Lok Sabha Question No. 3693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Hostels, Night Stay Homes and Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 3693 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017

## HOSTELS, NIGHT STAY HOMES AND ORPHANAGES

## 3693.   SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

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

- (a)      whether the Government has constructed Hostels, Night stay homes and orphanages for the benefit of women and children without any family support;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)          the  expenditure  incurred  in  this  regard  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Scheme of Working  Women  Hostel  wherein  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  construction/ running of Hostel in rented premises for facilitating those working women who may be single, widowed, divorced, separated, married but whose husband or immediate family does not reside in the same area and for those women who are under training for job. Provision of day care centre for children of the inmates of the Hostel is an important aspect  of  the  scheme.  Working  Women  are  entitled  to  hostel  facilities  provided  their gross  income  does not exceed Rs. 50,000/consolidated (gross) per month  in metropolitan cities, or Rs. 35,000/- consolidated (gross) per month, in any other place.

Another  such  Scheme  is  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme  (ICPS),  which  is  being implemented  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. ICPS provides fund 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.  There  are  1194  Children  Homes  and 351 SAAs in the country  which are being funded under the  ICPS; the State/UT wise details are given at Annexure-I .

- (c):      The details of expenditure incurred under Working Women Hostel Scheme and the funds provided to States/UTs under ICPS during the last three  years and the current  year is given at Annexure-II .

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3693  FOR  24.03.2017  BY  SHRI  PR.  SENTHIL  NATHAN,  MP  REGARDING  HOSTELS, NIGHT STAY HOMES AND ORPHANAGES

The details 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 |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3693 FOR 24.03.2017 BY SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN, MP REGARDING HOSTELS, NIGHT STAY HOMES AND ORPHANAGES

## (i)  State/  UT-wise  expenditure  incurred  (in  Rupees)  during  the  last  three  years  and current year under Working Women Hostel Scheme

|   S. No. | Name of State     | 2013-14     | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17 (As on 30.01.2017)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | ---         | 3,26,47,207 | 1,81,07,916 | ---                          |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,10,59,875 | 88,47,900   | 2,68,41,975 | 1,92,54,00                   |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh      | 21,82,500   | ---         | ---         | ---                          |
|        4 | Karnataka         | 60,74,219   | 46,56,630   | ---         | ---                          |
|        5 | Kerala            | 7,98,70,682 | 20,66,829   | 2,44,80,000 | 9,32,17,350                  |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh    | ---         | ---         | ---         | ---                          |
|        7 | Maharashtra       | 10,63,133   | ---         | 2,51,75,896 | 3,47,99,568                  |
|        8 | Manipur           | 53,19,616   | 35,31,958   | 92,08,167   | 1,49,74,690                  |
|        9 | Nagaland          | 1,67,76,000 | 58,53,241   | 1,81,03,393 | 4,42,48,100                  |
|       10 | Rajasthan         | 5,04,000    | ---         | ---         | ---                          |
|       11 | Telangana         | ---         | 3,22,87,500 | ----        | ---                          |

(ii) 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 Amount Released   | 2014-15 Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | 2015-16 Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | 2016-17 Amount Released in Lakhs)   |
|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | (Rs. in Lakhs)            |                                          |                                          | (Rs.                                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 1206.50                   | 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                              |