regarding 'Homes for Mentally Retarded Children'

## The number of CCIs having children with special needs run by the State/UTs along with the number of beneficiaries and supported under ICPS.

| S. No.   | States / UTs     |   CCIs having children with special needs |   Beneficiaries Boys / Girls |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam            |                                         1 |                            6 |
| 2        | Delhi            |                                         7 |                           25 |
| 3        | Gujarat          |                                         2 |                           93 |
| 4        | Himachal Pradesh |                                         5 |                          282 |
| 5        | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                         2 |                           79 |
| 6        | Karnataka        |                                         5 |                          261 |
| 7        | Kerala           |                                         3 |                           61 |
| 8        | Maharashtra      |                                         1 |                           36 |
| 9        | Mizoram          |                                         5 |                          104 |
| 10       | Punjab           |                                         4 |                           26 |
| 11       | Rajasthan        |                                         6 |                          177 |
| 12       | Tripura          |                                         4 |                          175 |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh    |                                        21 |                          628 |
| 14       | West Bengal      |                                        65 |                         2047 |
| 15       | Puducherry       |                                         3 |                           82 |
| 16       | Sikkim           |                                         1 |                           17 |
|          | Total            |                                       135 |                         4099 |