Lok Sabha Question No. 3341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Juvenile Justice Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3341

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2019

## JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT

## 3341.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY

:

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

- (a) the  number  of  Non-Governmental  Organizations  providing  shelter  facilities  across  the country along with the number of juvenile inmates therein, State/UT-wise particularly in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  incidents  of  child  abuse  and  nonavailability of basic services prescribed under the Juvenile Justice Act in these shelter homes;
- (c) if  so, the details thereof along with the action taken in this regard during the last three years; and
- (d) the steps taken to deal with such complaints in a timely manner?

## ANSWER

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

(a):The  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  is  implementing  a  centrally  sponsored scheme, namely Child Protection Services (CPS) scheme (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme),  for  supporting  the  children  in  difficult  circumstances,  as  envisaged  under  Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act). Under CPS, financial assistance is provided  to  State  Governments /UT  Administrations for  setting  up  and  managing  Child  Care Institutions (CCIs) by themselves or in association with Voluntary Organisations/NonGovernmental  Organisations  (NGOs).  The  primary  responsibility  of  execution  of  the  Act  and implementation of the Scheme lies with the States/UTs. The total number of Children Homes including Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) and Open Shelter being run by NGOs across the country including Andhra Pradesh supported under CPS is Annexed.

(b) to (d): The JJ Act and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rule, 2016 framed thereunder mandate regular monitoring and inspection of CCIs.Under Section 41 of  the  JJ  Act,  registration  of  institutions  including  Homes  for  children  in  need  of  care  and protection has been made mandatory with a provision of penalty in case of non-compliance. As per Section 54 of the JJ Act, the State Governments/UT Administrations are required to conduct regular  inspections  and  monitor  CCIs  to  ensure  that  the  institutions  are  run  as  per  the provisions  of  the  Act  and  the  Model  Rules,  2016  framed  there-under.All  the  State/UT Governments have been asked to close the CCIs who have declined to register under the JJ Act, 2015 and to rehabilitate the children in registered Institutions. The Ministry has requested the Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs to monitor all the CCIs under the supervision of District Magistrates and issued an advisory to the States and UTs regarding the action to be taken in case of disruption to the life of children in case of any untoward incidence of abuse in any CCI. Besides, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commissions for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (SCPCR)  have  been  constituted  as  statutory  bodies  under  the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (CPCR), to oversee implementation of the JJ Act in the country.

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3341  for answer on 13.03.2020 raised by Shri Rajeshbhai Chudasama & Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy regarding 'Juvenile Justice Act'.

The total number of Homes including SAAs and Open Shelter being run by NGOs across the country including Andhra Pradesh supported under CPS (as on Feb, 2020)

| S. No.   | State                               |   Homes |   Beneficiaries |   (SAAs) |   Beneficiaries |   Open Shelter |   Beneficiarie s |
|----------|-------------------------------------|---------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |       0 |               0 |        0 |               0 |              9 |              262 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |       4 |             155 |        1 |              10 |              0 |                0 |
| 3        | Assam                               |      32 |            1257 |       21 |              72 |              7 |              104 |
| 4        | Bihar                               |      10 |             368 |       13 |             132 |              0 |                0 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |      37 |            1442 |       12 |              95 |             10 |              127 |
| 6        | Goa                                 |      14 |             538 |        2 |              16 |              2 |              225 |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |      22 |             936 |        5 |              40 |              3 |               60 |
| 8        | Haryana                             |      16 |             797 |        6 |              49 |             14 |              425 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |      21 |             824 |        1 |              15 |              4 |               91 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |       8 |             437 |        0 |               0 |              0 |                0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |      26 |             830 |       12 |              92 |              5 |              125 |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |       6 |             460 |       19 |             215 |             38 |             1084 |
| 13       | Kerala                              |       1 |              25 |       11 |             222 |              4 |              100 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |      36 |            1620 |       25 |             213 |              8 |              374 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |      40 |            1298 |       17 |             170 |              2 |               50 |
| 16       | Manipur                             |      40 |            1284 |        4 |              58 |             14 |              317 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |      14 |             530 |        1 |               3 |              4 |              150 |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |      26 |             835 |        6 |              24 |              0 |                0 |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |      25 |             470 |        4 |               5 |              3 |               60 |
| 20       | Odisha                              |      83 |            6027 |       22 |             220 |             12 |              300 |
| 21       | Punjab                              |       2 |              66 |        6 |              77 |              0 |                0 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           |      55 |            2686 |        0 |               0 |             20 |              331 |
| 23       | Sikkim                              |      12 |             424 |        3 |              15 |              3 |               39 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          |     152 |           10005 |       20 |             200 |             11 |              275 |
| 25       | Tripura                             |      11 |             363 |        3 |              27 |              2 |               50 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |      20 |             729 |        7 |             108 |             20 |              517 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |       4 |             125 |        0 |               0 |              3 |               75 |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |      51 |            2672 |       22 |             316 |             49 |             1226 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |       0 |               0 |        0 |               0 |              0 |                0 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                   |       7 |             343 |        2 |              10 |              0 |                0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          |       0 |               0 |        0 |               0 |              0 |                0 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |       0 |               0 |        0 |               0 |              0 |                0 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       |       0 |               0 |        0 |               0 |              0 |                0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         |       0 |               0 |        0 |               0 |              0 |                0 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |      10 |             829 |        3 |              59 |              9 |              313 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          |      21 |             875 |        2 |              12 |              2 |               24 |
|          | Total                               |     806 |           39250 |      250 |            2475 |            258 |             6704 |