Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Child Protection Policy of CCIs
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Feroze Varun Gandhi, P.P. Chaudhary, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.50

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019

## CHILD PROTECTION POLICY OF CCIS

50. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the total number of shelter homes and Child Care Institutions (CCIs) at present in the country along  with  the  number  of  children  residing  in  such  homes/  units,  State/UT-wise  including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand;
- (b) the details of the crimes reported and complaints registered against CCIs and shelter homes along with the mechanism followed to register complaints made by the victims of crimes like rape;
- (c) whether a nodal agency or a centre has been set up to create awareness among children at the shelter homes, where complaints can be registered and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to rehabilitate the children from the 539 CCIs, that were shut down;
- (e) whether action is being taken by the Government to improve the condition of the extant shelter homes, especially in terms of infrastructure enhancement and if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether the Government proposes to amend the existing policy in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The total number of shelter homes and Child Care Institutions (CCIs) State/UT-wise including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand being supported under the Child Protection Services (CPS) is at Annexure-I.
- (b)  & (c): The Government has legislated The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (CPCR), under which National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) have been created as Statutory bodies for protection of child rights. The Commissions are mandated to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) under Section 109 of the JJ Act, 2015. As reported by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), it has registered 140 complaints against CCIs and Shelter Homes during the last three years. The State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-II. There are various modes to register complaints  with  NCPCR  by  the  victims  which  include  writing  directly  to  NCPCR;  through POCSO E-box (ncpcr.gov.in/index2.php) and E-baalnidan (www.ebaalnidan.nic.in).

(d)  to  (f):  Ministry  is  implementing  Child  Protection  Scheme  (CPS),  and  providing  financial assistance, as Grant-in-Aid, to the States/UTs for, inter-alia, undertaking a situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances, for setting up and maintenance of various types of CCIs.  The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 framed under the JJ Act inter-alia specify standards for physical infrastructure, clothing, bedding, nutrition & diet, as well as rehabilitation measures such as education, vocational training, counseling, etc. JJ Act, mandates regular monitoring by Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards and State Governments. The Ministry stressed upon the need for mandatory monitoring as prescribed under the Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which mandates regular monitoring by Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards and State Governments. The primary responsibility in execution of the JJ Act lies with the State/UT Governments.

The Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs were requested to get the inspection conducted under the supervision of District Magistrates.  The Ministry also issued an advisory to the States and UTs regarding actions required to be taken in case of abuse of children in any Child Care Institutions.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b & c) of LokSabhaUnStarred Question No.50 for 21.06.2019 raised by Shri SudhakarTukaramShrangare, Shri FerozeVarun Gandhi, Shri P.P. Chaudhary, Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and Shri Sunil Kumar Singh  regarding 'Child Protection Policy Of CCIs'.

The total number of shelter homes and Child Care Institutions (CCIs) at present in the country along with the number of children residing in such homes/units, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand as on 31.03.2019.

