Lok Sabha Question No. 1041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Welfare of Street and Destitute Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1041

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2015

## WELFARE OF STREET AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN

1041. SHRI C. S. PUTTA RAJU: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- a) whether  any  estimate  has  been  made  about  the  number  of  street  and  destitute  children  in  the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- b) whether the Government has formulated any schemes for their welfare, education and rehabilitation;
- c) if so, the details thereof; and
- d) the funds allocated/released and utilised under such schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) The Ministry of Women and Child Development have not made any estimate about the number of street and destitute children in the country. However, a rapid assessment survey of street involved children carried out by Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk (YaR), New Delhi and Don Bosco Research Centre, Mumbai in 16 cities of India has come to the notice of the Government of India. As per the aforesaid survey, the number of street involved children in 16 cities of the country, including metropolitan cities is as under:
- (b)        &  (c)  :      The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  already  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) through State Governments/UT Administrations  with  the  objective  to  create  a  safe  and  secure  environment  for overall  development  of  children  in  need  of  care  and  protection,  including  street    and  destitute children. ICPS provides for setting up of Open Shelters for providing care and rehabilitation services to children in need of care and protection, including street children, in urban and semi-urban areas. The programes and activities at these Open Shelters inter-alia include age-appropriate education, access to vocational training,  recreation,  bridge  education,  linkages  to  the  National  Open  School Programme (NOSP), health care, counselling etc.
- (d)      The  details  of  the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  under  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme during each of the last three years and the current year. State/UT-wise is annexed .

|   Sl. No. | Name of the City   | Number of Street involved Children   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | New Delhi          | 69,976                               |
|         2 | Mumbai             | 16,059                               |
|         3 | Kolkata            | 8,287                                |
|         4 | Chennai            | 2,374                                |
|         5 | Bangalore          | 7,523                                |

| 6.   | Hyderabad   | 1,797   |
|------|-------------|---------|
| 7.   | Trivandrum  | 140     |
| 8.   | Chandigarh  | 2,323   |
| 9,   | Guwahati    | 5,534   |
| 10.  | Dimapur     | 2,455   |
| 11.  | Imphal      | 851     |
| 12.  | Shillong    | 872     |
| 13.  | Vijayawada  | 2,238   |
| 14.  | Salem       | 5,752   |
| 15.  | Goa         | 1,287   |
| 16.  | Baroda      | 2,428   |

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## Annexure

Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1041 for answer on 04.12.2015 raised by                              Shri C. S. Putta Raju,

Shri Chandrakant Khaire and Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary  'Welfare of Street and Destitute Children'.

## Details of Fund Sanctioned, Released and Utilized by States/UTs under ICPS  during financial year 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and current year upto October, 2015.

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2012-13                          | 2012-13                        | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                          | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16 up to Oct, 2015            |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amoun t Sanctio ned (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 1689.48                          | 1689.48                        | 1953.42                        | 1206.50                          | 1206.50                        | 1107.21                        | 301.62                           | 301.62                         | 275.24                         | 238.58                             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 147.05                           | 147.05                         | -                              | 54.74                            | 54.74                          | 26.50                          | 130.68                           | 130.68                         | 84.17                          | 10.38                              |
| 3        | Assam                    | 740.36                           | 740.36                         | 415.02                         | 1080.00                          | 1080.00                        | 1020.50                        | 1010.36                          | 1010.36                        | 1332.49                        | 290.17                             |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 871.78                           | 871.78                         | 791.62                         | 957.56                           | 957.56                         | 515.42                         | 204.75                           | 204.75                         | 1721.60                        | 1486.63                            |
| 5        | Chattisgarh              | 397.30                           | 397.30                         | 340.90                         | 213.34                           | 213.34                         | 213.34                         | 821.24                           | 821.24                         | *                              | 316.99                             |
| 6        | Goa                      | -                                | -                              |                                | -                                | -                              | -                              | 100                              | 100                            | 240.11                         | 55.15                              |
| 7        | Gujarat                  | 1213.28                          | 1213.28                        | 802.81                         | 979.35                           | 979.35                         | 1004.35                        | 1925.75                          | 1925.75                        | 1404.29                        | 2328.90                            |
| 8        | Haryana                  | 748.85                           | 748.85                         | 669.14                         | 1085.51                          | 1085.51                        | 846.59                         | 1526.72                          | 1526.72                        | 678.15                         | 367.61                             |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | -                                | -                              | 60.33                          | 84.96                            | 84.96                          | 153.23                         | 835.71                           | 835.71                         | 228.25                         | 604.04                             |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir          | -                                | -                              |                                | -                                | -                              | -                              | -                                | -                              | -                              | 0.00                               |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | -                                | -                              | 11.53                          | 144.96                           | 144.96                         | 471.75                         | 36.03                            | 36.03                          | *                              | 208.17                             |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 1856.50                          | 1856.50                        | 2125.05                        | 2403.63                          | 2403.63                        | 2388.38                        | 3689.87                          | 3689.87                        | 3747.81                        | 845.24                             |
| 13       | Kerala                   | -                                | -                              | 428.16                         | 718.17                           | 718.17                         | 426.65                         | 1354.35                          | 1354.35                        | 1340.30                        | 218.47                             |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           | 1223.10                          | 1223.10                        | 514.84                         | 546.03                           | 546.03                         | 546.03                         | 1889.69                          | 1889.69                        | 2096.53                        | 332.46                             |
| 15       | Maharashtra              | 976.71                           | 976.71                         | 1115.11                        | 557.56                           | 557.56                         | 1510.80                        | 762.32                           | 762.32                         | *                              | 681.31                             |
| 16       | Manipur                  | 311.28                           | 311.28                         | 224.93                         | 658.15                           | 658.15                         | 511.26                         | 138.48                           | 138.48                         | 1986.84                        | 1765.62                            |
| 17       | Meghalaya                | 474.30                           | 474.30                         | 555.86                         | 762.45                           | 762.45                         | 762.45                         | 2003.83                          | 2003.83                        | 1975.50                        | 1469.55                            |

