Lok Sabha Question No. 5740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Mission Vatsalya
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Imran Masood

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## MISSION VATSALYA

5740. SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

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

- (a) The objective of Mission Vatsalya Yojana along with details of funds released under the said scheme, State-wise particularly in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the monitoring methodology of Mission Vatsalya;
- (c) the  number  of  children  identified  by  the  Children  Welfare  and  Protection Committee  (CW&PC)  in  the  said  Parliamentary  Constituency  along  with number of children facilitated with sponsorship under the said scheme;
- (d) the  number  of  children  receiving  financial  assistance  along  with  details  of financial assistance being extended after attaining the age of 18 years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely 'Mission Vatsalya' through the State/ UT Governments on pre-defined cost sharing basis between the Centre and the State Governments to deliver various services for children in difficult circumstances, which include both institutional and non-institutional care services. 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.

The objective of Mission Vatsalya is to ensure that the best interests of children are always  taken  care  of  while  designing  the  projects/  programmes.  It  includes establishing  essential  services,  emergency  outreach  services  for  children  and include strengthening of institutional and non-institutional care services.

Section 106 of JJ Act, 2015 states that the primary responsibility for implementation of the JJ Act, 2015 lies with the State/UTs.  Section 54 of the JJ Act, 2015 provides for appointment of Inspection Committees by the State Governments and section 53

of the Act provides to assess the basic facilities and infrastructure of the Institution for  maintaining  their  prescribed  standards.  As  per  JJ  Act,  2015  (as  amended  in 2021), District Magistrates have been empowered as the nodal authority in district for the welfare of children in need of care and protection.

The JJ Act, 2015 (Section 109) provides for the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) at national level and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) at State level respectively to monitor the implementation of the Act.

The Ministry regularly follows up with the States/ UTs so as to ensure delivery of services as per provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Funds are released to the State Governments/ UT Administrations for implementation of the Mission Vatsalya Scheme. State and UT-wise details of funds released including State of Uttar Pradesh under Mission Vatsalya scheme during the financial year 2023-24 are at Annexure.

(c) & (d) : Mission Vatsalya scheme guidelines provide for  District Child Welfare and Protection Committee in every district headed by the District Magistrate to supervise and monitor  the  activities  as  well  the  overall  implementation  of  Mission  Vatsalya Scheme at District level.

The following modes available under Mission Vatsalya Scheme under which financial support is provided for the children for Non-Institutional Care :

- i. Sponsorship: to vulnerable children living with extended families/ biological relatives for supporting their education, nutrition and health needs.
- ii. Foster Care: the responsibility of the child is undertaken by an unrelated family for care protection and rehabilitation of the child.
- iii. Adoption: finding families for the children found legally free for adoption. Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) facilitates the adoption programme.
- iv. After Care: For children who are leaving a Child Care Institution on completion of 18 years of age to facilitate the child's re-integration into mainstream of society. Such support given from the age of 18 years up to 21 years, extendable up to 23 years of age.

During the financial year 2023-24, total 1,21,861 children have been supported under various  modes  of  non-institutional  care  namely  sponsorship,  foster  care  and aftercare under Mission Vatsalya Scheme. Constituency-wise data of sponsorship is not maintained centrally.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED  QUESTION  NO.5740  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.04.2025  BY  SHRI IMRAN MASOOD REGARDING MISSION VATSALYA

STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023-24

## (Rs. In Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT                 |   Amount released |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |             25.01 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |             24.35 |
| 3         | Assam                                |             59.66 |
| 4         | Bihar                                |             65.18 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                         |             44.66 |
| 6         | Goa                                  |              0    |
| 7         | Gujarat                              |             47.1  |
| 8         | Haryana                              |             16.17 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                     |             21.15 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                      |             43.64 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                            |             37.66 |
| 12        | Karnataka                            |             90.94 |
| 13        | Kerala                               |             22.27 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       |             60.85 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          |             95.38 |
| 16        | Manipur                              |             29.24 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            |             31.28 |
| 18        | Mizoram                              |             53.09 |
| 19        | Nagaland                             |             29.28 |
| 20        | Orissa                               |             60.28 |
| 21        | Punjab                               |             15.44 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                            |             42.84 |
| 23        | Sikkim                               |              5.8  |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                           |            128.7  |
| 25        | Telangana                            |             39.98 |
| 26        | Tripura                              |             32.09 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                        |            103.57 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                          |             32.63 |
| 29        | West Bengal                          |             57.42 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |              2.68 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                           |              5.83 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |              3.19 |
| 33        | Delhi                                |              3.89 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                          |              0.36 |
| 35        | Ladakh                               |              4.39 |
| 36        | Puducherry                           |              5.67 |
| Total     | Total                                |           1341.68 |

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