Lok Sabha Question No. 3672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Allocation of Funds under Mission Vatsalya Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

## 3672. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated along with the number of children benefited under each of the sub-programmes of Mission Vatsalya, State/UT-wise, till date;
- (b) the details of child care institutions, specialised adoption agencies/centres established under the said scheme, State/UT-wise, particularly in Bihar;
- (c) the details of the sponsorship care, a component under the said scheme, including the age till which the child gets the benefits; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  process/protocols  undertaken  in  case  of  the  sighting  of  the  child needing  assistance  including  the  initiatives  undertaken  to  create  awareness  and strengthen implementation of the said scheme in the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : The details of the funds allocated along with the number of children benefited under each of the sub-programmes of Mission Vatsalya, State and Union Territory-wise, till date are at Annexure-I & II.

(b) : The number of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) including Specialised Adoption Agencies funded  under  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme  during  the  financial  year  2024-25  is  placed  at Annexure-III.

(c) :     As per Section 2 (58) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015,  sponsorship  is  defined  as  the  'Provision  of  supplementary  support,  financial  or otherwise, to the families to meet the medical, educational and developmental needs of the child'.  The  Ministry  is  implementing  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely  'Mission Vatsalya'  (erstwhile  Child  Protection  Services  (CPS)  Scheme)  under  which  support  and financial  assistance  on  predefined  cost  sharing  pattern  is  provided  to  State  and  UT Governments for delivering services for children in difficult circumstances. As per the scheme guidelines, quantum of sponsorship of Rs.4000/-per child per month is available for Noninstitutional Care of children in Need of Care and Protection.

As per Mission Vatsalya Scheme Guidelines, the sponsorship can be extended up to 18 years of age based on reasons to be recorded in writing by Juvenile justice Board, Child Welfare Committee, or the Children's Court.

(d) :     Under the JJ Act, 2015 (Sections 27-30), the Child Welfare Committees have been empowered  to  take  decisions  with  regard  to  the  children  in  need  of  care  and  protection including orphans, keeping their best interest in mind. They are also mandated to monitor the functioning of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs). The Ministry organizes zonal conferences and  sensitization/dissemination  workshops  under  Mission  Vatsalya  Scheme  to  create awareness and strengthen implementation.

Mission  Vatsalya  scheme  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  which  is  implemented through States/Union Territories (UTs) to deliver services for Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) which include Institutional Care and Non-Institutional Care. Under the scheme Institutional Care is provided through Child Care  Institutions  (CCIs),  as  a  rehabilitative  measure.  The  programmes  and  activities  in Homes inter-alia include age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. Under the Non-Institutional Care component, support is extended for  Adoption,  Foster  Care,  After  Care  and  Sponsorship.  The  primary  responsibility  of execution of the Act and implementation of Scheme lies with the States and UTs.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3672  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.03.2026  BY  SHRI  RAJIV PRATAP  RUDY  REGARDING  ALLOCATION  OF  FUNDS  UNDER  MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

STATE  AND  UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  FUNDS  RELEASED  UNDER  MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23 TO 2025-26 (Rs. in Crores)

|   S. No. | Name of the State                  | FY 2022- 23   |   FY 2023- 24 | FY 2024- 25   |   FY 2025- 26* |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                     | 36.78         |         25.01 | 44.03         |          45.79 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 29.36         |         24.35 | 5.32          |           8.02 |
|        3 | Assam                              | 37.35         |         59.66 | 31.39         |          38.26 |
|        4 | Bihar                              | 34.54         |         65.18 | 53.35         |          49.24 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                       | 7.65          |         44.66 | 39.10         |          30.8  |
|        6 | Goa                                | 0.06          |          0    | 5.14          |           3.46 |
|        7 | Gujarat                            | 23.30         |         47.1  | 19.50         |          14.86 |
|        8 | Haryana                            | 29.39         |         16.17 | 6.40          |          12.55 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 30.92         |         21.15 | 37.68         |          24.72 |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 28.23         |         43.64 | 44.75         |          34.53 |
|       11 | Jharkhand                          | 7.43          |         37.66 | 18.73         |          32.79 |
|       12 | Karnataka                          | 58.57         |         90.94 | 86.48         |          51.95 |
|       13 | Kerala                             | 12.85         |         22.27 | 12.03         |          17.47 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 46.91         |         60.85 | 117.24        |          63.51 |
|       15 | Maharashtra                        | 71.33         |         95.38 | 144.97        |          74.7  |
|       16 | Manipur                            | 48.27         |         29.24 | 68.15         |          34.36 |
|       17 | Meghalaya                          | 3.33          |         31.28 | 22.30         |          41.81 |
|       18 | Mizoram                            | 15.03         |         53.09 | 37.06         |          33.65 |
|       19 | Nagaland                           | 26.31         |         29.28 | 33.92         |          26.93 |
|       20 | Odisha                             | 37.55         |         60.28 | 68.83         |          56.25 |
|       21 | Punjab                             | 10.69         |         15.44 | 14.76         |          16.23 |
|       22 | Rajasthan                          | 66.00         |         42.84 | 74.98         |          29.51 |
|       23 | Sikkim                             | 10.47         |          5.8  | 16.21         |           9.82 |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu                         | 51.03         |        128.7  | 122.82        |          89.32 |
|       25 | Telangana                          | 28.25         |         39.98 | 36.97         |          33.6  |
|       26 | Tripura                            | 1.60          |         32.09 | 19.23         |          15.59 |
|       27 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 66.05         |        103.57 | 92.05         |          61.61 |
|       28 | Uttarakhand                        | 3.66          |         32.63 | 14.49         |          19.54 |
|       29 | West Bengal                        | 26.64         |         57.42 | 70.18         |          55.37 |
|       30 | Andaman &Nicobar Island            | 3.75          |          2.68 | 3.13          |           3.6  |
|       31 | Chandigarh                         | 5.24          |          5.83 | 7.63          |           3.22 |
|       32 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 3.90          |          3.19 | 9.91          |           2.89 |
|       33 | Delhi                              | 15.07         |          3.89 | 7.62          |          10.65 |
|       34 | Lakshadweep                        | 0.00**        |          0.36 | 0.00**        |           0.09 |
|       35 | Ladakh                             | 1.42          |          4.39 | 3.81          |           3.2  |
|       36 | Puducherry                         | 5.84          |          5.67 | 4.17          |           4.65 |

