Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Child Protection Committee
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.237

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2023

## CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE

## 237.    SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

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

- (a) whether Child Protection Committees have been formed at the Gram Panchayat/Block/District/State levels in various States including Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  Union  Government  has  been  giving  any  assistance  to  States  for functioning of such Committees and if so, the details thereof and the criteria fixed for such assistance;
- (d) the details of funds allocated, released and utilized by various States during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether there is any proposal to enhance the quantum of remuneration and the other emolument of the staff engaged under the Mission Vatsalya and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  As  per  Mission  Vatsalya  guidelines,  under  the  existing  Standing/SubCommittee system of the local  bodies,  the  function  of  child  welfare  and  protection issues may be assigned to the existing committee of the Urban Local Body/Panchayati Raj  Institution/Gram  Panchayat  which  deals  with  issues  of  social  justice/welfare  of women and children.

(d):  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  released  and  utilized  by  various  States/UTs under Mission Vatsalya/Child Protection Scheme during each of the last three years is at Annexure-I.

(e):  Under  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme,  remuneration  of  the  staff  engaged  has  been increased @ 32.4 % with effect from 1 st  April, 2022 and Annual rise in remuneration @ 3% (on cumulative basis) based on satisfactory performance from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.237 FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2023 BY SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU, SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE AND DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE

## STATE/UT-WISE  FUNDS  RELEASED  AND  UTILIZED  BY  VARIOUS  STATES DURING EACH OF THE LAST THREE YEARS (AS ON 31.03.2023)

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                | 2020-21         | 2020-21         | 2021-22         | 2021-22         | 2022-23         |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount released |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                   | 1827.84         | 1295.78         | 476.46          | 492.38          | 3677.98         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                | 293.55          | 866.5           | 487.92          | 890.97          | 2936.49         |
| 3         | Assam                            | 3159.17         | 2373            | 864.69          | 1851.75         | 3734.67         |
| 4         | Bihar                            | 2203.71         | 2455.17         | 2203.21         | 2594.87         | 3454.25         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                     | 2281.81         | 2345.13         | 1870.35         | 1806.14         | 765.05          |
| 6         | Goa                              | 129.9           | 182.07          | 3.43            | 154.12          | 5.77            |
| 7         | Gujarat                          | 2590.93         | 1566.73         | 697.24          | 1627.68         | 2329.53         |
| 8         | Haryana                          | 2391.14         | 1312.7          | 931.24          | 1368.37         | 2938.82         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                 | 1457.39         | 1554.12         | 1453.9          | 1262.48         | 3091.73         |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                  | 1490.55         | 710.62          | 1929.69         | 2403.32         | 2822.85         |
| 11        | Jharkhand                        | 1425.26         | 1782.26         | 1248.02         | 553.96          | 743.48          |
| 12        | Karnataka                        | 2897.87         | 3388.23         | 4252.11         | 4252.11         | 5856.93         |
| 13        | Kerala                           | 1135.84         | 1085.16         | 607.45          | 1029.23         | 1284.89         |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                   | 3531.26         | 3201.52         | 3057.44         | 3256.56         | 4690.78         |
| 15        | Maharashtra                      | 3433.13         | 4407.73         | 5467.46         | 4143.92         | 7132.66         |
| 16        | Manipur                          | 3468.9          | 3454.03         | 3606.76         | 4085.99         | 4826.75         |
| 17        | Meghalaya                        | 2014.36         | 2008.45         | 1005.91         | 839.09          | 333.07          |
| 18        | Mizoram                          | 2243.71         | 2007.61         | 1957.58         | 578.93          | 1503.31         |
| 19        | Nagaland                         | 2125.64         | 2148.86         | 1842.69         | 1923.05         | 2630.86         |
| 20        | Orissa                           | 3302.54         | 3599.52         | 4019.15         | 3913.48         | 3755.49         |
| 21        | Punjab                           | 558.41          | 673.8           | 172.57          | 273.08          | 1069.08         |
| 22        | Rajasthan                        | 3221.96         | 3869.82         | 1542.75         | 1645.21         | 6600.22         |
| 23        | Sikkim                           | 612.81          | 501.61          | 807.59          | 692.46          | 1047.25         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                       | 9636.91         | 7620.64         | 7669.71         | 6805.47         | 5102.93         |
| 25        | Telangana                        | 431.61          | 1182.38         | 3850.65         | 974.19          | 2824.95         |
| 26        | Tripura                          | 1075.65         | 1216.67         | 977.46          | 549.64          | 159.54          |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                    | 5235.63         | 5157.43         | 4553.91         | 5253.98         | 6604.67         |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                      | 712.37          | 291.57          | 507.9           | 999.14          | 365.91          |
| 29        | West Bengal                      | 4375.63         | 4704.87         | 3970.45         | 4213.11         | 2663.81         |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island         | 282.97          | 117.7           | 7.5             | 82.3            | 374.79          |
| 31        | Chandigarh                       | 169.21          | 361.14          | 162.83          | 285.46          | 523.78          |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu | 55.96           | 136.67          | 142.98          | 148.18          | 389.9           |
| 33        | Delhi                            | 656.76          | 726.87          | 794.51          | 820.53          | 1506.95         |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                      | 0               | 0               | 5.05            | 0               | 0               |
| 35        | Ladakh                           | 153.18          | 90.46           | 126.17          | 99.57           | 142.44          |
| 36        | Puducherry                       | 393.97          | 339.33          | 271.5           | 276.88          | 584.46          |
|           | Total                            | 70977.53        | 68736.15        | 63546.23        | 62147.6         | 88476.04        |

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