Lok Sabha Question No. 2273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Mental Health Counseling
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2273

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2021

## MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

## 2273. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE

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

- (a) the number of shelter homes for women and children which currently offer mental health counselling in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  there  are  any  inspection  systems  to  ensure  that  shelter  homes  are providing a safe environment to victims of trafficking therein;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor;
- (d) whether the shelter homes have any procedure/management to monitor mental health counseling therefor: and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  implements  Swadhar  Greh, Ujjawala and Child Protection Services Schemes for providing, inter-alia, medical care, including  mental  health  counselling,  to  the  women  and  children  who  are  in  difficult circumstances  or  are  without  any  social  and  economic  support.  Details  of  such Schemes are given below:

Swadhar Greh: The Scheme caters to women victims of difficult circumstances in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they can lead their life with dignity. The details  of  total  number  of  homes  under  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme,  State-wise  is  at Annexure I.

Ujjawala:  This  is  a  comprehensive  scheme  for  prevention  of  trafficking  and  rescue, rehabilitation,  reintegration  and  repatriation  of  victims  of  trafficking  for  commercial sexual  exploitation.  The  details  of  total  number  of  homes  under  Ujjawala  Scheme, State-wise is at Annexure II.

Child  Protection  Services:  This  scheme  aims  at  supporting  the  children  in  difficult circumstances. The scheme inter-alia provides for setting up of Child Care Institutions (CCIs)  by  the  States/UTs  either  by  themselves  or  in  association  with  voluntary organisations.  The  scheme  supports  24x7  outreach  helpline  service  for  children  in distress. This service is available through a dedicated toll free number, 1098, which can be  accessed  by  children  in  crisis  or  by  adults  on  their  behalf  from  any  place  in  the geographical  location  of  India.  Ministry  has signed  an  MoU  with  National  Institute  for Mental  Health  and  Neurosciences  (NIMHANS)  to  establish a  National  Initiative  & Integrated Resource Centre for Child Protection, Mental Health, and Psychosocial Care named  'SAMVAD'  (Support  Advocacy  &  Mental  Health  Interventions  for  Children  in Vulnerable  Circumstances  and  Distress)  in  NIMHANS,  at  Bangalore.   SAMVAD  is working in 4 key thematic areas, namely Mental Health, Care & Protection, Education and  Policy  &  Law.  During  the  period  of  June  2020  to  June  2021,  the  Initiative  has reached  out  to  a  total  of  87,391  persons  in  28  States  through  various  training  and capacity building  programs  and/or  public  discourse  series  conducted  via  Virtual Knowledge Network Systems. The number of homes and open shelters assisted under the Child Protection Services scheme, State-wise is at Annexure III .

(b)  and  (c)    Under  Ujjawala,  scheme  provides  for  the  periodic  inspection  by  State Government/UT Administration. The Secretary in-charge of Social Welfare/Department of  Women and Child Development in the State Government/UT Administration is the chairperson  of  the  State/UT  level  Monitoring  Committee  for  the  Scheme.  The  other members of the Committee would be nominated by the Secretary. The Committee at the  State  Level  /  UT  Administration  shall  meet  at  least  twice  a  year  and  monitor  the project.

Under Child Protection Services, Section 53 of the JJ Act, 2015 provides for setting up of  Management  Committee  in  every  CCI  to  manage  the  institution  and  monitor  the progress  of  every  child.  The  JJ  Model  Rules  provide  for  constitution  of  Management Committees in every institution for the management of the institution and monitoring the progress  of  every  child.  The  Management  Committees  are  required  to  set-up  a complaint redressal mechanism in every CCI. A Suggestion Box for children is to be placed at a place easily accessible to children, away from the office set-up and close to the rooms or dormitories of children.

(d) and (e)   The monitoring mechanisms mentioned in parts (b) and (c) of the reply are mandated to do holistic monitoring including the mental health counseling.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2273  for  reply  on  10.12.2021  regarding Mental  Health  Counseling  by  Shri Kalyan Benerjee.

| S.No   | State                    |   No. of Swadhar Homes (As on 30.11.2021) |
|--------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                                         1 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh           |                                        21 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                         1 |
| 4.     | Assam                    |                                        16 |
| 5.     | Chandigarh               |                                         1 |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh             |                                         3 |
| 7.     | Delhi                    |                                         2 |
| 8.     | Gujarat                  |                                         8 |
| 9.     | Himachal Pradesh         |                                         1 |
| 10.    | Jammu & Kashmir          |                                         2 |
| 11.    | Jharkhand                |                                         5 |
| 12.    | Karnataka                |                                        52 |
| 13.    | Kerala                   |                                         7 |
| 14.    | Madhya Pradesh           |                                        15 |
| 15.    | Maharashtra              |                                         9 |
| 16.    | Manipur                  |                                        23 |
| 17.    | Meghalaya                |                                         2 |
| 18.    | Mizoram                  |                                        11 |
| 19.    | Nagaland                 |                                         2 |
| 20.    | Odisha                   |                                        54 |
| 21.    | Puducherry               |                                         1 |
| 22.    | Punjab                   |                                         2 |
| 23.    | Rajasthan                |                                         8 |
| 24.    | Sikkim                   |                                         1 |
| 25.    | Tamil Nadu               |                                        36 |
| 26.    | Telangana                |                                        21 |
| 27.    | Tripura                  |                                         4 |
| 28.    | Uttar Pradesh            |                                        14 |
| 29.    | Uttrakhand               |                                         1 |
| 30.    | West Bengal              |                                        33 |
| Total  | Total                    |                                       357 |

