Lok Sabha Question No. 1658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: Integrated Child Protection Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 . 11.2016

## INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME

1658: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

(a):    whether all States/UTs in the country have been mandated to have one State Child Protection Society and State Adoption Resource Agency under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) if so, the details and compliance status thereof; and

(b):    if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (MWCD)  is  implementing  a  centrally sponsored Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for the improvement for the welfare of children in difficult circumstances, under which funds are provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations.  All  the  States  Governments/UT  Administrations  have  signed  the  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry for implementation of the Scheme. Under the provisions of ICPS, State Child Protection Society (SCPS) and State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) have to be set up. The   State/UT-wise details of SCPS and SARA supported under ICPS is annexed.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a&b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1658 for 25.11.2016 raised by Shrimati Poonam Mahajan regarding Integrated Child Protection Scheme.

Details of State Child Protection Society (SCPS) and State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) States/UTswise being supported under ICPS.

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