Lok Sabha Question No. 1712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Juvenile Observation Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1712

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022

## JUVENILE OBSERVATION HOMES

## 1712.  SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

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

- a.  the number of Juvenile Observation Homes along with their residential capacity and number of residents therein, State/UT-wise; and
- b.  the details of teacher-inmate ratio in these homes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : As per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act,  2015)  (as  amended  in  2021),  the  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  for  children  in conflict  with  law  includes  Observation  Homes  for  temporary  reception,  care  and rehabilitation of any child alleged to be in conflict with law, during the pendency of any inquiry under the Act.  The Child Care Institutions (CCIs) including observation homes supports  normally  to  accommodate  50  children,  however,  for  North  Eastern  States, Himalayan States and Hilly areas in other States, CCIs with capacity of 25 children are supported, as per the need of the states. Under Mission Vatsalya support is provided for one educator, one art and craft  cum music teacher and One PT instructor-cum-Yoga Trainer  in  each  Observation  Home  with  a  capacity  of  50  children  funded  under  the Mission and one PT instructor cum Yoga Trainer in Observation Home with a capacity of  25  Children.  State-wise  list  of  Juvenile  Observation  Homes  along  with  residents therein (as on 31.03.2022) is at Annexure-I.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED  QUESTION  NO.1712  FOR  ANSWER  ON  16.12.2022  BY  SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE REGARDING JUVENILE OBSERVATION HOMES WITH

## STATE-WISE LIST OF JUVENILE OBSERVATION HOMES ALONG RESIDENTS THEREIN (AS ON 31.03.2022)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                             |   Observation Home |   Beneficiaries/ Residents |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                 12 |                        158 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                  0 |                          0 |
| 3         | Assam                                |                  5 |                        150 |
| 4         | Bihar                                |                 20 |                       1019 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                         |                 13 |                        296 |
| 6         | Goa                                  |                  2 |                          1 |
| 7         | Gujarat                              |                  6 |                        160 |
| 8         | Haryana                              |                  3 |                        103 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                     |                  0 |                          0 |
| 10        | Jammu and Kashmir                    |                  2 |                         43 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                            |                 13 |                        718 |
| 12        | Karnataka                            |                 17 |                        142 |
| 13        | Kerala                               |                  8 |                        200 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                 18 |                        254 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          |                 55 |                       1932 |
| 16        | Manipur                              |                  4 |                         34 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            |                  3 |                         15 |
| 18        | Mizoram                              |                  8 |                         61 |
| 19        | Nagaland                             |                 12 |                         71 |
| 20        | Orissa                               |                  0 |                          0 |
| 21        | Punjab                               |                  4 |                        191 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                            |                 34 |                        441 |
| 23        | Sikkim                               |                  2 |                         10 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                           |                  8 |                        329 |
| 25        | Tripura                              |                  3 |                          7 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                 26 |                       2260 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                          |                 10 |                         84 |
| 28        | West Bengal                          |                  7 |                        176 |
| 29        | Telangana                            |                  3 |                         75 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |                  0 |                          0 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                           |                  1 |                         24 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                  0 |                          0 |
| 33        | Ladakh                               |                  0 |                          0 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                          |                  0 |                          0 |
| 35        | NCT of Delhi                         |                  4 |                        196 |
| 36        | Puducherry                           |                  2 |                          7 |
| Total     | Total                                |                305 |                       9157 |

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