Lok Sabha Question No. 3590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Mission Vatsalya Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha, Shri Neeraj Maurya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

## †3590. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA: SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA:

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

- (a) the objective of the Mission Vatsalya Scheme along with the funds released under the said scheme, State-wise, specifically in the districts of Bareilly, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Jaunpur and Aonla Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the manner in which the works under the Mission Vatsalya Scheme are monitored and evaluated;
- (c) the  number  of  children  identified  by  the  Child  Welfare  and  Protection  Committee (CWC/CW & PC) in the said districts along with the number of children provided sponsorship/assistance under the said scheme in the said districts and constituencies; and
- (d) the  number  of  children  receiving  financial  assistance  in  the  said  districts  and Parliamentary Constituencies  along  with  the  amount  of  assistance  provided  to  such children who leave child care institutions after attaining the age of 18 years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely 'Mission Vatsalya' through the State and UT Governments on pre -defined cost sharing basis between the Centre and the State Governments to deliver various services for children in difficult circumstances, which include both institutional and non-institutional care services.

The Mission Vatsalya ensures that the best interests of children are always taken care of while designing the projects/ programmes. It includes establishing institutional care services, noninstitutional care services and emergency outreach services for children.

Mission Vatsalya Scheme guidelines envisage monitoring mechanism at the State and District levels. The agencies responsible for monitoring and implementation of the Scheme include the State Child Protection Society, State Adoption Resource Agency, State Child Welfare and Protection Committee at State level and District Child Protection Unit, District Child Welfare and  Protection  Committee  and  Child  Welfare  Committee  at  the  District  level.  District Magistrates have been empowered as the nodal authority at the district level for the welfare of children in need of care and protection. Further, 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 monitor the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (Section 109). Funds are released to the State Governments and UT Administrations for implementation of the Mission Vatsalya Scheme. State and UT-wise details of funds released including State of Uttar  Pradesh  under  Mission  Vatsalya  scheme  during  the  financial  year  2024-25  are  at Annexure. (c)  &  (d)  :  Mission  Vatsalya  scheme  guidelines  provide  for  District  Child  Welfare  and Protection Committee in every district headed by the District Magistrate to supervise and monitor  the  Institutional  and  Non-Institutional  Care  Services  under  Mission  Vatsalya Scheme.  The Non-Institutional Care components under Mission Vatsalya scheme include Sponsorship, Foster Care and After Care. Total 15,000 children have been supported for Non-Institutional care for the State of Uttar Pradesh under Mission Vatsalya Scheme, as on 31.03.2025. District-wise and Parliamentary

Constituency -wise data is not maintained centrally.

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|   S. No. | Name of the State/UT               |   Amount released |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                     |             44.03 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |              5.32 |
|        3 | Assam                              |             31.39 |
|        4 | Bihar                              |             53.35 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                       |             39.1  |
|        6 | Goa                                |              5.14 |
|        7 | Gujarat                            |             19.5  |
|        8 | Haryana                            |              6.4  |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh                   |             37.68 |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |             44.75 |
|       11 | Jharkhand                          |             18.73 |
|       12 | Karnataka                          |             86.48 |
|       13 | Kerala                             |             12.03 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh                     |            117.24 |
|       15 | Maharashtra                        |            144.97 |
|       16 | Manipur                            |             68.15 |
|       17 | Meghalaya                          |             22.3  |
|       18 | Mizoram                            |             37.06 |
|       19 | Nagaland                           |             33.92 |
|       20 | Orissa                             |             68.83 |
|       21 | Punjab                             |             14.76 |
|       22 | Rajasthan                          |             74.98 |
|       23 | Sikkim                             |             16.21 |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu                         |            122.82 |
|       25 | Telangana                          |             36.97 |
|       26 | Tripura                            |             19.23 |
|       27 | Uttar Pradesh                      |             92.05 |
|       28 | Uttarakhand                        |             14.49 |
|       29 | West Bengal                        |             70.18 |
|       30 | Andaman &Nicobar Island            |              3.13 |
|       31 | Chandigarh                         |              7.63 |
|       32 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |              9.91 |
|       33 | Delhi                              |              7.62 |
|       34 | Lakshadweep                        |              0    |
|       35 | Ladakh                             |              3.81 |
|       36 | Puducherry                         |              4.17 |

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.3590 FOR ANSWER ON 13.03.2026 BY SHRI BABU SINGH  KUSHWAHA  AND  SHRI  NEERAJ  MAURYA  REGARDING  MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2024-25

(Rs. in Crores)