Lok Sabha Question No. 1067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Observation and Special Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1067

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2015

## OBSERVATION AND SPECIAL HOMES

## 1067. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR

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

- a) the  number of observation and special homes presently functioning for juvenile offenders in the country, State/UT-wise;
- b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  non-availability  of  such  homes  and  lack  of  basic facilities/infrastructure in existing homes as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  provided  by  the  Government  for  their  infrastructure development during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- c) whether the Government has received proposals from States/UTs and NGOs for construction of such homes, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon and funds provided for the purpose during the said period, State/UT-Wise;
- d) whether the cases of criminal activities/violence/sexual assault/exploitation/torture/ill-treatment of children in such homes have come to the notice of the Government during the said period and if so, the details thereof. State/UT-wise;
- e) whether the Government proposes to house juveniles who have crossed 18 years of age during the period of trial and if so, the details thereof; and
- f) the  other  remedial  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  conditions  of juvenile homes and monitoring mechanism put in place for safety and security of juvenile therein?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a): The number of Observation and Special Homes presently functioning in the country, State/UT-wise being supported under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) is at Annexure-I .
- (b)       & (c): Under the ICPS funds are provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations for setting up and managing homes of various types including Observation and Special Homes. The setting up of Homes are decided by the inter-ministerial Project Approval Board (PAB) constituted under ICPS to consider and approve the financial proposals received from the State Governments/UT Administrations,  on  the  basis  of  need  assessment  carried  out  and  requirement  projected  in  the respective  proposals.  The  PAB  also  deliberates  on  issues  related  to  infrastructure  and  basic facilities  during  their  interaction  with  States/UTs.  The  details  of  funds  provided  under  ICPS  to States/UTs for the upgradation of existing Observation and Special Homes during the last three

years  and  current  year  is  at Annexure-II .  At Annexure-III are  the  details  of  funds  provided  to States/UTs for construction of Observation and Special Homes during the said period. No fund has so far been released during the year 2015-16 for construction of Observation and Special Homes.

- (d): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has reported that it has registered nine complaints  of criminal activities/violence/sexual assault/exploitation/torture/ill-treatment of children in Observation and Special Homes across the country during the last three years and the current year 2015-16. The State/UT-wise details of cases registered is at Annexure-IV .
- (e): The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 that has been passed by the Lok Sabha  proposes  that  any  person  who  has  completed  18  years  of  age  and  is  apprehended  for committing an offence when he was below the age 18 years then such person shall be treated as a child  during  the  process  of  inquiry  and  if  such  a  person  is  not  released  on  bail  by  the  Juvenile Justice Board then he shall be placed in 'place of safety'.
- (f): The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and Central Model Rules framed thereunder provides for monitoring, inspection, standards of care and measures that may be taken by the State Government/UT Administration to improve the condition of these homes.  The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been requesting the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all child care institutions, so as to ensure that standards of care and safety can be monitored.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.1067 for answer on 04.12.2015 raised by Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Shri Kalikesh N. Singh Deo and Dr. Virendra Kumar regarding 'Observation and Special Homes'.

The number of observation and special homes presently functioning in the country, State/UT-wise being supported under the ICPS

