Lok Sabha Question No. 1858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Female Juvenile Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1858

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## FEMALE JUVENILE HOMES

## 1858.  MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

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

- (a) the total number of shelter homes and female juvenile homes currently functional across  the  country  along  with  the  number  of  children  and  women  residing  in them, State-wise including West Bengal;
- (b) whether the Government has taken note of any incidents of torture and sexual exploitation of children at shelter homes, if so, the details thereof along with the number  of  such  cases  reported  during  the  last  three  years,  State/UT-wise including West Bengal; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for protection and welfare of children at such homes/institutions?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The total number of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) (including Observation Homes, Special  Homes  and  Place  of  Safety  for  children  in  conflict  with  law), State/UT-wise including West Bengal, along with the number of children residing in them, supported under  the Child Protection Services  (CPS)  is  at Annexure-I, as per information furnished by the State/UT .
- (b) & (c): The Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) and the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Model  Rule,  2016  framed thereunder mandate regular monitoring and inspection of CCIs. The primary responsibility of execution of the Act rests with the States/UTs.

Under the Commission  for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, the National Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  and  State  Commissions  for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) have been established, to oversee the implementation of the JJ Act. As informed by the National Commission for Protection of Child  Rights  (NCPCR), number  of  complaints  received  in  NCPCR  relating  to  torture/ violence  and  sexual  exploitation  of  children  in  CCIs  during  the  last  three  years,  i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20, State/UT-wise including  West Bengal details are at Annexure-II.

Ministry has asked States/UTs to ensure regular monitoring and supervision of CCIs at the  level  of  District  Magistrates/Deputy  Commissioners. An  advisory  has  also  been issued to the States/UTs recommending action to be taken in case of disruption to the life of children in case of any untoward incidence of abuse in CCIs.

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1858 for  answer  on  12.02.2021  raised  by  Ms.  Locket  Chatterjee  regarding  'Female Juvenile Homes'.

The total number of shelter homes and CCIs (including Observation homes, Special Homes  and  Place  of  Safety  for  children  in  conflict  with  law), State/UT-wise including  West  Bengal along  with  the  number  of  children  residing  in  them being supported under the CPS is as follows during the current financial year 2020-2021:

| S. No.                     | Institutional Care [ Homes]   | Institutional Care [ Homes]   | Open Shelters   | Open Shelters   | Specialised Ado ption Agencies   | Specialised Ado ption Agencies   |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| State/UT                   | No. Assist ed                 | Benefici aries                | No. Assis ted   | Beneficiari es  | No. Ass isted                    | Benefici aries                   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh            | 72                            | 2745                          | 6               | 145             | 14                               | 122                              |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh         | 5                             | 185                           | 0               | 0               | 1                                | 10                               |
| 3Assam                     | 42                            | 1464                          | 6               | 82              | 19                               | 78                               |
| 4Bihar                     | 26                            | 1286                          | 0               | 0               | 13                               | 132                              |
| 5Chhattisgarh              | 66                            | 1971                          | 9               | 79              | 12                               | 119                              |
| 6Goa                       | 20                            | 557                           | 2               | 225             | 2                                | 16                               |
| 7Gujarat                   | 59                            | 1610                          | 2               | 45              | 13                               | 125                              |
| 8Haryana                   | 31                            | 1546                          | 14              | 414             | 7                                | 57                               |
| 9Himachal Pradesh          | 32                            | 1208                          | 3               | 48              | 1                                | 8                                |
| 10Jammu and Kashmir        | 17                            | 823                           | 0               | 0               | 2                                | 0                                |
| 11Jharkhand                | 41                            | 1466                          | 5               | 125             | 12                               | 92                               |
| 12Karnataka                | 87                            | 3012                          | 35              | 912             | 31                               | 379                              |
| 13Kerala                   | 29                            | 452                           | 4               | 74              | 11                               | 65                               |
| 14Madhya Pradesh           | 65                            | 2426                          | 9               | 340             | 26                               | 210                              |
| 15Maharashtra              | 77                            | 3361                          | 7               | 175             | 18                               | 180                              |
| 16Manipur                  | 46                            | 1392                          | 16              | 355             | 9                                | 98                               |
| 17Meghalaya                | 44                            | 868                           | 4               | 150             | 4                                | 5                                |
| 18Mizoram                  | 45                            | 1178                          | 0               | 0               | 7                                | 26                               |
| 19Nagaland                 | 37                            | 642                           | 3               | 113             | 4                                | 15                               |
| 20Orissa                   | 94                            | 6833                          | 12              | 296             | 27                               | 263                              |
| 21Punjab                   | 19                            | 604                           | 0               | 0               | 6                                | 77                               |
| 22Rajasthan                | 95                            | 4418                          | 20              | 331             | 21                               | 211                              |
| 23Sikkim                   | 16                            | 496                           | 4               | 64              | 4                                | 20                               |
| 24Tamil Nadu               | 198                           | 12864                         | 11              | 275             | 20                               | 200                              |
| 25Tripura                  | 24                            | 730                           | 4               | 58              | 6                                | 44                               |
| 26Uttar Pradesh            | 75                            | 4092                          | 20              | 487             | 25                               | 386                              |
| 27Uttarakhand              | 23                            | 438                           | 3               | 75              | 5                                | 11                               |
| 28West Bengal              | 70                            | 4010                          | 37              | 925             | 25                               | 322                              |
| 29Telangana                | 40                            | 1306                          | 0               | 0               | 11                               | 320                              |
| 30Andaman & Nicobar        | 10                            | 401                           | -               | 0               | 2                                | 10                               |
| 31Chandigarh               | 6                             | 277                           | 0               | 0               | 2                                | 20                               |
| 32 Dadra and Nagar Hav eli | 0                             | 0                             | 1               | 25              | 1                                | 10                               |
| 33Daman and Diu            | 1                             | 25                            | -               | 0               | -                                | 0                                |
| 34Lakshadweep              | -                             | 0                             | -               | 0               | -                                | 0                                |
| 35Delhi                    | 28                            | 1196                          | 9               | 254             | 3                                | 50                               |
| 36Puducherry               | 25                            | 906 66788                     | 1               | 15              | 2                                | 35                               |
| Total                      | 1565                          |                               | 247             | 6087            | 366                              | 3716                             |

Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1858 for  answer  on  12.02.2021  raised  by  Ms.  Locket  Chatterjee  regarding  'Female Juvenile Homes'.

State/UT-wise  number  of  complaints  received  in  NCPCR  relating  to  torture/ violence and sexual exploitation of children in CCIs during the last three years, i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20

| Sr. No   | Name of the State/UT      | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | Total   |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |           |           |           |         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            |           |           | 1         | 1       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         |           |           |           |         |
| 4        | Assam                     | 1         | 1         |           | 2       |
| 5        | Bihar                     |           | 3         | 1         | 4       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                |           |           |           |         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              |           |           |           |         |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli    |           |           |           |         |
| 9        | Daman and Diu             |           |           |           |         |
| 10       | Delhi                     | 2         | 4         | 1         | 7       |
| 11       | Goa                       |           |           |           |         |
| 12       | Gujarat                   |           |           |           |         |
| 13       | Haryana                   |           | 2         |           | 2       |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh          |           |           |           |         |
| 16       | Jharkhand                 |           |           |           |         |
| 17       | Karnataka                 |           |           | 1         | 1       |
| 18       | Kerala                    |           |           |           |         |
| 19       | Lakshadweep               |           |           |           |         |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh            |           | 3         | 1         | 4       |
| 21       | Maharashtra               |           | 1         |           | 1       |
| 22       | Manipur                   |           |           |           |         |
| 23       | Meghalaya                 |           |           |           |         |
| 24       | Mizoram                   |           |           |           |         |
| 25       | Nagaland                  |           |           |           |         |
| 26       | Orissa                    |           | 1         | 1         | 2       |
| 27       | Puducherry                |           |           |           |         |
| 28       | Punjab                    |           |           |           |         |
| 29       | Rajasthan                 |           | 1         | 1         | 2       |
| 30       | Sikkim                    |           |           |           |         |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                |           |           |           |         |
| 32       | Telangana                 |           |           |           |         |
| 33       | Tripura                   |           |           |           |         |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh             | 3         | 9         | 2         | 14      |
| 35       | Uttarakhand               |           |           |           |         |
| 36       | West Bengal               |           |           |           |         |
| 36       | Others (J & K)            |           | 1         |           | 1       |
|          | Total                     | 6         | 26        | 9         | 41      |