Lok Sabha Question No. 4107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Juvenile Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2019

## JUVENILE HOMES

4107.      SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

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

- (a) the estimated number of children who have been placed in juvenile homes in each State during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the number of juvenile homes functioning in the country along with the financial assistance provided to such homes by the Government during the said period;
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the working of juvenile homes in the country and if so, the details along with the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether most of the juvenile homes lack the required reform facilities that help delinquent children revert to normal life;
- (e) if  so, the details thereof indicating the number of such homes across the country that are equipped with the required reform facilities; and
- (f) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure adequate facilities/infrastructure to the children living in juvenile homes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) &  (b):  The  number  of  children  placed  in  observation  homes  and  number  of  homes  functioning  in  the country are at Annexure-I. The details of fund released to the State Govt. during F.Y., 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and current  year 2018-19  (as  on  31.12.2018)  under  Child  Protection  Services-a  scheme  is  at Annexure-II .
- (c) to  (f):  The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  stipulates  the  security  net  for vulnerable  children  by  way  of  statutory  service  delivery  structures  along  with  Institutional  and  nonInstitutional care. The JJ Act, 2015 provides minimum benchmark for facilities to be provided to children in Child Care Institution. The Ministry has been pursuing with all the States/UTs to regularly monitor all the Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  as  mandated  under  the  Section  41  of  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 framed thereunder, to ensure best interest of children. Under Section 8 (3) ( j ) of the JJ Act, Juvenile Justice Board has to conduct at least one inspection visit every month of residential facilities for children in conflict with law and recommend action for improvement in quality of services to the District Child Protection Unit and the State Government. The primary execution of the JJ Act is the responsibility of States/UTs. 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.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4107 for  answer  on  04.01.2019  raised  by  Shrimati  Bhavana  Pundalikrao  Gawali  Patil,  Shrimati Supriya Sule, Shri Dhananjay Mahadik, Shri Mohite Patil Vijaysinh Shankarrao, Dr. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit regarding 'Juvenile Homes'

## The number of children placed in observation homes and number of homes functioning in the country.

| S. No.   | State/UT            |   Observation/Special/ Observation cum Special Home |   Number of Children |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                  16 |                  287 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                   1 |                    7 |
| 3        | Assam               |                                                   5 |                   48 |
| 4        | Bihar               |                                                  13 |                  777 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        |                                                  13 |                  303 |
| 6        | Goa                 |                                                   0 |                    0 |
| 7        | Gujarat             |                                                   7 |                   91 |
| 8        | Haryana             |                                                   4 |                  195 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                   2 |                   47 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir   |                                                   8 |                  444 |
| 11       | Jharkhand           |                                                  11 |                  427 |
| 12       | Karnataka           |                                                  17 |                   81 |
| 13       | Kerala              |                                                  11 |                   28 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                  22 |                  528 |
| 15       | Maharashtra         |                                                  53 |                 1704 |
| 16       | Manipur             |                                                   5 |                   80 |
| 17       | Meghalaya           |                                                   3 |                   47 |
| 18       | Mizoram             |                                                  10 |                  218 |
| 19       | Nagaland            |                                                  13 |                   25 |
| 20       | Orissa              |                                                   4 |                  298 |
| 21       | Punjab              |                                                   6 |                  152 |
| 22       | Rajasthan           |                                                  34 |                  522 |
| 23       | Sikkim              |                                                   3 |                   78 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu          |                                                  10 |                  252 |
| 25       | Tripura             |                                                   4 |                    7 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh       |                                                  43 |                 2093 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand         |                                                  11 |                   65 |
| 28       | West Bengal         |                                                  14 |                 1530 |
| 29       | Telangana           |                                                  11 |                  330 |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar    |                                                   0 |                    0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh          |                                                   1 |                   17 |
| 32       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                                   0 |                    0 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu       |                                                   0 |                    0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep         |                                                   0 |                    0 |
| 35       | NCT of Delhi        |                                                   5 |                  264 |
| 36       | Puducherry          |                                                   4 |                  107 |
|          |                     |                                                 364 |                11052 |

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4107 for answer on 04.01.2019 raised by Shrimati Bhavana Pundalikrao Gawali Patil, Shrimati Supriya Sule, Shri  Dhananjay Mahadik, Shri Mohite Patil Vijaysinh Shankarrao, Dr. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit regarding 'Juvenile Homes'

## The details  of fund  released  and  utilized  by State  Govts./UT  Administrations  during  the financial year 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and current year under CPS.

