Lok Sabha Question No. 1150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Orphan Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1150

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN

## †1150.SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

- (a) the schemes being implemented by the Government for the welfare of orphan and destitute children across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of orphan children benefited under such schemes, State-wise;
- (c) the  funds  allocated/released/spent  under  the  said  schemes  during  the  last  three years, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed these schemes since their inception and if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): As per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015,orphanand  destitute  children  in  the  country  are  'Children  in  need  of  care  and protection  (CNCP).  The  primary  responsibility  of  execution  of  the  Act  lies  with  the States/UTs.  However,  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  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 provisions of the CPS, Central Government is providing financial assistance  to  the  States/UTs  for  undertaking  a  situational  analysis  of  children  in  difficult circumstances, inter-alia. Under the scheme institutional care to  Children in  need of care and  protection  and  Children  in  Conflict  with  Law  is  provided  in  Child  Care  Institutions (CCIs). The scheme also provides for non-institutional care wherein support is extended for adoption,  foster  care  and  sponsorship.  The  details  of  children  who  have  benefited  under CPS scheme as informed by the States/UTs during 2019-20 is at Annexure-I . Details of the funds released and utilized under the said scheme by the States during the last three years is  at Annexure-II. The  financial  norms  for  various  components  under  ICPS  (now  'Child Protection Services') were revised with effect from 1st April, 2014. The key features of the revised Scheme included increased maintenance grant for children in homes, from Rs.750 to  Rs.2000  per  child  per  month.  The  ICPS  was  renamed  as  CPS  as  sub-scheme  under Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  w.e.f.  1 st April,  2017,  as  communicated vide Government order dated 20 th November, 2017. Following modifications have come into effect pursuant to the said order:

- (i)   Maintenance grant for children in homes was enhanced to Rs.2160 per child per month,
- (ii)   Sitting  allowance  of  Child  Welfare  Committee  and  Juvenile  Justice  Board's  members has  been  enhanced  from  Rs.1000/-  to  Rs.1500/-  in  accordance  with  new  JJ  Model Rules, 2016 and
- (iii)  Programmatic  allocation  for  Childline  India  Foundation  Head  office  and  four  regional Centres,  was  increased  by  Rs.9.70  Crore  for  protection  services  of  CHILDLINE,  to address expansion and emerging protection needs.

