Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
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.1771

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022

## ORPHANAGES IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 1771. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- a.  the number of orphanages in the country, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- b.  whether  any  suggestions  have  been  received  to  ascertain  the  condition  of orphanages and the children living therein in Uttar Pradesh; and
- c. if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  : 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-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED  QUESTION  NO.1771  FOR  ANSWER  ON  16.12.2022  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  UNDER MISSION VATSALYA

| 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                                |                                                 5913 |                                                     2245 |

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