Lok Sabha Question No. 5028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Schemes for Orphans and Widows/ Destitute Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5028

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2017

## SCHEMES FOR ORPHANS AND WIDOWS/DESTITUTE WOMEN

5028. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

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

- (a)      whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  identify  the  number  of widows/destitute/old  women  and  orphans  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  and  the outcome thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the time by which such survey is likely to be conducted;
- (b)          the  number  of  orphanages  and  shelter  homes  for  such  women  functioning  in  the country at present along with the number of inmates therein, State/UT-wise;
- (c)      the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government for their welfare and rehabilitation along with the funds provided thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, scheme and State/UT-wise;
- (d)        whether  cases  of  child  abuse  in  such  orphanages  have  been  reported  during  the said period, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the action taken thereon;
- (e)     the regulatory mechanism put in place on the functioning of the orphanages including private orphanages in the country; and
- (f)      whether the Government proposes a new scheme or an exclusive financial institution to provide financial assistance to such widows and encourage them for re-marriage and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Registrar General of  India  conducts  decennial  Population  Census  wherein  data are  collected  on  all  persons  living  in  the  country  at  the  time  of  Census  taking.  The number  of  widows  and  female  aged  60  years  and  above  as  per  census  2011,  as provided by Registrar General of India, is annexed as Annexure-I. Data on orphans are not separately collected/compiled in Census. The Ministry of Women and Child Development  does  not  maintain  data  about  the  number  of  orphan  and  destitute children  in  the  country.  However,  a  rapid  assessment  survey  of  street  involved children carried out by Don Bosco National Forum in the year 2013 for the Young at Risk (YaR), New Delhi and Don Bosco Research Centre, Mumbai in the following 16 cities of India has come to the notice of the Government of India. As per the aforesaid survey,  the  number  of  street  involved  children  in  these  16  cities  of  the  country, including metropolitan cities is at Annexure-II.
- (b)       & (c) The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of unfortunate circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with dignity. The Ministry is also implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) through State Governments/UT Administrations with the objective to create a safe and secure environment for overall development of children in need of care and protection, including orphan/destitute/neglected/street children which provides fund for setting up of Child Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  including  homes  of  various  types  viz.  Children  Homes, Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs). The number of Swadhar Grehs functioning in the  country  and  number  of  inmates  alongwith  details  of  the  total  funds  allocated during the last three years and current year, States/UT-wise under Swadhar/Swadhar Greh Scheme is at Annexure-III. The  State/UT  wise  details  of  Children  Homes  & SSAs  are at Annexure-IV . The details of funds provided to States/UTs under ICPS during each of the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-V .

The  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment  is  implementing  a  Central  Sector Scheme  of  Integrated  Programme  for  Older  Persons  (IPOP)  since  1992  with  the objective  of  improving  the  quality  of  life  of  senior  citizens  by  providing  basic amenities  like  shelter,  food,  medical  case  and  entertainment  opportunities  and  by encouraging productive and active ageing. At present 19 Multi Facility Care Centres (MFCCs) are being assisted under the Scheme The details of funds released during the  last  three  years  and  current  year to  the  programme  of  Multi  Facility  Care Centres is as under:

(Rupees in Lakhs)

|   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 upto 29.03.2017 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|     72.07 |     33.81 |    158.82 |                     154.6 |

- (d) National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  has  registered  4 complaints of child abuse in the Orphanages during the last three years and the current year  2016-17  (till  28 th March,  2017).  The  State/year-wise  details  are  given  in Annexure-VI.
- (e) The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, has been enacted to ensure  proper  care,  protection,  development,  treatment  and  social  re-integration  of children in difficult circumstance. As per Section 41 of this Act, registration of all the Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  including  orphanages  in  the  country  has  been  made compulsory. The Children Homes are required to maintain basic standards as per the Model Juvenile Justice Rules, 2016. Further, as per Section 54 of the JJ Act, 2015, the States shall appoint Inspection Committees for the State and District to mandatorily conduct  visits  to  all  facilities  housing  children  and  submit  reports  once  in  three months.  As  per  Section  106  of  the  Act,  the  States  will  constitute  State  Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit to ensure the implementation of the JJ Act, 2015. Section 109 of the Act, empowers NCPCR and the State CPCRs to monitor the implementation of the JJ Act.
- (f)       No, Madam.

