Lok Sabha Question No. 3364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Rehabilitation of Orphan and Destitute Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3364

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.07.2019

## REHABILITATION OF ORPHAN AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN

## +3364.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) the details of children rendered orphan or destitute in various communal, castes violence or climate related disaster in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the welfare measures taken by the Government for the rehabilitation of such orphan and destitute children;
- (c) whether the Government has received foreign assistance for this purpose during the said period; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Children  rendered  orphan  or  destitute  in  various  communal,  castes  violence  or  climate  related disaster  in  the  country  fall  within  the  category  of  'Children  in  need  of  care  and  protection'  as described  in  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015.  The  primary responsibility of execution of the JJ Act, 2015lies with the State Governments. Ministry of Women and Child Development does not maintain specific details of such children.
- (b): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme i.e. 'Child Protection Services' (CPS)  (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection  Scheme),  for care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances. Under CPS, financial assistance  is  provided  to  State  Governments/UT  Administrations,  inter-alia,  for  undertaking  a situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances, for setting up and maintenance of various types of Child Care  Institutions (CCIs) for providing various rehabilitative services through institutional and non-institutional care. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules,  2016  framed  under  JJ  Act,  inter-alia  specify  standards  for  physical  infrastructure,  clothing, bedding, nutrition & diet, as well as rehabilitation measures such as education, vocational training, counselling, etc. The details of 'Children in need of care and protection' who have been benefited under CPS during 2018-19 is Annexed .
- (c) & (d):  No, Sir. This scheme does not provide for any component of foreign assistance.

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Annexure- I Details  of  Child  Care  Institutions  in  the  country  along  with  number  of  Children  residing  in  these institutions under CPS  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                 | Beneficiaries                | No. Assisted    | Beneficiaries   | No. Assisted                    | Beneficiaries                   |
| 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                            |