Lok Sabha Question No. 3344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: National Creche Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3344

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME

3344. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI, DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme (RGNCS) and National Creche Scheme;
- (b) the  total  number  of  creches/day  care  facilities  set  up  and  functional  under  the said schemes, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  total  funds  allocated  under  the  scheme  during  the  current  and  previous years, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether a large number of creches set up under the National Creche Scheme are non-operational/defunct due to lack of funding and if so, the details thereof along with the current status of the scheme, State/UT-wise including Kerala;
- (e) whether  the  Government  of  Kerala  has  taken  over  creches  run  under  the erstwhile RGNCS, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether there is a mechanism in place to monitor and evaluate the working of NGOs  and  other  organization  engaged  in  providing  facilities  under  the  said schemes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National  Creche  Scheme  (earlier  named  as  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Creche Scheme)  is  being  implemented  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  through States/UTs with effect from 01.01.2017 to provide day care facilities to children (age group of 6 months to 6 years) of working mothers. The salient features of the National Creche Scheme are as follows:
- i. Daycare Facilities including Sleeping Facilities.
- ii. Early Stimulation for children below 3 years and pre-school Education for 3 to 6 years old children.
- iii. Supplementary Nutrition ( to be locally sourced)
- iv. Growth Monitoring
- v. Health Check-up and Immunization

Further, the guidelines provide that :

- i. Crèches shall be open for 26 days in a month and for seven and half (71/2) hours per day.
- ii. The  number  of  children  in  the  crèche  should  not  be  more  than  25  per crèche with 01 Worker and 01 helper respectively.
- iii. User  charges  to  bring  in  an  element  of  community  ownership  and collected as under:
4. (a) BPL families - Rs 20/- per child per month.
5. (b) Families with Income (Both Parents) of upto Rs. 12,000/- per month Rs. 100/- per child per month
6. (c) Families with Income (Both Parents) of above Rs. 12,000/- per month - Rs. 200/- per child per month.
7. (b) As  on  11.03.2020, 6453 creches  are  functional  across  the  country  under  the National Creche Scheme. The total number of creches/day care facilities set up and functional under the said scheme, State/UT-wise is at Annexure I.
8. (c) The total funds allocated and released under the scheme during the current and previous years, State/UT-wise are at Annexure II .
9. (d) No such information is available with the Ministry. Grants have been released to the State Governments/UT Administration for crèches found functional and taken over by them.
10. (e) As  on  date,  the  Government  of  Kerala  has  taken  over 479 creches  under  the erstwhile RGNCS and running under National Creche Scheme.
11. (f) Regular and strict Monitoring is conducted at different levels to ensure effective running  of  the  Scheme  and  also  to  ensure  that  the  beneficiaries  are  delivered services  as  envisaged  in  the  Scheme.  Monitoring  of  implementation  of  the scheme is being undertaken through meetings and video conferences with the officials  of  State  Governments/  UT.  Ministry  officials  undertake  field  visits  to ascertain the status of implementation of the scheme. NITI Aayog conducts the third party evaluation.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 3344  for  13.03.2020  raised  by  Shri  Rahul  Gandhi,  Dr.  (Prof.)  Kirit  Premjibhai Solanki regarding 'National Creche Scheme'