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2012-13                          | 2012-13                        | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                          | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16 up to Oct, 2015            |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|          |                          | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amount Utilised (Rs. in Lakhs) | Amoun t Sanctio ned (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 18       | Mizoram                  | 504.95                           | 504.95                         | 553.22                         | 696.42                           | 696.42                         | 712.76                         | 1919.02                          | 1919.02                        | 1919.02                        | 2079.44                            |
| 19       | Nagaland                 | 838.32                           | 838.32                         | 838.32                         | 911.41                           | 911.41                         | 911.41                         | 957.41                           | 957.41                         | 1662.70                        | 2257.65                            |
| 20       | Orissa                   | 671.33                           | 671.33                         | 537.93                         | 1227.20                          | 1227.20                        | 1224.57                        | 2544.82                          | 2544.82                        | 1786.31                        | 519.04                             |
| 21       | Punjab                   | -                                | -                              | 10.46                          | 191.27                           | 191.27                         | 216.10                         | 507.12                           | 507.12                         | 570.61                         | 135.46                             |
| 22       | Rajasthan                | 2014.93                          | 2014.93                        | 1930.62                        | 2347.56                          | 2347.56                        | 2288.27                        | 3395.82                          | 3395.82                        | 3654.40                        | 828.13                             |
| 23       | Sikkim                   | -                                | -                              | -                              | 15.97                            | 15.97                          | 54.55                          | 390.24                           | 390.24                         | 413.88                         | 562.00                             |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu               | 4326.82                          | 4326.82                        | 1672.87                        | 2131.05                          | 2131.05                        | 1541.83                        | 3067.10                          | 3067.10                        | 2804.89                        | 825.04                             |
| 25       | Telangana                | -                                | -                              | -                              | -                                | -                              | -                              | 2087.59                          | 2087.59                        | 203.53                         | 354.88                             |
| 26       | Tripura                  | 190.30                           | 190.30                         | 190.30                         | 124.42                           | 124.42                         | 124.42                         | 1227.34                          | 1227.34                        | 1073.70                        | 200.06                             |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh            | 1662.48                          | 1662.48                        | 1608.77                        | 1109.39                          | 1109.39                        | 1009.45                        | 1798.90                          | 1798.9                         | 3552.11                        | 476.29                             |
| 28       | Uttarakhand              | -                                | -                              |                                | 333.92                           | 333.92                         | -                              | 83.48                            | 83.48                          | 11.05                          | 50.71                              |
| 29       | West Bengal              | 547.06                           | 547.06                         | 691.92                         | 2373.04                          | 2373.04                        | 2046.26                        | 2574.04                          | 2574.04                        | 4348.35                        | 508.67                             |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                                | -                              | -                              | -                                | -                              | -                              | 145.90                           | 145.90                         | -                              | 36.03                              |
| 31       | Chandigarh*              | 49.84                            | 49.84                          | 49.84                          | 17.58                            | 17.58                          | 42.26                          | 362.22                           | 362.22                         | *                              | 418.17                             |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 12.78                            | 12.78                          | 12.78                          | 2.09                             | 2.09                           | 3.15                           | 68.61                            | 68.61                          | 6.71                           | 12.90                              |
| 33       | Daman & Diu              | 16.53                            | 16.53                          | 7.86                           | 69.28                            | 69.28                          | 19.32                          | 80.61                            | 80.61                          | 32.73                          | 13.80                              |
| 34       | Delhi                    | 1093.98                          | 1093.98                        | 319.15                         | 404.73                           | 404.73                         | 502.44                         | 606.22                           | 606.22                         | 838.68                         | 60.90                              |
| 35       | Lakshadweep              | -                                | -                              | -                              | -                                | -                              | -                              | -                                | -                              | -                              | 0.00                               |
| 36       | Puducherry               | 150.00                           | 150.00                         | 348.09                         | 64.66                            | 64.66                          | 340.46                         | 1168.57                          | 1168.57                        | *                              | 102.46                             |