Lok Sabha Question No. 1163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Registered Child Care Institutions
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1163

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## REGISTERED CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS

1163.  DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY : KUNWAR DANISH ALI :

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

- (a) the total number of registered Child Care Institutions (CCIs) in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  orphan/abandoned/rescued  children  in  each  CCI  in  the abovesaid States, district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has launched any plan to improve social security and protection for the children in the CCIs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The district-wise total number of registered Child Care Institutions (CCIs) in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (as on 31.12.2023) is at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  total  number  of  Children  in  Need  of  Care  and  Protection  including orphan/abandoned/rescued  children  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  Uttar  Pradesh supported  under  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme  as  on  31.03.2023  is  7785  and  3238 respectively.
- (c) & (d) 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 the safety, security, dignity and well-being of children. The Act provides for protection of children in need of care and protection and those in conflict with law by catering to their basic needs through care, protection,  development,  treatment  and  social  re-integration.  It  defines  standards  of care and protection to secure the best interest of child. Under the JJ Act 2015, 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  (JJBs)  are  empowered  to  take  decisions  regarding  the welfare of children in conflict with law.

The primary responsibility of implementation of the JJ Act lies with the respective State/UT Government. JJ Act, 2015 mandates that the State Government to establish and maintain in every district or a group of districts, either by itself, or through voluntary or non-governmental organisations, observation homes for temporary reception, care and rehabilitation of any child alleged to be in conflict with law, during the pendency of any inquiry under this Act.

Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  also  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/skill training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. The scheme also provides for PT instructorcum-Yoga Trainer in the CCIs. Support under non-institutional care is provided by way of sponsorship, foster care and after care to children in need of care and protection.

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ANNEXURE- I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1163 FOR ANSWER ON 09.02.2024 BY DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY AND KUNWAR DANISH ALI REGARDING REGISTERED CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS

- A. DISTRICT-WISE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS IN TAMIL NADU (AS ON 31.12.2023 )

| Sl. No.   | District                |   Number of Registered Child Care Institutions |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Ariyalur                |                                              8 |
| 2         | Chengalpattu            |                                             51 |
| 3         | Chennai                 |                                              6 |
| 4         | Chennai-North           |                                             44 |
| 5         | CHENNAI-South           |                                             43 |
| 6         | Coimbatore              |                                             40 |
| 7         | Cuddalore               |                                             20 |
| 8         | Dharmapuri              |                                             21 |
| 9         | Dindigul                |                                             29 |
| 10        | Erode                   |                                             20 |
| 11        | Kallakurichi            |                                              3 |
| 12        | Kancheepuram            |                                             27 |
| 13        | Kanyakumari             |                                             63 |
| 14        | Karur                   |                                              3 |
| 15        | Krishnagiri             |                                             19 |
| 16        | Madurai                 |                                             37 |
| 17        | Mayiladuthurai          |                                              6 |
| 18        | Nagapattinam            |                                             13 |
| 19        | Nammakal                |                                             11 |
| 20        | Nilgiris                |                                             18 |
| 21        | Perambalur              |                                              3 |
| 22        | Pudukottai              |                                             18 |
| 23        | Ramanathapuram          |                                              1 |
| 24        | Ramnad                  |                                              9 |
| 25        | Ranipet                 |                                              8 |
| 26        | Salem                   |                                             30 |
| 27        | Sivagangai              |                                             14 |
| 28        | Tenkasi                 |                                             14 |
| 29        | Thanjavur               |                                             30 |
| 30        | Theni                   |                                             11 |
| 31        | Thirupathur             |                                             14 |
| 32        | Tiruppur                |                                             10 |
| 33        | Tirunelveli             |                                             51 |
| 34        | Thiruvallur             |                                             65 |
| 35        | Tiruvanamalai           |                                             16 |
| 36        | Thiruvarur              |                                              3 |
| 37        | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) |                                             45 |
| 38        | Trichy                  |                                             20 |
| 39        | Vellore                 |                                             15 |
| 40        | Villupuram              |                                              4 |
| 41        | Virudhunagar            |                                              8 |
| Total     | Total                   |                                            871 |

## B. DISTRICT-WISE TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  REGISTERED  CHILD  CARE INSTITUTIONS IN UTTAR PRADESH (AS ON 31.12.2023)

| Sl. No.   | District         |   Number of Registered Child Care Institutions |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Agra             |                                              3 |
| 2         | Aligarh          |                                              2 |
| 3         | Ayodhya          |                                              1 |
| 4         | Ballia           |                                              3 |
| 5         | Barabanki        |                                              2 |
| 6         | Bareilly         |                                              5 |
| 7         | Basti            |                                              1 |
| 8         | Budaun           |                                              3 |
| 9         | Bulandshahar     |                                              1 |
| 10        | Chandauli        |                                              2 |
| 11        | Chitrakoot       |                                              2 |
| 12        | Deoria           |                                              3 |
| 13        | Etawah           |                                              2 |
| 14        | Farukkhabad      |                                              1 |
| 15        | Firozabad        |                                              1 |
| 16        | Gautambudh Nagar |                                              6 |
| 17        | Gazipur          |                                              4 |
| 18        | Ghaziabad        |                                              6 |
| 19        | Gonda            |                                              5 |
| 20        | Gorakhpur        |                                              8 |
| 21        | Hardoi           |                                              1 |
| 22        | Jhansi           |                                              3 |
| 23        | Kanpur Nagar     |                                              6 |
| 24        | Kasganj          |                                              1 |
| 25        | Kaushambi        |                                              1 |
| 26        | Lakhimpur Kheri  |                                              3 |
| 27        | Lalitpur         |                                              2 |
| 28        | Lucknow          |                                             21 |
| 29        | Mahrajganj       |                                              1 |
| 30        | Mathura          |                                              2 |
| 31        | Mau              |                                              1 |
| 32        | Meerut           |                                              3 |
| 33        | Mirzapur         |                                              1 |
| 34        | Moradabad        |                                              2 |
| 35        | Muzaffarnagar    |                                              2 |
| 36        | Pratapgarh       |                                              3 |
| 37        | Prayagraj        |                                             10 |
| 38        | Raebareli        |                                              2 |
| 39        | Rampur           |                                              1 |
| 40        | Saharanpur       |                                              1 |
| 41        | Shahjahanpur     |                                              2 |
| 42        | Siddharth Nagar  |                                              1 |
| 43        | Sonbhadra        |                                              4 |
| 44        | Varanasi         |                                             11 |
|           | Total            |                                            146 |

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