Lok Sabha Question No. 3592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Special Adoption Agency
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Dimple Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3592 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## SPECIAL ADOPTION AGENCY

## †3592. SMT. DIMPLE YADAV:

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

- (a) whether Special Adoption Agency of Mainpuri Uttar Pradesh is providing shelter to zero children despite having sanctioned capacity for providing shelter;
- (b) if  so,  whether  this  reflects  deficiencies  in  the  identification,  rescue  and  adoption process in the district, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the occupancy status, inspection, staffing and compliance of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 of child institutions during the last three years, particularly in the said area and State;
- (d) the  number  of  children  involved  in  sponsorship,  foster  care  and  aftercare  under Mission Vatsalya, State-wise and district-wise; and
- (e) the details of deficiencies found in the District Child Protection Units/Child Welfare committees along with the corrective steps taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  the  nodal  Ministry  for  the administration of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) which is the primary legislation for ensuring safety, security, dignity and well-being of children and is implemented by the States and Union Territories.

As per Section 27 of the Act, every State Government is required to constitute one or more Child Welfare Committee in every district to exercise powers and discharge duties in relation to children in need of care and protection. Further, District Magistrates have been empowered as the nodal authority at the district level for the welfare of such children.

The Mission Vatsalya is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) implemented through States and Union Territories to deliver services for Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL), including Institutional Care and Non-Institutional Care. Institutional Care is provided through Child Care Institutions as a rehabilitative measure. Programmes  and  activities  in  these  Homes  include  age-appropriate  education,  vocational training, recreation, health care and counselling. Under the Non-Institutional Care component, support is extended for Adoption, Foster Care, After Care and Sponsorship.

As per section 106 of JJ Act, 2015, the primary responsibility and execution of the JJ Act, 2015  lies  with  the  States  and  Union  Territories  and  they  are  required  to  ensure  effective implementation of the Act.

As on 28.02.2026, there are 191 Child Care Institutions (CCIs) supported under the Mission Vatsalya Scheme in the State of Uttar Pradesh, including 01 Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA) in Mainpuri district.

Section 54 of the JJ Act, 2015 provides for appointment of Inspection Committees by the State Governments, such inspection committees shall mandatorily conduct visits  to  all  facilities housing children in the area allocated, at least once in three months in a team of not less than three members, of whom at least one shall be a woman and one shall be a medical officer, and submit  reports  of  the  findings  of  such  visits  within  a  week  of  their  visit,  to  the  District Magistrate for further action.

Section 53 of the JJ Act provides for the services provided by the Child Care Institutions registered under JJ Act in the process of rehabilitation and re-integration of children which includes basic requirements such as food, shelter, clothing and medical attention as per the prescribed standards; equipment such as wheel-chairs, prosthetic devices, hearing aids, braille kits, or any other suitable aids and appliances as required, for children with special needs; appropriate education, including supplementary education, special education, and appropriate education for children with special needs.

As per JJ Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021), District Magistrates have been empowered as the nodal authority in district for the welfare of children in need of care and protection. Rule 21 (10) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 (as amended in 2022) provides that the District Magistrate shall conduct a detailed annual inspection of all the institutions in the district which have been registered under the JJ Act as per prescribed format.

Section 109 of the JJ Act, 2015 provides for the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights  (NCPCR)  at  national  level  and  State  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights (SCPCR) at State level respectively to monitor the implementation of the Act. The Ministry regularly  follows  up  with  the  States  and  UTs  so  as  to  ensure  delivery  of  services  as  per provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

State  and  UT-wise  details  of  the  Number  of  Children  under  Non-Institutional  Care (Sponsorship, Foster Care and After Care) during last three years is at Annexure .

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Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3592 FOR ANSWER ON 13.03.2026 BY SMT. DIMPLE YADAV REGARDING SPECIAL ADOPTION AGENCY

## STATE AND UT-WISE DETAILS OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN UNDER NONINSTITUTIONAL  CARE  (SPONSORSHIP,  FOSTER  CARE  AND  AFTER  CARE) DURING LAST THREE YEARS

| S. No.   | States and UTs                     | Beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care   | Beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care   |
|----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States and UTs                     | FY 2022-23                                   | FY 2023-24                                   | FY 2024-25                                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 9150                                         | 10000                                        | 14187                                        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 840                                          | 1719                                         | 1318                                         |
| 3        | Assam                              | 858                                          | 1919                                         | 2400                                         |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 504                                          | 4001                                         | 6001                                         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       | 288                                          | 1137                                         | 1550                                         |
| 6        | Goa                                | 27                                           | 62                                           | 93                                           |
| 7        | Gujarat                            | 506                                          | 450                                          | 472                                          |
| 8        | Haryana                            | 5155                                         | 643                                          | 880                                          |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1347                                         | 1352                                         | 2028                                         |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 1398                                         | 4024                                         | 5092                                         |
| 11       | Jharkhand                          | 3086                                         | 4629                                         | 6793                                         |
| 12       | Karnataka                          | 3875                                         | 12449                                        | 18673                                        |
| 13       | Kerala                             | 1133                                         | 1455                                         | 2182                                         |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 2377                                         | 13715                                        | 20572                                        |
| 15       | Maharashtra                        | 9844                                         | 21680                                        | 32520                                        |
| 16       | Manipur                            | 1120                                         | 1288                                         | 1932                                         |
| 17       | Meghalaya                          | 1028                                         | 1083                                         | 1285                                         |
| 18       | Mizoram                            | 591                                          | 1516                                         | 2011                                         |
| 19       | Nagaland                           | 752                                          | 779                                          | 789                                          |
| 20       | Odisha                             | 1772                                         | 3697                                         | 5545                                         |
| 21       | Punjab                             | 612                                          | 4150                                         | 2483                                         |
| 22       | Rajasthan                          | 239                                          | 933                                          | 475                                          |
| 23       | Sikkim                             | 323                                          | 460                                          | 427                                          |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                         | 2975                                         | 5411                                         | 8116                                         |
| 25       | Telangana                          | 6454                                         | 4858                                         | 7287                                         |
| 26       | Tripura                            | 305                                          | 1373                                         | 2059                                         |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1766                                         | 10000                                        | 15000                                        |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                        | 847                                          | 1817                                         | 1631                                         |
| 29       | West Bengal                        | 1670                                         | 2750                                         | 4125                                         |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                   | 0                                            | 1                                            | 0                                            |
| 31       | Chandigarh                         | 199                                          | 309                                          | 350                                          |
| 32       | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 519                                          | 984                                          | 929                                          |
| 33       | Ladakh                             | 29                                           | 411                                          | 482                                          |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                        | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 35       | Delhi                              | 980                                          | 635                                          | 952                                          |
| 36       | Puducherry                         | 106                                          | 171                                          | 256                                          |