Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rama Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.109

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019

## ORPHANAGES

## 109. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

- (a) the total number of orphanages present in the country, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (b) the number of orphans living in the said orphanages, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated and utilised for the said orphanages during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether any suggestions or proposals have been received from the Government of Bihar regarding the orphanages and the orphans living therein; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): As per the information provided by Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) the total number of Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs) present in the country State/UTwise and number of orphans living in the said SAAs is at Annexure-I .
- (c): The Ministry releases funds to States/UTs under 'Child Protection Services'. The details of funds released under CPS for institutional care (including SAAs), non-institutional care and service delivery set up is at Annexure-II.
- (d) & (e): No such suggestion has been received by the Ministry from the Govt. of Bihar.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a & b) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No.109 for 21.06.2019 raised by Smt. Rama Devi  regarding 'Orphanages'.

## State/UT-wise No. of Specialised Adoption Agencies (as on 17.06.2019)

| S. No.   | States/UTs                 |   No. of SAAs |   Beneficiary |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|          | Andaman and Nicobar Island |             2 |            25 |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh             |            14 |           596 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh          |             2 |             6 |
| 3        | Assam                      |            24 |           187 |
| 4        | Bihar                      |            29 |           254 |
| 5        | Chandigarh                 |             1 |            44 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh               |            13 |           228 |
|          | Dadara and Nagar Haveli    |             1 |             1 |
| 7        | Delhi                      |            12 |           326 |
| 8        | Goa                        |             2 |            24 |
| 9        | Gujarat                    |            18 |           114 |
| 10       | Haryana                    |             8 |           163 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh           |             1 |            13 |
| 12       | Jharkhand                  |            15 |           344 |
| 13       | Karnataka                  |            33 |           375 |
| 14       | Kerala                     |            19 |            90 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh             |            33 |           601 |
| 16       | Maharashtra                |            63 |           968 |
| 17       | Manipur                    |             8 |            57 |
| 18       | Meghalaya                  |             6 |            14 |
| 19       | Mizoram                    |             7 |            20 |
| 20       | Nagaland                   |             4 |             5 |
| 21       | Odisha                     |            28 |           449 |
| 22       | Pondicherry                |             4 |            16 |
| 23       | Punjab                     |            10 |           314 |
| 24       | Rajasthan                  |            35 |           160 |
| 25       | Sikkim                     |             4 |             5 |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu                 |            20 |           264 |
| 27       | Telangana                  |            11 |           421 |
| 28       | Tripura                    |             9 |            60 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh              |            18 |           420 |
| 30       | Uttrakhand                 |             8 |            15 |
| 31       | West Bengal                |            26 |           376 |
|          | Total                      |           488 |          6955 |

## Annexure-II

Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No.109 for 21.06.2019 raised by Smt. Rama Devi  regarding 'Orphanages'.

Details  of  funds  released  and  utilized  to  the  State  Governments/UT  administration  under  Child Protection Services reported by State/UTs during the last three years, State/UT-wise.

