Lok Sabha Question No. 1450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Child Care Institutions
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1450

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2023

## CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS

## 1450. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) the number of Child Care Institutions (CCI) present in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the quantum of funds provided by the Union Government to State Governments/Union Territories for setting up and maintenance of CCI during the last three years; and
- (c) the details of steps taken by the Government for the protection and welfare of children in such institutions?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : State-wise number of Child Care Institutions (CCI) supported under Mission Vatsalya Scheme during the year 2022-23 is at Annexure-I.

(b)  :  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  to  the  States/UTs  under  Mission  Vatsalya Scheme including  for setting up and maintenance of CCI during last three years i.e. 202021, 2021-22 and 2022-23, are at Annexure-II .

(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. It defines standards of care and protection to secure the best interest of child.

Under the JJ Act 2015 (Sections 27-30), the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs)  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 function 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). At the national and state level, the JJ Act provides the National/State Commissions for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  to  monitor  the  implementation  of  the  Act (Section 109).

The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  Mission  Vatsalya Scheme  for  care,  protection,  rehabilitation  and  reintegration  of  children  in  difficult circumstances  on  predefined  cost  sharing  basis  between  the  Central  and  the  State Governments. Under Mission Vatsalya Scheme, support is provided for setting up and maintenance  of  various  types  of  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  and  funds  for  Non-

Institutional Care. Such children have access to both institutional and non-institutional care and rehabilitation, as per Individual Care Plan (ICP) as mandated JJ Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021).

CCIs  provide/support  for  boarding  &  lodging;  age-appropriate  education;  access  to vocational training; recreation; health care; counselling, etc.  Under  the  scheme guidelines, States/UTs have been instructed for mandatory Police verification of the CCI staff and other staff engaged at State and District level, prior to their appointment.

The JJ Act, 2015 provides for Aftercare of Children living under the Institutional care, vide section 2(5) and section 46, which mandates that any child leaving a child care institution on completion of eighteen years of age may be provided with financial support in order to facilitate child's re-integration into the mainstream of the society in the manner as may be prescribed in Rule 25 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 (as amended in 2022).

Further,  Mission  Vatsalya  scheme  provides  strategy  for  convergence  for  ensuring efficient  and  effective  delivery  of  services  through  schemes  and  programmes  of  line Ministries/ Departments in order to realize desired outcomes of child welfare, safety and protection. The Ministry regularly follows up with the State/ UT Governments and various advisories  have been issued so as to ensure the effective  implementation  of  Mission Vatsalya Scheme.

As reported by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), NCPCR has  developed  an  application 'MASI'  Monitoring  App  for  Seamless  Inspection in 2022 for real time monitoring of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) and their inspection mechanism across the country. The effective and efficient functioning of the mechanism for inspection of Child Care Institutions provided under the JJ Act, 2015. 4268 inspections, as on 24.07.2023, have been completed on MASI Portal by 32 States/UTs.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1450  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.07.2023  BY  SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY REGARDING CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS

STATE-WISE  NUMBER  OF  CHILD  CARE  INSTITUTIONS  (CCIs)  SUPPORTED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE YEAR 2022-23

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                           |   Total CCIs |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |           84 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |           11 |
| 3         | Assam                                |           67 |
| 4         | Bihar                                |           78 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                         |           83 |
| 6         | Goa                                  |           25 |
| 7         | Gujarat                              |           78 |
| 8         | Haryana                              |           49 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                     |           38 |
| 10        | Jammu and Kashmir                    |           39 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                            |           50 |
| 12        | Karnataka                            |          154 |
| 13        | Kerala                               |           47 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       |          104 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          |          112 |
| 16        | Manipur                              |           86 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            |           54 |
| 18        | Mizoram                              |           49 |
| 19        | Nagaland                             |           44 |
| 20        | Orissa                               |          140 |
| 21        | Punjab                               |           27 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                            |          156 |
| 23        | Sikkim                               |           23 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                           |          221 |
| 25        | Tripura                              |           34 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                        |          100 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                          |           33 |
| 28        | West Bengal                          |          164 |
| 29        | Telangana                            |           62 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar                    |           10 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                           |            8 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |            4 |
| 33        | Ladakh                               |            1 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                          |            1 |
| 35        | Delhi                                |           39 |
| 36        | Puducherry                           |           30 |
|           | Total                                |         2305 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1450  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.07.2023  BY  SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY REGARDING CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS (Rs. in

## lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                   |   1827.84 |    476.46 |   3677.98 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                |    293.55 |    487.92 |   2936.49 |
| 3         | Assam                            |   3159.17 |    864.69 |   3734.67 |
| 4         | Bihar                            |   2203.71 |   2203.21 |   3454.25 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                     |   2281.81 |   1870.35 |    765.05 |
| 6         | Goa                              |    129.9  |      3.43 |      5.77 |
| 7         | Gujarat                          |   2590.93 |    697.24 |   2329.53 |
| 8         | Haryana                          |   2391.14 |    931.24 |   2938.82 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                 |   1457.39 |   1453.9  |   3091.73 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                  |   1490.55 |   1929.69 |   2822.85 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                        |   1425.26 |   1248.02 |    743.48 |
| 12        | Karnataka                        |   2897.87 |   4252.11 |   5856.93 |
| 13        | Kerala                           |   1135.84 |    607.45 |   1284.89 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                   |   3531.26 |   3057.44 |   4690.78 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                      |   3433.13 |   5467.46 |   7132.66 |
| 16        | Manipur                          |   3468.9  |   3606.76 |   4826.75 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                        |   2014.36 |   1005.91 |    333.07 |
| 18        | Mizoram                          |   2243.71 |   1957.58 |   1503.31 |
| 19        | Nagaland                         |   2125.64 |   1842.69 |   2630.86 |
| 20        | Orissa                           |   3302.54 |   4019.15 |   3755.49 |
| 21        | Punjab                           |    558.41 |    172.57 |   1069.08 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                        |   3221.96 |   1542.75 |   6600.22 |
| 23        | Sikkim                           |    612.81 |    807.59 |   1047.25 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                       |   9636.91 |   7669.71 |   5102.93 |
| 25        | Telangana                        |    431.61 |   3850.65 |   2824.95 |
| 26        | Tripura                          |   1075.65 |    977.46 |    159.54 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                    |   5235.63 |   4553.91 |   6604.67 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                      |    712.37 |    507.9  |    365.91 |
| 29        | West Bengal                      |   4375.63 |   3970.45 |   2663.81 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island         |    282.97 |      7.5  |    374.79 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                       |    169.21 |    162.83 |    523.78 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu |     55.96 |    142.98 |    389.9  |
| 33        | Delhi                            |    656.76 |    794.51 |   1506.95 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                      |      0    |      5.05 |      0    |
| 35        | Ladakh                           |    153.18 |    126.17 |    142.44 |
| 36        | Puducherry                       |    393.97 |    271.5  |    584.46 |
| Total     | Total                            |  70977.5  |  63546.2  |  88476    |

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