## Annexure-I

| #   | State                  | Institutional Care [Homes]   | Institutional Care [Homes]   | Open Shelters   | Open Shelters   | Specialised Adoption Agencies   | Specialised Adoption Agencies   |
|-----|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| #   | State                  | No. Assisted                 | Beneficia ries               | No. Assisted    | Beneficiar ies  | No. Assisted                    | Beneficiaries                   |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh         | 66                           | 2954                         | 9               | 262             | 14                              | 140                             |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh      | 5                            | 185                          | 0               | 0               | 1                               | 10                              |
| 3   | Assam                  | 52                           | 1617                         | 7               | 104             | 21                              | 72                              |
| 4   | Bihar                  | 26                           | 1567                         | 5               | 134             | 13                              | 138                             |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh           | 65                           | 2042                         | 10              | 127             | 12                              | 95                              |
| 6   | Goa                    | 20                           | 557                          | 2               | 225             | 2                               | 16                              |
| 7   | Gujarat                | 45                           | 1706                         | 0               | 0               | 12                              | 86                              |
| 8   | Haryana                | 24                           | 1322                         | 14              | 425             | 7                               | 52                              |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh       | 32                           | 1268                         | 4               | 91              | 1                               | 15                              |
| 10  | Jammu and Kashmir      | 17                           | 823                          | 0               | 0               | 2                               | 0                               |
| 11  | Jharkhand              | 41                           | 1466                         | 5               | 125             | 12                              | 92                              |
| 12  | Karnataka              | 79                           | 3124                         | 38              | 1084            | 25                              | 319                             |
| 13  | Kerala                 | 30                           | 721                          | 4               | 100             | 11                              | 222                             |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh         | 67                           | 2804                         | 8               | 348             | 26                              | 243                             |
| 15  | Maharashtra            | 74                           | 2320                         | 2               | 50              | 17                              | 170                             |
| 16  | Manipur                | 42                           | 1160                         | 14              | 296             | 7                               | 55                              |
| 17  | Meghalaya              | 44                           | 868                          | 4               | 150             | 4                               | 5                               |
| 18  | Mizoram                | 45                           | 1178                         | 0               | 0               | 7                               | 26                              |
| 19  | Nagaland               | 39                           | 609                          | 3               | 60              | 4                               | 5                               |
| 20  | Orissa                 | 93                           | 7112                         | 12              | 300             | 25                              | 250                             |
| 21  | Punjab                 | 19                           | 620                          | 0               | 0               | 6                               | 77                              |
| 22  | Rajasthan              | 85                           | 2459                         | 22              | 401             | 24                              | 99                              |
| 23  | Sikkim                 | 16                           | 496                          | 4               | 64              | 4                               | 20                              |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu             | 198                          | 12864                        | 11              | 275             | 20                              | 200                             |
| 25  | Tripura                | 23                           | 717                          | 2               | 58              | 6                               | 49                              |
| 26  | Uttar Pradesh          | 74                           | 3703                         | 20              | 517             | 25                              | 247                             |
| 27  | Uttarakhand            | 20                           | 437                          | 2               | 50              | 2                               | 15                              |
| 28  | West Bengal            | 70                           | 4156                         | 49              | 1226            | 23                              | 326                             |
| 29  | Telangana              | 40                           | 1306                         | 0               | 0               | 11                              | 320                             |
| 30  | Andaman & Nicobar      | 10                           | 401                          | -               | 0               | 2                               | 10                              |
| 31  | Chandigarh             | 7                            | 252                          | 0               | 0               | 2                               | 17                              |
| 32  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0                            | 0                            | 1               | 25              | 1                               | 10                              |
| 33  | Daman and Diu          | 1                            | 25                           | -               | 0               | -                               | 0                               |
| 34  | Lakshadweep            | -                            | 0                            | -               | 0               | -                               | 0                               |
| 35  | Delhi                  | 29                           | 1614                         | 9               | 313             | 3                               | 59                              |
| 36  | Puducherry             | 27                           | 1043                         | 2               | 42              | 2                               | 16                              |
|     | Total                  | 1525                         | 65496                        | 263             | 6852            | 354                             | 3476                            |

