Lok Sabha Question No. 2533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2533

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## ORPHANAGES

†2533. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) the  number of  orphanages being run by the Government across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  orphanages  run  by  the  Union  Government  and  the  State Governments across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of people working in such orphanages, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the  number  of  orphans  living  in  the  said  orphanages  run  by  the  Union Government and the State Governments, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme i.e. 'Child Protection Services Scheme (CPS)' (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) for providing financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations, with the objective to create a safe and secure environment for overall development of children in need of care and protection, which includes orphan/abandoned/surrendered children. Under CPS, financial assistance is provided to  State  Governments  /UT  Administrations  for  setting  up  and  managing  Child  Care Institutions (CCIs) including Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) by themselves or in association  with  Voluntary  Organisations/Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs). The details  of  persons  working  in  such  homes  is  not  maintained  centrally.  However, funding support for 10 no. of staff for a unit of 50 children for Children Home and 11 no. of staff for a unit of 10 children for SAAs are being provided under the CPS Scheme. The  total  number  of  CCIs  including  SAAs  alongwith  the  children  residing  in  them supported under CPS, States/UT-wise is Annexed.

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## Annexure

## (as on Feb, 2020)

| S. No.   | State/UT                            |   Children Home |   Beneficiaries |   Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs) |   Beneficiaries |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |              50 |            2667 |                                     14 |             140 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |               4 |             155 |                                      1 |              10 |
| 3        | Assam                               |              45 |            1470 |                                     21 |              72 |
| 4        | Bihar                               |              13 |             599 |                                     13 |             132 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |              43 |            1687 |                                     12 |              95 |
| 6        | Goa                                 |              16 |             555 |                                      2 |              16 |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |              46 |            1521 |                                     13 |             132 |
| 8        | Haryana                             |              20 |            1027 |                                      7 |              52 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |              30 |            1236 |                                      1 |              15 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |              10 |             542 |                                      2 |               0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |              28 |             910 |                                     12 |              92 |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |              62 |            2949 |                                     25 |             319 |
| 13       | Kerala                              |              18 |             680 |                                     11 |             222 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |              46 |            2301 |                                     26 |             243 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |              19 |             572 |                                     17 |             170 |
| 16       | Manipur                             |              37 |            1080 |                                      7 |              55 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |              37 |             802 |                                      4 |               5 |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |              35 |            1041 |                                      7 |              26 |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |              25 |             506 |                                      4 |               5 |
| 20       | Odisha                              |              89 |            6767 |                                     25 |             250 |
| 21       | Punjab                              |              13 |             439 |                                      6 |              77 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           |              61 |            3005 |                                     21 |             211 |
| 23       | Sikkim                              |              14 |             476 |                                      4 |              20 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          |             187 |           12450 |                                     20 |             200 |
| 25       | Tripura                             |              19 |             710 |                                      6 |              49 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |              45 |            1754 |                                     25 |             247 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |               7 |             317 |                                      2 |              15 |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |              59 |            3486 |                                     23 |             326 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |              31 |            1017 |                                     11 |             320 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                   |              10 |             401 |                                      2 |              10 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          |               5 |             230 |                                      2 |              17 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |               0 |               0 |                                      1 |              10 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       |               1 |              25 |                                      0 |               0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         |               0 |               0 |                                      0 |               0 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |              23 |            1290 |                                      3 |              59 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          |              25 |            1040 |                                      2 |              16 |
|          | Total                               |            1173 |           55707 |                                    352 |            3628 |