Lok Sabha Question No. 2967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Orphanages in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2967

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## ORPHANAGES IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 2967.   SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- a. the number of orphanages in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- b. whether any suggestions have been received regarding the conditions of orphanages and the children living there in Uttar Pradesh;
- c. if so, the details thereof; and
- d. the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) : The Ministry of Women and Child Development is administering the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) (as amended in 2021) which is the primary legislation for ensuring safety, security, dignity and well-being of children. The Act provides for protection of children in need of care and protection and those in conflict with law by catering to their basic needs through care, protection, development, treatment and social re-integration. It defines standards of care and protection to secure the best interest of child. State/UT-wise details (including Uttar Pradesh) of Child Care Institutions registered under the JJ Act, 2015 and funded by the Government under Mission Vatsalya is at Annexure-I.

Under  the  JJ  Act,  2015  (Sections  27-30),  the  Child  Welfare  Committees  have  been empowered to take decisions  with  regard  to  the  children  in  need  of  care  and  protection, keeping their best interest in mind. They are also mandated to monitor the functioning of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs). Similarly, the Juvenile Justice Boards are empowered to take decisions regarding the welfare of children in conflict with law (Sections 04-09). The JJ  Act,  2015  (Section  109)  provides  the  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child Rights  (NCPCR)  at  national  level  and  State  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights (SCPCR) at state level respectively to monitor the implementation of the Act.

Under section 54 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the State Governments have to appoint Inspection Committees and under section 53, to assess the basic facilities and infrastructure of the Institution for maintaining their standards. As per JJ Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021), District Magistrates have been empowered as the nodal authority in district for children in need of care and protection.

The  Ministry  regularly  follows  up  with  the  State/  UT  Governments  so  as  to  ensure  that Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  adhere  to  standards  of  care  as  per  the  JJ  Act,  2015 provisions.  Various  advisories  have  been  sent  to  all  States/UTs  regarding  mandatory inspection of all CCIs.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (D)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UN-STARRED  QUESTION  NO.2967  FOR  ANSWER  ON  17.03.2023  BY SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI REGARDING ORPHANAGES IN UTTAR PRADESH

STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS (CCIs) REGISTERED UNDER THE JJ ACT, 2015 AND FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                         |   Total Number of Registered CCIs (as on 30.06.2022) |   Total CCIs funded by the Government (as on 31.03.2022) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                  863 |                                                       92 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                   20 |                                                        8 |
| 3         | Assam                              |                                                  107 |                                                       64 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                                                   83 |                                                       80 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                                   93 |                                                       85 |
| 6         | Goa                                |                                                   58 |                                                       23 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |                                                  130 |                                                       81 |
| 8         | Haryana                            |                                                   77 |                                                       50 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                   43 |                                                       37 |
| 10        | Jammu and Kashmir                  |                                                  118 |                                                       16 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          |                                                   72 |                                                       50 |
| 12        | Karnataka                          |                                                  165 |                                                      164 |
| 13        | Kerala                             |                                                  631 |                                                       41 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                  101 |                                                      103 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                        |                                                  497 |                                                      107 |
| 16        | Manipur                            |                                                   81 |                                                       81 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          |                                                   86 |                                                       52 |
| 18        | Mizoram                            |                                                   49 |                                                       49 |
| 19        | Nagaland                           |                                                   62 |                                                       43 |
| 20        | Orissa                             |                                                  236 |                                                      130 |
| 21        | Punjab                             |                                                   60 |                                                       25 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                          |                                                  238 |                                                      159 |
| 23        | Sikkim                             |                                                   24 |                                                       22 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                                 1028 |                                                      225 |
| 25        | Telangana                          |                                                  360 |                                                       56 |
| 26        | Tripura                            |                                                   41 |                                                       33 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                  135 |                                                      104 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                        |                                                   51 |                                                       32 |
| 29        | West Bengal                        |                                                  230 |                                                      137 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                                   12 |                                                       12 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                         |                                                    8 |                                                        8 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                                    4 |                                                        4 |
| 33        | Ladakh                             |                                                   16 |                                                        0 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                        |                                                    0 |                                                        1 |
| 35        | Delhi                              |                                                   86 |                                                       42 |
| 36        | Puducherry                         |                                                   48 |                                                       29 |
| Total     | Total                              |                                                 5913 |                                                     2245 |

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