Lok Sabha Question No. 1258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Financial Assistance for Rehabilitation and Protection of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

## 1258.   SHRIMATI RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  provides  grants/financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  for rehabilitation  and  protection  of  street  children,  children  rescued  from  child  labour  and  the victims  of  human  trafficking,  particularly  girls  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of funds released thereunder through various schemes and heads during the last four years, State-wise; and
- (c) the system in place to audit and monitor the expenditure of funds allocated thereunder along with the heads and the details of expenditure and utilization of the funds, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  As per Section 2 (14) (ii) and (ix) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), a child who is found working in contravention of labour laws for the time being in force or is found begging, or living on the street and who is found vulnerable and is likely to be inducted into drug abuse or trafficking is included as a 'child in need of care and protection', among others. Section 41 of the Act also requires that all CCIs meant for covering children  in  need  of  care  and  protection  (CNCP)  or  conflict  with  law  (CCL)  and  shall  be registered  under  this  Act  by  the  State  Govt.  Section  54  of  the  JJ  Act  requires  all  State Govt./UTs to appoint Inspection Committee for the State and district. Further, as per Section 54 (2) such inspection committees shall mandatorily conduct visits to all facilities housing children in the area allocated, at least once in three months in a team of not less than three members, of whom at least one shall be a woman and one shall be a medical officer, and submit reports of the findings of such visits within a week of their visit, to the District Child Protection Units or State Government, as the case may be, for further action. And as per Section 54 (3), on the submission of the report by the inspection committee, appropriate action shall be taken within a month by the District Child Protection Unit or the State Government and a compliance report shall be submitted to the State Government. The primary responsibility of execution of the Act, as  such,  lies  with  the  State/UTs.  However,  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is implementing 'Child Protection Services' (CPS) (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) under umbrella Integrated Child Development Services, 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.  Further, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory organization under this Ministry, has developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for care and protection of Children in Street situations.

Under  the  scheme  'Child  Protection  Services'  (CPS),  institutional  care  is  provided through  CCIs,  as  a  rehabilitative  measure.  In  these  CCIs,  children  are  provided  appropriate education  either  within  the  institution  or  outside  in  a  formal  education  system  through convergence with other schemes and programs of the Government or civil society. Under the non-institutional care component, support is extended for adoption, foster care and sponsorship.

The details of fund Released and Utilized by State Governments during F.Y., 2015-16, 2016-17,  2017-18  and  2018-19  of  the  Grant  released  to  the  States/UTs  under  CPS  is  at Annexure-I . As per Rule 239 of General Financial Rules, 2017, the State/UTs are required to provide  Utilisation  Certificate  for  Grants-in-aid  provided  to  them  for  implementation  of  the scheme.

'Ujjawala',  a  comprehensive  scheme  to  combat  trafficking, was  launched  by  the Ministry  in  2007  and  is  being  implemented  mainly  through  NGOs . The  Scheme  has  five components-Prevention,  Rescue,  Rehabilitation,  Re-Integration  and  Repatriation  of  trafficked victims for commercial sexual exploitation. Under Ujjawala Scheme, funds are released to the State Government/UT Administration for further disbursal to the implementing agencies.  Details of the funds released under the Ujjawala Scheme during the last four years is at Annexure-II .

********

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.1258  for  answer  on 28.06.2019 raised by Shri Shrimati Ramya Haridas regarding 'Financial Assistance for Rehabilitation and Protection of Children.

The details of fund released and utilized by State Govt./UT Administrations during the financial year 2015-16, 201617, 2017-18 and 2018-19 current year under CPS as on 31.03.2019.

