Lok Sabha Question No. 525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Miserable Conditions of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.525

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## MISERABLE CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN

## 525.   SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken notice of the miserable conditions of children who suffer from malnutrition, child marriage, child labour, trafficking and dropouts at the elementary level of education in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  schemes/programmes  for  their development, protection and welfare;
- (c) if so, the details of the schemes/programmes implemented for the purpose;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  under  the  said  schemes/programmes  along with its utilisation during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to protect the interest of such children and to improve their condition?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  and  the Adoption Regulations 2017 establish a framework for rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection and in difficult circumstances. The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection Unit are entrusted with rehabilitation of children.

The  Ministry  is  implementing  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely  Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme under which support is provided to States and UT Governments  for  delivering  services  for  children  in  need  of  care  and  in  difficult circumstances  including  child  labour,  victims  of  child  marriage,  trafficked  children etc.   The  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  established  under  the  CPS  scheme  support inter-alia  age-appropriate  education,  access  to  vocational  training,  recreation,  health care,  counselling  etc.  As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  quantum  of  sponsorship  of  Rs. 2000/- per child per month is available for Non-institutional Care of children in Need of Care and Protection and the provision for maintenance grant of Rs. 2160/- per child per month for children living in Child Care Institution.

(d) & (e) : The Government is committed to protect the interest of such children and to the children in difficult circumstances to provide safety and security through network of statutory and service delivery structures to the children in difficult circumstances.  Statewise details of the funds allocated under Protection Services (CPS) Scheme utilisation during each of the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I .

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (D)  &  (E)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  525  FOR  04.02.2022  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RITESH  PANDEY REGARDING MISERABLE CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN

STATES-WISE DETAILS OF THE FUNDS RELEASED AND UTILIZED UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES SCHEME DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (AS ON 31.12.2021)

(Rupees in lakhs)

