Lok Sabha Question No. 3173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Integrated Child Protection Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME

## 3173.   SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

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

- (a) the salient features of Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) being implemented by the Government for improving the living standards of children in difficult circumstances;
- (b) whether the Government has made available adequate funds for the said scheme and if so,  the  details  of  allocated/released  and  utilised  funds  along  with  the  number  of beneficiary  children  under  the  said  scheme  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  time  by  which  the  adequate  amount  is  likely  to  be made available by the Government;
- (d) whether instances of irregularities in implementation of the scheme during the said period has come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the action taken in this regard; and
- (e) the  corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  implementation  of  said scheme in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is implementing a centrally sponsored Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) (now 'Child Protection Services') for  supporting  the  of  children  in  difficult  circumstances,  as  envisaged  under  Juvenile Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015.  The  primary  responsibility  of execution of the Act lies with the State/UTs. However, Central Government is managing ICPS  (now  'Child  Protection  Services'  under  Integrated  Child  Development  Scheme) and  providing  financial  assistance  to  the  States/UTs  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.  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.  Under  the  non-institutional  care  component,  support  is extended for adoption, foster care and sponsorship.

- (b) & (c) State/UT-wise details of funds released to the State Governments/UT administration under  Child Protection Services erstwhile ICPS alongwith the utilization of fund and number of beneficiaries reported by State/UTs during each of the last three years and the current year, is annexed .
- (d) No  irregularities  in  the  functioning  of  the  said  scheme  have  been  reported  by  the State/UTs to the Ministry during the said period.
- (e)      The Ministry of Women and Child Development has set up a monitoring system to ensure effective  implementation  of  the  scheme.  A  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  under  the Chairpersonship of Secretary (WCD) has been constituted in the Ministry to scrutinize and approve implementation plans, annual Plans and financial proposals from States/ UTs for release of grants under the scheme. The board also monitors and reviews the progress of  implementation  of  the  scheme  from  time  to  time.  The  PAB  regularly  directs  the States/UTs to fill up the vacant positions in service delivery structures under the scheme i.e.  State  Child  Protection  Society,  District  Child  Protection  Units,  State  Adoption Resource Agency, Specialised Adoption Agencies, etc.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b)&(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3173 for 05.01.2018 raised by Shrimati Rekha Verma and Shrimati Bhavana  Pundalikrao Gawali Patil regarding 'Integrated Child Protection Scheme'