(Rs.in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        | 2015-16         | 2015-16        | 2016-17         | 2016-17         | 2017-18         | 2017-18        | 2018-19         | 2018-19        |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        | Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | Amount released | Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | Amount Utlized |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 238.58          | 500.52         | 110.74          | 586.32          | 1469.88         | 1537.11        | 1870.01         | 1477.11        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 571.68          | 92.02          | 52.29           | 179.54          | 643.71          | 180.00         | 37.63           | 526.03         |
| 3         | Assam                    | 597.90          | 1025.07        | 413.64          | 1112.98         | 2932.68         | 1787.53        | 3379.63         | 2015.65        |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 2687.89         | 1896.52        | 2787.92         | 1923.33         | 541.56          | 1633.69        | 2621.87         | *              |
| 5         | Chattisgarh              | 3955.55         | 2086.26        | 527.77          | 1683.25         | 3181.97         | 2486.27        | 2151.01         | *              |
| 6         | Goa                      | 235.25          | 39.68          | 36.83           | 98.27           | 728.53          | 54.44          | 16.03           | 80.17          |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 2328.90         | 1510.37        | 769.95          | 1526.53         | 590.11          | 1767.24        | 2251.55         | 1790.09        |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 496.44          | 350.89         | 0.00            | 1224.85         | 1858.22         | 2500.00        | 1387.60         | 1693.65        |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 604.04          | 1255.12        | 2345.48         | 2390.26         | 1835.01         | 1833.11        | 1342.64         | 1349.88        |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir          | 113.35          | 0.00           | 43.12           | 114.71          | 807.48          | 374.62         | 2106.94         | *              |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 369.88          | 387.42         | 840.11          | 842.14          | 1714.57         | 1641.76        | 1480.26         | 1570.69        |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 1845.24         | 2193.66        | 3720.80         | 3709.53         | 3272.45         | 1364.04        | 4022.56         | 3285.56        |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 944.39          | 660.25         | 260.50          | 216.96          | 1849.45         | 1275.72        | 1263.77         | 1263.47        |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 1116.03         | 2373.81        | 2503.88         | 2535.83         | 3262.77         | 2582.87        | 2959.23         | 3070.18        |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 3138.75         | 1975.29        | 2272.33         | 1569.37         | 608.15          | 1308.75        | 3156.52         | *              |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 3082.18         | 1163.81        | 241.34          | 709.47          | 1886.33         | 2103.00        | 3866.99         | 2452.99        |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 1469.55         | 1497.88        | 2060.33         | 2060.33         | 1846.60         | 1846.60        | 2254.51         | 900.80         |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 2079.44         | 2079.44        | 1949.55         | 1949.55         | 1917.51         | 1917.51        | 2042.28         | *              |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 2257.65         | 1473.21        | 1350.37         | 1447.50         | 1457.45         | 1457.45        | 1787.12         | 1787.12        |
| 20        | Orissa                   | 3309.07         | 2669.74        | 1089.22         | 2580.78         | 2599.30         | 2773.86        | 4352.44         | *              |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 820.81          | 515.57         | 581.67          | 718.31          | 143.24          | 875.43         | 1244.17         | 535.83         |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 3258.92         | 2929.43        | 0.00            | 2267.52         | 4752.30         | 1295.98        | 3584.72         | *              |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 562.00          | 303.74         | 601.18          | 365.87          | 662.76          | 125.43         | 379.25          | *              |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 825.04          | 4282.78        | 13039.37        | 3648.55         | 2013.12         | 5512.50        | 7895.14         | 8622.16        |
| 25        | Telangana                | 354.88          | 93.94          | 195.64          | 1823.98         | 894.82          | 633.08         | 1329.23         | 1647.72        |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 710.63          | 680.20         | 676.04          | 415.30          | 446.81          | 499.00         | 885.77          | 849.55         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 2884.18         | 3293.57        | 3207.19         | 3109.82         | 1830.67         | 4222.98        | 7834.39         | 5347.81        |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 66.88           | 3.89           | 15.54           | 187.54          | 907.57          | 731.40         | 1344.40         | 405.84         |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 508.67          | 1067.29        | 6763.87         | 3522.60         | 5073.56         | 4232.67        | 2372.13         | 3391.03        |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 36.03           | 36.03          | 36.88           | 36.76           | 31.66           | 93.36          | 218.85          | 201.17         |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | 357.82          | 324.15         | 245.44          | 278.53          | 194.32          | 172.73         | 577.58          | *              |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 58.66           | 5.84           | 177.59          | 59.11           | 24.82           | 69.90          | 11.24           | 90.74          |
| 33        | Daman & Diu              | 82.82           | 57.69          | 126.42          | 80.33           | 21.89           | 83.00          | 18.42           | 67.77          |
| 34        | Delhi                    | 1363.40         | 931.53         | 978.64          | 1024.94         | 354.33          | 1295.68        | 1007.39         | *              |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              | 0.00            | 0.00           | 0.00            | 0.00            | -               | -              | 0.00            | 0.00           |
| 36        | Puducherry               | 559.60          | 622.75         | 826.33          | 768.69          | 114.35          | 426.20         | 398.43          | *              |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.1258  for  answer  on 28.06.2019  raised  by  Shri  Shrimati  Ramya  Haridas  regarding  'Financial  Assistance  for  Rehabilitation  and Protection of Children.

Details of the funds released under the Ujjawala Scheme during the last four years (Rs.in lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of State/UT          | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |   2018-19 |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            | 71.99     | 238.05    | 122.27    |      0    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 9.75      | 0         | 0         |      1.68 |
| 3        | Assam                     | 385.22    | 280.88    | 365.59    |      0    |
| 4        | Bihar                     | 0         | 23.38     | 28.99     |      0    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              | 10.84     | 46.54     | 38.75     |      9.67 |
| 6        | Goa                       | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 7        | Gujarat                   | 32.88     | 43.96     | 59.37     |     25.02 |
| 8        | Haryana                   | 7.31      | 14.78     | 0         |      0    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 12       | Karnataka                 | 265.66    | 235.52    | 329.27    |      8.87 |
| 13       | Kerala                    | 31.57     | 24.21     | 39.48     |      0    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            | 7.06      | 8.54      | 10.59     |      0    |
| 15       | Maharashtra               | 304.75    | 287.41    | 294.45    |     19.64 |
| 16       | Manipur                   | 152.23    | 117.66    | 253.88    |    364.06 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                 | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 18       | Mizoram                   | 92.5      | 21.67     | 26.87     |      8.23 |
| 19       | Nagaland                  | 25.17     | 12.07     | 14.96     |     19.45 |
| 20       | Odisha                    | 233.02    | 307.24    | 250.62    |     21.76 |
| 21       | Punjab                    | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 | 107.27    | 21.82     | 143.86    |      2.75 |
| 23       | Sikkim                    | 10.51     | 0         | 24.82     |      0    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                | 99.39     | 88.43     | 59.31     |     66.68 |
| 25       | Telangana                 | 98.29     | 44.28     | 109.89    |     76.4  |
| 26       | Tripura                   | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 27       | Uttarakhand               | 22.92     | 53.56     | 82.05     |     15.08 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh             | 48.57     | 89.53     | 111.18    |      0    |
| 29       | West Bengal               | 50.17     | 0         | 84.34     |      0    |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 31       | Chandigarh                | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 33       | Daman and Diu             | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 34       | Delhi                     | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 35       | Lakshadweep               | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
| 36       | Pondicherry               | 0         | 0         | 0         |      0    |
|          | Evaluation of the Scheme  |           |           |           |      3.2  |
|          | Total                     | 2067.07   | 1959.53   | 2450.54   |    642.49 |