## List of Functional Creches under National Creche Scheme

| S.No.   | State/UTs            |   No. of Functional Creches |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra               |                          18 |
| 2.      | Bihar                |                           0 |
| 3.      | Chhattisgarh         |                           0 |
| 4.      | Goa                  |                          14 |
| 5.      | Gujarat              |                          83 |
| 6.      | Haryana              |                         102 |
| 7.      | Jharkhand            |                           0 |
| 8.      | Karnataka            |                         591 |
| 9.      | Kerala               |                         479 |
| 10.     | Madhya Pradesh       |                         545 |
| 11.     | Maharashtra          |                           0 |
| 12.     | Odisha               |                           0 |
| 13.     | Punjab               |                         175 |
| 14.     | Rajasthan            |                         223 |
| 15.     | Tamil Nadu           |                         519 |
| 16.     | Telangana            |                           0 |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh        |                           0 |
| 18.     | West Bengal          |                         450 |
| 19.     | Jammu                |                         670 |
| 20.     | Himachal Pradesh     |                         138 |
| 21.     | Uttarakhand          |                         148 |
| 22.     | Arunachal            |                         175 |
| 23.     | Assam                |                         640 |
| 24.     | Manipur              |                         533 |
| 25.     | Meghalaya            |                          78 |
| 26.     | Mizoram              |                         262 |
| 27.     | Nagaland             |                         144 |
| 28.     | Sikkim               |                          46 |
| 29.     | Tripura              |                         190 |
| 30.     | Andaman              |                           3 |
| 31.     | Chandigarh           |                           0 |
| 32.     | Delhi                |                          81 |
| 33.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                          30 |
| 34.     | Daman & Diu          |                           0 |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep          |                          12 |
| 36.     | Puducherry           |                         104 |
|         | TOTAL                |                        6453 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 3344  for  13.03.2020  raised  by  Shri  Rahul  Gandhi,  Dr.  (Prof.)  Kirit  Premjibhai Solanki regarding 'National Creche Scheme'

Details of total funds allocated and released under the National Creche Scheme:

(Rs. In lakhs)

| S. No.               | Name of States/UT    | 2016-17 (w.e.f 1.1.2017)   | 2017-18         | 2018-19         |                 |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|                      |                      | Amount released            | Amount released | Amount released | Amount released |
| 1.                   | Andhra Pradesh       | 207.30                     | 221.25          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 2.                   | Andaman & Nicobar    | 12.04                      | 12.85           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 3.                   | Bihar                | 51.94                      | 55.43           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 4.                   | Chandigarh           | 10.70                      | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 5.                   | Chhattisgarh         | 255.44                     | 272.63          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 6.                   | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 9.03                       | 9.63            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 7.                   | Daman & Diu          | 0.00                       | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 8.                   | Delhi                | 0.00                       | 115.43          | 62.22           | 153.07          |
| 9.                   | Goa                  | 7.13                       | 7.61            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 10.                  | Gujarat              | 247.64                     | 264.31          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 11.                  | Haryana              | 103.20                     | 31.64           | 82.27           | 47.00           |
| 12.                  | Himachal Pradesh     | 142.36                     | 151.94          | 74.96           | 14.19           |
| 13.                  | Jammu & Kashmir      | 209.23                     | 223.31          | 411.65          | 0.00            |
| 14.                  | Jharkhand            | 165.61                     | 176.76          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 15.                  | Karnataka            | 193.70                     | 206.74          | 480.71          | 272.33          |
| 16.                  | Kerala               | 170.96                     | 182.47          | 0.00            | 856.90          |
| 17.                  | Lakshadweep          | 4.01                       | 4.28            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 18.                  | Madhya Pradesh       | 316.52                     | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 19.                  | Maharashtra          | 407.02                     | 434.41          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 20.                  | Odisha               | 142.66                     | 152.26          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 21.                  | Puducherry           | 0.00                       | 77.69           | 36.88           | 264.94          |
| 22.                  | Punjab               | 48.15                      | 51.39           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 23.                  | Rajasthan            | 121.26                     | 129.42          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 24.                  | Tamil Nadu           | 223.79                     | 238.85          | 657.48          | 175.98          |
| 25.                  | Telengana            | 207.07                     | 221.01          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 26.                  | Uttar Pradesh        | 384.28                     | 410.14          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 27.                  | Uttarakhand          | 156.92                     | 167.48          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 28.                  | West Bengal          | 259.23                     | 276.68          | 0.00            | 392.45          |
| North Eastern States | North Eastern States |                            |                 |                 |                 |
| 29.                  | Assam                | 204.48                     | 218.23          | 0.00            | 738.88          |
| 30.                  | Arunachal Pradesh    | 56.17                      | 59.95           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 31.                  | Manipur              | 158.41                     | 169.07          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 32.                  | Meghalaya            | 31.50                      | 33.62           | 0.00            | 94.60           |
| 33.                  | Mizoram              | 77.87                      | 19.67           | 601.72          | 317.75          |
| 34.                  | Nagaland             | 36.56                      | 39.02           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 35.                  | Tripura              | 60.63                      | 64.71           | 302.86          | 0.00            |
| 36.                  | Sikkim               | 0.00                       | 65.74           | 55.79           | 10.78           |