Lok Sabha Question No. 3402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Reservation for Orphan Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Thiru Thanga Tamilselvan, Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3402

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## RESERVATION FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN

## 3402: THIRU THANGA TAMILSELVAN: DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to reserve 5% job Reservation of Posts in Government Establishments to Orphans, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government provides social security to all orphan children to ensure healthy upbringing at par with children with biological parents, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  protection  from  exploitation  and  ill  treatment  to  ensure peaceful life and make them respectable contributing adult of the society;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) :  Presently there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.
- (b) to (e) : The Ministry of Women and Child Development administers 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 in Need of Care and Protection as well as Children in Conflict with Law.  It  caters  to  their  basic  needs, care,  protection,  development,  treatment, rehabilitation and social re-integration.  The Act creates statutory structures at the State and District levels which include State Child Protection Society, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards, District Child Protection Units. It also provides for establishment of Child Care Institutions.

Sections 27-30 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021) provide for the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) which are empowered  to  take  decisions  with  regard  to  the  children  in  need  of  care  and protection,  keeping  their  best  interest  in  mind  including  orphan,  abandoned  and surrendered children. CWCs are also mandated to monitor the functioning of the CCIs.

Sections 04-09 of the JJ Act, 2015 provide for the Juvenile Justice Boards which are empowered to take decisions for the welfare of children in conflict with law.

Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely 'Mission Vatsalya' in all States/ UTs on predefined cost sharing basis between the Central and the State Governments to deliver various services for children in difficult circumstances including orphan children. The scheme provides institutional care, non-institutional care and outreach services. Child Care Institutions (CCIs)  established  under  the  Mission  Vatsalya  scheme  provide, inter-alia, ageappropriate  education,  access  to  vocational  training,  recreation,  health  care, counselling etc. State-wise number of Child Care Institutions and children supported under Mission Vatsalya Scheme during FY 2024-25 is at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (b) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.3402 FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2025 BY THIRU THANGA TAMILSELVAN AND DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P. REGARDING RESERVATION FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN

STATE-WISE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS AND CHILDREN SUPPORTED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING FY 2024-25

| S. No.   | State/UT                             |   No. of Child Care Institutions funded during 2024-25 |   No. of Children supported during 2024-25 |
|----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                                     98 |                                       2152 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                                                     11 |                                        420 |
| 3        | Assam                                |                                                     58 |                                       1615 |
| 4        | Bihar                                |                                                     91 |                                       2958 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         |                                                    105 |                                       1876 |
| 6        | Goa                                  |                                                     23 |                                        519 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |                                                     81 |                                       2393 |
| 8        | Haryana                              |                                                     31 |                                        946 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                                     48 |                                       1390 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |                                                     62 |                                       1385 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                            |                                                     46 |                                       1995 |
| 12       | Karnataka                            |                                                    127 |                                       4587 |
| 13       | Kerala                               |                                                     45 |                                       1345 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                                                    102 |                                       2303 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |                                                    107 |                                       3667 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |                                                     87 |                                       2296 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |                                                     53 |                                        990 |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |                                                     66 |                                       1348 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |                                                     57 |                                        621 |
| 20       | Odisha                               |                                                    142 |                                       4627 |
| 21       | Punjab                               |                                                     26 |                                        506 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                            |                                                    140 |                                       3958 |
| 23       | Sikkim                               |                                                     27 |                                        660 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                           |                                                    313 |                                      12438 |
| 25       | Telangana                            |                                                     67 |                                       2485 |
| 26       | Tripura                              |                                                     31 |                                       1085 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                                                    164 |                                       5420 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                          |                                                     44 |                                        868 |
| 29       | West Bengal                          |                                                    207 |                                       7615 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                    |                                                     10 |                                        263 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                           |                                                      9 |                                        344 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                                                      4 |                                         64 |
| 33       | Ladakh                               |                                                      9 |                                         77 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                          |                                                      0 |                                          0 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi  |                                                     39 |                                       1012 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           |                                                     29 |                                        654 |
|          | Total                                |                                                   2559 |                                      76882 |