Lok Sabha Question No. 3306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: National Children Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONS NO. 3306

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## NATIONAL CHILDREN FUND

3306.  SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether National Children's Fund (NCF) has achieved the objective for which it was set up and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the amount of funds raised by NCF during each of the last three years and the current year along with the achievement made by NCF since its inception;
- (c) the  funds  released  and  utilized  from  NCF  for  various  schemes  during  the  said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the number of children who have benefitted out of NCF during the said period;
- (e) whether less number of children are benefitted out of NCF and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the funds under NCF were released to the NGOs and if so, the  details thereof; and
- (g) whether the scholarship is also being given to children under NCF and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes . The main objectives of the National Children's Fund (NCF) are :
- i. To raise funds from individuals, institutions, corporate, and others; and
- ii. to  promote  and  fund  the  various  programmes  for  children  who  are  affected  by natural  calamities,  disasters,  distress,  and  in  difficult  circumstances  through voluntary agencies and State Governments, in un-served and under-served areas including  tribal  and  remote  areas  in  pursuance  of  the  National  Charter  for Children, and Children in difficult circumstances including children living in Child Care Institutions (CCIs).

The Fund is reaching out to the designated target population through Grants-inAid to voluntary agencies till 2016 and through Scholarships to children living in the CCIs. From 2017 onwards, the NCF has continued only scholarships for children living in the Child Care Institutions.

## (b)      The fund raised by NCF during the last 3 financial years and current year is as follows-

| Year    | Fund Received (in Rs.)            |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 33,75,600/-                       |
| 2020-21 | 1,48,25,597/-                     |
| 2021-22 | 17,91,825/-                       |
| 2022-23 | 5,03,000/- (as on 31 st May 2022) |

The NCF started with seed money of rupees one Lakh from the Government of India on 2 nd March 1979.  NCF has been raising its Funds out of public donations. The Fund  has  financed  a  total  of  294  projects  to  the  tune  of  Rs.  8,01,40,341/-  since  its inception  till  2016-17  and  given  scholarships  amounting  to  Rs.  85,45,500/-  to  972 children living in CCIs since 2016-17.

## (c)  State/UT wise fund released and utilized by NCF for various scheme:

| Fund released/utilized   | Fund released/utilized   | Fund released/utilized   | Fund released/utilized     | Fund released/utilized                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                     | Scholarship Amount       | No. children benefitted  | of Details of Grant-in-Aid | of Details of Grant-in-Aid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Year                     | Scholarship Amount       | No. children benefitted  | Amount                     | Project Details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2019-20                  | -                        | 75                       | 2,85,390/-                 | 'Welfare and Development of Disabled Children' Project Sanctioned for Andhra Pradesh in January 2016                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2020-21                  | -                        | 50                       | 1,49,670/-                 | 'Imparting Computer Education to the Rural Students of Kalsi Block of Dehradun District' Project Sanctioned for Uttarakhand in January 2016                                                                                                                                    |
| 2021-22                  | 35,76,000/-              | 400                      | -                          | State-wise detail of students given in table below                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2022-23                  | -                        | 100                      | 4,99,500/-                 | 'Redressal Approaches Towards Combating Problems Faced By Girls Child Needing Special Attention at Vulnerable Zones Comprising of Naxalbari and Kharibari, Blocks in the Backward Darjeeling District of West Bengal State' Project Sanctioned for West Bengal in January 2015 |

| State/UT wise scholarships given to children for the year 2021-22   | State/UT wise scholarships given to children for the year 2021-22   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                               | No. of Children                                                     |
| Andaman & Nicobar                                                   | 25                                                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                                                        | 11                                                                  |
| Gujarat                                                             | 32                                                                  |
| Haryana                                                             | 26                                                                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                     | 62                                                                  |
| Karnataka                                                           | 20                                                                  |
| Kerala                                                              | 62                                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 12                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                         | 8                                                                   |
| Meghalaya                                                           | 3                                                                   |
| Odisha                                                              | 8                                                                   |
| Tamilnadu                                                           | 108                                                                 |
| Tripura                                                             | 9                                                                   |
| West Bengal                                                         | 14                                                                  |
| Total                                                               | 400                                                                 |

- (d)  &  (e)   The  number  of  children  who  have  benefited  out  of  NCF  during  the  above period;
- (f)        The NCF has provided financial assistance of  Rs. 8,01,40,341/- in the nature of one-time grant to 294 Voluntary Agencies/ non-profit Institutions, which were implementing schemes for welfare of children. The Grant in aid Scheme continued till the Financial Year 2016-17.
- (g)      Yes. the scholarship is provided to children staying in Child Care Institutions. The eligibility conditions are as follows:-
-  The applicant should have secured minimum 55% marks in the final examination of the previous class and minimum 75% attendance.
-  Students  pursuing  their  studies  from  IX  standard  onwards  are  eligible  for  the scholarship.
-  50% of the total scholarship money will be earmarked for girl students.

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Number of Children Benefitted | Amount released (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | 2019-20 |                              75 | 2,85,390/-                 |
|         2 | 2020-21 |                              50 | 1,49,670/-                 |
|         3 | 2021-22 |                             400 | 35,76,000/-                |

## Scholarship norm for students of different classes

| Category of Class   | Scholarship Amount                                                             |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Class IX & X        | Rs. 700/-p.m. per child (Child will receive Rs.16,800 on completing X class)   |
| Class XI & XII      | Rs. 800/-p.m. per child (Child will receive Rs.19,200 on completing XII class) |

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