| S. No.   | State/UTs              | Institutional Care [Homes]   | Institutional Care [Homes]   | Open Shelters   | Open Shelters   | Specialised Adoption Agencies   | Specialised Adoption Agencies   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UTs              | No. Assisted                 | Beneficiari es               | No. Assisted    | Beneficiari es  | No. Assisted                    | Benefici aries                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 66                           | 2316                         | 13              | 342             | 14                              | 144                             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 4                            | 76                           | 0               | 0               | 1                               | 9                               |
| 3        | Assam                  | 37                           | 1765                         | 3               | 51              | 23                              | 69                              |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 26                           | 1567                         | 5               | 134             | 13                              | 138                             |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 65                           | 2325                         | 10              | 117             | 12                              | 120                             |
| 6        | Goa                    | 23                           | 1188                         | 3               | 378             | 2                               | 16                              |
| 7        | Gujarat                | 45                           | 1706                         | 0               | 0               | 12                              | 86                              |
| 8        | Haryana                | 24                           | 1403                         | 21              | 614             | 7                               | 47                              |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh       | 33                           | 1227                         | 3               | 38              | 1                               | 11                              |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir      | 17                           | 823                          | 0               | 0               | 2                               | 0                               |
| 11       | Jharkhand              | 36                           | 992                          | 5               | 141             | 15                              | 93                              |
| 12       | Karnataka              | 80                           | 2998                         | 40              | 1153            | 25                              | 107                             |
| 13       | Kerala                 | 30                           | 788                          | 4               | 100             | 12                              | 65                              |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh         | 67                           | 2804                         | 8               | 348             | 26                              | 243                             |
| 15       | Maharashtra            | 67                           | 2605                         | 3               | 86              | 13                              | 136                             |
| 16       | Manipur                | 42                           | 1160                         | 14              | 296             | 7                               | 55                              |
| 17       | Meghalaya              | 44                           | 960                          | 3               | 159             | 3                               | 6                               |
| 18       | Mizoram                | 36                           | 1195                         | 0               | 0               | 5                               | 50                              |
| 19       | Nagaland               | 39                           | 477                          | 3               | 35              | 4                               | 5                               |
| 20       | Odisha                 | 96                           | 6859                         | 12              | 244             | 23                              | 223                             |
| 21       | Punjab                 | 13                           | 463                          | 0               | 0               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 22       | Rajasthan              | 85                           | 2459                         | 22              | 401             | 24                              | 99                              |
| 23       | Sikkim                 | 12                           | 355                          | 3               | 60              | 4                               | 20                              |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu             | 189                          | 11915                        | 12              | 264             | 20                              | 169                             |
| 25       | Tripura                | 23                           | 717                          | 2               | 58              | 6                               | 49                              |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh          | 77                           | 3162                         | 20              | 500             | 12                              | 120                             |
| 27       | Uttarakhand            | 20                           | 437                          | 2               | 50              | 2                               | 15                              |
| 28       | West Bengal            | 73                           | 5436                         | 49              | 1326            | 32                              | 460                             |
| 29       | Telangana              | 42                           | 1343                         | 0               | 0               | 11                              | 342                             |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar       | 3                            | 101                          | -               | 0               | -                               | 0                               |
| 31       | Chandigarh             | 7                            | 252                          | 0               | 0               | 2                               | 17                              |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | -                            | 0                            | -               | 0               | -                               | 0                               |
| 33       | Daman and Diu          | 0                            | 0                            | -               | 0               | -                               | 0                               |
| 34       | Lakshadweep            | -                            | 0                            | -               | 0               | -                               | 0                               |
| 35       | Delhi                  | 28                           | 1447                         | 13              | 380             | 3                               | 72                              |
| 36       | Puducherry             | 27                           | 1043                         | 2               | 42              | 2                               | 16                              |
|          | Total                  | 1476                         | 64364                        | 275             | 7317            | 338                             | 3002                            |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabhaUnStarred  Question  No.50  for 21.06.2019  raised  by  Shri  SudhakarTukaramShrangare,  Shri  FerozeVarun  Gandhi, Shri P.P. Chaudhary, Shri SumedhanandSarswati and Shri Sunil Kumar Singh  regarding 'Child Protection Policy Of CCIs'.

## State/UT wise details of complaints with respect to "CCIs and Shelter Homes" received in NCPCR during the last three years (2016-19)

| Sr. No.   | States/UTs                  | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |   Total |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | -         | 1         | -         |       1 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 4         | Assam                       | -         | 2         | -         |       2 |
| 5         | Bihar                       | 1         | -         | 1         |       2 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                | 2         | 5         | 2         |       9 |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |           |           |           |       0 |
| 9         | Daman and Diu               |           |           |           |       0 |
| 10        | Delhi                       | 1         | 1         | 2         |       4 |
| 11        | Goa                         | 1         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 12        | Gujarat                     | 1         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 13        | Haryana                     | 7         | 2         | 2         |      11 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            | 1         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir           | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 17        | Karnataka                   | -         | -         | 1         |       1 |
| 18        | Kerala                      | -         | 2         | -         |       2 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                 | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh              | 3         | -         | 2         |       5 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                 | 2         | 3         | 2         |       7 |
| 22        | Manipur                     | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                   | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 24        | Mizoram                     | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 25        | Nagaland                    | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 26        | Orissa                      | -         | 2         | 44        |      46 |
| 27        | Puducherry                  | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 28        | Punjab                      | -         | 1         |           |       1 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                   | 5         |           | 3         |       8 |
| 30        | Sikkim                      |           | -         | -         |       0 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                  | 3         | 4         | -         |       7 |
| 32        | Telangana                   |           |           | 2         |       2 |
| 33        | Tripura                     | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh               | 8         | 9         | 5         |      22 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                 | -         | 2         | 1         |       3 |
| 36        | West Bengal                 | 3         | 1         | -         |       4 |
| Total     | Total                       | 38        | 35        | 67        |     140 |