Lok Sabha Question No. 2643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Child Welfare Committee
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2643

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE

## 2643. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU :

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that as per Section 27 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, it is mandatory to establish at least one Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in each district of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the total Child Welfare Committees (CWC) in the country, State/UTwise and district-wise along with the guidelines in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enhance  the  infrastructure  and  financial support to State/UT Governments to facilitate setting up of CWCs and to ensure their effective functioning under Mission Vatsalya;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has any portal to provide a unified digital platform for various programmes related to children and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): 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 wellbeing  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.   Section  106  provides  that Implementation  of  JJ  Act  lies  with  States/UTs.  As  per  Section  27,  every  State Government has to constitute for every district, one or more Child Welfare Committees for exercising the powers and to discharge the duties conferred on such Committees in relation to children in need of care and protection under JJ Act.

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). State-wise  details  of  Child  Welfare  Committee  (CWCs)  supported  under  Mission Vatsalya Scheme (as on 31.03.2023) are at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d) : As per Mission Vatsalya Scheme  Guideline, financial support of Rs.9,25,800/- is provided for setting up of two rooms of 300 sq. ft. for the CWC in the Children  Home  /  Vatsalya  Sadan  (an  Integrated  Home  Complex  of  CCIs  (Children Home, Observation Home, Special Home, Place of Safety) along with offices for JJB and CWC within single premises for implementation of the JJ Act) for which grants for construction are sanctioned under the Scheme. Where an existing Children Home has the required space available within the premises, the same is provided to the CWC. However, in the district where there is no Children Home or the existing Children Home has no space for the CWC, funds are provided under the Mission Vatsalya Scheme for renting suitable premises for the CWC. CWC holds its sittings in one room while the other room is used as a waiting area for Children and their families.

(e) : As per Guidelines of Mission Vatsalya, a Digital Platform for various MIS related to children in difficult circumstances which include missing, orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children has been developed by Ministry of Women  and  Child Development  in  consultation  with  States/UTS.  The  different  portals  under  erstwhile Child Protection Services Scheme and Juvenile Justice Act i.e TrackChild portal for Missing/Found  Children;  ICPS  portal  for  monitoring  the  scheme  and;  Khoya-Paya Citizen centric application for Missing and Sighted Children have been integrated under one single portal. This may be used by SCPS, DCPU, CWC, JJB, CCls, SJPU as well as citizens through respective dashboard for all MIS purposes.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2643 FOR 04.08.2023 RAISED BY SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU REGARDING CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE (CWCs) SUPPORTED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME (AS ON 31.03.2023).

| S. No.   | State                                |   No. of CWC Assisted |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |                    26 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                    26 |
| 3        | Assam                                |                    35 |
| 4        | Bihar                                |                    38 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         |                    32 |
| 6        | Goa                                  |                     2 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |                    33 |
| 8        | Haryana                              |                    22 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                    12 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |                    20 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                            |                    24 |
| 12       | Karnataka                            |                    39 |
| 13       | Kerala                               |                    14 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                    51 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |                    39 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |                    16 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |                    12 |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |                    11 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |                    16 |
| 20       | Orissa                               |                    31 |
| 21       | Punjab                               |                    23 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                            |                    33 |
| 23       | Sikkim                               |                     6 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                           |                    40 |
| 25       | Tripura                              |                     8 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                    75 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                          |                    13 |
| 28       | West Bengal                          |                    25 |
| 29       | Telangana                            |                    36 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                    |                     3 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                           |                     1 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                     3 |
| 33       | Ladakh                               |                     2 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                          |                     1 |
| 35       | Delhi                                |                    10 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           |                     4 |
|          | Total                                |                   782 |