Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Linking of Child Care Institution with CARA
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019

## LINKING OF CHILD CARE INSTITUTION WITH CARA

## 179. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

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

(a) whether the Government has directed States to ensure that all the Child Care Institutions (CCI) are to be registered and linked with the country's apex body CARA;

(b) the details of all the registered and non-registered CCI working in the country, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has also urged States to set up Child Welfare Committees in each district; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Section 41 read with Section 65 and 66 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,  2015  (JJ  Act)  and  Regulation  58  of  the  Adoption  Regulations,  2017  stipulates  mandatory registration  of  all  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  and  its  linkages  to  a  Specialised  Adoption  Agency (SAA).  Hence, all States/UTs have been requested to ensure linkage of Child Care Institutions with SAAs and to ensure that all children are reflected in CARINGS.

(b):  As per the report submitted by the States / UTs on 18.09.2018, out of 8244 CCIs, 4849 Institutions were inspected and 539 Institutions were closed on account of non-compliance of provisions of JJ Act as found by inspection committee during inspection.  States/UTs have informed that as on 08.01.2019, there are 7909 institution registered under JJ Act, 2015. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued advisories from time to time to States/UTs to register all Government and Non-Governmental Organization run CCIs under Sub-section (1) of Section (41) of JJ Act by  31 st December, 2017. A letter was sent to all the State/UTs to initiate steps to close down those Institutions which have declined to register. The details of all the registered CCIs in the country, State/UT-wise as provided by States/UTs as on 8.01.2019 is at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): As per section 27 of the JJ Act 2015, each State/UT is required to constitute for every district, one or more Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for exercising the powers and discharging its functions relating to Children in need of care and Protection. The information as provided by States/UTs, regarding CWCs in each district as on 8.01.2019 is at Annexure-II.

Annexure referred to in reply  to  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnStarred  Question  No.179  for  21.06.2019 raised by ShrimatiRaksha Nikhil Khadse regarding 'Linking Of Child Care Institution With CARA'. The details of all the registered and non-registered CCIs working in the country, State/UT-wise as provided by States/UTs on 8.01.2019.

|   S. No. | States/UTs          |   No of Registered CCIs |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar |                       0 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                     779 |
|        3 | Arunanchal Pradesh  |                      11 |
|        4 | Assam               |                     122 |
|        5 | Bihar               |                      83 |
|        6 | Chandigarh          |                      10 |
|        7 | Chattisgarh         |                      81 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                       2 |
|        9 | Daman &Diu          |                       0 |
|       10 | Delhi               |                      50 |
|       11 | Goa                 |                      80 |
|       12 | Gujarat             |                     121 |
|       13 | Haryana             |                      81 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh    |                      47 |
|       15 | Jammu &Kashmir      |                      70 |
|       16 | Jharkhand           |                     120 |
|       17 | Karnataka           |                    1134 |
|       18 | Kerala              |                     817 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep         |                       0 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh      |                     117 |
|       21 | Maharashtra         |                     908 |
|       22 | Manipur             |                     126 |
|       23 | Meghalaya           |                      99 |
|       24 | Mizoram             |                      52 |
|       25 | Nagaland            |                      68 |
|       26 | Odisha              |                     270 |
|       27 | Puducherry          |                      63 |
|       28 | Punjab              |                      61 |
|       29 | Rajasthan           |                     240 |
|       30 | Sikkim              |                      28 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu          |                    1263 |
|       32 | Telangana           |                     465 |
|       33 | Tripura             |                      30 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh       |                     207 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand         |                      41 |
|       36 | West Bengal         |                     263 |
|       37 | Total               |                    7909 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c & d) of LokSabhaUnStarred Question No.179 for 21.06.2019 raised by ShrimatiRaksha Nikhil Khadse regarding 'Linking Of Child Care Institution With CARA'.

## The details of all States/UTs for setting up Child Welfare Committees in each district as on 8.01.2019

| S. No.   | States/UTs                 |   No of Districts with CWCs |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman andNicobar Islands |                           0 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh             |                          13 |
| 3.       | ArunachalPradesh           |                          22 |
| 4.       | Assam                      |                          30 |
| 5.       | Bihar                      |                          38 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                 |                           1 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh               |                          27 |
| 8.       | Dadra and NagarHaveli      |                           1 |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu              |                           2 |
| 10.      | Delhi                      |                          10 |
| 11.      | Goa                        |                           2 |
| 12.      | Gujarat                    |                          33 |
| 13.      | Haryana                    |                          21 |
| 14.      | HimachalPradesh            |                          12 |
| 15.      | Jammu andKashmir           |                          22 |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                  |                          15 |
| 17.      | Karnataka                  |                          30 |
| 18.      | Kerala                     |                          14 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                |                           0 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh             |                          51 |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                |                          36 |
| 22.      | Manipur                    |                          16 |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                  |                          11 |
| 24.      | Mizoram                    |                           8 |
| 25.      | Nagaland                   |                          11 |
| 26.      | Odisha                     |                          30 |
| 27.      | Puducherry                 |                           4 |
| 28.      | Punjab                     |                          22 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                  |                          33 |
| 30.      | Sikkim                     |                           4 |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                 |                          32 |
| 32.      | Telangana                  |                          10 |
| 33.      | Tripura                    |                           8 |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh              |                          75 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                |                          13 |
| 36.      | West Bengal                |                          20 |
|          | Total                      |                         677 |