State/UT-wise details of funds released to the State Governments/UT administration under ICPS alongwith the utilization of fund and number of beneficiaries reported by State/UTs during each of the last three years and the current year is as follows:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S. No .   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2014-15          | 2014-15         | 2014-15        | 2015-16          | 2015-16         | 2015-16         | 2016-17          | 2016-17          | 2016-17        | 2017-18 (as on    | 2017-18 (as on              |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No .   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Release d | Amount Utilized | Benefic iaries | Amount Release d | Amount Utilized | Benefi ciarie s | Amount Release d | Amoun t Utilized | Benefic iaries | Amoun t Releas ed | 31.12.2017) Benefi ciarie s |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 301.62           | 275.24          | 4797           | 238.58           | 500.52          | 4827            | 110.74           | 586.32           | 4874           | 1469.88           | 4874                        |
| 2         | Arunachal                | 130.68           | 84.17           | 70             | 571.68           | 92.02           | 33              | 52.29            | 179.54           | 65             | 155.31            | 65                          |
| 3         | Pradesh Assam            | 1010.36          | 1332.49         | 792            | 597.90           | 1025.07         | 860             | 413.64           | 1112.98          | 1281           | 2932.68           | 1281                        |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 204.75           | 1721.60         | 2137           | 2687.89          | 1896.52         | 1502            | 2787.92          | 1923.33          | 2315           | 541.56            | 2315                        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 821.24           | 1620.47         | 1493           | 3955.55          | 2086.26         | 1485            | 527.77           | 1683.25          | 2341           | 1428.42           | 2341                        |
| 6         | Goa                      | 100.00           | 240.11          | 151            | 235.25           | 39.68           | 447             | 36.83            | 98.27            | 1261           | -                 | 1261                        |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 1925.75          | 1404.29         | 2669           | 2328.90          | 1510.37         | 2299            | 769.95           | 1526.53          | 2216           | 590.11            | 2404                        |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 1526.72          | 678.15          | 1803           | 496.44           | 350.89          | 2247            | 0.00             | 1224.85          | 3219           | 315.11            | 3219                        |
| 9         | Himachal                 | 835.71           | 228.25          | 924            | 604.04           | 1255.12         | 1016            | 2345.48          | 2390.26          | 1094           | 1483.17           | 1237                        |
| 10        | Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.00             | 0.00            | 0              | 113.35           | 0.00            | 267             | 43.12            | 114.71           | 1161           | 624.24            | 1161                        |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 36.03            | 87.32           | 666            | 369.88           | 387.42          | 585             | 840.11           | 842.14           | 941            | 1714.57           | 941                         |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 3689.87          | 3747.81         | 4610           | 1845.24          | 2193.66         | 4114            | 3720.80          | 3709.53          | 5051           | 3272.45           | 5051                        |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 1354.35          | 1340.30         | 961            | 944.39           | 660.25          | 1333            | 260.50           | 216.96           | 1382           | 1849.45           | 1382                        |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 1889.69          | 2096.53         | 2239           | 1116.03          | 2373.81         | 1963            | 2503.88          | 2535.83          | 2668           | 708.10            | 2668                        |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 762.32           | 762.32          | 4626           | 3138.75          | 1975.29         | 4112            | 2272.33          | 1569.37          | 6444           | 383.99            | 6444                        |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 138.48           | 1986.84         | 870            | 3082.18          | 1163.81         | 1105            | 241.34           | 709.47           | 1275           | 1536.33           | 1275                        |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 2003.83          | 1975.50         | 1199           | 1469.55          | 1497.88         | 745             | 2060.33          | 2060.33          | 1676           | 1846.60           | 1676                        |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 1919.02          | 1919.02         | 1928           | 2079.44          | 2079.44         | 1615            | 1949.55          | 1949.55          | 1497           | 1917.51           | 1351                        |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 957.41           | 1662.70         | 1710           | 2257.65          | 1473.21         | 913             | 1350.37          | 1447.50          | 692            | 1457.45           | 539                         |
| 20        | Odisha                   | 2544.82          | 1786.31         | 19583          | 3309.07          | 2669.74         | 7578            | 1089.22          | 2580.78          | 7791           | 1655.96           | 7791                        |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 507.12           | 570.61          | 818            | 820.81           | 515.57          | 591             | 581.67           | 718.31           | 643            | 143.24            | 643                         |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 3395.82          | 3654.40         | 4340           | 3258.92          | 2929.43         | 3938            | 0.00             | 2267.52          | 3149           | 4752.30           | 3149                        |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 390.24           | 413.88          | 475            | 562.00           | 303.74          | 572             | 601.18           | 365.87           | 506            | 662.76            | 506                         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 3067.10          | 2804.89         | 18952          | 825.04           | 4282.78         | 17361           | 13039.37         | 3648.55          | 14555          | 2013.12           | 14555                       |
| 25        | Telangana                | 2087.59          | 203.53          | 3013           | 354.88           | 93.94           | 3434            | 195.64           | 1823.98          | 3569           | -                 | 3569                        |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 1227.34          | 1073.70         | 1465           | 710.63           | 680.20          | 560             | 676.04           | 415.30           | 777            | 446.81            | 777                         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 1798.9           | 3552.11         | 4070           | 2884.18          | 3293.57         | 3319            | 3207.19          | 3109.82          | 2954           | 1830.67           | 3217                        |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 83.48            | 11.05           | 275            | 66.88            | 3.89            | 291             | 15.54            | 187.54           | 424            | 907.57            | 424                         |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 2574.04          | 4348.35         | 4720           | 508.67           | 1067.29         | 3660            | 6763.87          | 3522.60          | 8915           | 5073.56           | 7013                        |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 145.90           | 0.00            | 310            | 36.03            | 36.03           | 342             | 36.88            | 36.76            | 367            | 31.66             | 367                         |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | 21.98            | 228.30          | 608            | 357.82           | 324.15          | 462             | 245.44           | 278.53           | 343            | 103.01            | 343                         |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 68.61            | 6.71            | 0              | 58.66            | 5.84            | 0               | 177.59           | 59.11            | 0              | 24.82             | 0                           |
| 33        | Daman & Diu              | 80.61            | 32.73           | 50             | 82.82            | 57.69           | 0               | 126.42           | 80.33            | 100            | 21.89             | 100                         |
| 34        | Delhi                    | 606.22           | 838.68          | 1832           | 1363.40          | 931.53          | 1867            | 978.64           | 1024.94          | 2136           | 354.33            | 1954                        |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              | -                | -               | -              |                  | -               | 0.00            | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00           | -                 | 0                           |
| 36        | Puducherry               | 1168.57          | 676.23          | 1635           | 0.00 559.60      | 622.75          | 1191            | 826.33           | 768.69           | 1226           | 111.12            | 1226                        |