Lok Sabha Question No. 2807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2807

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## ORPHANAGES

## 2807.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  orphanages  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including Maharashtra and Bihar, location-wise;
- (b) the number of orphans and abandoned children across the country, orphanageswise;
- (c) the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  for  said  orphanages  during  the  last three years; and
- (d) whether  any  suggestions  have  been  received  by  Government  of  Maharashtra and Bihar regarding condition of orphanages and orphans children living there, if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): As per the information provided by the States/UTs, total number of Child Care Institutions  (CCIs)  including  Specialised  Adoptions  Agencies  (SAAs)  alongwith  the number  of  orphan/abandoned/surrendered  children  supported  under  Child  Protection Services (CPS) Scheme, is at Annexure-I.

The details of fund released and utilized by States/UTs during the last three year under CPS, is at Annexure-II .

The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  and  Model  Rules, 2016  framed  thereunder  provides  for  monitoring,  inspection,  standards  of  care  and measures  to  be  taken  by  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations.   The  primary responsibility  of  execution  of  JJ  Act  and  implementation  of  the  Scheme  rests  with States/UTs. The National and State Commissions for protection of Child Rights have been established under the provisions of the Commissions for protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, to  monitor the action taken for welfare of children, inter alia.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.2807 for 12.03.2021 raised by Shri Vinayak Raut & Shrimati Veena Devi regarding 'Orphanages'.

## Details  of total  number  of  CCIs  including  SAAs  alongwith  the  number  of  children supported under CPS Scheme during current financial year.

| S. No.   | State/UT               |   Children Home |   Beneficiaries |   Specialized Adoption Agencies |   Beneficiaries |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         |              56 |            2526 |                              14 |             122 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      |               4 |             155 |                               1 |              10 |
| 3        | Assam                  |              36 |            1372 |                              19 |              78 |
| 4        | Bihar                  |              13 |             599 |                              13 |             132 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           |              44 |            1630 |                              12 |             119 |
| 6        | Goa                    |              16 |             555 |                               2 |              16 |
| 7        | Gujarat                |              53 |            1436 |                              13 |             125 |
| 8        | Haryana                |              24 |            1060 |                               7 |              57 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh       |              30 |            1178 |                               1 |               8 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir      |              10 |             542 |                               2 |               0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand              |              28 |             910 |                              12 |              92 |
| 12       | Karnataka              |              68 |            2856 |                              31 |             379 |
| 13       | Kerala                 |              17 |             436 |                              11 |              65 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh         |              44 |            1793 |                              26 |             210 |
| 15       | Maharashtra            |              22 |             975 |                              18 |             180 |
| 16       | Manipur                |              41 |            1329 |                               9 |              98 |
| 17       | Meghalaya              |              37 |             802 |                               4 |               5 |
| 18       | Mizoram                |              35 |            1041 |                               7 |              26 |
| 19       | Nagaland               |              23 |             507 |                               4 |              15 |
| 20       | Odisha                 |              90 |            6446 |                              27 |             263 |
| 21       | Punjab                 |              13 |             417 |                               6 |              77 |
| 22       | Rajasthan              |              61 |            3005 |                              21 |             211 |
| 23       | Sikkim                 |              14 |             476 |                               4 |              20 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu             |             187 |           12450 |                              20 |             200 |
| 25       | Tripura                |              20 |             728 |                               6 |              44 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh          |              46 |            1993 |                              25 |             386 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand            |               9 |             301 |                               5 |              11 |
| 28       | West Bengal            |              59 |            3307 |                              25 |             322 |
| 29       | Telangana              |              31 |            1017 |                              11 |             320 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar      |              10 |             401 |                               2 |              10 |
| 31       | Chandigarh             |               5 |             254 |                               2 |              20 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |               0 |               0 |                               1 |              10 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu          |               1 |              25 |                               0 |               0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep            |               0 |               0 |                               0 |               0 |
| 35       | Delhi                  |              22 |            1019 |                               3 |              50 |
| 36       | Puducherry             |              22 |             904 |                               2 |              35 |
|          | Total                  |            1191 |           54445 |                             366 |            3716 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (d) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.2807 for 12.03.2021 raised by Shri Vinayak Raut & Shrimati Veena Devi regarding 'Orphanages'.

