Lok Sabha Question No. 524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Non-utilisation of Welfare Funds
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 524

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## NON-UTILISATION OF WELFARE FUNDS

## 524.   SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S. :

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

- (a) whether  the  amount  allocated  and  released  under  the  welfare  of  working children in need of care and protection during the last three years has not been utilized by some of the state Governments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the action taken by the Union Government against such States?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   to  (c)  :   Funds  under  the  Child  Protection  Services  Scheme  are  released according to the requirements and demands made by the respective States/UTs.  The State-wise details of the funds released and utilized under the Child Protection Services Scheme during the last three year period is at Annexure-I .  The Ministry  regularly  engages  with  all  State/UTs  and  from  time  to  time  has  shared various advisories and guidelines for continued and uninterrupted delivery of services and also for effective implementation of the scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 524 FOR 04.02.2022 RAISED BY SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S. REGARDING NON-UTILISATION OF WELFARE FUNDS

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF THE FUNDS RELEASED AND UTILIZED UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES SCHEME DURING THE YEAR 2018-19, 2019-20 AND 2020-21

(Rupees in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs    | 2018-19         | 2018-19         | 2019-20         | 2019-20         | 2020-21         | 2020-21         |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs    | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount released | Amount Utilized |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 1870.01         | 1477.11         | 1373.53         | 1679.85         | 1827.84         | 1295.78         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 37.63           | 526.03          | 1174.11         | 449.14          | 293.55          | 866.50          |
| 3         | Assam                     | 3379.63         | 2015.65         | 3363.95         | 1730.54         | 3159.17         | 2373.00         |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 2621.87         | 1619.23         | 1405.39         | 2334.30         | 2203.71         | 2455.17         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 2151.01         | 2710.68         | 2098.74         | 2036.07         | 2281.81         | 2345.13         |
| 6         | Goa                       | 16.03           | 80.17           | 19.63           | 94.56           | 129.9           | 182.07          |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 2251.55         | 1790.09         | 2146.27         | 1923.30         | 2590.93         | 1566.73         |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 1387.60         | 1693.65         | 2217.99         | 1642.22         | 2391.14         | 1312.70         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 1342.64         | 1349.88         | 1607.40         | 1416.52         | 1457.39         | 1554.12         |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 2106.94         | 1189.53         | 1225.16         | 2325.80         | 1490.55         | 710.62          |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 1480.26         | 1491.25         | 1845.80         | 1577.14         | 1425.26         | 1782.26         |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 4022.56         | 3285.56         | 3290.45         | 2969.37         | 2897.87         | 3388.23         |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 1263.77         | 1263.77         | 1519.74         | 754.30          | 1135.84         | 1085.16         |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 2959.23         | 3070.18         | 3052.72         | 2388.42         | 3531.26         | 3201.52         |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 3156.52         | 1922.01         | 2449.63         | 1941.08         | 3433.13         | 4407.73         |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 3866.99         | 3660.70         | 3102.72         | 3073.00         | 3468.9          | 3454.03         |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 2254.51         | 2254.51         | 2241.71         | 2234.49         | 2014.36         | 2008.45         |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 2042.28         | 2042.28         | 2530.43         | 2136.90         | 2243.71         | 2007.61         |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 1787.12         | 1779.05         | 2085.95         | 2054.82         | 2125.64         | 2148.86         |
| 20        | Orissa                    | 4352.44         | 3398.22         | 3541.66         | 3436.79         | 3302.54         | 3599.52         |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 1244.17         | 534.19          | 722.00          | 815.29          | 558.41          | 673.80          |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 3584.72         | 3584.72         | 3195.88         | 4041.72         | 3221.96         | 3869.82         |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 379.25          | 512.55          | 662.51          | 618.96          | 612.81          | 501.61          |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 7895.14         | 8622.16         | 14915.36        | 10624.87        | 9636.91         | 7620.64         |
| 25        | Telangana                 | 1329.23         | 1647.72         | 1726.38         | 1190.19         | 431.61          | 1182.38         |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 885.77          | 849.54          | 879.61          | 601.03          | 1075.65         | 1216.67         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 7834.39         | 5347.81         | 4277.72         | 4173.25         | 5235.63         | 5157.43         |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 1344.40         | 405.84          | 918.58          | 1722.38         | 712.37          | 291.57          |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 2372.13         | 3391.03         | 2815.10         | 4285.62         | 4375.63         | 4704.87         |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 218.85          | 201.17          | 329.62          | 211.53          | 282.97          | 117.70          |
| 31        | Chandigarh                | 577.58          | 259.27          | 0.00            | 344.99          | 169.21          | 361.14          |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 11.24           | 90.74           | 193.97          | 80.85           | 55.96           | 136.67          |
| 32        | Daman & Diu               | 18.42           | 67.77           | 141.79          | 72.36           | 55.96           | 136.67          |
| 33        | Delhi                     | 1007.39         | 849.99          | 972.86          | 717.64          | 656.76          | 726.87          |
| 34        | Lakshadweep               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 35        | Ladakh                    | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 153.18          | 90.46           |
|           | Total                     | 73451.70        | 65318.84        | 74546.32        | 68212.89        | 70977.53        | 68736.15        |

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