Lok Sabha Question No. 224 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Street and Destitute Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.224

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2017

## STREET AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN

## 224 SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

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

- (a)     whether street and destitute children are increasing day by day in the country;
- (b)     if so, the number of street and destitute children in the country during each of the last three years and the current year along with the reasons for such increase, State/UT-wise;
- (c)     the details of the schemes implemented by the Government for their welfare, education and rehabilitation  along  with  the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  thereunder  during  the said period, scheme and State/UT-wise;
- (d)    whether the Government has recently launched a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for care and protection of street children for their rehabilitation and safeguarding and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)     whether the Government has also decided to outline a detailed intervention framework for care and protection of children living in streets and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *224 for  answer  on  17.03.2017  raised  by  Shri  S.R.  Vijayakumar  and  Shri  Ashok  Shankarrao Chavan regarding 'Street and Destitute Children'

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Women and Child Development does not maintain data about the number of street 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 as under:
- (c)  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  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  street  and  destitute  children.  ICPS  provides  for  setting  up  of  Child  Care Institutions (CCIs) including homes of various types viz. Children Homes, Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs) for providing care and rehabilitation services to children in need of  care  and  protection.  The  programmes  and  activities  at  these  CCIs  inter-alia include  age-appropriate  education,  access  to  vocational  training,  recreation,  health care,  counselling  etc.  The  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  by  the State Governments/UTs under ICPS during each of the last three years and the current year, State/Union Territory-wise is annexed .
- (d)  As per information provided by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for care and protection of Children in Street Situations has been developed by NCPCR in collaboration with the NGO 'Save the Children' (Bal Raksha Bharat) to streamline the processes and interventions regarding children in street situations.
- (e)    The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  (JJ  Act)  is  the primary law for children  in  need  of  care  and  protection  and  for  children  in  conflict with  law  and  the  said  Act  provides  the  legislative  intervention,  whereas  schematic intervention is provided by the Integrated Child Protection Scheme. SOP has also been developed within the legislature frame work provided by the JJ Act.

| 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                                |

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Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*224 for 17.03.2017 raised  by Shri S.R. Vijayakumar and Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan regarding 'Street and Destitute Children'

## Details of Fund Sanctioned, Released and Utilized by State Govt. during FY 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and current year of the Grant released to the States/UTs under ICPS.

| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14                           | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                           | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                           | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                          |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amoun t Release d (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised* (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 1206.50                           | 1206.50                          | 1107.21                        | 301.62                            | 301.62                         | 275.24                         | 238.58                            | 238.58                         | 104.78                          | 110.74                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 54.74                             | 54.74                            | 26.50                          | 130.68                            | 130.68                         | 84.17                          | 571.68                            | 571.68                         | 92.02                           | 52.29                            |
| 3       | Assam                    | 1080.00                           | 1080.00                          | 1020.50                        | 1010.36                           | 1010.36                        | 1332.49                        | 597.90                            | 597.90                         | 1025.07                         | 413.64                           |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 957.56                            | 957.56                           | 515.42                         | 204.75                            | 204.75                         | 1721.60                        | 2687.89                           | 2687.89                        | 1896.52                         | 551.62                           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             | 213.34                            | 213.34                           | 213.34                         | 821.24                            | 821.24                         | 1620.47                        | 3955.55                           | 3955.55                        | *                               | 527.77                           |
| 6       | Goa                      | -                                 | -                                | -                              | 100                               | 100                            | 240.11                         | 235.25                            | 235.25                         | 39.68                           | 36.83                            |
| 7       | Gujarat                  | 979.35                            | 979.35                           | 1004.35                        | 1925.75                           | 1925.75                        | 1404.29                        | 2328.90                           | 2328.90                        | 1510.37                         | 769.95                           |
| 8       | Haryana                  | 1085.51                           | 1085.51                          | 846.59                         | 1526.72                           | 1526.72                        | 678.15                         | 496.44                            | 496.44                         | 350.89                          | 0.00                             |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh         | 84.96                             | 84.96                            | 153.23                         | 835.71                            | 835.71                         | 228.25                         | 604.04                            | 604.04                         | 1255.12                         | 2345.48                          |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir          | -                                 | -                                | -                              | -                                 | -                              | -                              | 113.35                            | 113.35                         | 0                               | 43.12                            |
| 11      | Jharkhand                | 144.96                            | 144.96                           | 471.75                         | 36.03                             | 36.03                          | 87.32                          | 369.88                            | 369.88                         | 387.42                          | 840.11                           |
| 12      | Karnataka                | 2403.63                           | 2403.63                          | 2388.38                        | 3689.87                           | 3689.87                        | 3747.81                        | 1845.24                           | 1845.24                        | 2193.66                         | 507.56                           |
| 13      | Kerala                   | 718.17                            | 718.17                           | 426.65                         | 1354.35                           | 1354.35                        | 1340.30                        | 944.39                            | 944.39                         | 660.25                          | 216.96                           |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           | 546.03                            | 546.03                           | 546.03                         | 1889.69                           | 1889.69                        | 2096.53                        | 1116.03                           | 1116.03                        | 2373.81                         | 2503.88                          |

| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14                           | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                           | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                           | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                          |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amoun t Release d (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised* (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 15      | Maharashtra              | 557.56                            | 557.56                           | 1510.80                        | 762.32                            | 762.32                         | 762.32                         | 3138.75                           | 3138.75                        | 1975.29                         | 699.53                           |
| 16      | Manipur                  | 658.15                            | 658.15                           | 511.26                         | 138.48                            | 138.48                         | 1986.84                        | 3083.18                           | 3083.18                        | 1163.81                         | 241.34                           |
| 17      | Meghalaya                | 762.45                            | 762.45                           | 762.45                         | 2003.83                           | 2003.83                        | 1975.50                        | 1469.55                           | 1469.55                        | 1497.88                         | 2060.33                          |
| 18      | Mizoram                  | 696.42                            | 696.42                           | 712.76                         | 1919.02                           | 1919.02                        | 1919.02                        | 2079.44                           | 2079.44                        | 2079.44                         | 1949.55                          |
| 19      | Nagaland                 | 911.41                            | 911.41                           | 911.41                         | 957.41                            | 957.41                         | 1662.70                        | 2257.65                           | 2257.65                        | 1473.21                         | 382.75                           |
| 20      | Odisha                   | 1227.20                           | 1227.20                          | 1224.57                        | 2544.82                           | 2544.82                        | 1786.31                        | 3309.07                           | 3309.07                        | 2669.74                         | 910.39                           |
| 21      | Punjab                   | 191.27                            | 191.27                           | 216.10                         | 507.12                            | 507.12                         | 570.61                         | 820.81                            | 820.81                         | 515.57                          | 253.60                           |
| 22      | Rajasthan                | 2347.56                           | 2347.56                          | 2288.27                        | 3395.82                           | 3395.82                        | 3654.40                        | 3258.92                           | 3258.92                        | 2929.43                         | 0.00                             |
| 23      | Sikkim                   | 15.97                             | 15.97                            | 54.55                          | 390.24                            | 390.24                         | 413.88                         | 562.00                            | 562.00                         | 303.74                          | 601.18                           |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               | 2131.05                           | 2131.05                          | 1541.83                        | 3067.10                           | 3067.10                        | 2804.89                        | 825.04                            | 825.04                         | 4282.78                         | 5638.82                          |
| 25      | Telangana                | -                                 | -                                | -                              | 2087.59                           | 2087.59                        | 203.53                         | 354.88                            | 354.88                         | 93.94                           | 195.64                           |
| 26      | Tripura                  | 124.42                            | 124.42                           | 124.42                         | 1227.34                           | 1227.34                        | 1073.70                        | 710.63                            | 710.63                         | 680.20                          | 676.04                           |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh            | 1109.39                           | 1109.39                          | 1009.45                        | 1798.90                           | 1798.9                         | 3552.11                        | 2884.18                           | 2884.18                        | 3293.57                         | 3207.19                          |
| 28      | Uttarakhand              | 333.92                            | 333.92                           | -                              | 83.48                             | 83.48                          | 11.05                          | 66.88                             | 66.88                          | 3.89                            | 15.54                            |
| 29      | West Bengal              | 2373.04                           | 2373.04                          | 2046.26                        | 2574.04                           | 2574.04                        | 4348.35                        | 508.67                            | 508.67                         | 1067.29                         | 3017.11                          |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                                 | -                                | -                              | 145.90                            | 145.90                         | 0.00                           | 36.03                             | 36.03                          | 36.03                           | 134.62                           |
| 31      | Chandigarh               | 17.58                             | 17.58                            | 42.26                          | 362.22                            | 362.22                         | 228.30                         | 357.82                            | 357.82                         | 324.15                          | 245.44                           |
| 32      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 2.09                              | 2.09                             | 3.15                           | 68.61                             | 68.61                          | 6.71                           | 58.66                             | 58.66                          | 5.84                            | 177.59                           |
| 33      | Daman &Diu               | 69.28                             | 69.28                            | 19.32                          | 80.61                             | 80.61                          | 32.73                          | 82.82                             | 82.82                          | 57.69                           | 126.42                           |
| 34      | Delhi                    | 404.73                            | 404.73                           | 502.44                         | 606.22                            | 606.22                         | 838.68                         | 1363.40                           | 1363.40                        | 931.53                          | 978.64                           |
| 35      | Lakshadweep              | -                                 | -                                | -                              | -                                 | -                              | -                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                           | -                               | 0.00                             |

| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14                           | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                           | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                           | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                          |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amoun t Release d (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanction ed (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised* (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 36      | Puducherry               | 64.66                             | 64.66                            | 340.46                         | 1168.57                           | 1168.57                        | 676.23                         | 559.60                            | 559.60                         | 622.75                          | 175.02                           |
|         | Total                    | 23472.9                           | 23472.9                          | 22541.71                       | 39716.41                          | 39716.41                       | 43364.59                       | 43893.1                           | 43893.1                        | 37897.36                        | 30306.69                         |

* Utilization Certificate for 2015-16 is awaited from States/UTs