Lok Sabha Question No. 1349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Policy for Education and Development of Orphans
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1349 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## POLICY FOR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ORPHANS

## 1349       SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

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

- (a) the number of orphanages and the children living therein in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to prepare any new policy for the education and development of the children living in orphanages;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether suggestions have been invited from various States/UTs under the said policy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  Section  2(57)  and  Section  65  of  Juvenile  Justice(Care  and  Protection  of Children)  Act,    2015,  [JJ  Act]  each  State/UTs  is  to  establish/recognize  one  or  more 'Specialised Adoption Agency' (SAA) in each district for housing orphans, abandoned and surrendered children, placed there by order of the Committee, for the purpose of adoption.  Further  as  per  Regulation  58  of  Adoption  Regulation,  2017  all  Child  Care Institutions (CCIs) which are not recognized as SAAs shall have linkages with CCI in the district. The number of CCIs including SAAs with number of children residing in these institutions, as reported by the State/UT governments and receiving fund under the ICPS, is Annxed.
- (b) No, Madam.
- (c) & (e): Does not arise.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1349 for 09.02.2018 raised by S hri Sher Singh Ghubaya, Dr. Ravindra Kumar Ray Prof. Chintamani Malviya regarding 'Policy for Education and Development of Orphans'

## Details of CCIs including SAAs in the country along with number of Children residing in these   institutions under ICPS.

| S. No.   | State             | Child Care Institutions (CCIs)   |   Beneficiaries | Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs)   |   Beneficiaries |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 73                               |            4439 | 14                                     |             135 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 15                               |              62 | 1                                      |               3 |
| 3        | Assam             | 36                               |            1128 | 14                                     |              78 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 54                               |            1929 | 28                                     |             170 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 76                               |            2172 | 14                                     |              42 |
| 6        | Goa               | 21                               |            1015 | 2                                      |              46 |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 54                               |            2166 | 14                                     |             163 |
| 8        | Haryana           | 33                               |            1630 | 7                                      |              48 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 30                               |            1187 | 1                                      |               6 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir | 22                               |            1141 | 2                                      |              20 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 36                               |            1448 | 15                                     |             217 |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 80                               |            3131 | 28                                     |             255 |
| 13       | Kerala            | 31                               |             708 | 17                                     |              95 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 61                               |            2249 | 22                                     |             213 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 77                               |            6155 | 17                                     |             181 |
| 16       | Manipur           | 34                               |             993 | 5                                      |              35 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 54                               |            1351 | 6                                      |               7 |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 45                               |            1300 | 7                                      |              51 |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 41                               |             495 | 4                                      |               7 |
| 20       | Odisha            | 110                              |            7233 | 17                                     |             217 |
| 21       | Punjab            | 17                               |             511 | 5                                      |             107 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 91                               |            2883 | 12                                     |              40 |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 18                               |             540 | 4                                      |               6 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 193                              |           14055 | 15                                     |             150 |
| 25       | Tripura           | 20                               |             500 | 6                                      |              48 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 81                               |            2497 | 17                                     |             170 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 20                               |             318 | 0                                      |               0 |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 66                               |            5890 | 22                                     |             273 |
| 29       | Telangana         | 56                               |            3014 | 11                                     |             309 |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar  | 8                                |             367 | -                                      |               0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 8                                |             326 | 4                                      |              17 |
| 32       | D and N Haveli    | -                                |               0 | -                                      |               0 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu     | 2                                |             100 | -                                      |               0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep       | -                                |               0 | -                                      |               0 |
| 35       | NCT of Delhi      | 28                               |            1479 | 3                                      |              60 |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 29                               |            1166 | 2                                      |              13 |
|          | Total             | 1620                             |           75578 | 336                                    |            3182 |