Lok Sabha Question No. 906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Homes for Destitute Mentally Retarded Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.906

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## HOMES FOR DESTITUTE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

## 906. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

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

- (a) the  number  of  Government  run  homes  for  destitute  mentally  retarded  children presently operational in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the average occupancy rate in these homes;
- (c) the details of treatment offered at these homes to improve their medical condition;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up more such homes in the near future; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): As per Section 2 (14) (iv) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), a child who is mentally ill or mentally or physically challenged or suffering from terminal  or  incurable  disease,  having  no  one  to  support  or  look  after  or  having  parents  or guardians unfit to take care, if found so by the Juvenile Justice Board or the Child Welfare Committee is included as a 'child in need of care and protection' (CNCP), among others and Section 2(14) (vi) of the JJ Act, defines CNCP as ones who does not have parents and no one is willing to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned or surrendered him. The primary responsibility of execution of the Act lies with the State/UTs. As per the information provided by  the  State/UT  Governments,  as  on  date,  the  number  of  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs) including children with special needs in the country supported under Child Protection Services scheme is Annexed .

(c) to (e): Funds in the form of 'Grants-in-Aid' are provided by the Ministry of Women and Child Development  to  the  States/UTs  under  Child  Protection  Services  (CPS)  scheme  for  CCIs. Additional  financial  support  is  given  for  the  CCIs  having  children  with  special  needs  i.e. children  who  are  either  affected  by  substance  abuse  or  who  are  mentally  or  physically challenged. The scheme provides for purchase of specialised equipments and materials like Psychological test materials, training materials for speech and language, teaching materials wheel chairs, crutches, etc. In order to build capacities of child protection professionals and to address mental health concerns pertaining to children, Ministry is supporting SAMVAD center at NIMHANS. The fund sanctioned for the construction of such homes are demand driven and financial assistance is provided to only those States/UTs who submits their proposal for the same as per the scheme guidelines.

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## Annexure

## Annexure to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.906 for answer on 23.07.2021 raised by Shrimati Sarmistha Sethi regarding 'Homes For Destitute Mentally Retarded Children'.

## The State/UT-wise number of CCIs including children with special need under CPS Scheme as on 31.03.2021.

|                                         |       | Institutional Care [ Homes]   | Institutional Care [ Homes]   | Open Shelters   | Open Shelters   | Specialised Adoptio n Agencies   | Specialised Adoptio n Agencies   |
|-----------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.                                  | State | No. Assis ted                 | Beneficia ries                | No. Assis ted   | Beneficia ries  | No. Assist ed                    | Beneficia ries                   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh                         |       | 72                            | 2745                          | 6               | 145             | 14                               | 122                              |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh                      | 5     |                               | 185                           | 0               | 0               | 1                                | 10                               |
| 3Assam                                  | 42    |                               | 1464                          | 6               | 82              | 19                               | 78                               |
| 4Bihar                                  | 40    |                               | 1647 0                        |                 | 0               | 25                               | 197                              |
| 5Chhattisgarh                           | 66    |                               | 1971 9                        |                 | 79              | 12                               | 119                              |
| 6Goa                                    |       | 20                            | 557                           | 2               | 225             | 2                                | 16                               |
| 7Gujarat                                | 62    | 1766                          | 3                             |                 | 55              | 13                               | 125                              |
| 8Haryana                                | 31    | 1546                          |                               | 14              | 414             | 7                                | 57                               |
| 9Himachal Pradesh                       | 32    | 1208                          | 3                             |                 | 48              | 1                                | 8                                |
| 10Jammu and Kashmir                     | 14    | 759                           | 0                             |                 | 0               | 0                                | 0                                |
| 11Jharkhand                             | 40    | 1582                          | 5                             |                 | 83              | 10                               | 102                              |
| 12Karnataka                             | 87    | 3012                          | 35                            |                 | 912             | 31                               | 379                              |
| 13Kerala                                | 29    | 452                           | 4                             |                 | 74              | 11                               | 65                               |
| 14Madhya Pradesh                        | 65    | 2426                          | 9                             |                 | 340             | 26                               | 210                              |
| 15Maharashtra                           | 77    | 3361                          | 7                             |                 | 175             | 18                               | 180                              |
| 16Manipur                               | 54    | 1565                          | 17                            |                 | 333             | 9                                | 68                               |
| 17Meghalaya                             | 44    | 807                           | 4                             |                 | 160             | 4                                | 8                                |
| 18Mizoram                               | 43    | 969                           | 0                             | 0               |                 | 7                                | 49                               |
| 19Nagaland                              | 37    | 642                           | 3                             |                 | 113             | 4                                | 15                               |
| 20Orissa                                | 94    | 6833                          | 12                            | 296             |                 | 27                               | 263                              |
| 21Punjab                                | 19    | 604                           | 0                             |                 | 0               | 6                                | 77                               |
| 22Rajasthan                             | 104   | 4610                          | 21                            |                 | 384             | 21                               | 136                              |
| 23Sikkim                                | 16    | 450                           | 3                             |                 | 50              | 3                                | 19                               |
| 24Tamil Nadu                            | 197   | 13465                         | 11                            |                 | 144             | 21                               | 210                              |
| 25Tripura                               | 24    | 730                           | 4                             |                 | 58              | 6                                | 44                               |
| 26Uttar Pradesh                         | 75    | 4092                          | 20                            |                 | 487             | 25                               | 386                              |
| 27Uttarakhand                           | 23    | 337                           | 4                             | 124             |                 | 5                                | 50                               |
| 28West Bengal                           | 70    | 4010                          | 37                            |                 | 925             | 25                               | 322                              |
| 29Telangana                             | 40    | 1306                          | 0                             |                 | 0               | 11                               | 320                              |
| 30Andaman & Nicobar                     | 10    | 359                           | 0                             |                 | 0               | 1                                | 1                                |
| 31Chandigarh                            | 6     | 277                           | 0                             |                 | 0               | 2                                | 20                               |
| 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1     | 25                            | 1                             | 25              |                 | 1                                | 10                               |
| 33Ladakh                                | 0     | 0                             | 0                             |                 | 0               | 0                                | 0                                |
| 34Lakshadweep                           |       |                               |                               |                 |                 |                                  |                                  |
| 35Delhi                                 | 28    | 1196                          | 9                             | 254             | 3               |                                  | 50                               |
| 36Puducherry                            | 25    | 906                           | 1                             | 15              |                 | 2                                | 35                               |
| Total                                   | 1592  | 67864                         | 250                           | 6000            |                 | 373                              | 3751                             |