Lok Sabha Question No. 1084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Schemes for Orphan/Destitute Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1084 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2016

## SCHEMES FOR ORPHAN/DESTITUTE CHILDREN

1084.  SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE: SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

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

- (a) the details of schemes being implemented by the Government for rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances including orphan/destitute/neglected/street children in the country along with the financial assistance provided to States/UTs and number of beneficiaries thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  orphanages  presently  functional  in  the  country  and  the  criteria  adopted  for  their opening and receiving financial assistance for their running along with the share of Union and State Government therein;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to open more orphanages in the Country including in tribal areas, if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  proposals  received  and  approved  in  this  regard during  the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working for the welfare of such children in the country along with the financial assistance provided to them during the said period, State/UTwise; and
- (e) whether the Government has received complaints regarding misappropriation of funds by NGOs, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government against them?

## ANSWER

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

- a): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstance, including orphan/destitute/neglected/street children. Under ICPS, financial assistance is provided to the States /UTs for, inter-alia, undertaking a situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances at district level. Financial assistance under ICPS is also provided to States/UTs for setting up and maintenance of various types of Child Care Institutions either by themselves or in collaboration with Non-Governmental Organisations. The Scheme also  provides  for  family  based  non-institutional  care  through  adoption,  sponsorship  and  fostercare. The details of funds released to the States /UTs and beneficiaries under ICPS during each of the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I.

(b):  1420,  Children  Homes  and  Specialized  Adoption  Agencies  (SAAs)  were  funded  under  ICPS  during 2015-16.  Any  institution,  whether  run  by  a  State  Government  or  by  voluntary  or  non-governmental organization, which are meant, either wholly or partially, for housing children in need of care and protection or children in conflict with law are required to be registered under the relevant provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. For this they are required to make an application to the State  Government,  who  after  verifying  the  provisions  made  in  the  institution  for  care  and  protection  of children,  health,  education,  boarding  and  lodging  facilities  can  issue  a  registration  certificate  to  the institution. Thereafter, based on the recommendations of the States and UTs, the financial proposals, for receiving grants under the ICPS, are considered and approved by the Central Government in the meetings of Project Approval Board constituted under ICPS. The Central: State: NGO sharing pattern under ICPS is 60:30:10 for NGO run SAAs and Children Homes, 60:40 for    Govt. run SAAs and Children Homes for all States/UTs except for Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and 8 North Eastern States, where it is 90:10 for all components. The funding pattern in Union Territories is 100% centrally sponsored. (c):  The  setting  up  of    Children  Homes  and  SAAs  are  decided  by  the  inter-  ministerial  Project  Approval Board (PAB) constituted under ICPS to consider and approve the financial proposals received from the State  Governments/  UT  Administrations,  on  the  basis  of  need  assessment  carried  out  and  requirement projected in the respective financial proposals of the State Governments/ UT Administrations. The details of Children Homes and Specialized Adoption Agencies which were funded under ICPS during 2015-16 is at Annexure-II.

(d):  The State/UT-wise details of NGOs which are getting grants under the ICPS for maintenance of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) through State Governments/UT Administrations concerned is at Annexure-III . The Ministry releases grants under ICPS to State Governments/UT Administrations which further release it to NGOs concerned. The details of the grants released to the States/UTs and Child Line India Foundation (CIF) under ICPS during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I .

(e):  No, Madam.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1084 for 22.07.2016 raised by Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Shrimati Kamla Devi Paatle and Shri Sadashiv Lokhande and Shri Godse Hemant Tukaram regarding Schemes for Orphan/Destitute Children.

The details of funds released to the States /UTs and beneficiaries under ICPS during each of the last three years and the current year.

