ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a): The total number of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) (including Observation Homes, Special Homes and Place of Safety for children in conflict with law), State/UT-wise including West Bengal, along with the number of children residing in them, supported under the Child Protection Services (CPS) is at Annexure-I, as per information furnished by the State/UT.
(b) & (c): The Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rule, 2016 framed thereunder mandate regular monitoring and inspection of CCIs. The primary responsibility of execution of the Act rests with the States/UTs.
Under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) have been established, to oversee the implementation of the JJ Act. As informed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), number of complaints received in NCPCR relating to torture/ violence and sexual exploitation of children in CCIs during the last three years, i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20, State/UT-wise including West Bengal details are at Annexure-II.
Ministry has asked States/UTs to ensure regular monitoring and supervision of CCIs at the level of District Magistrates/Deputy Commissioners. An advisory has also been issued to the States/UTs recommending action to be taken in case of disruption to the life of children in case of any untoward incidence of abuse in CCIs.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1858 for answer on 12.02.2021 raised by Ms. Locket Chatterjee regarding “Female Juvenile Homes”.
The total number of shelter homes and CCIs (including Observation homes, Special Homes and Place of Safety for children in conflict with law), State/UT-wise including West Bengal along with the number of children residing in them being supported under the CPS is as follows during the current financial year 2020-2021:
S. No.
State/UT Institutional Care [Homes] Open Shelters Specialised Adoption Agencies
No. Assisted Beneficiaries No. Assisted Beneficiaries No. Assisted Beneficiaries
1 Andhra Pradesh 72 2745 6 145 14 122
2 Arunachal Pradesh 5 185 0 0 1 10
3 Assam 42 1464 6 82 19 78
4 Bihar 26 1286 0 0 13 132
5 Chhattisgarh 66 1971 9 79 12 119
6 Goa 20 557 2 225 2 16
7 Gujarat 59 1610 2 45 13 125
8 Haryana 31 1546 14 414 7 57
9 Himachal Pradesh 32 1208 3 48 1 8
10 Jammu and Kashmir 17 823 0 0 2 0
11 Jharkhand 41 1466 5 125 12 92
12 Karnataka 87 3012 35 912 31 379
13 Kerala 29 452 4 74 11 65
14 Madhya Pradesh 65 2426 9 340 26 210
15 Maharashtra 77 3361 7 175 18 180
16 Manipur 46 1392 16 355 9 98
17 Meghalaya 44 868 4 150 4 5
18 Mizoram 45 1178 0 0 7 26
19 Nagaland 37 642 3 113 4 15
20 Orissa 94 6833 12 296 27 263
21 Punjab 19 604 0 0 6 77
22 Rajasthan 95 4418 20 331 21 211
23 Sikkim 16 496 4 64 4 20
24 Tamil Nadu 198 12864 11 275 20 200
25 Tripura 24 730 4 58 6 44
26 Uttar Pradesh 75 4092 20 487 25 386
27 Uttarakhand 23 438 3 75 5 11
28 West Bengal 70 4010 37 925 25 322
29 Telangana 40 1306 0 0 11 320
30 Andaman & Nicobar 10 401 - 0 2 10
31 Chandigarh 6 277 0 0 2 20
32 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0 0 1 25 1 10
33 Daman and Diu 1 25 - 0 - 0
34 Lakshadweep - 0 - 0 - 0
35 Delhi 28 1196 9 254 3 50
36 Puducherry 25 906 1 15 2 35
Total 1565 66788 247 6087 366 3716
Annexure-II
Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1858 for answer on 12.02.2021 raised by Ms. Locket Chatterjee regarding “Female Juvenile Homes”.
State/UT-wise number of complaints received in NCPCR relating to torture/ violence and sexual exploitation of children in CCIs during the last three years, i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20
Sr. No Name of the State/UT 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh 1 1
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Assam 1 1 2
5 Bihar 3 1 4
6 Chandigarh
7 Chhattisgarh
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
9 Daman and Diu
10 Delhi 2 4 1 7
11 Goa
12 Gujarat
13 Haryana 2 2
14 Himachal Pradesh
16 Jharkhand
17 Karnataka 1 1
18 Kerala
19 Lakshadweep
20 Madhya Pradesh 3 1 4
21 Maharashtra 1 1
22 Manipur
23 Meghalaya
24 Mizoram
25 Nagaland
26 Orissa 1 1 2
27 Puducherry
28 Punjab
29 Rajasthan 1 1 2
30 Sikkim
31 Tamil Nadu
32 Telangana
33 Tripura
34 Uttar Pradesh 3 9 2 14
35 Uttarakhand
36 West Bengal
36 Others (J & K) 1 1
Total 6 26 9 41
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