Lok Sabha Question No. 4385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Juvenile Justice Courts/Boards
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4385

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2016

## JUVENILE JUSTICE COURTS/BOARDS

## 4385. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) the number of Juvenile Justice Courts/Boards in the country and the number of cases registered therein at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  it  is  proposed  to  set  up  more  such  Courts/Boards  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to strengthen juvenile justice system in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

(a): There are 669 Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in the country which are supported under the Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme  (ICPS)  of  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development.  The State/UT-wise  data  is  annexed.  The  information  regarding  cases  registered  therein  is  not  maintained centrally.

(b) & (c): The State Governments/UT Administration are required to constitute for every district one or more JJBs,  depending  upon  pendency  of  cases.  The  Government  has  recently  enacted  the  Juvenile  Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) which has come into effect from 15th January, 2016  repealing  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2000.    Some  of  the  key provisions under the JJ Act, 2015 includes, special provisions for children who commit heinous offences in the age group of 16-18 years; inclusion of new offences committed against children, which were so far not adequately  covered  under  any  other  law,  such  as  giving  intoxicating  liquor  or  narcotic  drug  or  tobacco products to children, sale and procurement of children for any purpose, corporal punishment in child care institutions (CCIs), etc.; and giving statutory status to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to enable it to perform its function more effectively.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.4385 for 12.08.2016 raised by Shri Alok Sanjar regarding Juvenile Justice Courts/Boards.

The number of Juvenile Justice Boards in the country which are supported under ICPS, State/UT-wise

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT                |   No. of Juvenile Justice Boards |
|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |                               13 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                               17 |
| 3        | Assam                               |                               27 |
| 4        | Bihar                               |                               38 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |                               27 |
| 6        | Goa                                 |                                2 |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |                               33 |
| 8        | Haryana                             |                               21 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |                               12 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |                               22 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |                               24 |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |                               30 |
| 13       | Kerala                              |                               14 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |                               51 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |                               35 |
| 16       | Manipur                             |                                9 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |                               11 |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |                                8 |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |                               11 |
| 20       | Odisha                              |                               34 |
| 21       | Punjab                              |                               22 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           |                               33 |
| 23       | Sikkim                              |                                4 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          |                               32 |
| 25       | Tripura                             |                                8 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |                               75 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |                               13 |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |                               20 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |                               10 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                   |                                1 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          |                                1 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |                                1 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       |                                2 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         |                                1 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |                                3 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          |                                4 |
|          | Total                               |                              669 |