Lok Sabha Question No. 3603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS

## 3603. SHRI ANTO ANTONY

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

- (a) Whether the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident in Madhya Pradesh where children were reportedly on scrap paper on Republic Day? If so, the details thereof;
- (b) Whether NCPCR has taken cognizance of the reported drinking water contamination incident in Indore affecting children? If so, the details and present status of enquiry thereon;
- (c) The number of similar incidents relating to mid-day meal irregularities/unsafe drinking water in schools reported during the last five years, State-wise;
- (d) The number of cases in which NCPCR has taken suo motu action, year-wise;
- (e) Whether NCPCR has completed the enquiry reports in the said cases? If so, the findings and recommendations thereof; and
- (f) The  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  concerned  State  Governments  based  on  the recommendations of NCPCR in such cases.

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a).  The  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  has  not  taken  suo  motu cognizance of the reported incident in Madhya Pradesh .

(b). The Commission has not taken cognizance on the said matter.

- (c).  Details are given at Annexure-I
- (d).  Details are given at Annexure-II

(e).  and  (f).  NCPCR  after  taking  cognizance  of  the  cases  relating  to  mid-day  meal irregularities/unsafe drinking water in schools, as per section 13(1)(J) of the CPCR Act, 2005 has referred the matter to the District  Administration and State Government concerned for necessary action.

Out of 111 cases received by the Commission during last five years, 95 cases has been disposed off after receiving the action reports from the District and State authorities concerned.

ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3603  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.03.2026  BY  SHRI  ANTO ANTONY REGARDING NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS

## CASES  RELATED  TO  MID-DAY  MEAL  &  DRINKING  WATER  RECEIVED  IN NCPCR IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

| S. No.   | State                                    |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |   Total No. of Cases |
|----------|------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           |          0 |          3 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    3 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 4        | Assam                                    |          0 |          0 |          2 |          0 |          0 |                    2 |
| 5        | Bihar                                    |          0 |          0 |          2 |          5 |          1 |                    8 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 7        | Chhatishgarh                             |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 9        | Delhi                                    |          1 |          1 |          1 |          0 |          0 |                    3 |
| 10       | Goa                                      |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 11       | Gujarat                                  |          0 |          0 |         14 |          0 |          0 |                   14 |
| 12       | Haryana                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                         |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                        |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                |          1 |          1 |          2 |          1 |          1 |                    6 |
| 16       | Karnataka                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 17       | Kerala                                   |          1 |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |                    2 |
| 18       | Ladakh                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                           |          1 |          3 |          2 |          6 |         10 |                   23 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |                    1 |
| 22       | Manipur                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 24       | Mizoram                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 25       | Nagaland                                 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 26       | Orissa                                   |          0 |          3 |          2 |         11 |          0 |                   16 |
| 27       | Puducherry                               |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 28       | Punjab                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |                    1 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 30       | Sikkim                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                               |          0 |          0 |          0 |         11 |          0 |                   11 |
| 32       | Telangana                                |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |          1 |                    2 |
| 33       | Tripura                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                            |          0 |          2 |          5 |          9 |          0 |                   16 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |                    0 |
| 36       | West Bengal                              |          0 |          0 |          1 |          1 |          1 |                    3 |
|          | Total                                    |          4 |         13 |         32 |         47 |         14 |                  111 |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3603  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.03.2026  BY  SHRI  ANTO ANTONY REGARDING NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS

CASES  RELATED  TO  SUO-MOTO  ACTION  BY  NCPCR  IN  THE  LAST  FIVE YEARS

|   S. No. | State                                    |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |   Total Cases |
|----------|------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|        4 | Assam                                    |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|        5 | Bihar                                    |          0 |          0 |          0 |          3 |          0 |             3 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                               |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|        7 | Chhatishgarh                             |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|        9 | Delhi                                    |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       10 | Goa                                      |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       11 | Gujarat                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       12 | Haryana                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                         |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       14 | Jammu and Kashmir                        |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |             1 |
|       16 | Karnataka                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       17 | Kerala                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       18 | Ladakh                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                           |          0 |          1 |          1 |          0 |          0 |             2 |
|       21 | Manipur                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       22 | Maharashtra                              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       24 | Mizoram                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       25 | Nagaland                                 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       26 | Orissa                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       27 | Puducherry                               |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       28 | Punjab                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       30 | Sikkim                                   |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                               |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       32 | Telangana                                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |             1 |
|       33 | Tripura                                  |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                            |          0 |          1 |          0 |          1 |          1 |             3 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |
|       36 | West Bengal                              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |             0 |