The details of fund released and utilized by States/UTs during the last three year under CPS.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | 2017-18         | 2017-18        | 2018-19         | 2018-19        | 2019-20         | 2019-20        |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | Amount Utlized |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 1469.88         | 1537.11        | 1870.01         | 1477.11        | 1373.53         | 1679.85        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 643.71          | 180.00         | 37.63           | 526.03         | 1174.11         | 449.14         |
| 3         | Assam                     | 2932.68         | 1608.78        | 3379.63         | 2015.65        | 3363.95         | 1730.54        |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 541.56          | 1609.84        | 2621.87         | 1619.23        | 1405.39         | 2334.30        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 3181.97         | 1701.20        | 2151.01         | 2710.68        | 2098.74         | 2036.07        |
| 6         | Goa                       | 728.53          | 54.44          | 16.03           | 80.17          | 19.63           | 94.56          |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 590.11          | 1767.24        | 2251.55         | 1790.09        | 2146.27         | 1923.30        |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 1858.22         | 2500.00        | 1387.60         | 1693.65        | 2217.99         | 1642.22        |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 1835.01         | 1833.11        | 1342.64         | 1349.88        | 1607.40         | 1416.52        |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 807.48          | 807.48         | 2106.94         | 1189.53        | 1225.16         | 2325.80        |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 1714.57         | 1641.76        | 1480.26         | 1491.25        | 1845.80         | 1577.14        |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 3272.45         | 1364.04        | 4022.56         | 3285.56        | 3290.45         | 2969.37        |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 1849.45         | 1275.72        | 1263.77         | 1263.77        | 1519.74         | 754.30         |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 3262.77         | 2582.87        | 2959.23         | 3070.18        | 3052.72         | 2388.42        |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 608.15          | 2697.87        | 3156.52         | 1922.01        | 2449.63         | 1941.08        |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 1886.33         | 2103.00        | 3866.99         | 3660.70        | 3102.72         | 3073.00        |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 1846.60         | 1846.60        | 2254.51         | 2254.51        | 2241.71         | 2234.49        |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 1917.51         | 1917.51        | 2042.28         | 2042.28        | 2530.43         | 2136.90        |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 1457.45         | 1457.45        | 1787.12         | 1779.05        | 2085.95         | 2054.82        |
| 20        | Orissa                    | 2599.30         | 2782.53        | 4352.44         | 3398.22        | 3541.66         | 3436.79        |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 143.24          | 875.43         | 1244.17         | 534.19         | 722.00          | 815.29         |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 4752.30         | 2995.81        | 3584.72         | 3584.72        | 3195.88         | 4041.72        |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 662.76          | 125.43         | 379.25          | 512.55         | 662.51          | 618.96         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 2013.12         | 5512.50        | 7895.14         | 8622.16        | 14915.36        | 10624.87       |
| 25        | Telangana                 | 894.82          | 633.08         | 1329.23         | 1647.72        | 1726.38         | 1190.19        |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 446.81          | 499.00         | 885.77          | 849.54         | 879.61          | 601.03         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 1830.67         | 4222.98        | 7834.39         | 5347.81        | 4277.72         | 4173.25        |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 907.57          | 731.40         | 1344.40         | 405.84         | 918.58          | 1722.38        |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 5073.56         | 4232.67        | 2372.13         | 3391.03        | 2815.10         | 4285.62        |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Isla nd | 31.66           | 93.36          | 218.85          | 201.17         | 329.62          | 211.53         |
| 31        | Chandigarh                | 194.32          | 236.17         | 577.58          | 259.27         | 0.00            | 344.99         |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 24.82           | 69.90          | 11.24           | 90.74          | 193.97          | 80.85          |
| 32        | Daman & Diu               | 21.89           | 83.00          | 18.42           | 67.77          | 141.79          | 72.36          |
| 33        | Delhi                     | 354.33          | 907.88         | 1007.39         | 849.99         | 972.86          | 717.64         |
| 34        | Lakshadweep               | 0.00            | 0.00           | 0.00            | 0.00           | 0.00            | 0.00           |
| 35 36     | Ladakh Puducherry         | 114.35          | 426.20         | 398.43          | 334.79         | 501.96          | 513.60         |
|           | Total                     |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 68212.89       |
|           |                           | 52469.95        | 54913.36       | 73451.70        | 65318.84       | 74546.32        |                |