(a) the facilities being provided to the orphan children alongwith the details of schemes;
(b) whether the benefits of these facilities and schemes are reaching them; and
(c) the age of the orphan children upto which the benefits of these facilities and
schemes are provided to them?
MINISTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI MUKUL WASNIK)
(a) to (c) The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a Centrally
sponsored Scheme of Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) under which financial
assistance is provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations for setting up
and maintenance of Children’s Homes for providing facilities and services for long
term care and rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection, including
orphans.The Scheme also supports setting up of Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAAs)
under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 with a view
to find suitable and loving families to adopt the orphan children. Besides, such
children, who are not adopted, can be placed in foster-care in suitable families
with financial support under ICPS. Children’s Homes and SAAs cater to children
between the age group of 6-18 years and 0-6 years respectively.