Annexure  I

Statement referred in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 5028 for 31.03.2017  regarding  Schemes  for  Orphans  and  Widows/Destitute  Women.  The number of widows and female aged 60 years and above as per census 2011 State wise.

| India/States/Uts                     |          |                     |
|--------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|
|                                      | Widows   | Aged 60 and above 3 |
| 1                                    | 2        |                     |
| INDIA                                | 43261478 | 52777168            |
| State -JAMMU &KASHMIR (01)           | 283650   | 440076              |
| State - HIMACHAL PRADESH (02)        | 293475   | 362134              |
| State - PUNJAB (03)                  | 928158   | 1422155             |
| State - CHANDIGARH (04)              | 24496    | 32245               |
| State - UTTARAKHAND (05)             | 387215   | 458912              |
| State -HARYANA (06)                  | 773297   | 1105134             |
| State - NCT OF DELHI (07)            | 456613   | 570690              |
| State - RAJASTHAN (08)               | 1983634  | 2679875             |
| State - UTTAR PRADESH (09)           | 4856188  | 7402771             |
| State - BIHAR (10)                   | 2238793  | 3600552             |
| State - SIKKIM (11)                  | 13717    | 18280               |
| State - ARUNACHAL PRADESH (12)       | 31787    | 30450               |
| State -NAGALAND (13)                 | 39496    | 47947               |
| State - MANIPUR (14)                 | 77990    | 100225              |
| State - MIZORAM (15)                 | 28569    | 34283               |
| State - TRIPURA (16)                 | 164969   | 147624              |
| State -MEGHALAYA (17)                | 84825    | 71963               |
| State - ASSAM (18)                   | 1156042  | 1023727             |
| State - WEST BENGAL (19)             | 3792184  | 3891068             |
| State - JHARKHAND (20)               | 1027878  | 1174933             |
| State - ODISHA (21)                  | 1612627  | 1990178             |
| State - CHHATTISGARH (22)            | 973787   | 1075750             |
| State -MADHYAPRADESH (23)            | 2160609  | 2943760             |
| State - GUJARAT (24)                 | 2015742  | 2540958             |
| State - DAMAN&DIU(25)                | 6816     | 6488                |
| State -DADRA &NAGARHAVELI(26)        | 7378     | 7533                |
| State - MAHARASHTRA (27)             | 4520764  | 5853226             |
| State -ANDHRA PRADESH (28)           | 4297481  | 4371913             |
| State - KARNATAKA (29)               | 2989429  | 3043960             |
| State -GOA (30)                      | 77935    | 89180               |
| State - LAKSHADWEEP (31)             | 2448     | 2596                |
| State - KERALA (32)                  | 2010984  | 2309798             |
| State - TAMIL NADU (33)              | 3856398  | 3848532             |
| State - PUDUCHERRY (34)              | 73579    | 67017               |
| State -ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS (35) | 12525    | 11235               |

Statement  referred  in  reply  of  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  5028  for 31.03.2017 regarding Schemes for Orphans and Widows/Destitute Women. The number of street involved children in these 16 cities of the country, including metropolitan cities.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the City   | Number of Street involved Children   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | New Delhi          | 69,976                               |
| 2.        | Mumbai             | 16,059                               |
| 3.        | Kolkata            | 8,287                                |
| 4.        | Chennai            | 2,374                                |
| 5.        | Bangalore          | 7,523                                |
| 6.        | Hyderabad          | 1,797                                |
| 7.        | Trivandrum         | 140                                  |
| 8.        | Chandigarh         | 2,323                                |
| 9,        | Guwahati           | 5,534                                |
| 10.       | Dimapur            | 2,455                                |
| 11.       | Imphal             | 851                                  |
| 12.       | Shillong           | 872                                  |
| 13.       | Vijayawada         | 2,238                                |
| 14.       | Salem              | 5,752                                |
| 15.       | Goa                | 1,287                                |
| 16.       | Baroda             | 2,428                                |

