Lok Sabha Question No. 952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Homes for Mentally Retarded Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 952

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2015

## HOMES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

## 952. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state?

- a)  the  number  of  homes  being  run  by  the  Government  for  shelterless  mentally retarded  children  along with the average  habitation  in the  said  homes, State/UT-wise;
- b)  the  details  of  medical  facilities  provided  in  the  said  homes  for  improving  their health condition;
- c)  whether the Government proposes to set up more such homes in near future in the country ;
- d)  if so, the details thereof; and
- e)  the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a)  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) under which financial assistance is provided to State Governments/UT Administrations for  setting  up  of  Child  Care  Institutions(CCIs)  of  various  types  for  children  in difficult  circumstances.    ICPS  provides  additional  financial  support  to  the  CCIs having  children  with  special  needs  i.e.  children  who  are  either  affected  by substance abuse or who are mentally or physically challenged. The number of such CCIs, State/UT-wise along with the number of beneficiaries and supported under ICPS is Annexed .
- (b)  ICPS  provides  for  purchase  of  specialised  equipments  and  materials  like Psychological test materials, training materials for speech  and  language, teaching materials wheel chairs, crèches, etc.
- (c)  to (e) The setting up of CCIs 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 proposals.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  952  for answer  on  04.12.2015  raised  by  Shrimati  Kamla  Devi  Paatle  'Homes  for  Mentally  Retarded Children'

The number of CCIs having children with special needs run by the State/UTs along with the number of beneficiaries and supported under ICPS.

| S. No.   | States / UTs     |   CCIs having children with special needs |   Beneficiaries Boys / Girls |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat          |                                         2 |                           96 |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh |                                         1 |                          100 |
| 3        | Karnataka        |                                         4 |                          181 |
| 4        | Kerala           |                                         3 |                           50 |
| 5        | Maharashtra      |                                         1 |                           36 |
| 6        | Mizoram          |                                         2 |                            0 |
| 7        | Punjab           |                                         4 |                           26 |
| 8        | Tripura          |                                         3 |                          161 |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                        19 |                          177 |
| 10       | West Bengal      |                                         8 |                          238 |
| 11       | Puducherry       |                                         3 |                           82 |
|          | Total            |                                        50 |                         1147 |