Question : CHILDREN HOMES



(a)Whether Children`s homes in the country especially in Mumbai have been found with serious irregularities/lapses;

(b) If so, the facts thereof; and

(c) The steps taken/to be taken to check the lapses/irregularities in the Children`s Homes?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (SMT. SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN)

(a), (b)and (c) Irregularities have been detected in 3 children homes in Mumbai and 8 elsewhere in Maharashtra. The government of Maharashtra has issued detailed guidelines regarding preparation of district-wise action plan before sanctioning new institutions in any district; recruitment of qualified and experienced staff and their training and improvement of supervisory standards of these institutions.