MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a): The total number of shelter homes and Child Care Institutions (CCIs) State/UT-wise including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand being supported under the Child Protection Services (CPS) is at Annexure-I.
(b) & (c): The Government has legislated The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (CPCR), under which National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) have been created as Statutory bodies for protection of child rights. The Commissions are mandated to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) under Section 109 of the JJ Act, 2015. As reported by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), it has registered 140 complaints against CCIs and Shelter Homes during the last three years. The State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-II. There are various modes to register complaints with NCPCR by the victims which include writing directly to NCPCR; through POCSO E-box (ncpcr.gov.in/index2.php) and E-baalnidan (www.ebaalnidan.nic.in).
(d) to (f): Ministry is implementing Child Protection Scheme (CPS), and providing financial assistance, as Grant-in-Aid, to the States/UTs for, inter-alia, undertaking a situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances, for setting up and maintenance of various types of CCIs. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 framed under the JJ Act inter-alia specify standards for physical infrastructure, clothing, bedding, nutrition & diet, as well as rehabilitation measures such as education, vocational training, counseling, etc. JJ Act, mandates regular monitoring by Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards and State Governments. The Ministry stressed upon the need for mandatory monitoring as prescribed under the Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which mandates regular monitoring by Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards and State Governments. The primary responsibility in execution of the JJ Act lies with the State/UT Governments.
The Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs were requested to get the inspection conducted under the supervision of District Magistrates. The Ministry also issued an advisory to the States and UTs regarding actions required to be taken in case of abuse of children in any Child Care Institutions.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b & c) of LokSabhaUnStarred Question No.50 for 21.06.2019 raised by Shri SudhakarTukaramShrangare, Shri FerozeVarun Gandhi, Shri P.P. Chaudhary, Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and Shri Sunil Kumar Singh regarding “Child Protection Policy Of CCIs”.
The total number of shelter homes and Child Care Institutions (CCIs) at present in the country along with the number of children residing in such homes/units, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand as on 31.03.2019.
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No. State/UTs Institutional Care [Homes] Open Shelters Specialised Adoption Agencies
No. Assisted Beneficiaries No. Assisted Beneficiaries No. Assisted Beneficiaries
1 Andhra Pradesh 66 2316 13 342 14 144
2 Arunachal Pradesh 4 76 0 0 1 9
3 Assam 37 1765 3 51 23 69
4 Bihar 26 1567 5 134 13 138
5 Chhattisgarh 65 2325 10 117 12 120
6 Goa 23 1188 3 378 2 16
7 Gujarat 45 1706 0 0 12 86
8 Haryana 24 1403 21 614 7 47
9 Himachal Pradesh 33 1227 3 38 1 11
10 Jammu and Kashmir 17 823 0 0 2 0
11 Jharkhand 36 992 5 141 15 93
12 Karnataka 80 2998 40 1153 25 107
13 Kerala 30 788 4 100 12 65
14 Madhya Pradesh 67 2804 8 348 26 243
15 Maharashtra 67 2605 3 86 13 136
16 Manipur 42 1160 14 296 7 55
17 Meghalaya 44 960 3 159 3 6
18 Mizoram 36 1195 0 0 5 50
19 Nagaland 39 477 3 35 4 5
20 Odisha 96 6859 12 244 23 223
21 Punjab 13 463 0 0 0 0
22 Rajasthan 85 2459 22 401 24 99
23 Sikkim 12 355 3 60 4 20
24 Tamil Nadu 189 11915 12 264 20 169
25 Tripura 23 717 2 58 6 49
26 Uttar Pradesh 77 3162 20 500 12 120
27 Uttarakhand 20 437 2 50 2 15
28 West Bengal 73 5436 49 1326 32 460
29 Telangana 42 1343 0 0 11 342
30 Andaman & Nicobar 3 101 - 0 - 0
31 Chandigarh 7 252 0 0 2 17
32 Dadra and Nagar Haveli - 0 - 0 - 0
33 Daman and Diu 0 0 - 0 - 0
34 Lakshadweep - 0 - 0 - 0
35 Delhi 28 1447 13 380 3 72
36 Puducherry 27 1043 2 42 2 16
Total 1476 64364 275 7317 338 3002
Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnStarred Question No.50 for 21.06.2019 raised by Shri SudhakarTukaramShrangare, Shri FerozeVarun Gandhi, Shri P.P. Chaudhary, Shri SumedhanandSarswati and Shri Sunil Kumar Singh regarding “Child Protection Policy Of CCIs”.
State/UT wise details of complaints with respect to "CCIs and Shelter Homes" received in NCPCR during the last three years (2016-19)
Sr. No. States/UTs 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Total
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands - - - 0
2 Andhra Pradesh - 1 - 1
3 Arunachal Pradesh - - - 0
4 Assam - 2 - 2
5 Bihar 1 - 1 2
6 Chandigarh - - - 0
7 Chhattisgarh 2 5 2 9
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0
9 Daman and Diu 0
10 Delhi 1 1 2 4
11 Goa 1 - - 1
12 Gujarat 1 - - 1
13 Haryana 7 2 2 11
14 Himachal Pradesh 1 - - 1
15 Jammu and Kashmir - - - 0
16 Jharkhand - - - 0
17 Karnataka - - 1 1
18 Kerala - 2 - 2
19 Lakshadweep - - - 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 3 - 2 5
21 Maharashtra 2 3 2 7
22 Manipur - - - 0
23 Meghalaya - - - 0
24 Mizoram - - - 0
25 Nagaland - - - 0
26 Orissa - 2 44 46
27 Puducherry - - - 0
28 Punjab - 1 1
29 Rajasthan 5 3 8
30 Sikkim - - 0
31 Tamil Nadu 3 4 - 7
32 Telangana 2 2
33 Tripura - - - 0
34 Uttar Pradesh 8 9 5 22
35 Uttarakhand - 2 1 3
36 West Bengal 3 1 - 4
Total 38 35 67 140
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