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        | Number of Observation & Special Homes   | Number of Observation & Special Homes   | Number of Observation & Special Homes   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        | Observation Home                        | Special Home                            | Observation cum Special Home            |
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State        | 2015-16                                 | 2015-16                                 | 2015-16                                 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 9                                       | 4                                       | -                                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 2                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 3         | Assam                    | 6                                       | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 24                                      | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 5         | Chattisgarh              | 17                                      | 7                                       | -                                       |
| 6         | Goa                      | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 3                                       | -                                       | 3                                       |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 4                                       | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 1                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir          | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 12                                      | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 16                                      | -                                       | -                                       |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 14                                      | 2                                       | -                                       |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 21                                      | 3                                       | -                                       |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 32                                      | 3                                       | -                                       |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 4                                       | -                                       | 1                                       |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 3                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 8                                       | 2                                       | -                                       |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 10                                      | 2                                       | -                                       |
| 20        | Orissa                   | 1                                       | -                                       | 5                                       |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 4                                       | 2                                       | -                                       |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 34                                      | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 2                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 10                                      | -                                       | -                                       |
| 25        | Telangana                | 3                                       | 2                                       | -                                       |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 2                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 30                                      | 6                                       | -                                       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 7                                       | 2                                       | -                                       |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 10                                      | 3                                       | -                                       |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | -                                       | -                                       | 1                                       |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 33        | Daman & Diu              | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 34        | Delhi                    | 3                                       | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| 36        | Puducherry               | 1                                       | 3                                       | 3                                       |
|           | Total                    | 293                                     | 47                                      | 13                                      |

Annexure-II

## The details of funds to States/UTs for the upgradation of existing Observation and Special Homes during the last three years and current year 2015-16 under ICPS

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State       | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2012-13   | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2012-13   | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2013-14   | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2013-14   | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2014-15   | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2014-15   | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2015-16 Amount   | Upgradation of Observation & Special Homes 2015-16 Amount   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State       | No. Assite d (Upgra dation)                          | Amount (Rs. In Lakhs)                                | No. Assited (Upgrada tion)                           | Amount (Rs. In Lakhs)                                | No. Assited (Upgrada tion)                           | Amount (Rs. In Lakhs)                                | No. Assited (Upgrad ation)                                  | (Rs. In Lakhs)                                              |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          | 1                                                    | 7.50                                                 | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh       | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 3         | Assam                   | -                                                    | -                                                    | 3                                                    | 14.63                                                | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 4         | Bihar                   | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh            | 8                                                    | 12.00                                                | 2                                                    | 8.62                                                 | 11                                                   | 98.17                                                | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 6         | Goa                     | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | 1                                                    | 14.55                                                | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 7         | Gujarat                 | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | 6                                                           | 58.05                                                       |
| 8         | Haryana                 | -                                                    | -                                                    | 2                                                    | 9.75                                                 | 3                                                    | 43.65                                                | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh        | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 10        | Jammu and Kashmir       | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 11        | Jharkhand               | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 12        | Karnataka               | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 13        | Kerala                  | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | 16                                                   | 232.80                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh          | 11                                                   | 99.24                                                | -                                                    | -                                                    | 13                                                   | 133.69                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 15        | Maharashtra             | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 16        | Manipur                 | -                                                    | -                                                    | 1                                                    | 3.79                                                 | 3                                                    | 19.57                                                | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 17        | Meghalaya               | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 18        | Mizoram                 | 2                                                    | 11.70                                                | -                                                    | -                                                    | 1                                                    | 10.71                                                | 5                                                           | 53.55                                                       |
| 19        | Nagaland                | 5                                                    | 6.75                                                 | 3                                                    | 18.63                                                | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 20        | Orissa                  | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 21        | Punjab                  | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 22        | Rajasthan               | 39                                                   | 127.13                                               | 2                                                    | 26.67                                                | 13                                                   | 72.00                                                | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 23        | Sikkim                  | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | 2                                                    | 29.70                                                | 2                                                           | 30.51                                                       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu              | 8                                                    | 37.13                                                | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 25        | Tripura                 | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh           | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | 12                                                   | 158.86                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 27        | Uttarakhand             | -                                                    | -                                                    | 9                                                    | 10.13                                                | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 28        | West Bengal             | -                                                    | -                                                    | 3                                                    | 9.88                                                 | -                                                    | - -                                                  | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 29        | Telangana               | -                                                    | -                                                    |                                                      |                                                      | -                                                    |                                                      | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar       |                                                      | -                                                    |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
|           |                         | -                                                    |                                                      | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    |                                                      |                                                             |                                                             |
| 31        | Chandigarh              | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 32        | D& N Haveli             | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 33        | Daman and Diu           | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 34        | Lakshadweep             | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 35 36     | NCT of Delhi Puducherry | - -                                                  | - -                                                  | - -                                                  | - -                                                  | 4 -                                                  | 58.20 -                                              | - -                                                         | - -                                                         |
| Total     |                         | 74                                                   | 301.45                                               | 25                                                   | 102.10                                               | 79                                                   | 871.90                                               | 13                                                          |                                                             |
|           |                         |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                             | 142.11                                                      |