## ANNEXURE -II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3672  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.03.2026  BY  SHRI  RAJIV PRATAP  RUDY  REGARDING  ALLOCATION  OF  FUNDS  UNDER  MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

## STATE AND UT-WISE DETAILS OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BENEFITED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 202223 TO 2025-26

| S. No.   | States &UTs                        | Beneficiaries under Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care   |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States &UTs                        | FY 2022-23                               | FY 2023-24                               | FY 2024-25                               | FY 2025- 26                              | FY 2022-23                                   | FY 2023-24                                   | FY 2024-25                                   | FY 2025- 26                                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1504                                     | 1546                                     | 2152                                     | 2284                                     | 9150                                         | 10000                                        | 14187                                        | 14187                                        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 206                                      | 206                                      | 420                                      | 222                                      | 840                                          | 1719                                         | 1318                                         | 1318                                         |
| 3        | Assam                              | 1380                                     | 1241                                     | 1615                                     | 1246                                     | 858                                          | 1919                                         | 2400                                         | 2400                                         |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 2088                                     | 2227                                     | 2958                                     | 3228                                     | 504                                          | 4001                                         | 6001                                         | 6001                                         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       | 1974                                     | 1843                                     | 1876                                     | 1632                                     | 288                                          | 1137                                         | 1550                                         | 1550                                         |
| 6        | Goa                                | 526                                      | 461                                      | 519                                      | 405                                      | 27                                           | 62                                           | 93                                           | 93                                           |
| 7        | Gujarat                            | 1651                                     | 3195                                     | 2393                                     | 2987                                     | 506                                          | 450                                          | 472                                          | 466                                          |
| 8        | Haryana                            | 1239                                     | 963                                      | 946                                      | 960                                      | 5155                                         | 643                                          | 880                                          | 880                                          |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 805                                      | 926                                      | 1390                                     | 1312                                     | 1347                                         | 1352                                         | 2028                                         | 2028                                         |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 817                                      | 1104                                     | 1385                                     | 1870                                     | 1398                                         | 4024                                         | 5092                                         | 5092                                         |
| 11       | Jharkhand                          | 1219                                     | 1238                                     | 1995                                     | 1765                                     | 3086                                         | 4629                                         | 6793                                         | 6793                                         |
| 12       | Karnataka                          | 3182                                     | 3110                                     | 4587                                     | 2853                                     | 3875                                         | 12449                                        | 18673                                        | 18673                                        |
| 13       | Kerala                             | 697                                      | 776                                      | 1345                                     | 1370                                     | 1133                                         | 1455                                         | 2182                                         | 2182                                         |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 2292                                     | 2597                                     | 2303                                     | 2392                                     | 2377                                         | 13715                                        | 20572                                        | 20572                                        |
| 15       | Maharashtra                        | 3654                                     | 3495                                     | 3667                                     | 4185                                     | 9844                                         | 21680                                        | 32520                                        | 32520                                        |
| 16       | Manipur                            | 2121                                     | 2295                                     | 2296                                     | 2555                                     | 1120                                         | 1288                                         | 1932                                         | 1932                                         |
| 17       | Meghalaya                          | 972                                      | 1031                                     | 990                                      | 993                                      | 1028                                         | 1083                                         | 1285                                         | 1285                                         |
| 18       | Mizoram                            | 914                                      | 1172                                     | 1348                                     | 1742                                     | 591                                          | 1516                                         | 2011                                         | 2011                                         |
| 19       | Nagaland                           | 493                                      | 562                                      | 621                                      | 663                                      | 752                                          | 779                                          | 789                                          | 789                                          |
| 20       | Odisha                             | 4153                                     | 4431                                     | 4627                                     | 7311                                     | 1772                                         | 3697                                         | 5545                                         | 5545                                         |
