Lok Sabha Question No. 3013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Mission Vatsalya Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Harendra Singh Malik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3013

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

## 3013. SHRI HARENDRA SINGH MALIK:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

SHRI LUMBA RAM:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Mission Vatsalya, if so, the details thereof along with its salient features, aim and objectives;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  assessment  to  ascertain  the achievements of the said Mission in various States, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the extent to which it has been able to fulfil its stated  welfare  goals  for  children  living  in  difficult  situations  in  the  country, especially  in  the  Amroha  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and Maharashtra;
- (d) the number of children adopted in the year 2023-24 and in institutional care in various States especially in the said regions;
- (e) the details of the steps being taken to improve living conditions and prospects under the said Mission; and
- (f) whether any challenges or gaps have been identified in its implementation, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing   Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, 'Mission Vatsalya' through the States/ Union Territories (UTs) with the aim to support Children in Need of care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL).  The objective of Mission Vatsalya is to ensure that  the  best  interests  of  children  are  always  taken  care  of  while  designing  the projects/  programmes.  The  objectives  include  establishing  essential  services, emergency outreach services for children and include strengthening of institutional and non-institutional care services. The Child Care Institutions (CCIs) established under the Mission support, inter-alia, age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care and counselling.

The funds are shared between the Centre and States in the ratio of 60:40 for all States and UTs with legislature except the North-Eastern States and Hilly States Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and UT of Jammu & Kashmir, where the cost sharing is in the ratio of 90:10. In Union Territories without legislature, 100% cost is borne by the Central Government.

Salient  features  of  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme, inter-alia ,  include  strengthening  of Institutional Care & Non-Institutional Care (Sponsorship, Foster Care & After Care), establishment of Child Welfare Committee & Juvenile Justice Board in each district, 24x7x365 Child Helpline (1098) Services, monitoring & review at various levels and convergence with other Ministries/ Departments. It outlines the roles and responsibilities at State for State Child Protection Society, State Adoption Resource Agency and at district level for District Magistrate/ District Child Protection Unit.

(b) & (c) : An assessment of the then Child Protection Services Scheme was carried out. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog in 2020 conducted an evaluation  study  for  all  Schemes  of  the  Women  and  Child  Development  (WCD) including erstwhile Child Protection Services Scheme which has been subsumed in Mission  Vatsalya.  The  Study  captured  the  broader  canvas  of  effectiveness, efficiency, impact etc. across the schemes of the Ministry. The Study was conducted across 12 States/UTs and included States of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

The  findings of the Study, inter-alia, mention  that  the  scheme  was  being implemented in accordance with the provisions envisaged under the JJ Act, 2015 and contributed for improvement in the delivery of the statutory services.

(d):  3580 children were adopted In-country and 449 children were adopted Intercountry during the year 2023-24. State/ UT-wise number of children supported under Institutional  Care  of  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme  during  the  year  2023-24  is  at Annexure.

(e)  &  (f):  Under  the  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme  which  provides  care,  protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances, the District Child Protection  Unit  functions  under  the  overall  supervision  of  District  Magistrate  to ensure review, monitoring and inspection of the service delivery institutions i.e. Child Care Institutions and the care provided.

To  address  the  issues  and  gaps  in  scheme  implementation,  the  Ministry  in collaboration with Lal Bahadur  Shastri National Academy  of  Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie has developed an online training module on Juvenile Justice (Care  and  Protection  for  Children)  Act,  2015  for  capacity  building  of  multiple stakeholders  such  as  State  Governments/  UT  Administrations,  district  authorities and others.

The  Ministry  has  issued  various  guidelines  and  advisories  from  time  to  time  for strengthening implementation of Mission Vatsalya by the States/UTs. These include Mission Vatsalya Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures for Child Helpline & Model Foster Care Guidelines 2024.

The Ministry also regularly engages with the States/UTs with regards to implementation  of  the  scheme.  It  has  held  zonal  conferences  and  sensitization/ dissemination workshops since launch of Mission Vatsalya Scheme to promote and implement the scheme effectively.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3013  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.12.2024  BY  SHRI  HARENDRA  SINGH MALIK, SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH, SHRI LUMBA RAM,  SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO,  SHRI  DILIP  SAIKIA,  SMT.  SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA, SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB AND SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY REGARDING MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF THE CHILDREN SUPPORTED UNDER INSTITUTIONAL CARE OF MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE YEAR 2023-24

| S. No.   | State/UTs                            |   2023-24 |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |      1546 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |       206 |
| 3        | Assam                                |      1241 |
| 4        | Bihar                                |      2227 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         |      1843 |
| 6        | Goa                                  |       461 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |      3195 |
| 8        | Haryana                              |       963 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                     |       926 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |      1104 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                            |      1238 |
| 12       | Karnataka                            |      3110 |
| 13       | Kerala                               |       776 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |      2597 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |      3495 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |      2295 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |      1031 |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |      1172 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |       562 |
| 20       | Orissa                               |      4431 |
| 21       | Punjab                               |       533 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                            |      2733 |
| 23       | Sikkim                               |       468 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                           |     10118 |
| 25       | Telangana                            |      2243 |
| 26       | Tripura                              |       948 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                        |      3226 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                          |       589 |
| 29       | West Bengal                          |      4744 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                    |       274 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                           |       222 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |        36 |
| 33       | Ladakh                               |        84 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                          |         0 |
| 35       | Delhi                                |      1216 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           |       739 |
| Total    | Total                                |     62592 |

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