Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: Open Shelters under ICPS
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.338

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2017

## OPEN SHELTERS UNDER ICPS

## 338. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH

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

- (a) whether the Government monitors quality of open shelters for providing care and rehabilitation services to children created by funds released under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS);
- (b) if  so, the number of open shelters created under the scheme and parameters which are used to control and monitor quality of these shelters; and
- (c) the facilities provided for juvenile deaddiction, counselling, vocational training integrated with open shelters under the scheme?

## 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 a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme  (ICPS), since Financial Year 2009-10, 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.  The  primary responsibility  of  setting  up  and  ensuring  effective  functioning  of  the  Child  Care Institutions (CCIs) including open shelters for children in need of care and protection and children who are in conflict with  law  vests  with  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  concerned.  Under  ICPS  the  financial  norms  were revised  with  effect  from  1st  April,  2014.  Some  of  the  key  features  of  the  revised  Scheme  are:  increased  child maintenance  grant  from  Rs  750  to  Rs  2000  per  month  per  child,  increased  financial  norms  for  construction  and maintenance of a new home for 50 children from Rs. 77.61 lakh to Rs 129.85 lakh, increased financial support for a special  unit  of  10  children  for  children  with  special  needs  from  Rs.  4.22  lakh  to  Rs  10.48  lakh,  flexibility  in  staffing pattern and enhanced cost of construction from Rs. 600 per sq. feet to Rs 1000 per sq. feet or as per PWD norms, whichever  is  lower.  The  details  of  number  of  Shelter  Home  under  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme  (ICPS)  is annexed .

(c): The Government of India has recently enacted the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act [JJ Act], 2015,  which  has  come  into  effect  from  15th  January,  2016  repealing  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of Children) Act, 2000. The provisions related to the registration of CCIs have been made more stringent with the inclusion of penalty clause under Section 42 of the JJ Act, 2015. Section 53 of the Act provides an extensive list of rehabilitation and re-integration services to be provided to children in institutional care. These include: education, health, nutrition, deaddiction, treatment of diseases, vocational training, skill development, life skill education, mental health interventions, counselling, referral services, recreational activities, etc.

The Central Model Rules, 2016 under the JJ Act provide for setting up of Management Committees and Children's Committees, in every institution for monitoring the functioning of institutions. The Rules also prescribe comprehensive measures for response to any kind of neglect and maltreatment, when it occurs in the institution. Extensive Standards of care for institutions are also provided under chapter six of the Central Model Rules, 2016 under the JJ Act. These standards  are  to  be  maintained  by  all  institutions  registered  under  the  Act  and  relate  to  physical  infrastructure, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and diet scale, medical care, education, vocational training, recreation facilities, etc.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.338 for 3.02.2017 raised by Shri Dushyant Singh regarding 'Open Shelters Under ICPS'. Number of Shelter Home under Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) as on date.

| S. No.   | State                               |   Shelter Home |
|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |             12 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |              0 |
| 3        | Assam                               |              3 |
| 4        | Bihar                               |             14 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |             19 |
| 6        | Goa                                 |              6 |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |              0 |
| 8        | Haryana                             |             25 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |              3 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |              0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |              0 |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |             40 |
| 13       | Kerala                              |              4 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |              6 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |              3 |
| 16       | Manipur                             |             12 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |              3 |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |              0 |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |              3 |
| 20       | Odisha                              |             13 |
| 21       | Punjab                              |              1 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           |             19 |
| 23       | Sikkim                              |              4 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          |             14 |
| 25       | Tripura                             |              2 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |             33 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |              2 |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |             54 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |             12 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                   |              0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          |              0 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |              0 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       |              0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         |              0 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |             13 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          |              2 |
|          | Total                               |            322 |