Lok Sabha Question No. 2980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2980

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## ORPHANAGES

2980. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to identify orphans in the country, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) the total number of orphanages functioning in the country along with children living therein during the last three years, State/UT-wise particularly in Jharkhand;
- (c) whether the Government proposes any new schemes for education and development of children living in these orphanages and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the amount of funds allocated/ released and utilised to run such orphanages during the last three years;
- (e) whether any suggestions have been received from the Government of Jharkhand regarding functioning of orphanages and the welfare of orphans living in them; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken so far by the Government on these suggestions?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per Section 2(42) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 'orphan' means a child  who is without biological or adoptive parents or legal guardian; or   whose legal guardian is not willing to take, or capable of taking care of the child. Section 2(14) (vi) of the JJ Act, 2015 defines children in need of care and protection (CNCP) as ones who does not have parents and no one is willing to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned or surrendered him. Therefore CNCP includes orphan children inter-alia. The  Act  mandates  Institutional  and  Non-Institutional  care  for  such  children.  The  government  has  been implementing Child Protection Services-a scheme to deliver the security net as envisaged under JJ Act, 2015.  However,  the  primary  responsibility  of  execution  of  the  Act  lies  with  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations.
- (b): Total  no.  of  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  funded  by  government  during  last  three  years  is  as  per Annexure-I.
- (c): The provisions of care and protection of vulnerable children living in CCIs are defined under JJ Act, 2015 and  JJ  Model  Rules,  2016.  The  children  are  also  mandated  to  get  education  under  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyaan of the Union Government.
- (d): The Ministry does not release any funds directly to any CCIs. Funds are released to State Governments/UT Administrations for managing institutions as recommended by them. State-wise releases made under CPS during the last three years are at Annexure-II.
- (e): No specific suggestions from the Government of Jharkhand have come in the notice of the Ministry.
- (f): The question does not arise in view of (e) above.

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## List of CCIs funded  by Government of India under CPS scheme

| S. No.   | State                               | Homes   | Homes         | Homes   | Homes         |
|----------|-------------------------------------|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
|          |                                     | Govt.   | Beneficiaries | NGO     | Beneficiaries |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 80      | 2460          | 13      | 342           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 1       | 7             | 4       | 72            |
| 3        | Assam                               | 10      | 222           | 53      | 1213          |
| 4        | Bihar                               | 16      | 1013          | 49      | 1129          |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        | 22      | 641           | 50      | 1652          |
| 6        | Goa                                 | 1       | 35            | 27      | 1547          |
| 7        | Gujarat                             | 35      | 712           | 33      | 1350          |
| 8        | Haryana                             | 8       | 374           | 47      | 1719          |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    | 11      | 386           | 26      | 851           |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   | 12      | 569           | 2       | 142           |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           | 13      | 531           | 43      | 1401          |
| 12       | Karnataka                           | 78      | 2709          | 67      | 1549          |
| 13       | Kerala                              | 29      | 759           | 17      | 194           |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 27      | 849           | 74      | 2546          |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         | 34      | 775           | 62      | 1893          |
| 16       | Manipur                             | 5       | 63            | 58      | 1448          |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           | 27      | 224           | 27      | 878           |
| 18       | Mizoram                             | 20      | 320           | 21      | 918           |
| 19       | Nagaland                            | 13      | 25            | 33      | 492           |
| 20       | Odisha                              | 13      | 901           | 118     | 6425          |
| 21       | Punjab                              | 13      | 463           | 4       | 99            |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           | 52      | 812           | 72      | 2516          |
| 23       | Sikkim                              | 4       | 65            | 20      | 550           |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          | 45      | 3669          | 177     | 10886         |
| 25       | Tripura                             | 14      | 430           | 17      | 394           |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       | 59      | 2376          | 61      | 3555          |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         | 18      | 193           | 4       | 161           |
| 28       | West Bengal                         | 20      | 2210          | 100     | 4803          |
| 29       | Telangana                           | 47      | 1580          | 6       | 105           |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                   | 0       | 0             | 8       | 367           |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          | 6       | 193           | 2       | 46            |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              | 0       | 0             | 0       | 0             |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       | 0       | 0             | 0       | 0             |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         | 0       | 0             | 0       | 0             |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 20      | 790           | 24      | 1164          |
| 36       | Puducherry                          | 6       | 161           | 26      | 1032          |
| Total    | Total                               | 759     | 26517         | 1345    | 53439         |

