Lok Sabha Question No. 3509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Child Care Institutions
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista, Shri Haribhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3509 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS

## 3509.  Shri Haribhai Patel :

Shri Raju Bista :

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  increased  support  for  Child  Care Institutions (CCIs) under the Mission Vatsalya scheme and if so, the details of the support provided during FY 2023-24, State-wise;
- (b) whether there have been any enhancements in non-institutional care services for  children  in  need  of  care  and  protection and  if  so,  the number of  children supported under these services;
- (c) whether the Government has established any new District Child Protection Units or Child Welfare Committees as part of Mission Vatsalya and if so, the details of these establishments State-wise;
- (d) whether there are any specific initiatives aimed at improving educational and vocational training opportunities for children in CCIs, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  anticipates  that  these  efforts  will  lead  to  improved outcomes for children in care and if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which it will be measured; and
- (f) the details of the support provided under Mission Vatsalya in the district of Darjeeling and Kalimpong since its inception?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely 'Mission Vatsalya', through the State/ UT Governments on predefined cost sharing basis between the Central and the State Governments to deliver services for children in difficult circumstances which includes institutional care 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. Statewise funds released under Mission Vatsalya Scheme during the year 2023-24 and number  of  CCIs  supported  under  the  scheme  during  the  year  2023-24  is  at Annexure-I.

(b) : Non-Institutional Care support is provided by way of sponsorship, foster care and after care to children in need of care and protection. The number of children approved under Mission Vatsalya Scheme during the financial years 2022-23, 202324 and 2024-25 is as under :

| Financial Year   | Number of approved children   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2022-23          | 62,675                        |
| 2023-24          | 1,21,861                      |
| 2024-25          | 1,70,895                      |

(c)  :  Section  106  of  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015 provides  that  every  State  Government  shall  constitute  a  Child  Protection  Unit  for every District, consisting of such officers and other employees as may be appointed by that Government, to take up matters relating to children with a view to ensure the implementation  of  this Act,  including  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of institutions  under  this  Act,  notification  of  competent  authorities  in  relation  to  the children and their rehabilitation and co-ordination with various official and non-official agencies concerned and to discharge such other functions as may be prescribed.

Further, Section 27 (i) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 provides  that  the  State  Government  shall  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette 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  this  Act  and  ensure  that  induction training  and  sensitisation  of  all  members  of  the  committee  is  provided  within  two months from the date of notification.

Details of State-wise District Child Protection Units and Child Welfare Committees supported under Mission Vatsalya during FY 2023-24 are at Annexure-II.

(d):  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.

(e):  The improved outcome can be envisaged based on the statutory and service delivery  structures  created  under  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme,  utilization  of  funds, beneficiaries  supported  under  the  scheme,  presence  of  structures  at  State  and District  level  namely,  State  Child  Protection  Society  (SCPS),  State  Adoption Resource Agency (SARA), Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and Child Care Institution (CCI).

(f): An amount of Rs.119.14 crore has been released under Mission Vatsalya Scheme to the State of West Bengal including the district of Darjeeling and Kalimpong during the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (till date).

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3509  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.03.2025  BY  SHRI HARIBHAI  PATEL  AND  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA  REGARDING  CHILD  CARE INSTITUTIONS

STATE-WISE FUNDS  RELEASED  UNDER  MISSION  VATSALYA  SCHEME DURING THE YEAR 2023-24 AND NUMBER OF CCIs SUPPORTED UNDER THE SCHEME DURING THE YEAR 2023-24

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UTs                |   Amount released (Rs. in lakhs) |   Number of CCIs |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                          2500.76 |               98 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                          2435.38 |               11 |
| 3         | Assam                                |                          5966.27 |               60 |
| 4         | Bihar                                |                          6518.02 |               89 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                         |                          4465.94 |               85 |
| 6         | Goa                                  |                             0    |               25 |
| 7         | Gujarat                              |                          4710.23 |               76 |
| 8         | Haryana                              |                          1616.98 |               31 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                     |                          2115.3  |               31 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                          4364.48 |               55 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                            |                          3765.91 |               49 |
| 12        | Karnataka                            |                          9093.83 |              154 |
| 13        | Kerala                               |                          2227.19 |               45 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                          6084.94 |              101 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          |                          9537.68 |              107 |
| 16        | Manipur                              |                          2923.85 |               86 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            |                          3127.99 |               54 |
| 18        | Mizoram                              |                          5309.45 |               60 |
| 19        | Nagaland                             |                          2928.28 |               44 |
| 20        | Orissa                               |                          6028.17 |              135 |
| 21        | Punjab                               |                          1543.98 |               27 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                            |                          4283.88 |              141 |
| 23        | Sikkim                               |                           579.74 |               23 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                           |                         12870    |              320 |
| 25        | Telangana                            |                          3998.02 |               63 |
| 26        | Tripura                              |                          3209.03 |               31 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                         10356.6  |              108 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                          |                          3263.37 |               36 |
| 29        | West Bengal                          |                          5742.44 |              207 |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |                           268.01 |               10 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                           |                           582.85 |                9 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                           319.34 |                4 |
| 33        | Delhi                                |                           388.77 |               39 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                          |                            35.66 |                0 |
| 35        | Ladakh                               |                           438.89 |                7 |
| 36        | Puducherry                           |                           566.87 |               29 |
| Total     | Total                                |                        134168    |             2450 |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3509  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.03.2025  BY  SHRI HARIBHAI  PATEL  AND  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA  REGARDING  CHILD  CARE INSTITUTIONS

STATE-WISE NUMBER OF DISTRICT CHILD PROTECTION UNITs (DCPU) AND CHILD  WELFARE COMMITTEEs (CWC) SUPPORTED  UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME IN FY 2023-24

| S. No.   | States/UTs                           |   No. of DCPU |   No. of CWC |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |            26 |           26 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |            25 |           26 |
| 3        | Assam                                |            33 |           33 |
| 4        | Bihar                                |            38 |           38 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         |            33 |           33 |
| 6        | Goa                                  |             2 |            2 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |            33 |           33 |
| 8        | Haryana                              |            22 |           22 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                     |            12 |           12 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |            20 |           20 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                            |            24 |           24 |
| 12       | Karnataka                            |            31 |           39 |
| 13       | Kerala                               |            14 |           14 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |            51 |           51 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |            36 |           39 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |            16 |           16 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |            12 |           12 |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |            11 |           11 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |            16 |           16 |
| 20       | Orissa                               |            30 |           31 |
| 21       | Punjab                               |            23 |           23 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                            |            33 |           33 |
| 23       | Sikkim                               |             6 |            6 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                           |            38 |           40 |
| 25       | Telangana                            |            33 |           36 |
| 26       | Tripura                              |             8 |            8 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                        |            75 |           75 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                          |            13 |           13 |
| 29       | West Bengal                          |            23 |           25 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |             3 |            3 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                           |             1 |            1 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |             3 |            3 |
| 33       | Ladakh                               |             2 |            2 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                          |             1 |            1 |
| 35       | Delhi                                |            11 |           10 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           |             4 |            4 |
| Total    |                                      |           762 |          781 |

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