Lok Sabha Question No. 342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Pitiable Condition of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.342

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023

## PITIABLE CONDITION OF CHILDREN

## 342. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS :

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the pitiable condition of children in the country who are malnourished or subjected to child marriage, child labour and human-trafficking or have dropped out of primary level of education, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  schemes/programmes  for  their  development, protection and welfare, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  the  said  schemes/ programmes during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to protect interests of such children and improve their condition?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021) and the Adoption Regulations 2022 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  'Mission Vatsalya' (erstwhile Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme) under which support is provided to State 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 Mission Vatsalya  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.4000/-  per  child  per  month  is  available  for  Noninstitutional  Care  of  children  in  Need  of  Care  and  Protection  and  the  provision  for maintenance grant of Rs.3000/- per child per month for children living in Child Care Institution.

(c) & (d) : 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  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme  (erstwhile  Child 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.342 FOR 03.02.2023  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMDAS  C.  TADAS REGARDING PITIABLE CONDITION OF CHILDREN

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF THE FUNDS RELEASED AND UTILIZED UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES SCHEME DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (AS ON 31.01.2023)

(Rupees in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs    | 2019-20         | 2019-20        | 2020-21         | 2020-21        | 2021-22         | 2021-22        | 2022-23 (As on 31.01.2023)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs    | Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | Amount Utlized | Amount released | Amount Utlized | 2022-23 (As on 31.01.2023)   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 1373.53         | 1679.85        | 1827.84         | 1295.78        | 476.46          | 492.38         | 1976.40                      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1174.11         | 449.14         | 293.55          | 866.50         | 487.92          | 890.97         | 674.37                       |
| 3         | Assam                     | 3363.95         | 1730.54        | 3159.17         | 2373.00        | 864.69          | 1851.75        | 3734.67                      |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 1405.39         | 2334.30        | 2203.71         | 2455.17        | 2203.21         | 2594.87        | 117.26                       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 2098.74         | 2036.07        | 2281.81         | 2345.13        | 1870.35         | 1806.14        | 73.99                        |
| 6         | Goa                       | 19.63           | 94.56          | 129.9           | 182.07         | 3.43            | 154.12         | 5.77                         |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 2146.27         | 1923.30        | 2590.93         | 1566.73        | 697.24          | 1627.68        | 2329.53                      |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 2217.99         | 1642.22        | 2391.14         | 1312.70        | 931.24          | 1368.37        | 1137.21                      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 1607.40         | 1416.52        | 1457.39         | 1554.12        | 1453.90         | 1262.48        | 1690.09                      |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1225.16         | 2325.80        | 1490.55         | 710.62         | 1929.69         | 2403.32        | 1647.56                      |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 1845.80         | 1577.14        | 1425.26         | 1782.26        | 1248.02         | 553.96         | 662.52                       |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 3290.45         | 2969.37        | 2897.87         | 3388.23        | 4252.11         | 4252.11        | 4280.09                      |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 1519.74         | 754.30         | 1135.84         | 1085.16        | 607.45          | 1029.23        | 1284.89                      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 3052.72         | 2388.42        | 3531.26         | 3201.52        | 3057.44         | 3256.56        | 1277.83                      |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 2449.63         | 1941.08        | 3433.13         | 4407.73        | 5467.46         | 4143.92        | 0                            |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 3102.72         | 3073.00        | 3468.9          | 3454.03        | 3606.76         | 4085.99        | 3795.83                      |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 2241.71         | 2234.49        | 2014.36         | 2008.45        | 1005.91         | 839.09         | 333.07                       |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 2530.43         | 2136.90        | 2243.71         | 2007.61        | 1957.58         | 578.93         | 683.62                       |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 2085.95         | 2054.82        | 2125.64         | 2148.86        | 1842.69         | 1923.05        | 0                            |
| 20        | Orissa                    | 3541.66         | 3436.79        | 3302.54         | 3599.52        | 4019.15         | 3913.48        | 3755.49                      |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 722.00          | 815.29         | 558.41          | 673.80         | 172.57          | 273.08         | 1069.08                      |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 3195.88         | 4041.72        | 3221.96         | 3869.82        | 1542.75         | 1645.21        | 4282.73                      |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 662.51          | 618.96         | 612.81          | 501.61         | 807.59          | 692.46         | 785.64                       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 14915.36        | 10624.87       | 9636.91         | 7620.64        | 7669.71         | 6805.47        | 750.27                       |
| 25        | Telangana                 | 1726.38         | 1190.19        | 431.61          | 1182.38        | 3850.65         | 974.19         | 0                            |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 879.61          | 601.03         | 1075.65         | 1216.67        | 977.46          | 549.64         | 98.82                        |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 4277.72         | 4173.25        | 5235.63         | 5157.43        | 4553.91         | 5253.98        | 4841.91                      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 918.58          | 1722.38        | 712.37          | 291.57         | 507.90          | 999.14         | 274.43                       |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 2815.10         | 4285.62        | 4375.63 282.97  | 4704.87 117.70 | 3970.45         | 4213.11        | 360.72 374.79                |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 329.62          | 211.53         |                 |                | 7.50            | 82.30          |                              |
| 31        | Chandigarh                | 0               | 344.99         | 169.21          | 361.14         | 162.83          | 285.46         | 554.94                       |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 193.97          | 80.85          | 55.96           | 136.67         | 142.98          | 148.18         | 389.90                       |
|           | Daman & Diu               | 141.79          | 72.36          |                 | 726.87         |                 | 820.53         | 211.68                       |
| 33        | Delhi Lakshadweep         | 972.86 0        | 717.64 0       | 656.76 0        |                | 794.51 5.05     | 0.00           | 0                            |
| 34        |                           |                 |                |                 | 0              |                 |                |                              |
| 35        | Ladakh                    | 0               | 0              | 153.18          | 90.46          | 126.17          | 99.57          | 139.02                       |
|           | Total                     | 74546.32        | 68212.89       | 70977.53        | 68736.15       | 63546.23        | 62147.60       | 43594.12                     |