Lok Sabha Question No. 4146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Condition of Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4146

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2017

## CONDITION OF ORPHANAGES

## 4146.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the  number  of  orphanages  functioning  at  present  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including Bihar;
- (b) the details of funds allocated/ released and utilised by these orphanages during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the pitiable condition of orphanages and lack of basic infrastructure therein and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the corrective measures taken by the Government to revitalise and improve the condition of orphanages?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a): As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  State  Governments/UT  Administration  including Bihar, the number of Children Homes and Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000/2015, functioning in the  country  and  which  are  being  supported  under  the  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme (ICPS), is at Annexure-I.
- (b): The details of funds provided to States/UTs under ICPS including funds for Children Homes including Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs) during each of the last three years and the current year, States/UTs-wise including Bihar is at Annexure-II .
- (c) & (d): The Central Government is executing Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) to implement the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ  Act),  in  which  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  have  major  role  to  play.  The Ministry has been requesting the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all CCIs including SAAs under relevant provisions of JJ Act and set up functional inspection and other Committees to ensure that children in all the CCIs receive the best  of  care,  and  are  not  subject  to  any  kind  of  abuse  and  neglect.  As  and  when  any  such information is received, the State Governments/UT Administrations is requested to conduct inquiry under intimation to the Ministry and take corrective measures.

Under ICPS financial assistance is provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations  for  setting  up,  upgradation  and  maintenance  of  various  types  of  Children Homes and SAAs under the ICPS. The  Juvenile Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children) Model Rules, 2016, inter-alia specify standards for physical infrastructure, clothing, bedding, nutrition  &  diet,  as  well  as  rehabilitation  measures  such  as  education,  vocational  training, counselling etc. The State Governments/UT Administrations are required to ensure, through regular inspection and monitoring, that the institutions are run as per the provisions of the Act and the Rules framed there-under.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4146 for 11.08.2017 raised by Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal regarding 'Condition of Orphanages'

## The  detail  of  the  number  of  registered  Children  Homes  and  Specialized  Adoption  Agencies  presently functioning in the country, States/UTs including Bihar funded under ICPS

| S. No.   | State/UT                            | Children Homes   | Specialised Adoption Agencies   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 57               | 14                              |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 03               | 1                               |
| 3        | Assam                               | 30               | 14                              |
| 4        | Bihar                               | 31               | 28                              |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        | 48               | 14                              |
| 6        | Goa                                 | 01               | 2                               |
| 7        | Gujarat                             | 48               | 9                               |
| 8        | Haryana                             | 25               | 7                               |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    | 26               | 1                               |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   | 13               | 2                               |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           | 16               | 9                               |
| 12       | Karnataka                           | 64               | 27                              |
| 13       | Kerala                              | 14               | 17                              |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 40               | 22                              |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         | 22               | 17                              |
| 16       | Manipur                             | 29               | 5                               |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           | 59               | 1                               |
| 18       | Mizoram                             | 35               | 7                               |
| 19       | Nagaland                            | 26               | 4                               |
| 20       | Odisha                              | 102              | 17                              |
| 21       | Punjab                              | 11               | 5                               |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           | 41               | 35                              |
| 23       | Sikkim                              | 15               | 4                               |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          | 183              | 15                              |
| 25       | Tripura                             | 14               | 6                               |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       | 82               | 15                              |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         | 6                | 7                               |
| 28       | West Bengal                         | 54               | 26                              |
| 29       | Telangana                           | 44               | 11                              |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                    | 8                | -                               |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          | 7                | 4                               |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              | -                | -                               |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       | 2                | -                               |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         | -                | -                               |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 23               | 3                               |
| 36       | Puducherry                          | 27               | 2                               |
|          | Total                               | 1206             | 351                             |

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4146 for 11.08.2017 raised by Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal regarding 'Condition of Orphanages'

The details of funds provided to States/UTs under ICPS including funds for Children Homes including Specialized Adoption Agencies during each of the last three years and the current year, States/UTs-wise including Bihar

| Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS]   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                                                     |                                                                                         | 2014-15                                                                                 | 2014-15                                                                                 | 2015-16                                                                                 | 2015-16                                                                                 | 2016-17                                                                                 | 2016-17                                                                                 | 2017-18                                                                                 |
| No.                                                                                     | Name of the State                                                                       | Amount released                                                                         | Amount Utilized                                                                         | Amount released                                                                         | Amount Utilized                                                                         | Amount released                                                                         | Amount Utilized                                                                         | Amount released                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                          | 301.62                                                                                  | 275.24                                                                                  | 238.58                                                                                  | 500.52                                                                                  | 110.74                                                                                  | 622.79                                                                                  | 1469.88                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                       | 130.68                                                                                  | 84.17                                                                                   | 571.68                                                                                  | 92.02                                                                                   | 52.29                                                                                   | *                                                                                       | 155.31                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                   | 1010.36                                                                                 | 1332.49                                                                                 | 597.90                                                                                  | 1025.07                                                                                 | 413.64                                                                                  | 1112.98                                                                                 | 2640.14                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                   | 204.75                                                                                  | 1721.6                                                                                  | 2687.89                                                                                 | 1896.52                                                                                 | 2787.92                                                                                 | 1922.85                                                                                 | 541.56                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                       | Chattisgarh                                                                             | 821.24                                                                                  | 1620.47                                                                                 | 3955.55                                                                                 | 2086.26                                                                                 | 527.77                                                                                  | 1683.25                                                                                 | 359.76                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                     | 100.00                                                                                  | 240.11                                                                                  | 235.25                                                                                  | 39.68                                                                                   | 36.83                                                                                   | 98.27                                                                                   | -                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                 | 1925.75                                                                                 | 1404.29                                                                                 | 2328.90                                                                                 | 1510.37                                                                                 | 769.95                                                                                  | 1526.53                                                                                 | 126.90                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                 | 1526.72                                                                                 | 678.15                                                                                  | 496.44                                                                                  | 350.89                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                    | 1224.85                                                                                 | 115.16                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                        | 835.71                                                                                  | 228.25                                                                                  | 604.04                                                                                  | 1255.12                                                                                 | 2345.48                                                                                 | 2390.26                                                                                 | 386.17                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                      | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                          | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 113.35                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                    | 43.12                                                                                   | 114.71                                                                                  | 624.24                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                               | 36.03                                                                                   | 87.32                                                                                   | 369.88                                                                                  | 387.42                                                                                  | 840.11                                                                                  | *                                                                                       | 241.88                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                               | 3689.87                                                                                 | 3747.81                                                                                 | 1845.24                                                                                 | 2193.66                                                                                 | 3720.80                                                                                 | *                                                                                       | 825.26                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                  | 1354.35                                                                                 | 1340.30                                                                                 | 944.39                                                                                  | 660.25                                                                                  | 260.50                                                                                  | *                                                                                       | 721.53                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                          | 1889.69                                                                                 | 2096.53                                                                                 | 1116.03                                                                                 | 2373.81                                                                                 | 2503.88                                                                                 | *                                                                                       | 708.10                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                             | 762.32                                                                                  | 762.32                                                                                  | 3138.75                                                                                 | 1975.29                                                                                 | 2272.33                                                                                 | *                                                                                       | 383.99                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                 | 138.48                                                                                  | 1986.84                                                                                 | 3082.18                                                                                 | 1163.81                                                                                 | 241.34                                                                                  | 472.58                                                                                  | 339.00                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                               | 2003.83                                                                                 | 1975.50                                                                                 | 1469.55                                                                                 | 1497.88                                                                                 | 2060.33                                                                                 | 2060.33                                                                                 | 446.60                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                 | 1919.02                                                                                 | 1919.02                                                                                 | 2079.44                                                                                 | 2079.44                                                                                 | 1949.55                                                                                 | 1949.55                                                                                 | 443.08                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                | 957.41                                                                                  | 1662.70                                                                                 | 2257.65                                                                                 | 1473.21                                                                                 | 1350.37                                                                                 | 1450.77                                                                                 | 357.45                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                  | 2544.82                                                                                 | 1786.31                                                                                 | 3309.07                                                                                 | 2669.74                                                                                 | 1089.22                                                                                 | 1670.26                                                                                 | 1655.96                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                  | 507.12                                                                                  | 570.61                                                                                  | 820.81                                                                                  | 515.57                                                                                  | 581.67                                                                                  | *                                                                                       | 143.24                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                               | 3395.82                                                                                 | 3654.40                                                                                 | 3258.92                                                                                 | 2929.43                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                    | 2267.52                                                                                 | 2286.60                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                  | 390.24                                                                                  | 413.88                                                                                  | 562.00                                                                                  | 303.74                                                                                  | 601.18                                                                                  | *                                                                                       | 15.36                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                              | 3067.10                                                                                 | 4357.31                                                                                 | 825.04                                                                                  | 4282.78                                                                                 | 13039.37                                                                                | *                                                                                       | 2013.12                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                               | 2087.59                                                                                 | 203.53                                                                                  | 354.88                                                                                  | 93.94                                                                                   | 195.64                                                                                  | *                                                                                       | -                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                 | 1227.34                                                                                 | 1073.70                                                                                 | 710.63                                                                                  | 680.20                                                                                  | 676.04                                                                                  | *                                                                                       | 132.20                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                           | 1798.90                                                                                 | 3552.11                                                                                 | 2884.18                                                                                 | 3293.57                                                                                 | 3207.19                                                                                 | 3109.82                                                                                 | 625.67                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                             | 83.48                                                                                   | 11.05                                                                                   | 66.88                                                                                   | 3.89                                                                                    | 15.54                                                                                   | 187.54                                                                                  | 196.85                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                             | 2574.04                                                                                 | 4348.35                                                                                 | 508.67                                                                                  | 1067.29                                                                                 | 6763.87                                                                                 | 6042.00                                                                                 | 915.35                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                      | Andaman &Nicobar Island                                                                 | 145.90                                                                                  | 0                                                                                       | 36.03                                                                                   | 36.03                                                                                   | 36.88                                                                                   | 36.76                                                                                   | 31.66                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                              | 21.98                                                                                   | 228.30                                                                                  | 357.82                                                                                  | 324.15                                                                                  | 245.44                                                                                  | 329.59                                                                                  | -                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                     | 68.61                                                                                   | 6.71                                                                                    | 58.66                                                                                   | 5.84                                                                                    | 177.59                                                                                  | *                                                                                       | 24.82                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                      | Daman &Diu                                                                              | 80.61                                                                                   | 32.73                                                                                   | 82.82                                                                                   | 57.69                                                                                   | 126.42                                                                                  | 80.33                                                                                   | 21.89                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                   | 606.22                                                                                  | 838.68                                                                                  | 1363.40                                                                                 | 931.53                                                                                  | 978.64                                                                                  | 1024.94                                                                                 | 75.41                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                             | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                    |                                                                                         | *                                                                                       | -                                                                                       |
|                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         | 676.23                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                    |                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                    |                                                                                         | 111.12                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                      | Puducherry Total                                                                        | 1168.57 39376.17                                                                        | 44917.01                                                                                | 559.60 43892.10                                                                         | 622.75 40379.36                                                                         | 826.33 50847.97                                                                         | * 31378.48                                                                              | 19135.26                                                                                |