## Annexure-III

Statement referred in reply of part (b & c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 5028 for 31.03.2017 regarding  'Schemes  for  Orphans  and  Widows/Destitute  Women'.  Details  of  funds  allocated under Swadhar/Swadhar Greh Scheme during the last three years and current year, State/UTs wise.

## (Rupees in Lakhs)

|   S. No. | Name of States           |   Number of Swadhar Grehs during the year 2016-17 |   Number of Beneficiaries during 2016- 17 |   Amount released 2013-14 |   Amount released 2014-15 | Amount released 2015-16   |   Amount released to State Govts. and NGOs for 2016-17 upto 29.03.2017 |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                26 |                                       780 |                    184.77 |                     93.78 | 48.21                     |                                                                 124.47 |
|        2 | Assam                    |                                                24 |                                       720 |                     97.98 |                    128.91 | 43.47                     |                                                                 237.56 |
|        3 | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   4.4  |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   6.54 |
|        5 | Bihar                    |                                                16 |                                       480 |                     33.01 |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                  69.79 |
|        6 | Chandigarh               |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   7.27 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh             |                                                 4 |                                       120 |                      7.17 |                      7    | 5.26                      |                                                                  17.44 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                 0 |                                         0 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   0    |
|        9 | Daman &Diu               |                                                 0 |                                         0 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   0    |
|       10 | Delhi                    |                                                 2 |                                        60 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                  14    |
|       11 | Gujarat                  |                                                 7 |                                       210 |                     27.75 |                     19.2  | 7.58                      |                                                                  40.5  |
|       12 | Goa                      |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   4.36 |
|       13 | Haryana                  |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      9.07 |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   4.36 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                 0 |                                         0 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   0    |
|       15 | Jharkhand                |                                                 3 |                                        90 |                      7.79 |                     28.58 | 6.46                      |                                                                  24.41 |
|       16 | Jammu &                  |                                                 4 |                                       120 |                     20.23 |                      5.99 |                           |                                                                  40    |
|       17 | Karnataka                |                                                61 |                                      1830 |                    270.96 |                    268.04 | 67.94                     |                                                                 461.95 |
|       18 | Kerala                   |                                                 8 |                                       240 |                     16.1  |                     20.79 | 0                         |                                                                  52.36 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep              |                                                 0 |                                         0 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   0    |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                 6 |                                       180 |                    114.58 |                     76.12 | 50.77                     |                                                                  95.91 |
|       21 | Maharashtra              |                                                76 |                                      2280 |                    301.49 |                    279.06 | 35.89                     |                                                                 576.88 |
|       22 | Mizoram                  |                                                 2 |                                        60 |                      8.64 |                      2.51 | 2.48                      |                                                                  16.72 |
|       23 | Manipur                  |                                                23 |                                       690 |                    148.52 |                    106.63 | 47.76                     |                                                                 271.98 |
|       24 | Meghalaya                |                                                 0 |                                         0 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   0    |
|       25 | Nagaland                 |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   6.54 |
|       26 | Odisha                   |                                                73 |                                      2190 |                     16.2  |                    104.86 | 269.16                    |                                                                 315.49 |
|       27 | Punjab                   |                                                 2 |                                        60 |                      1.8  |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                  10.52 |
|       28 | Puducherry               |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   7.27 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                |                                                14 |                                       420 |                     58.65 |                     23.35 | 9.13                      |                                                                  68.4  |
|       30 | Sikkim                   |                                                 1 |                                        30 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                   6.54 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu               |                                                40 |                                      1200 |                    120.63 |                     38.53 | 12.48                     |                                                                 247.22 |
|       32 | Telangana                |                                                24 |                                       720 |                      0    |                     74.85 | 63.24                     |                                                                 134.61 |
|       33 | Tripura                  |                                                 4 |                                       120 |                      0    |                      0    | 0                         |                                                                  26.17 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                72 |                                      2160 |                    144.39 |                    247.03 | 1490.89                   |                                                                 383.43 |
|       35 | Uttarkhand               |                                                 4 |                                       120 |                      0    |                     60.91 | 3.63                      |                                                                  69.93 |
|       36 | West Bengal              |                                                48 |                                      1440 |                    128.81 |                     74.18 | 154.48                    |                                                                  18.37 |
|       37 | CSWB for SSH             |                                                 0 |                                         0 |                   3355.57 |                   1195.06 | 2521.25                   |                                                                1519.46 |

