Lok Sabha Question No. 3077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-07
Subject: ICPS
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3077

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2015

**ICPS**

3077.  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

(a) 	the total number of special homes and observation homes in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) 	whether the teenagers after attaining the age of 18 are finding it difficult to obtain identity proofs such as passport, Aadhar card, driving license after their release from special homes and observation homes for juvenile who were in conflict with the law under the Integrated Child Protections Scheme(ICPS);

(c) 	if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereof;

(d) 	whether there are provisions for identity proofs in after-care programme run by the District Child Protection Society (DCPS) for those children who live institutional care;

(e) 	if so, the details thereof; and

(f) 	the corrective measures taken by the government to ensure timely availability of identity proofs for such children?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a):  	The State/UT-wise details of special homes and observation homes in the country, is **Annexed** .

(b)     & (c): The Ministry of Women and Child Development has taken up the matter with the   Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide Aadhaar Cards to children above the age of five years who are staying in Government or Non-Government Organisations run child care institutions that are provided financial support under Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) .

(d)       & (e): No, Madam.

(f):        Does not arise

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**Annexure**

**Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3077 for answer on 07.08.2015 raised by Smt. Poonam Mahajan regarding Special Homes and Observation Homes in the Country.**

**The State/UT-wise details of special homes and observation homes in the country which are being provided financial assistance under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme**

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of the State**    | **Special Home**   | **Observation Home**   |
|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh           | 4                  | 9                      |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh        | -                  | 2                      |
| 3             | Assam                    | 1                  | 6                      |
| 4             | Bihar                    | 1                  | 24                     |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh             | 7                  | 17                     |
| 6             | Goa                      | -                  | -                      |
| 7             | Gujarat                  | -                  | 6                      |
| 8             | Haryana                  | 1                  | 4                      |
| 9             | Himachal Pradesh         | -                  | 1                      |
| 10            | Jammu & Kashmir          | -                  | -                      |
| 11            | Jharkhand                | 1                  | 12                     |
| 12            | Karnataka                | -                  | 16                     |
| 13            | Kerala                   | 2                  | 14                     |
| 14            | Madhya Pradesh           | 3                  | 21                     |
| 15            | Maharashtra              | 3                  | 32                     |
| 16            | Manipur                  | -                  | 5                      |
| 17            | Meghalaya                | -                  | 3                      |
| 18            | Mizoram                  | 2                  | 3                      |
| 19            | Nagaland                 | 2                  | 10                     |
| 20            | Orissa                   | 3                  | 3                      |
| 21            | Punjab                   | 2                  | 4                      |
| 22            | Rajasthan                | 1                  | 34                     |
| 23            | Sikkim                   | -                  | 2                      |
| 24            | Tamil Nadu               | -                  | 10                     |
| 25            | Telangana                | 2                  | 3                      |
| 26            | Tripura                  | -                  | 4                      |
| 27            | Uttar Pradesh            | 2                  | 28                     |
| 28            | Uttarakhand              | 2                  | 7                      |
| 29            | West Bengal              | 3                  | 10                     |
| 30            | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                  | -                      |
| 31            | Chandigarh               | -                  | 1                      |
| 32            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | -                  | -                      |
| 33            | Daman & Diu              | -                  | -                      |
| 34            | Delhi                    | -                  | 3                      |
| 35            | Lakshadweep              | -                  | -                      |
| 36            | Puducherry               | 3                  | 1                      |
|               | **Total**                | **45**             | **295**                |