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 2273  for  reply  on  10.12.2021  regarding Mental  Health  Counseling  by  Shri Kalyan Benerjee.

| S.No   | State                    |   Number of Ujjawala Homes (As on 30.11.2021) |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                                             0 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh           |                                             5 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                             0 |
| 4.     | Assam                    |                                            20 |
| 5.     | Chandigarh               |                                             0 |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh             |                                             3 |
| 7.     | Delhi                    |                                             0 |
| 8.     | Goa                      |                                             1 |
| 9.     | Gujarat                  |                                             2 |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh         |                                             0 |
| 11.    | Jammu & Kashmir          |                                             0 |
| 12.    | Jharkhand                |                                             2 |
| 13.    | Karnataka                |                                            13 |
| 14.    | Kerala                   |                                             3 |
| 15.    | Madhya Pradesh           |                                             0 |
| 16.    | Maharashtra              |                                             5 |
| 17.    | Manipur                  |                                            22 |
| 18.    | Meghalaya                |                                             0 |
| 19.    | Mizoram                  |                                             2 |
| 20.    | Nagaland                 |                                             1 |
| 21.    | Odisha                   |                                            12 |
| 22.    | Puducherry               |                                             0 |
| 23.    | Punjab                   |                                             0 |
| 24.    | Rajasthan                |                                             1 |
| 25.    | Sikkim                   |                                             0 |
| 26.    | Tamil Nadu               |                                             4 |
| 27.    | Telangana                |                                             5 |
| 28.    | Tripura                  |                                             0 |
| 29.    | Uttar Pradesh            |                                             2 |
| 30.    | Uttrakhand               |                                             2 |
| 31.    | West Bengal              |                                             2 |
|        | Total                    |                                           107 |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question No.2273 for reply on 10.12.2021 regarding Mental Health Counseling by Shri Kalyan Benerjee.

| Detail of Shelter Homes supported under Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme up to 30.11.2021   | Detail of Shelter Homes supported under Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme up to 30.11.2021   | Detail of Shelter Homes supported under Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme up to 30.11.2021   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                   | Homes                                                                                             | Open Shelters                                                                                     |
| 1Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 72                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                 |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 5                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 3Assam                                                                                            | 42                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                 |
| 4Bihar                                                                                            | 40                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 |
| 5Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 66                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                 |
| 6Goa                                                                                              | 20                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                 |
| 7Gujarat                                                                                          | 62                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                 |
| 8Haryana                                                                                          | 31                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                |
| 9Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 32                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                 |
| 10Jammu and Kashmir                                                                               | 14                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 |
| 11Jharkhand                                                                                       | 40                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                 |
| 12Karnataka                                                                                       | 87                                                                                                | 35                                                                                                |
| 13Kerala                                                                                          | 29                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                 |
| 14Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | 65                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                 |
| 15Maharashtra 16Manipur                                                                           | 77                                                                                                | 7 17                                                                                              |
| 17Meghalaya                                                                                       | 54                                                                                                |                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                   | 44                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                 |
| 18Mizoram                                                                                         | 43                                                                                                | 0 3                                                                                               |
| 19Nagaland                                                                                        | 37 94                                                                                             | 12                                                                                                |
| 20Orissa                                                                                          | 19                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 |
| 21Punjab 22Rajasthan                                                                              | 104                                                                                               | 21                                                                                                |
| 23Sikkim                                                                                          | 16                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                 |
| 24Tamil Nadu                                                                                      | 197                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                |
| 25Tripura                                                                                         | 24                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                 |
| 26Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 75                                                                                                | 20                                                                                                |
| 27Uttarakhand                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                 |
| 28West Bengal                                                                                     | 70                                                                                                | 37                                                                                                |
| 29Telangana                                                                                       | 40                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 |
| 30Andaman & Nicobar                                                                               | 10                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                 |
| 31Chandigarh                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                           | 1                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                 |
| 33Ladakh                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 34Lakshadweep                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 35Delhi                                                                                           | 28                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                 |
| 36Puducherry                                                                                      | 25                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                             | 1592                                                                                              | 250                                                                                               |