Annexure-III Details of funds provided to States/UTs for construction of Observation and Special Homes during the financial year

## 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 under ICPS

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State      | Construction of Observation & Special Homes 2012-13   | Construction of Observation & Special Homes 2012-13   | Construction of Observation & Special Homes 2013-14   | Construction of Observation & Special Homes 2013-14   | Construction of Observation & Special Homes 2014-15   | Construction of Observation & Special Homes 2014-15   |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State      | No. Assisted (Constructi on)                          | Amount (Rs. In Lakhs)                                 | No. Assisted (Constructi on)                          | Amount (Rs. In Lakhs)                                 | No. Assisted (Constructi on)                          | Amount (Rs. In Lakhs)                                 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh      | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | 2                                                     | 116.99                                                |
| 3         | Assam                  | 2                                                     | 75.25                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 4         | Bihar                  | 14                                                    | 438.90                                                | 3                                                     | 94.05                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh           | 1                                                     | 31.35                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 6         | Goa                    | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 7         | Gujarat                | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 8         | Haryana                | -                                                     | -                                                     | 1                                                     | 31.35                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh       | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 10        | Jammu and Kashmir      | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 11        | Jharkhand              | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 12        | Karnataka              | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 13        | Kerala                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh         | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 15        | Maharashtra            | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 16        | Manipur                | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 17        | Meghalaya              | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 18        | Mizoram                | -                                                     | -                                                     | 2                                                     | 19.21                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 19        | Nagaland               | 2                                                     | 55.28                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | 1                                                     | 89.41                                                 |
| 20        | Orissa                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | 2                                                     | 141.38                                                |
| 21        | Punjab                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | 2                                                     | 133.21                                                |
| 22        | Rajasthan              | 20                                                    | 787.05                                                | 3                                                     | 94.06                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 23        | Sikkim                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu             | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 25        | Tripura                | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | 1                                                     | 54.21                                                 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh          | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | 6                                                     | 312.93                                                |
| 27        | Uttarakhand            | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 28        | West Bengal            | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 29        | Telangana              | -                                                     | -                                                     |                                                       |                                                       | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar      | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 31        | Chandigarh             | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 32        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 33        | Daman and Diu          | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 34        | Lakshadweep            | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 35        | NCT of Delhi           | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| 36        | Puducherry             | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| Total     |                        | 39                                                    | 1387.83                                               | 9                                                     | 238.67                                                | 14                                                    | 848.13                                                |

## Annexure-IV

Statement referred to in  reply  to  part  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question  No.1067  for  answer  on  04.12.2015 raised  by  Shri  Balabhadra  Majhi,  Shri  Kalikesh  N.  Singh  Deo  and  Dr.  Virendra  Kumar  regarding  'Observation  and Special Homes'.

State/UT-wise details of cases registered by NCPCR regarding criminal activities/violence/sexual assault/exploitation/torture/ill-treatment of children in Observation and Special Homes across the country during the last three years and the current year 2015-16.

| S. No   | States/UTs    | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   Total |
|---------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1       | Gujarat       | 1         | -         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 2       | Maharashtra   | 1         | -         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 3       | Punjab        | -         | -         | -         | 1         |       1 |
| 4       | Tamil Nadu    | -         | -         | 1         | -         |       1 |
| 5       | Uttar Pradesh | 2         | -         | 1         | 2         |       5 |
|         | Total         | 4         | 0         | 2         | 3         |       9 |