Lok Sabha Question No. 2625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Schemes for Poor Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## SCHEMES FOR POOR CHILDREN

## 2625. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a) the various programmes/schemes implemented by the Ministry for the betterment, safety and upliftment of poor/orphan children and girl child;
- (b) whether any special cell has been constituted by the Government to monitor the said schemes being implemented by various organizations; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details of report produced by the special cell or monitoring committee during the last three years, State-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The Ministry is implementing a centrally sponsored Child Protection Services (CPS)  Scheme  (erstwhile  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme)  for  supporting  the children  in  difficult  circumstances.The  primary  responsibility  of  implementation  of  the scheme  lies  with  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations.  Under  the  scheme institutional  care  is  provided  through  Child  Care  Institutes  (CCIs),  as  a  rehabilitative measure. The programmes and activities  in  Homes  inter-alia  include  age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. Under the non-institutional care component, support is extended for adoption, foster care and sponsorship.  Further  CPS  also  provides  for  'After  care'  services  after  the  age  of  18 years  to  help  sustain  them  during  the  transition  from  institutional  to  independent  life. The primary responsibility of implementation of the scheme lies with the States/UTs.

The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched on 22 nd January, 2015 as an awareness generation campaign to address the critical issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in the age group of 0-6 years and aims to change mindsets to value  girl child. It  is  a  tri  ministerial  effort  of  Ministries  of  Women  and  Child Development,  Health  &  Family  Welfare  and  Human  Resource  Development.  The specific objectives of the scheme are (i) prevent gender biased sex selective elimination (ii)  ensure  survival  and  protection  of  the  girl  child  and  (iii)  ensure  education  and participation  of  the  girl  child  through  coordinated  and  convergent  efforts.   The  BBBP Scheme is implemented through the District  Authorities.

As  informed  by  the  State  Govt.  of  Maharashtra  no  special  cell  has  been constituted.  However,  under  Section  41  of  the  JJ  Act,  registration  of  institutions including  Homes  for  CNCP  has  been  made  mandatory  with  penalty  in  case  of  noncompliance. As per Section 54 of the JJ Act, the State Governments/UT Administrations are  required  to  conduct  regular  inspections  and  monitor  the  CCIs  to  ensure  that  the institutions are run as per the provisions of the Act and the Model Rules, 2016 framed there-under.  All  the  State/UT  Governments  have  been  asked  to  close  the  CCIs  who have  declined  to  register  under  the  JJ  Act,  2015  and  to  rehabilitate  the  children  in registered Institutions. The Ministry has requested to Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs to  monitor  all  the  CCIs  under  the  supervision  of  District  Magistrates  and  issued  an advisory to the States and UTs regarding the action to be taken in case of disruption to the life of children in case of any untoward incidence of abuse in any CCI.

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