| Sl.   | Status of grant released and   | utilized under Child   | utilized under Child   | Protection Scheme [CPS] as 2017-18   | Protection Scheme [CPS] as 2017-18   | on 31.03.2019   | on 31.03.2019   |
|-------|--------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| No.   | Name of the State              | Amount released        | Amount Utlized         | Amount released                      | Amount Utlized                       | Amount released | Amount Utlized  |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                 | 110.74                 | 586.32                 | 1469.88                              | 1537.11                              | 1870.01         | 1477.11         |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh              | 52.29                  | 179.54                 | 643.71                               | 180.00                               | 37.63           | 526.03          |
| 3     | Assam                          | 413.64                 | 1112.98                | 2932.68                              | 1608.78                              | 3379.63         | 2015.65         |
| 4     | Bihar                          | 2787.92                | 1923.33                | 541.56                               | 1609.84                              | 2621.87         | *               |
| 5     | Chattisgarh                    | 527.77                 | 1683.25                | 3181.97                              | 1701.20                              | 2151.01         | *               |
| 6     | Goa                            | 36.83                  | 98.27                  | 728.53                               | 54.44                                | 16.03           | 80.17           |
| 7     | Gujarat                        | 769.95                 | 1526.53                | 590.11                               | 1767.24                              | 2251.55         | 1790.09         |
| 8     | Haryana                        | 0.00                   | 1224.85                | 1858.22                              | 2500.00                              | 1387.60         | 1693.65         |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh               | 2345.48                | 2390.26                | 1835.01                              | 1833.11                              | 1342.64         | 1349.88         |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir                 | 43.12                  | 114.71                 | 807.48                               | 807.48                               | 2106.94         | *               |
| 11    | Jharkhand                      | 840.11                 | 842.14                 | 1714.57                              | 1641.76                              | 1480.26         | 1570.69         |
| 12    | Karnataka                      | 3720.80                | 3709.53                | 3272.45                              | 1364.04                              | 4022.56         | 3285.56         |
| 13    | Kerala                         | 260.50                 | 216.96                 | 1849.45                              | 1275.72                              | 1263.77         | 1263.47         |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh                 | 2503.88                | 2535.83                | 3262.77                              | 2582.87                              | 2959.23         | 3070.18         |
| 15    | Maharashtra                    | 2272.33                | 1569.37                | 608.15                               | 608.15                               | 3156.52         | *               |
| 16    | Manipur                        | 241.34                 | 709.47                 | 1886.33                              | 2103.00                              | 3866.99         | 2452.99         |
| 17    | Meghalaya                      | 2060.33                | 2060.33                | 1846.60                              | 1846.60                              | 2254.51         | 900.80          |
| 18    | Mizoram                        | 1949.55                | 1949.55                | 1917.51                              | 1917.51                              | 2042.28         | *               |
| 19    | Nagaland                       | 1350.37                | 1447.50                | 1457.45                              | 1457.45                              | 1787.12         | 1787.12         |
| 20    | Orissa                         | 1089.22                | 2580.78                | 2599.30                              | 2782.53                              | 4352.44         | *               |
| 21    | Punjab                         | 581.67                 | 718.31                 | 143.24                               | 875.43                               | 1244.17         | 535.83          |
| 22    | Rajasthan                      | 0.00                   | 2267.52                | 4752.30                              | 2995.81                              | 3584.72         | *               |
| 23    | Sikkim                         | 601.18                 | 365.87                 | 662.76                               | 125.43                               | 379.25          | *               |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                     | 13039.37               | 3648.55                | 2013.12                              | 5512.50                              | 7895.14         | 8622.16         |
| 25    | Telangana                      | 195.64                 | 1823.98                | 894.82                               | 633.08                               | 1329.23         | 1647.72         |
| 26    | Tripura                        | 676.04                 | 415.30                 | 446.81                               | 499.00                               | 885.77          | 849.55          |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                  | 3207.19                | 3109.82                | 1830.67                              | 4222.98                              | 7834.39         | 5347.81         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                    | 15.54                  | 187.54                 | 907.57                               | 731.40                               | 1344.40         | 405.84          |
| 29    | West Bengal                    | 6763.87                | 3522.60                | 5073.56                              | 4232.67                              | 2372.13         | 3391.03         |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar Island       | 36.88                  | 36.76                  | 31.66                                | 93.36                                | 218.85          | 201.17          |
| 31    | Chandigarh                     | 245.44                 | 278.53                 | 194.32                               | 236.17                               | 577.58          | *               |
| 32    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli            | 177.59                 | 59.11                  | 24.82                                | 69.90                                | 11.24           | 90.74           |
| 33    | Daman &Diu                     | 126.42                 | 80.33                  | 21.89                                | 83.00                                | 18.42           | 67.77           |
| 34    | Delhi                          | 978.64                 | 1024.94                | 354.33                               | 907.88                               | 1007.39         | *               |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                    | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 36    | Puducherry                     | 826.33                 | 768.69                 | 114.35                               | 426.20                               | 398.43          | *               |
| Total |                                | 50847.97               | 46769.35               | 52469.95                             | 52823.64                             | 73451.70        | 44423.01        |