| Year-wise details of grants released under Child Protection Services [CPS] as on 31.12.2018   | Year-wise details of grants released under Child Protection Services [CPS] as on 31.12.2018   | Year-wise details of grants released under Child Protection Services [CPS] as on 31.12.2018   | Year-wise details of grants released under Child Protection Services [CPS] as on 31.12.2018   | Year-wise details of grants released under Child Protection Services [CPS] as on 31.12.2018   | Year-wise details of grants released under Child Protection Services [CPS] as on 31.12.2018   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                        | State/UT                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                       | 2016-17                                                                                       | 2017-18                                                                                       | 2018-19                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                | 238.58                                                                                        | 110.74                                                                                        | 1469.88                                                                                       | 1870.01                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                             | 571.68                                                                                        | 52.29                                                                                         | 643.71                                                                                        | 37.63                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                         | 597.90                                                                                        | 413.64                                                                                        | 2932.68                                                                                       | 654.26                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                         | 2687.89                                                                                       | 2787.92                                                                                       | 541.56                                                                                        | 908.92                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                             | Chattisgarh                                                                                   | 3955.55                                                                                       | 527.77                                                                                        | 3181.97                                                                                       | 1042.64                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                           | 235.25                                                                                        | 36.83                                                                                         | 728.53                                                                                        | 16.03                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                       | 2328.90                                                                                       | 769.95                                                                                        | 590.11                                                                                        | 1527.97                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                       | 496.44                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                          | 1858.22                                                                                       | 512.62                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                              | 604.04                                                                                        | 2345.48                                                                                       | 1835.01                                                                                       | 881.47                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                            | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                | 113.35                                                                                        | 43.12                                                                                         | 807.48                                                                                        | 2106.94                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                     | 369.88                                                                                        | 840.11                                                                                        | 1714.57                                                                                       | 478.56                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                     | 1845.24                                                                                       | 3720.80                                                                                       | 3272.45                                                                                       | 2595.22                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                        | 944.39                                                                                        | 260.50                                                                                        | 1849.45                                                                                       | 1184.11                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                | 1116.03                                                                                       | 2503.88                                                                                       | 3262.77                                                                                       | 1762.75                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                   | 3138.75                                                                                       | 2272.33                                                                                       | 608.15                                                                                        | 808.90                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                       | 3082.18                                                                                       | 241.34                                                                                        | 1886.33                                                                                       | 1825.26                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                     | 1469.55                                                                                       | 2060.33                                                                                       | 1846.60                                                                                       | 900.80                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                       | 2079.44                                                                                       | 1949.55                                                                                       | 1917.51                                                                                       | 1361.38                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                      | 2257.65                                                                                       | 1350.37                                                                                       | 1457.45                                                                                       | 1163.92                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                            | Orissa                                                                                        | 3309.07                                                                                       | 1089.22                                                                                       | 2599.30                                                                                       | 4352.44                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                        | 820.81                                                                                        | 581.67                                                                                        | 143.24                                                                                        | 825.27                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                     | 3258.92                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                          | 4752.30                                                                                       | 1082.16                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                        | 562.00                                                                                        | 601.18                                                                                        | 662.76                                                                                        | 66.25                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                    | 825.04                                                                                        | 13039.37                                                                                      | 2013.12                                                                                       | 1858.05                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                     | 354.88                                                                                        | 195.64                                                                                        | 894.82                                                                                        | 731.96                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                       | 710.63                                                                                        | 676.04                                                                                        | 446.81                                                                                        | 649.65                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 2884.18                                                                                       | 3207.19                                                                                       | 1830.67                                                                                       | 7834.39                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                   | 66.88                                                                                         | 15.54                                                                                         | 907.57                                                                                        | 153.80                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                   | 508.67                                                                                        | 6763.87                                                                                       | 5073.56                                                                                       | 1470.42                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                            | Andaman &Nicobar Island                                                                       | 36.03                                                                                         | 36.88                                                                                         | 31.66                                                                                         | 27.70                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                    | 357.82                                                                                        | 245.44                                                                                        | 194.32                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                            | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                           | 58.66                                                                                         | 177.59                                                                                        | 24.82                                                                                         | 11.24                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                            | Daman &Diu                                                                                    | 82.82                                                                                         | 126.42                                                                                        | 21.89                                                                                         | 18.42                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                            | Delhi                                                                                         | 1363.40                                                                                       | 978.64                                                                                        | 354.33                                                                                        | 542.02                                                                                        |
| 35                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                          | -                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                          |
| 36                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                    | 559.60                                                                                        | 826.33                                                                                        | 114.35                                                                                        | 234.65                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                         | Total                                                                                         | 43892.10                                                                                      | 50847.97                                                                                      | 52469.95                                                                                      | 41497.81                                                                                      |