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14                        | 2013-14       | 2014-15                        | 2014-15       | 2015-16                          | 2015-16       | 2016-17 (as on 30.06.2016)     | 2016-17 (as on 30.06.2016)   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Beneficiaries | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Beneficiaries | Amount S Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Beneficiaries | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs) | Beneficiaries                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 1206.50                        | 7167          | 301.62                         | 4797          | 238.58                           | 4827          | 110.74                         | 4827                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 54.74                          | 60            | 130.68                         | 70            | 571.68                           | 33            | 52.29                          | 33                           |
| 3        | Assam                    | 1080.00                        | 749           | 1010.36                        | 792           | 597.90                           | 860           | 413.64                         | 860                          |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 957.56                         | 1511          | 204.75                         | 2137          | 2687.89                          | 1502          | 551.62                         | 1502                         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             | 213.34                         | 1403          | 821.24                         | 1493          | 3955.55                          | 1485          | 527.77                         | 1485                         |
| 6        | Goa                      | -                              | -             | 100                            | 151           | 235.25                           | 447           | 36.83                          | 447                          |
| 7        | Gujarat                  | 979.35                         | 2128          | 1925.75                        | 2669          | 2328.90                          | 2299          | 0.00                           | 2299                         |
| 8        | Haryana                  | 1085.51                        | 1761          | 1526.72                        | 1803          | 496.44                           | 2247          | 0.00                           | 2247                         |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 84.96                          | 1733          | 835.71                         | 924           | 604.04                           | 1016          | 129.43                         | 1016                         |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir          | -                              | -             | -                              | 0             | 113.35                           | 267           | 43.12                          | 267                          |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | 144.96                         | 557           | 36.03                          | 666           | 369.88                           | 585           | 152.84                         | 585                          |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 2403.63                        | 4217          | 3689.87                        | 4610          | 1845.24                          | 4114          | 507.56                         | 4114                         |
| 13       | Kerala                   | 718.17                         | 975           | 1354.35                        | 961           | 944.39                           | 1333          | 216.96                         | 1333                         |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           | 546.03                         | 1905          | 1889.69                        | 2239          | 1116.03                          | 1963          | 533.52                         | 1963                         |
| 15       | Maharashtra              | 557.56                         | 4652          | 762.32                         | 4626          | 3138.75                          | 4112          | 699.53                         | 4112                         |
| 16       | Manipur                  | 658.15                         | 901           | 138.48                         | 870           | 3083.18                          | 1105          | 241.34                         | 1105                         |
| 17       | Meghalaya                | 762.45                         | 1035          | 2003.83                        | 1199          | 1469.55                          | 745           | 333.34                         | 745                          |
| 18       | Mizoram                  | 696.42                         | 193           | 1919.02                        | 1928          | 2079.44                          | 1615          | 459.21                         | 1615                         |
| 19       | Nagaland                 | 911.41                         | 792           | 957.41                         | 1710          | 2257.65                          | 913           | 382.75                         | 913                          |
| 20       | Odisha                   | 1227.20                        | 7486          | 2544.82                        | 19583         | 3309.07                          | 7578          | 910.39                         | 7578                         |
| 21       | Punjab                   | 191.27                         | 446           | 507.12                         | 818           | 820.81                           | 591           | 253.60                         | 591                          |
| 22       | Rajasthan                | 2347.56                        | 3611          | 3395.82                        | 4340          | 3258.92                          | 3938          | 0.00                           | 3938                         |
| 23       | Sikkim                   | 15.97                          | 238           | 390.24                         | 475           | 562.00                           | 572           | 117.50                         | 572                          |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu               | 2131.05                        | 19133         | 3067.10                        | 18952         | 825.04                           | 17361         | 1486.92                        | 17361                        |
| 25       | Telangana                | -                              | -             | 2087.59                        | 3013          | 354.88                           | 3434          | 0.00                           | 3434                         |
| 26       | Tripura                  | 124.42                         | 601           | 1227.34                        | 1465          | 710.63                           | 560           | 154.38                         | 560                          |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh            | 1109.39                        | 2579          | 1798.90                        | 4070          | 2884.18                          | 3319          | 692.48                         | 3319                         |
| 28       | Uttarakhand              | 333.92                         | 275           | 83.48                          | 275           | 66.88                            | 291           | 15.54                          | 291                          |
| 29       | West Bengal              | 2373.04                        | 4906          | 2574.04                        | 4720          | 508.67                           | 3660          | 3017.11                        | 3660                         |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                              | -             | 145.90                         | 310           | 36.03                            | 342           | 36.88                          | 342                          |
| 31       | Chandigarh               | 17.58                          | 223           | 362.22                         | 608           | 357.82                           | 462 0         | 0.00 12.52                     | 462                          |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 2.09                           | -             | 68.61                          | 0             | 58.66                            |               |                                | 0                            |

|   33 | Daman & Diu                       | 69.28   | -    | 80.61   | 50   |   82.82 | 0    | 20.71   | 0    |
|------|-----------------------------------|---------|------|---------|------|---------|------|---------|------|
|   34 | Delhi                             | 404.73  | 2390 | 606.22  | 1832 | 1363.4  | 1867 | 0.00    | 1867 |
|   35 | Lakshadweep                       | -       | -    | -       | -    |    0    | 0.00 | 0.00    | 0.00 |
|   36 | Puducherry                        | 64.66   | 1356 | 1168.57 | 1635 |  559.6  | 1191 | 175.02  | 1191 |
|   37 | Childlline India Foundation (CIF) | 3014.53 | -    | 5361.74 | -    | 5644.72 | -    | -       | -    |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1084 for 22.07.2016 raised by Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai  Vasava,  Shrimati  Kamla  Devi  Paatle  and  Shri  Sadashiv  Lokhande  and  Shri  Godse  Hemant  Tukaram  regarding Schemes for Orphan/Destitute Children.