## Annexure-II

| Status 30.01.2020   | (Rs.in lakh) Name of the State   |                         |                | 2017-18         | 2017-18        |                 |                        |
|---------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.             | (Rs.in lakh) Name of the State   | 2016-17 Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | 2018-19 Amount Utlized |
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh                   | 110.74                  | 586.32         | 1469.88         | 1537.11        | 1870.01         | 1477.11                |
| 2                   | Arunachal Pradesh                | 52.29                   | 179.54         | 643.71          | 180.00         | 37.63           | 526.03                 |
| 3                   | Assam                            | 413.64                  | 1112.98        | 2932.68         | 1608.78        | 3379.63         | 2015.65                |
| 4                   | Bihar                            | 2787.92                 | 1923.33        | 541.56          | 1609.84        | 2621.87         | 1619.23                |
| 5                   | Chattisgarh                      | 527.77                  | 1683.25        | 3181.97         | 1701.20        | 2151.01         | 2179.68                |
| 6                   | Goa                              | 36.83                   | 98.27          | 728.53          | 54.44          | 16.03           | 80.17                  |
| 7                   | Gujarat                          | 769.95                  | 1526.53        | 590.11          | 1767.24        | 2251.55         | 1790.09                |
| 8                   | Haryana                          | 0.00                    | 1224.85        | 1858.22         | 2500.00        | 1387.60         | 1693.65                |
| 9                   | Himachal Pradesh                 | 2345.48                 | 2390.26        | 1835.01         | 1833.11        | 1342.64         | 1349.88                |
| 10                  | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 43.12                   | 114.71         | 807.48          | 807.48         | 2106.94         | 1189.53                |
| 11                  | Jharkhand                        | 840.11                  | 842.14         | 1714.57         | 1641.76        | 1480.26         | 1570.69                |
| 12                  | Karnataka                        | 3720.80                 | 3709.53        | 3272.45         | 1364.04        | 4022.56         | 3098.95                |
| 13                  | Kerala                           | 260.50                  | 216.96         | 1849.45         | 1275.72        | 1263.77         | 1289.64                |
| 14                  | Madhya Pradesh                   | 2503.88                 | 2535.83        | 3262.77         | 2582.87        | 2959.23         | 3070.18                |
| 15                  | Maharashtra                      | 2272.33                 | 1569.37        | 608.15          | 608.15         | 3156.52         | 1922.01                |
| 16                  | Manipur                          | 241.34                  | 709.47         | 1886.33         | 2103.00        | 3866.99         | 3660.70                |
| 17                  | Meghalaya                        | 2060.33                 | 2060.33        | 1846.60         | 1846.60        | 2254.51         | 900.80                 |
| 18                  | Mizoram                          | 1949.55                 | 1949.55        | 1917.51         | 1917.51        | 2042.28         | 2042.28                |
| 19                  | Nagaland                         | 1350.37                 | 1447.50        | 1457.45         | 1457.45        | 1787.12         | 1779.05                |
| 20                  | Orissa                           | 1089.22                 | 2580.78        | 2599.30         | 2782.53        | 4352.44         | 3398.22                |
| 21                  | Punjab                           | 581.67                  | 718.31         | 143.24          | 875.43         | 1244.17         | 535.83                 |
| 22                  | Rajasthan                        | 0.00                    | 2267.52        | 4752.30         | 2995.81        | 3584.72         | 3584.72                |
| 23                  | Sikkim                           | 601.18                  | 365.87         | 662.76          | 125.43         | 379.25          | 512.55                 |
| 24                  | Tamil Nadu                       | 13039.37                | 3648.55        | 2013.12         | 5512.50        | 7895.14         | 8622.16                |
| 25                  | Telangana                        | 195.64                  | 1823.98        | 894.82          | 633.08         | 1329.23         | 1647.72                |
| 26                  | Tripura                          | 676.04                  | 415.30         | 446.81          | 499.00         | 885.77          | 841.54                 |
| 27                  | Uttar Pradesh                    | 3207.19                 | 3109.82        | 1830.67         | 4222.98        | 7834.39         | 5347.81                |
| 28                  | Uttarakhand                      | 15.54                   | 187.54         | 907.57          | 731.40         | 1344.40         | 405.84                 |
| 29                  | West Bengal                      | 6763.87                 | 3522.60        | 5073.56         | 4232.67        | 2372.13         | 3391.03                |
| 30                  | Andaman & Nicobar Island         | 36.88                   | 36.76          | 31.66           | 93.36          | 218.85          | 201.17                 |
| 31                  | Chandigarh                       | 245.44                  | 278.53         | 194.32          | 236.17         | 577.58          | 259.27                 |
| 32                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli             | 177.59                  | 59.11          | 24.82           | 69.90          | 11.24           | 90.74                  |
| 33                  | Daman &Diu                       | 126.42                  | 80.33          | 21.89           | 83.00          | 18.42           | 67.77                  |
| 34                  | Delhi                            | 978.64                  | 1024.94        | 354.33          | 907.88         | 1007.39         | 849.99                 |
| 35                  | Lakshadweep                      | 0.00                    | 0.00           | 0.00            | 0.00           | 0.00            | 0.00                   |
| 36                  | Puducherry                       | 826.33                  | 768.69         | 114.35          | 426.20         | 398.43          | *                      |
| Total               |                                  | 50847.97                | 46769.35       | 52469.95        | 52823.64       | 73451.70        | 63011.68               |