| 21       | Punjab                             | 607                                      | 533                                      | 506                                      | 543                                      | 612                                          | 4150                                         | 2483                                         | 2483                                         |
| 22       | Rajasthan                          | 2560                                     | 2733                                     | 3958                                     | 4499                                     | 239                                          | 933                                          | 475                                          | 359                                          |
| 23       | Sikkim                             | 526                                      | 468                                      | 660                                      | 675                                      | 323                                          | 460                                          | 427                                          | 427                                          |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                         | 7785                                     | 10118                                    | 12438                                    | 11217                                    | 2975                                         | 5411                                         | 8116                                         | 8116                                         |
| 25       | Telangana                          | 1129                                     | 2243                                     | 2485                                     | 2455                                     | 6454                                         | 4858                                         | 7287                                         | 7287                                         |
| 26       | Tripura                            | 829                                      | 948                                      | 1085                                     | 1235                                     | 305                                          | 1373                                         | 2059                                         | 2059                                         |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3238                                     | 3226                                     | 5420                                     | 5125                                     | 1766                                         | 10000                                        | 15000                                        | 15000                                        |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                        | 700                                      | 589                                      | 868                                      | 909                                      | 847                                          | 1817                                         | 1631                                         | 1631                                         |
| 29       | West Bengal                        | 6220                                     | 4744                                     | 7615                                     | 7725                                     | 1670                                         | 2750                                         | 4125                                         | 4125                                         |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                   | 308                                      | 274                                      | 263                                      | 264                                      | 0                                            | 1                                            | 0                                            | 25                                           |
| 31       | Chandigarh                         | 202                                      | 222                                      | 344                                      | 370                                      | 199                                          | 309                                          | 350                                          | 350                                          |
| 32       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 28                                       | 36                                       | 64                                       | 58                                       | 519                                          | 984                                          | 929                                          | 815                                          |
| 33       | Ladakh                             | 25                                       | 84                                       | 77                                       | 96                                       | 29                                           | 411                                          | 482                                          | 482                                          |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                        | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | -                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 20                                           |
| 35       | Delhi                              | 1206                                     | 1216                                     | 1012                                     | 1570                                     | 980                                          | 635                                          | 952                                          | 846                                          |
| 36       | Puducherry                         | 690                                      | 739                                      | 654                                      | 673                                      | 106                                          | 171                                          | 256                                          | 256                                          |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3672  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.03.2026  BY  SHRI  RAJIV PRATAP  RUDY  REGARDING  ALLOCATION  OF  FUNDS  UNDER  MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

STATE  AND  UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  FUNDED  CHILD  CARE  INSTITUTIONS UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 202425

|   S. No. | States and UTs                      | FY 2024-25   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|--------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                      | 98           |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 11           |
|        3 | Assam                               | 58           |
|        4 | Bihar                               | 91           |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                        | 105          |
|        6 | Goa                                 | 23           |
|        7 | Gujarat                             | 81           |
|        8 | Haryana                             | 31           |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh                    | 48           |
|       10 | Jammu and Kashmir                   | 62           |
|       11 | Jharkhand                           | 46           |
|       12 | Karnataka                           | 127          |
|       13 | Kerala                              | 45           |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh                      | 102          |
|       15 | Maharashtra                         | 107          |
|       16 | Manipur                             | 87           |
|       17 | Meghalaya                           | 53           |
|       18 | Mizoram                             | 66           |
|       19 | Nagaland                            | 57           |
|       20 | Odisha                              | 142          |
|       21 | Punjab                              | 26           |
|       22 | Rajasthan                           | 140          |
|       23 | Sikkim                              | 27           |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu                          | 313          |
|       25 | Telangana                           | 67           |
|       26 | Tripura                             | 31           |
|       27 | Uttar Pradesh                       | 164          |
|       28 | Uttarakhand                         | 44           |
|       29 | West Bengal                         | 207          |
|       30 | Andaman &Nicobar                    | 10           |
|       31 | Chandigarh                          | 9            |
|       32 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu  | 4            |
|       33 | Ladakh                              | 9            |
|       34 | Lakshadweep                         | -            |
|       35 | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 39           |
|       36 | Puducherry                          | 29           |