Lok Sabha Question No. 1027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Children Living under Miserable Conditions
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## 1027.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1027 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## CHILDREN LIVING UNDER MISERABLE CONDITIONS

- SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the miserable condition of children who have been victim of malnutrition, child marriage, child labour, trafficking and illiteracy, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  formulated/implemented  schemes/  programmes  for  the  development, protection, and welfare of said children;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funds allocated under the said schemes/ programmes along with its utilization during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  the  interests  of  such  children  and improve their condition?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  As per Section 2 (14) (ii), (viii), (ix) and (xii) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,  2015  (JJ  Act),  such  children  are  considered  children  in  need  of  care  and  protection  (CNCP) deserving the security  net of  Institutional  and  non-Institutional  care  under  the  JJ  Act.    The  Ministry  of Women and Child Development is implementing various laws and schemes viz Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO) Act  and  Child  Protection  Services  (CPS)  scheme  under  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development Scheme (ICDS) for the protection and welfare of Children from various abuses and ensuring their best interest.  The Child Protection services, under the Umbrella ICDS provide for the safety net of statutory support Services along with Institutional and Non-institutional facilities to ensure best interest of child.
- (d) & (e):  The details of the funds allocated and utilized by the State Government during the last three years and current year under the CPS Scheme is Annexed . Ministry is implementing CPS (erstwhile Integrated Child  Protection  Scheme),  and  providing  financial  assistance,  as  Grant-in-Aid,  to  the  States/UTs  for, inter-alia,  undertaking  a  situational  analysis  of  children  in  difficult  circumstances,  for  setting  up  and maintenance of various types of  CCIs.  The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules,  2016  framed  under  JJ  Act,  inter-alia  specify  standards  for  physical  infrastructure,  clothing, bedding,  nutrition  &  diet,  as  well  as  rehabilitation  measures  such  as  education,  vocational  training, counselling  etc.  Further  CPS  also  provides  for  'After  care'  services  after  the  age  of  18  years  to  help sustain them during the transition from institutional to independent life. The implementation of Scheme is regularly  reviewed  through  various  MIS  monitoring  &  inspection  reports  received  from  the  State/UT Govts.  If  any  shortcoming  is  noticed  during  the  monitoring,  the  same  is  taken  up  with  the  concerned States/UTs for taking immediate corrective measures.  Besides, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights  (CPCR)  Act,  2005  mandates  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  and  State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to monitor the implementation of JJ Act, 2015 in the country.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1027 for answer on 8.02.2019 raised by Shrimati Supriya Sule, Shri Satav Rajeev, Dr. J. Jayavardhan, Dr. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shri Dhananjay Mahadik and Shri Mohite Patil Vijaysinh Shankarrao regarding 'Homes for Disabled Children and Women'.

## The details of the funds allocated and utilized by the State Government during the last three years and current year under the CPS Scheme

| Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   | Status of grant released and utilized under Integrated Child Protection Scheme [ICPS] as on 03.01.2019   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                  |                                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                  |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                  | Name of the State                                                                                        | Amount released                                                                                          | Amount Utlized                                                                                           | Amount released                                                                                          | Amount Utlized                                                                                           | Amount released                                                                                          | Amount Utlized                                                                                           | Amount released                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                           | 238.58                                                                                                   | 500.52                                                                                                   | 110.74                                                                                                   | 586.32                                                                                                   | 1469.88                                                                                                  | 1537.11                                                                                                  | 1870.01                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 571.68                                                                                                   | 92.02                                                                                                    | 52.29                                                                                                    | 179.54                                                                                                   | 643.71                                                                                                   | 180.00                                                                                                   | 37.63                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                    | 597.90                                                                                                   | 1025.07                                                                                                  | 413.64                                                                                                   | 1112.98                                                                                                  | 2932.68                                                                                                  | 1608.78                                                                                                  | 654.26                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                    | 2687.89                                                                                                  | 1896.52                                                                                                  | 2787.92                                                                                                  | 1923.33                                                                                                  | 541.56                                                                                                   | 1633.69                                                                                                  | 908.92                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                        | Chattisgarh                                                                                              | 3955.55                                                                                                  | 2086.26                                                                                                  | 527.77                                                                                                   | 1683.25                                                                                                  | 3181.97                                                                                                  | 1701.20                                                                                                  | 1042.64                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                      | 235.25                                                                                                   | 39.68                                                                                                    | 36.83                                                                                                    | 98.27                                                                                                    | 728.53                                                                                                   | 54.44                                                                                                    | 16.03                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                  | 2328.90                                                                                                  | 1510.37                                                                                                  | 769.95                                                                                                   | 1526.53                                                                                                  | 590.11                                                                                                   | 1767.24                                                                                                  | 2251.55                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                  | 496.44                                                                                                   | 350.89                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                     | 1224.85                                                                                                  | 1858.22                                                                                                  | 2500.00                                                                                                  | 512.62                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 604.04                                                                                                   | 1255.12                                                                                                  | 2345.48                                                                                                  | 2390.26                                                                                                  | 1835.01                                                                                                  | 1833.11                                                                                                  | 881.47                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                          | 113.35                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                     | 43.12                                                                                                    | 114.71                                                                                                   | 807.48                                                                                                   | 666.03                                                                                                   | 2106.94                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                | 369.88                                                                                                   | 387.42                                                                                                   | 840.11                                                                                                   | 842.14                                                                                                   | 1714.57                                                                                                  | 1641.76                                                                                                  | 478.56                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                | 1845.24                                                                                                  | 2193.66                                                                                                  | 3720.80                                                                                                  | 3709.53                                                                                                  | 3272.45                                                                                                  | 1364.04                                                                                                  | 2595.22                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                   | 944.39                                                                                                   | 660.25                                                                                                   | 260.50                                                                                                   | 216.96                                                                                                   | 1849.45                                                                                                  | 1275.72                                                                                                  | 1184.11                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                           | 1116.03                                                                                                  | 2373.81                                                                                                  | 2503.88                                                                                                  | 2535.83                                                                                                  | 3262.77                                                                                                  | 2582.87                                                                                                  | 2959.23                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                              | 3138.75                                                                                                  | 1975.29                                                                                                  | 2272.33                                                                                                  | 1569.37                                                                                                  | 608.15                                                                                                   | 608.15                                                                                                   | 808.90                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                  | 3082.18                                                                                                  | 1163.81                                                                                                  | 241.34                                                                                                   | 709.47                                                                                                   | 1886.33                                                                                                  | 2103.00                                                                                                  | 2659.28                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                | 1469.55                                                                                                  | 1497.88                                                                                                  | 2060.33                                                                                                  | 2060.33                                                                                                  | 1846.60                                                                                                  | 1846.60                                                                                                  | 900.80                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                  | 2079.44                                                                                                  | 2079.44                                                                                                  | 1949.55                                                                                                  | 1949.55                                                                                                  | 1917.51                                                                                                  | 1917.51                                                                                                  | 1361.38                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                 | 2257.65                                                                                                  | 1473.21                                                                                                  | 1350.37                                                                                                  | 1447.50                                                                                                  | 1457.45                                                                                                  | 1457.45                                                                                                  | 1787.12                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                       | Orissa                                                                                                   | 3309.07                                                                                                  | 2669.74                                                                                                  | 1089.22                                                                                                  | 2580.78                                                                                                  | 2599.30                                                                                                  | 2782.53                                                                                                  | 4352.44                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                   | 820.81                                                                                                   | 515.57                                                                                                   | 581.67                                                                                                   | 718.31                                                                                                   | 143.24                                                                                                   | 865.16                                                                                                   | 1242.77                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                | 3258.92                                                                                                  | 2929.43                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                     | 2267.52                                                                                                  | 4752.30                                                                                                  | 2890.87                                                                                                  | 1082.16                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                   | 562.00                                                                                                   | 303.74                                                                                                   | 601.18                                                                                                   | 365.87                                                                                                   | 662.76                                                                                                   | 125.43                                                                                                   | 66.25                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                               | 825.04                                                                                                   | 4282.78                                                                                                  | 13039.37                                                                                                 | 3648.55                                                                                                  | 2013.12                                                                                                  | 5512.50                                                                                                  | 7895.14                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                | 354.88                                                                                                   | 93.94                                                                                                    | 195.64                                                                                                   | 1823.98                                                                                                  | 894.82                                                                                                   | 633.08                                                                                                   | 731.96                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                  | 710.63                                                                                                   | 680.20                                                                                                   | 676.04                                                                                                   | 415.30                                                                                                   | 446.81                                                                                                   | 499.00                                                                                                   | 649.65                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | 2884.18                                                                                                  | 3293.57                                                                                                  | 3207.19                                                                                                  | 3109.82                                                                                                  | 1830.67                                                                                                  | 4222.98                                                                                                  | 7834.39                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                              | 66.88                                                                                                    | 3.89                                                                                                     | 15.54                                                                                                    | 187.54                                                                                                   | 907.57                                                                                                   | 731.40                                                                                                   | 153.80                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                              | 508.67                                                                                                   | 1067.29                                                                                                  | 6763.87                                                                                                  | 3522.60                                                                                                  | 5073.56                                                                                                  | 4232.67                                                                                                  | 1470.42                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar Island                                                                                 | 36.03                                                                                                    | 36.03                                                                                                    | 36.88                                                                                                    | 36.76                                                                                                    | 31.66                                                                                                    | 93.36                                                                                                    | 27.70                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                                               | 357.82                                                                                                   | 324.15                                                                                                   | 245.44                                                                                                   | 278.53                                                                                                   | 194.32                                                                                                   | 236.17                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                     | 58.66                                                                                                    | 5.84                                                                                                     | 177.59                                                                                                   | 59.11                                                                                                    | 24.82                                                                                                    | 69.90                                                                                                    | 11.24                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                       | Daman & Diu                                                                                              | 82.82                                                                                                    | 57.69                                                                                                    | 126.42                                                                                                   | 80.33                                                                                                    | 21.89                                                                                                    | 83.00                                                                                                    | 18.42                                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                                    | 1363.40                                                                                                  | 931.53                                                                                                   | 978.64                                                                                                   | 1024.94                                                                                                  | 354.33                                                                                                   | 907.88                                                                                                   | 542.02                                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                        |                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                     |
| 36                                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                                               | 559.60                                                                                                   | 622.75                                                                                                   | 826.33                                                                                                   | 768.69                                                                                                   | 114.35                                                                                                   | 426.20                                                                                                   |                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                    |                                                                                                          | 43892.10                                                                                                 | 40379.36                                                                                                 | 50847.97                                                                                                 | 46769.35                                                                                                 | 52469.95                                                                                                 | 52590.83                                                                                                 | 234.65 51329.68                                                                                          |