## Statement referred to in reply to Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2980 due for 28.12.2018

## Funds allocated/released and utilized by State/UTs during last three years

| Sl.   | Name of the State        | Adoption Agencies 2015-16   | Adoption Agencies 2015-16   | as on 10.12.2018 (in 2016-17   | as on 10.12.2018 (in 2016-17   | lakhs) 2017-18   | lakhs) 2017-18   |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sl.   | Name of the State        | Amount released             | Amount Utlized              | Amount released                | Amount Utlized                 | Amount released  | Amount Utlized   |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh           | 238.58                      | 500.52                      | 110.74                         | 586.32                         | 1469.88          | 1537.11          |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 571.68                      | 92.02                       | 52.29                          | 179.54                         | 643.71           | 180.00           |
| 3     | Assam                    | 597.90                      | 1025.07                     | 413.64                         | 1112.98                        | 2932.68          | 1787.53          |
| 4     | Bihar                    | 2687.89                     | 1896.52                     | 2787.92                        | 1923.33                        | 541.56           | 1633.69          |
| 5     | Chattisgarh              | 3955.55                     | 2086.26                     | 527.77                         | 1683.25                        | 3181.97          | 2486.27          |
| 6     | Goa                      | 235.25                      | 39.68                       | 36.83                          | 98.27                          | 728.53           | 54.44            |
| 7     | Gujarat                  | 2328.90                     | 1510.37                     | 769.95                         | 1526.53                        | 590.11           | 1767.24          |
| 8     | Haryana                  | 496.44                      | 350.89                      | 0.00                           | 1224.85                        | 1858.22          | 2500.00          |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh         | 604.04                      | 1255.12                     | 2345.48                        | 2390.26                        | 1835.01          | 1833.11          |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir          | 113.35                      | 0.00                        | 43.12                          | 114.71                         | 807.48           | 807.48           |
| 11    | Jharkhand                | 369.88                      | 387.42                      | 840.11                         | 842.14                         | 1714.57          | 1641.76          |
| 12    | Karnataka                | 1845.24                     | 2193.66                     | 3720.80                        | 3709.53                        | 3272.45          | 1364.04          |
| 13    | Kerala                   | 944.39                      | 660.25                      | 260.50                         | 216.96                         | 1849.45          | 1275.72          |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh           | 1116.03                     | 2373.81                     | 2503.88                        | 2535.83                        | 3262.77          | 2582.87          |
| 15    | Maharashtra              | 3138.75                     | 1975.29                     | 2272.33                        | 1569.37                        | 608.15           | 608.15           |
| 16    | Manipur                  | 3082.18                     | 1163.81                     | 241.34                         | 709.47                         | 1886.33          | 2103.00          |
| 17    | Meghalaya                | 1469.55                     | 1497.88                     | 2060.33                        | 2060.33                        | 1846.60          | 1846.60          |
| 18    | Mizoram                  | 2079.44                     | 2079.44                     | 1949.55                        | 1949.55                        | 1917.51          | 1917.51          |
| 19    | Nagaland                 | 2257.65                     | 1473.21                     | 1350.37                        | 1447.50                        | 1457.45          | 1457.45          |
| 20    | Orissa                   | 3309.07                     | 2669.74                     | 1089.22                        | 2580.78                        | 2599.30          | 2782.53          |
| 21    | Punjab                   | 820.81                      | 515.57                      | 581.67                         | 718.31                         | 143.24           | 875.43           |
| 22    | Rajasthan                | 3258.92                     | 2929.43                     | 0.00                           | 2267.52                        | 4752.30          | 2890.87          |
| 23    | Sikkim                   | 562.00                      | 303.74                      | 601.18                         | 365.87                         | 662.76           | 125.43           |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu               | 825.04                      | 4282.78                     | 13039.37                       | 3648.55                        | 2013.12          | 5512.50          |
| 25    | Telangana                | 354.88                      | 93.94                       | 195.64                         | 1823.98                        | 894.82           | 633.08           |
| 26    | Tripura                  | 710.63                      | 680.20                      | 676.04                         | 415.30                         | 446.81           | 499.00           |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh            | 2884.18                     | 3293.57                     | 3207.19                        | 3109.82                        | 1830.67          | 4222.98          |
| 28    | Uttarakhand              | 66.88                       | 3.89                        | 15.54                          | 187.54                         | 907.57           | 731.40           |
| 29    | West Bengal              | 508.67                      | 1067.29                     | 6763.87                        | 3522.60                        | 5073.56          | 4232.67          |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 36.03                       | 36.03                       | 36.88                          | 36.76                          | 31.66            | 93.36            |
| 31    | Chandigarh               | 357.82                      | 324.15                      | 245.44                         | 278.53                         | 194.32           | 172.73           |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 58.66                       | 5.84                        | 177.59                         | 59.11                          | 24.82            | 69.90            |
| 33    | Daman & Diu              | 82.82                       | 57.69                       | 126.42                         | 80.33                          | 21.89            | 83.00            |
| 34    | Delhi                    | 1363.40                     | 931.53                      | 978.64                         | 1024.94                        | 354.33           | 907.88           |
| 35    | Lakshadweep              | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | -                |                  |
| 36    | Puducherry               | 559.60                      | 622.75                      | 826.33                         | 768.69                         | 114.35           | 426.20           |
|       | Total                    | 43892.10                    | 40379.36                    | 50847.97                       | 46769.35                       | 52469.95         | 53642.93         |