| Sl. N o.   | Name of the St ates/UTs    | 2018-19          | 2018-19         | 2019-20          | 2019-20         | 2020-21          | 2020-21         | 2021-22 (As on 31.1 2.2021)   |
|------------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. N o.   | Name of the St ates/UTs    | Amount r eleased | Amount Utilized | Amount r eleased | Amount Utilized | Amount r eleased | Amount Utilized | 2021-22 (As on 31.1 2.2021)   |
| 1          | Andhra Prades h            | 1870.01          | 1477.11         | 1373.53          | 1679.85         | 1827.84          | 1295.78         | 476.46                        |
| 2          | Arunachal Prad esh         | 37.63            | 526.03          | 1174.11          | 449.14          | 293.55           | 866.50          | 487.92                        |
| 3          | Assam                      | 3379.63          | 2015.65         | 3363.95          | 1730.54         | 3159.17          | 2373.00         | 864.04                        |
| 4          | Bihar                      | 2621.87          | 1619.23         | 1405.39          | 2334.30         | 2203.71          | 2455.17         | 607.86                        |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh               | 2151.01          | 2710.68         | 2098.74          | 2036.07         | 2281.81          | 2345.13         | 610.95                        |
| 6          | Goa                        | 16.03            | 80.17           | 19.63            | 94.56           | 129.9            | 182.07          | 3.00                          |
| 7          | Gujarat                    | 2251.55          | 1790.09         | 2146.27          | 1923.30         | 2590.93          | 1566.73         | 697.24                        |
| 8          | Haryana                    | 1387.60          | 1693.65         | 2217.99          | 1642.22         | 2391.14          | 1312.70         | 630.76                        |
| 9          | Himachal Prad esh          | 1342.64          | 1349.88         | 1607.40          | 1416.52         | 1457.39          | 1554.12         | 625.34                        |
| 10         | Jammu & Kash mir           | 2106.94          | 1189.53         | 1225.16          | 2325.80         | 1490.55          | 710.62          | 422.14                        |
| 11         | Jharkhand                  | 1480.26          | 1491.25         | 1845.80          | 1577.14         | 1425.26          | 1782.26         | 611.23                        |
| 12         | Karnataka                  | 4022.56          | 3285.56         | 3290.45          | 2969.37         | 2897.87          | 3388.23         | 1436.31                       |
| 13         | Kerala                     | 1263.77          | 1263.77         | 1519.74          | 754.30          | 1135.84          | 1085.16         | 304.96                        |
| 14         | Madhya Prades h            | 2959.23          | 3070.18         | 3052.72          | 2388.42         | 3531.26          | 3201.52         | 970.91                        |
| 15         | Maharashtra                | 3156.52          | 1922.01         | 2449.63          | 1941.08         | 3433.13          | 4407.73         | 1703.08                       |
| 16         | Manipur                    | 3866.99          | 3660.70         | 3102.72          | 3073.00         | 3468.9           | 3454.03         | 1730.74                       |
| 17         | Meghalaya                  | 2254.51          | 2254.51         | 2241.71          | 2234.49         | 2014.36          | 2008.45         | 1005.70                       |
| 18         | Mizoram                    | 2042.28          | 2042.28         | 2530.43          | 2136.90         | 2243.71          | 2007.61         | 578.93                        |
| 19         | Nagaland                   | 1787.12          | 1779.05         | 2085.95          | 2054.82         | 2125.64          | 2148.86         | 947.89                        |
| 20         | Orissa                     | 4352.44          | 3398.22         | 3541.66          | 3436.79         | 3302.54          | 3599.52         | 1410.32                       |
| 21         | Punjab                     | 1244.17          | 534.19          | 722.00           | 815.29          | 558.41           | 673.80          | 172.57                        |
| 22         | Rajasthan                  | 3584.72          | 3584.72         | 3195.88          | 4041.72         | 3221.96          | 3869.82         | 1542.75                       |
| 23         | Sikkim                     | 379.25           | 512.55          | 662.51           | 618.96          | 612.81           | 501.61          | 162.20                        |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu                 | 7895.14          | 8622.16         | 14915.36         | 10624.87        | 9636.91          | 7620.64         | 2457.23                       |
| 25         | Telangana                  | 1329.23          | 1647.72         | 1726.38          | 1190.19         | 431.61           | 1182.38         | 157.41                        |
| 26         | Tripura                    | 885.77           | 849.54          | 879.61           | 601.03          | 1075.65          | 1216.67         | 286.92                        |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh              | 7834.39          | 5347.81         | 4277.72          | 4173.25         | 5235.63          | 5157.43         | 1421.41                       |
| 28         | Uttarakhand                | 1344.40          | 405.84          | 918.58           | 1722.38         | 712.37           | 291.57          | 207.34                        |
| 29         | West Bengal                | 2372.13          | 3391.03         | 2815.10          | 4285.62         | 4375.63          | 4704.87         | 1558.48                       |
| 30         | Andaman & Nic obar Islands | 218.85           | 201.17          | 329.62           | 211.53          | 282.97           | 117.70          | 7.50                          |
| 31         | Chandigarh                 | 577.58           | 259.27          | 0                | 344.99          | 169.21           | 361.14          | 162.83                        |
| 32         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli       | 11.24            | 90.74           | 193.97           | 80.85           | 55.96            | 136.67          | 135.73                        |
| 33         | Delhi                      | 1007.39          | 849.99          | 972.86           | 717.64          | 656.76           | 726.87          | 191.69                        |
|            |                            |                  | 0               |                  |                 |                  |                 |                               |
| 34         | Lakshadweep                | 0                |                 | 0                | 0               | 0                | 0               | 43.30                         |
| 35         | Ladakh                     | 0                | 0               | 0                | 0               | 153.18           | 90.46           | 0                             |
| 36         | Puducherry                 | 398.43           | 334.79          | 501.96           | 513.60          | 393.97           | 339.33          | 108.50                        |
|            | Total                      | 73451.70         | 65318.84        | 74546.32         | 68212.89        | 70977.53         | 68736.15        | 24741.64                      |

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