## Annexure-IV

Statement  referred  in  reply  of  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  5028  for  31.03.2017 regarding  Schemes  for  Orphans  and  Widows/Destitute  Women.  The  detail  of  the  number  of Children  Homes  and  Specialized  Adoption  Agencies  presently  functioning  in  the  country, States/UTs funded under ICPS

| S. No.   | States/UTs                          |   Children Home |   Specialized Adoption Agencies |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |              57 |                              14 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |               3 |                               1 |
| 3        | Assam                               |              30 |                              14 |
| 4        | Bihar                               |              21 |                              28 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |              38 |                              14 |
| 6        | Goa                                 |               1 |                               2 |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |              48 |                               9 |
| 8        | Haryana                             |              25 |                               7 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |              26 |                               1 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |               4 |                               2 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |              16 |                               9 |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |              64 |                              27 |
| 13       | Kerala                              |              14 |                              17 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |              40 |                              22 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |              74 |                              17 |
| 16       | Manipur                             |              29 |                               5 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |              37 |                               1 |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |              32 |                               7 |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |              26 |                               4 |
| 20       | Odisha                              |             101 |                              17 |
| 21       | Punjab                              |              11 |                               5 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           |              71 |                              35 |
| 23       | Sikkim                              |              16 |                               4 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          |             183 |                              15 |
| 25       | Tripura                             |              13 |                               6 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |              47 |                              15 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |               6 |                               7 |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |              55 |                              26 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |              44 |                              11 |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                    |               8 |                               0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          |               7 |                               4 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |               0 |                               0 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       |               2 |                               0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         |               0 |                               0 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |              23 |                               3 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          |              22 |                               2 |
|          | Total                               |            1194 |                             351 |

## Annexure-V

Statement  referred  in  reply  of  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  5028  for  31.03.2017 regarding Schemes for Orphans and Widows/Destitute Women. The details of funds provided to States/UTs  under  ICPS  including  funds  for  Children  Homes  and  Specialized  Adoption  Agencies (SAAs) during each of the last three years and the current year.

| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14                        | 2014-15 Amount   | 2015-16 Amount          | 2016-17 Amount Released (Rs. Lakhs)   |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Released (Rs. in | Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | in                                    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 1206.50                        | Lakhs) 301.62    | 238.58                  | 110.74                                |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 54.74                          | 130.68           | 571.68                  | 52.29                                 |
| 3       | Assam                    | 1080.00                        | 1010.36          | 597.90                  | 413.64                                |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 957.56                         | 204.75           | 2687.89                 | 551.62                                |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             | 213.34                         | 821.24           | 3955.55                 | 527.77                                |
| 6       | Goa                      | -                              | 100.00           | 235.25                  | 36.83                                 |
| 7       | Gujarat                  | 979.35                         | 1925.75          | 2328.90                 | 769.95                                |
| 8       | Haryana                  | 1085.51                        | 1526.72          | 496.44                  | 0.00                                  |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh         | 84.96                          | 835.71           | 604.04                  | 2345.48                               |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir           | -                              | -                | 113.35                  | 43.12                                 |
| 11      | Jharkhand                | 144.96                         | 36.03            | 369.88                  | 840.11                                |
| 12      | Karnataka                | 2403.63                        | 3689.87          | 1845.24                 | 507.56                                |
| 13      | Kerala                   | 718.17                         | 1354.35          | 944.39                  | 216.96                                |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           | 546.03                         | 1889.69          | 1116.03                 | 2503.88                               |
| 15      | Maharashtra              | 557.56                         | 762.32           | 3138.75                 | 699.53                                |
| 16      | Manipur                  | 658.15                         | 138.48           | 3083.18                 | 241.34                                |
| 17      | Meghalaya                | 762.45                         | 2003.83          | 1469.55                 | 2060.33                               |
| 18      | Mizoram                  | 696.42                         | 1919.02          | 2079.44                 | 1949.55                               |
| 19      | Nagaland                 | 911.41                         | 957.41           | 2257.65                 | 382.75                                |
| 20      | Odisha                   | 1227.20                        | 2544.82          | 3309.07                 | 910.39                                |
| 21      | Punjab                   | 191.27                         | 507.12           | 820.81                  | 253.60                                |
| 22      | Rajasthan                | 2347.56                        | 3395.82          | 3258.92                 | 0.00                                  |
| 23      | Sikkim                   | 15.97                          | 390.24           | 562.00                  | 601.18                                |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               | 2131.05                        | 3067.10          | 825.04                  | 5638.82                               |
| 25      | Telangana                | -                              | 2087.59          | 354.88                  | 195.64                                |
| 26      | Tripura                  | 124.42                         | 1227.34          | 710.63                  | 676.04                                |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh            | 1109.39                        | 1798.90          | 2884.18                 | 3207.19                               |
| 28      | Uttarakhand              | 333.92                         | 83.48            | 66.88                   | 15.54                                 |
| 29      | West Bengal              | 2373.04                        | 2574.04          | 508.67                  | 3017.11                               |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                              | 145.90           | 36.03                   | 134.62                                |
| 31      | Chandigarh               | 17.58                          | 21.98            | 357.82                  | 245.44                                |
| 32      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 2.09                           | 68.61            | 58.66                   | 177.59                                |
| 33      | Daman &Diu               | 69.28                          | 80.61            | 82.82                   | 126.42                                |
| 34      | Delhi                    | 404.73                         | 606.22           | 1363.40                 | 978.64                                |
| 35      | Lakshadweep              | -                              | -                | 0.00                    | 0.00                                  |
| 36      | Puducherry               | 64.66                          | 1168.57          | 559.60                  | 175.02                                |

Statement referred in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 5028 for  31.03.2017  regarding  Schemes  for  Orphans  and  Widows/Destitute  Women. State/year-wise  details  of  complaints  registered  in  NCPCR  pertaining  to  child abuse in Orphanages during the last three years and the current year 2016-17 (till 28th March, 2017)

|   Sr. No. | State        | Year      | Subject                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | West Bengal  | 2015-2016 | Alleged complaint of sexual abuse/ harassment/ molestation/physical and mental torture of 94 orphan girls by Dilip Mahanta, Secretary, Teor Dhiren Mohanta Shishu Niketan |
|         2 | Haryana      | 2016-2017 | बच्चे के साथ Immanual Orphanage में दु र्व्यवहार के सम्बन्ध में |                                                                                                    |
|         3 | Maharashtra  | 2016-17   | Complaint of Shri Babu Bose on alleged sexual & mental harassment of boys in Orphanage in Mumbai.                                                                         |
|         4 | West- Bengal | 2016-17   | Complaint of Shri Ardian Millane on alleged sexual & mental harassment of boys in Orphanage and school in Malbazzar, Jalpaiguri.                                          |