## The details of Children Homes and Specialized Adoption Agencies which were funded under ICPS during 2015-16.

| S. No.   | State                               | Children Home (Govt. & NGO)   | Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 55                            | 14                                     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 1                             | 1                                      |
| 3        | Assam                               | 25                            | 7                                      |
| 4        | Bihar                               | 21                            | 10                                     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        | 35                            | 9                                      |
| 6        | Goa                                 | 1                             | 2                                      |
| 7        | Gujarat                             | 48                            | 9                                      |
| 8        | Haryana                             | 23                            | 3                                      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    | 25                            | 1                                      |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   | 4                             | 2                                      |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           | 4                             | 4                                      |
| 12       | Karnataka                           | 64                            | 23                                     |
| 13       | Kerala                              | 12                            | 14                                     |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 32                            | 20                                     |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         | 70                            | 14                                     |
| 16       | Manipur                             | 32                            | 7                                      |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           | 18                            | 1                                      |
| 18       | Mizoram                             | 35                            | 4                                      |
| 19       | Nagaland                            | 16                            | 4                                      |
| 20       | Odisha                              | 90                            | 14                                     |
| 21       | Punjab                              | 11                            | 5                                      |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           | 65                            | 36                                     |
| 23       | Sikkim                              | 10                            | 2                                      |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          | 221                           | 15                                     |
| 25       | Tripura                             | 12                            | 9                                      |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       | 44                            | 10                                     |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         | 6                             | 2                                      |
| 28       | West Bengal                         | 50                            | 24                                     |
| 29       | Telangana                           | 44                            | 11                                     |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                   | 6                             | -                                      |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          | 8                             | -                                      |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              | -                             | -                                      |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       | -                             | -                                      |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         | -                             | -                                      |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 22                            | 4                                      |
| 36       | Puducherry                          | 27                            | 2                                      |
|          | Total                               | 1137                          | 283                                    |

## Annexure-III

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1084 for 22.07.2016 raised by Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Shrimati Kamla Devi Paatle and Shri Sadashiv Lokhande and Shri Godse Hemant Tukaram regarding Schemes for Orphan/Destitute Children.

The State/UT-wise details of NGOs which are getting grants under the ICPS for maintenance of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) through State Governments/UT Administrations concerned is as follows:

|   S. No. | State                               |   Institutional Care (Homes) run by NGOs |   Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs) run by NGOs |
|----------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                      |                                        0 |                                                  0 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                                        1 |                                                  1 |
|        3 | Assam                               |                                       21 |                                                  7 |
|        4 | Bihar                               |                                       18 |                                                 10 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                        |                                       29 |                                                  9 |
|        6 | Goa                                 |                                        0 |                                                  2 |
|        7 | Gujarat                             |                                       24 |                                                  1 |
|        8 | Haryana                             |                                       20 |                                                  2 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh                    |                                       15 |                                                  1 |
|       10 | Jammu and Kashmir                   |                                        0 |                                                  0 |
|       11 | Jharkhand                           |                                        2 |                                                  4 |
|       12 | Karnataka                           |                                       11 |                                                 17 |
|       13 | Kerala                              |                                        1 |                                                 14 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh                      |                                       26 |                                                 20 |
|       15 | Maharashtra                         |                                       40 |                                                 14 |
|       16 | Manipur                             |                                       26 |                                                  2 |
|       17 | Meghalaya                           |                                       15 |                                                  1 |
|       18 | Mizoram                             |                                       27 |                                                  3 |
|       19 | Nagaland                            |                                       16 |                                                  4 |
|       20 | Odisha                              |                                       84 |                                                 14 |
|       21 | Punjab                              |                                        0 |                                                  5 |
|       22 | Rajasthan                           |                                       41 |                                                  3 |
|       23 | Sikkim                              |                                        8 |                                                  2 |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu                          |                                      185 |                                                 15 |
|       25 | Tripura                             |                                        3 |                                                  3 |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh                       |                                       20 |                                                  5 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand                         |                                        1 |                                                  0 |
|       28 | West Bengal                         |                                       39 |                                                 24 |
|       29 | Telangana                           |                                        0 |                                                  0 |
|       30 | Andaman & Nicobar                   |                                        6 |                                                  0 |
|       31 | Chandigarh                          |                                        1 |                                                  0 |
|       32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |                                        0 |                                                  0 |
|       33 | Daman and Diu                       |                                        0 |                                                  0 |
|       34 | Lakshadweep                         |                                        0 |                                                  0 |
|       35 | National Capital Territory of Delhi |                                        8 |                                                  4 |
|       36 | Puducherry                          |                                       23 |                                                  2 |