Lok Sabha Question No. 3355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Rehabilitation of Begging Children
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +3355 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2018

## REHABILITATION OF BEGGING CHILDREN

## +3355. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

a) whether cases of involvement of children in begging in all the States/UTs of the country have been increasing;

(b) if the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the number of children below 15 years engaged in begging activities; SO,

(c) whether the Government is likely to formulate any effective policy to such children into the main stream of the society; bring

- d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government for rehabilitation of the children involved in begging; being
2. whether the Government has any data of the number of children involved in begging and if s0, the details thereof; State-wise; and

(f) if not;  whether the Government is likely to conduct any assessment regarding the number of children involved in begging under Integrated Child Protection Scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a) & (b) As per information received from Registrar General of India (RGI), the population of Beggars, Vagrants etc. in the age group of 0-14 year (Non-workers) was 107583 census 2001 whereas it has declined to 41285 census 2011. Further; the population of Beggars, Vagrants etc. in the age group of 514 years (Marginal Workers) was 5211 during Census 2001 whereas it has declined to 4011 during Census 2011. during during

(c) & (d): The Ministry of Women and Child Development has  informed that are implementing a Centrally   sponsored   Integrated Child   Protection Scheme  (ICPS) (now "Child Protection Services" ) for children in need of care and protection (CNCP) CNCP are defined under section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act; 2015 (JJ Act) respectively. As per Section 2(14)(ii) of JJ Act; a child who is found working in contravention of labour laws for the time in force or is found begging, or on the street is included as a "child in need of care and protection The primary responsibility in execution of the JJ Act lies with the State Governments/UTs. Under ICPS; financial  assistance is provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations inter-alia,  undertaking a   situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances, for setting up and maintenance of various types of Chid Care Institutions (CCIs): The scheme, provides institutional care through CCIs As a rehabilitative measures 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. The Scheme also provides for family based non-institutional care through adoption, sponsorship and foster-care. they being living for,

(e) & (f: The Office of Registrar General of India has informed that aS per Census 2011, the total number of Child Beggars, Vagrants etc. who are below 15 years of age are 45,296. The State wise details is enclosed as Annexure.

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Child Beggars, Vagrants etc: below 15 years of age Census 2011

| India/States/Uts                     | Marginal workers   | Marginal workers   | Marginal workers   | Non-workers #   | Non-workers #   | Non-workers #   | Total Child Beggars   | Total Child Beggars   | Total Child Beggars   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| India/States/Uts                     | Persons            | Males              | Females            | Persons         | Males           | Females         | Persons               | Males                 | Females               |
| INDIA                                | 4011               | 2268               | 1743               | 41285           | 22110           | 19175           | 45296                 | 24378                 | 20918                 |
| State JAMMU & KASHMIR (01,           | 87                 | 58                 | 29                 | 903             | 495             | 408             | 990                   | 553                   | 437                   |
| State HIMACHAL PRADESH (02)          | 34                 | 14                 | 20                 | 144             | 73              | 71              | 178                   | 87                    | 91                    |
| State PUNJAB (03_                    | 129                | 75                 | 54                 | 1085            | 594             | 491             | 1214                  | 669                   | 545                   |
| State CHANDIGARH (04)                | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 11              | 8               | 5               | 11                    | 8                     | 3                     |
| State UTTARAKHAND (05,               | 23                 | 13                 | 10                 | 251             | 153             | 98              | 274                   | 166                   | 108                   |
| State HARYANA (06                    | 116                | 80                 | 36                 | 1055            | 632             | 423             | 1171                  | 712                   | 459                   |
| State NCT OF DELHI (07)              | 24                 | 12                 | 12                 | 266             | 140             | 126             | 290                   | 152                   | 138                   |
| State RAJASTHAN (08_                 | 709                | 378                | 331                | 6458            | 3392            | 3066            | 7167                  | 3770                  | 3397                  |
| State UTTAR PRADESH (09              | 1079               | 642                | 437                | 9088            | 5053            | 4035            | 10167                 | 5695                  | 4472                  |
| State BIHAR (10)                     | 302                | 187                | 115                | 3094            | 1653            | 1441            | 3396                  | 1840                  | 1556                  |
| State SIKKIM (11)                    | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |                 |                 |                 |                       |                       | 0                     |
| State ARUNACHAL PRADESH (12)         |                    |                    | 0                  | 23              | 10              | 13              | 24                    | 11                    | 13                    |
| State NAGALAND (13 ,                 | 6                  |                    |                    | 14              | 6               | 8               | 20                    | 11                    |                       |
| State MANIPUR (14)                   |                    |                    |                    | 33              | 16              | 17              | 34                    | 16                    | 18                    |
| State MIZORAM (15)                   |                    |                    |                    | 6               | 4               | 2               | 6                     |                       | 2                     |
| State TRIPURA (16)                   |                    |                    |                    | 40              | 27              |                 | 43                    | 29                    | 14                    |
| State MEGHALAYA (17)                 |                    | 0                  | 2                  | 36              | 20              | 16              | 38                    | 20                    | 18                    |
| State ASSAM (18)                     | 75                 | 46                 | 29                 | 611             | 320             | 291             | 686                   | 366                   | 320                   |
| State WEST BENGAL (19)               |                    | 122                | 89                 | 3005            | 1583            |                 | 3216                  | 1705                  | 1511                  |
| State JHARKHAND (20                  | 60                 | 38                 | 22                 |                 | 621             | 573             | 1254                  | 659                   | 595                   |
| State ODISHA (21)                    | 65                 | 34                 | 31                 | 840             | 457             | 383             | 905                   | 491                   | 414                   |
| State CHHATTISGARH (22               | 68                 | 39                 | 29                 | 997             | 485             | 512             | 1065                  | 524                   | 541                   |
| State                                | 225                | 139                | 86                 | 2367            | 1322            | 1045            | 2592                  | 1461                  | 1131                  |
| State GUJARAT (24                    | 83                 | 41                 | 42                 | 1899            | 1054            | 845             | 1982                  | 1095                  | 887                   |
| State DAMAN & DIU (25)               |                    |                    | 0                  |                 | 2               | 5               | 8                     | 5                     | 5                     |
| State DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI (26)      |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0                     |                       | 0                     |
| State MAHARASHTRA (27)               | 107                | 52                 | 55                 | 2919            | 1577            | 1342            | 3026                  | 1629                  | 1397                  |
| State ANDHRA PRADESH (28             | 441                | 215                | 226                | 2687            | 1289            | 1398            | 3128                  | 1504                  | 1624                  |
| State KARNATAKA (29)                 | 122                | 50                 | 72                 | 1480            | 743             | 737             | 1602                  | 793                   | 809                   |
| State GOA (30)                       | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 24              | 12              | 12              | 24                    | 12                    | 12                    |
| State LAKSHADWEEP (31)               | 0                  |                    | 0                  |                 | 0               |                 |                       | 0                     |                       |
| State KERALA (32)                    |                    | 4                  | 3                  | 195             | 90              | 105             | 202                   | 94                    | 108                   |
| State TAMIL NADU (33                 | 30                 | 20                 | 10                 | 542             | 275             | 267             | 572                   | 295                   | 277                   |
| State PUDUCHERRY (34)                | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |                 | 3               | 6               | 9                     | 3                     | 6                     |
| State ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (35) | 0                  |                    | 0                  |                 | 0               |                 | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     |

Note: Represents age-group 5-14 yrs\_

# Represents age-group 0-14 years