Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Mission Vatsalya
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Ganesh Singh, Khagen Murmu, Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.155

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2024

## MISSION VATSALYA

155.    DR. UMESH G. JADHAV : SHRI GANESH SINGH : SHRI KHAGEN MURMU : SHRI TAPIR GAO :

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote Mission Vatsalya;
- (b) the number of children registered under the said Mission, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the proposed allocation for FY 2024-25 particularly in Karnataka, districtwise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  : Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely 'Mission Vatsalya' (erstwhile Child Protection Services Scheme), through the  State/  UT  Governments  on  cost  sharing  basis  between  the Central  and  the  State  Governments  for  delivering  services  for  children  in  difficult circumstances which include institutional care and non-institutional care services. The Government is  committed  to  provide  security  net  of  statutory  and  service  delivery structures to the children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law.  The  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  established  under  the  Mission  Vatsalya scheme support inter-alia age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation,  health  care,  counselling  etc.  Support  under  non-institutional  care  is provided by way of sponsorship, foster care and after care to children in need of care and protection. The Ministry has issued Guidelines to the States/UTs on 05.07.2022 for implementation of Mission Vatsalya Scheme.

The Ministry conducted 'Zonal and Sub-Zonal Meet Outreach Programme on 8 Years  Achievement'  with  States/UTs  on  02.04.2022  (Chandigarh),  04.04.2022 (Bengaluru), 09.04.2022 (Guwahati), 12.04.2022 (Mumbai), 13.04.2022 (Bhubaneshwar) and 04.07.2022 (Hyderabad). The Ministry also conducted 'National Dissemination Workshop on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and the rules thereunder and the Adoption Regulations, 2017' including implementation of Mission Vatsalya Scheme on 17.08.2022 and 29.08.2022 with all States/UTs, line Ministries and other stakeholders.  Regional  Symposium  on  'Child  Protection,  Child  Safety  and  Child Welfare'  have  also  been  organised  in  Delhi  on  02.07.2023  and  in  Bhopal  on 09.07.2023.

The  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 sent so as to ensure the effective implementation of Mission Vatsalya Scheme.

State/UT-wise number of children registered under Institutional Care and NonInstitutional Care of the Mission Vatsalya Scheme is at Annexure-I.

(c)  :  The  allocation  for  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme  for  financial  year  2024-25  is  Rs. 1472.17 Crore including that of State of Karnataka.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) & (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.155 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2024 BY DR. UMESH G. JADHAV, SHRI GANESH SINGH, SHRI KHAGEN MURMU AND SHRI TAPIR GAO

## STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF CHILDREN REGISTERED UNDER THE MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME (AS ON 31.03.2023)

| S. No.   | State                                |   Number of Beneficiaries under Institutional Care |   Number of Beneficiaries under Non- Institutional Care |   Total Beneficiaries |
|----------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                               1504 |                                                    9150 |                 10654 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                                                206 |                                                     840 |                  1046 |
| 3        | Assam                                |                                               1380 |                                                     858 |                  2238 |
| 4        | Bihar                                |                                               2088 |                                                     504 |                  2592 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         |                                               1974 |                                                     288 |                  2262 |
| 6        | Goa                                  |                                                526 |                                                      27 |                   553 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |                                               1651 |                                                     506 |                  2157 |
| 8        | Haryana                              |                                               1239 |                                                    5155 |                  6394 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                                805 |                                                    1347 |                  2152 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |                                                817 |                                                    1398 |                  2215 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                            |                                               1219 |                                                    3086 |                  4305 |
| 12       | Karnataka                            |                                               3182 |                                                    3875 |                  7057 |
| 13       | Kerala                               |                                                697 |                                                    1133 |                  1830 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                                               2292 |                                                    2377 |                  4669 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |                                               3654 |                                                    9844 |                 13498 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |                                               2121 |                                                    1120 |                  3241 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |                                                972 |                                                    1028 |                  2000 |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |                                                914 |                                                     591 |                  1505 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |                                                493 |                                                     752 |                  1245 |
| 20       | Odisha                               |                                               4153 |                                                    1772 |                  5925 |
| 21       | Punjab                               |                                                607 |                                                     612 |                  1219 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                            |                                               2560 |                                                     239 |                  2799 |
| 23       | Sikkim                               |                                                526 |                                                     323 |                   849 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                           |                                               7785 |                                                    2975 |                 10760 |
| 25       | Tripura                              |                                                829 |                                                     305 |                  1134 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                                               3238 |                                                    1766 |                  5004 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                          |                                                700 |                                                     847 |                  1547 |
| 28       | West Bengal                          |                                               6220 |                                                    1670 |                  7890 |
| 29       | Telangana                            |                                               1129 |                                                    6454 |                  7583 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                    |                                                308 |                                                       0 |                   308 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                           |                                                202 |                                                     199 |                   401 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                                                 28 |                                                     519 |                   547 |
| 33       | Ladakh                               |                                                 25 |                                                      29 |                    54 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                          |                                                  0 |                                                       0 |                     0 |
| 35       | Delhi                                |                                               1206 |                                                     980 |                  2186 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           |                                                690 |                                                     106 |                   796 |
|          | Total                                |                                              57940 |                                                   62675 |                120615 |