Lok Sabha Question No. 3241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3241 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2019

## PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST SEXUAL OFFENCES  ACT, 2012

3241. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state that the  number  of  District  Child  Protection  Units  constituted  along  with  the  details  of funds allocated to them for the rehabilitation and alternative care of children along with other services?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

As  per  information  provided  by  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations, the number of District Child Protection Units constituted under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) is at Annexure-I and the details of the funds allocated and released under the Child Protection Services scheme to the States/UTs during the last three years is at Annexure-II.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3241  for answer  on  13.03.2020  raised  by  Shri  Ritesh  Pandey  regarding  'Protection  of Children Against Sexual Offences Act, 2012'

## As  per  information  provided  by  the  States/UTs,  the  number  of  District  Child Protection Units constituted under the JJ Act (as on Feb, 2020)

| S. No. State/UT          | Number of DCPUs   |
|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 1Andhra Pradesh          | 13                |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh       | 25                |
| 3Assam                   | 33                |
| 4Bihar                   | 38                |
| 5Chhattisgarh            | 27                |
| 6Goa                     | 2                 |
| 7Gujarat                 | 33                |
| 8Haryana                 | 22                |
| 9Himachal Pradesh        | 12                |
| 10Jammu and Kashmir      | 22                |
| 11Jharkhand              | 24                |
| 12Karnataka              | 30                |
| 13Kerala                 | 14                |
| 14Madhya Pradesh         | 51                |
| 15Maharashtra            | 36                |
| 16Manipur                | 9                 |
| 17Meghalaya              | 11                |
| 18Mizoram                | 8                 |
| 19Nagaland               | 11                |
| 20Orissa                 | 30                |
| 21Punjab                 | 22                |
| 22Rajasthan              | 33                |
| 23Sikkim                 | 4                 |
| 24Tamil Nadu             | 32                |
| 25Tripura                | 8                 |
| 26Uttar Pradesh          | 75                |
| 27Uttarakhand            | 13                |
| 28West Bengal            | 23                |
| 29Telangana              | 33                |
| 30Andaman & Nicobar      | 3                 |
| 31Chandigarh             | 1                 |
| 32Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1                 |
| 33Daman and Diu          | 2                 |
| 34Lakshadweep            | -                 |
| 35Delhi                  | 11                |
| 36Puducherry             | 4                 |
| Total                    | 716               |

Annexure  referred  in  reply  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3241  for answer  on  13.03.2020  raised  by  Shri  Ritesh  Pandey  regarding  'Protection  of Children Against Sexual Offences Act, 2012'.

The  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  released  under  the  Child  Protection Services scheme to the States/UTs during the years 2019-20 (as on Feb, 2020)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        |   Amount released (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                          1373.53 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                          1174.11 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                          3278.63 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                          1405.39 |
| 5         | Chattisgarh              |                          2098.74 |
| 6         | Goa                      |                            19.63 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |                          2117.3  |
| 8         | Haryana                  |                          2217.99 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |                          1607.4  |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir          |                          1225.16 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |                          1845.8  |
| 12        | Karnataka                |                          3290.45 |
| 13        | Kerala                   |                          1519.74 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           |                          2148.46 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |                          2449.63 |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                          1341.69 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                |                          2241.71 |
| 18        | Mizoram                  |                          2530.43 |
| 19        | Nagaland                 |                          2085.95 |
| 20        | Orissa                   |                          3541.66 |
| 21        | Punjab                   |                           722    |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                          3195.88 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                           662.51 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                         14915.4  |
| 25        | Telangana                |                          1726.38 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                           610.71 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            |                          4277.72 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              |                           918.58 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                          2815.1  |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                           392.12 |
| 31        | Chandigarh               |                           415.09 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     |                           193.97 |
| 33        | Daman & Diu              |                           141.79 |
| 34        | Delhi                    |                           972.86 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |                             0    |
| 36        | Puducherry               |                           501.96 |
| Total     |                          |                         71975.4  |