the number of District Child Protection Units formed and currently operational, State-wise;
(b) the status of funds allocated and sanctioned since these units are responsible for the rehabilitation and alternative care for children along with other services; and
(c) whether any study has been conducted by the Ministry to assess the effectiveness of these centers, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c): The State-wise number of District Child Protection Units (DCPU) formed and currently operational, supported under Child Protection Service(CPS) Scheme is at Annexure-I. The details of funds released and utilised by the States/UTs during last year is at Annexure-II.
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, has been passed by the Parliament. The amended Act shall empower District Magistrates (DM) with the responsibility of care and protection of vulnerable children and the DM shall supervise the functioning of District Child Protection Unit.
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Annexure-I
Annexure to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2046 for 30.07.2021 raised by Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi regarding “District Child Protection Unit”.
The number of DCPU formed and currently operational, which are being supported under CPS Scheme, State-wise is as follows:
S. No. State/UT No. Assisted
1 Andhra Pradesh 13
2 Arunachal Pradesh 25
3 Assam 33
4 Bihar 38
5 Chhattisgarh 27
6 Goa 2
7 Gujarat 33
8 Haryana 22
9 Himachal Pradesh 12
10 Jammu and Kashmir 20
11 Jharkhand 24
12 Karnataka 30
13 Kerala 14
14 Madhya Pradesh 51
15 Maharashtra 36
16 Manipur 16
17 Meghalaya 11
18 Mizoram 11
19 Nagaland 11
20 Orissa 30
21 Punjab 22
22 Rajasthan 33
23 Sikkim 4
24 Tamil Nadu 38
25 Tripura 8
26 Uttar Pradesh 75
27 Uttarakhand 13
28 West Bengal 23
29 Telangana 33
30 Andaman & Nicobar 3
31 Chandigarh 1
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 3
33 Ladakh 2
34 Lakshadweep -
35 Delhi 11
36 Puducherry 4
Total 732
Annexure-II
Annexure to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2046 for 30.07.2021 raised by Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi regarding “District Child Protection Unit”.
The details of the funds released and utilised by the States/UTs during the last financial year 2020-21 is as follows:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of the State 2020-21
Amount released Amount Utilized
1 Andhra Pradesh 1827.84 1295.78
2 Arunachal Pradesh 293.55 866.50
3 Assam 3159.17 2373.00
4 Bihar 2203.71 2455.17
5 Chattisgarh 2281.81 2345.13
6 Goa 129.9 182.07
7 Gujarat 2590.93 1566.73
8 Haryana 2391.14 1312.70
9 Himachal Pradesh 1457.39 1554.12
10 Jammu & Kashmir 1490.55 710.62
11 Jharkhand 1425.26 1782.26
12 Karnataka 2897.87 3388.23
13 Kerala 1135.84 1085.16
14 Madhya Pradesh 3531.26 3201.52
15 Maharashtra 3433.13 4407.73
16 Manipur 3468.9 3454.03
17 Meghalaya 2014.36 2008.45
18 Mizoram 2243.71 2007.61
19 Nagaland 2125.64 2148.86
20 Orissa 3302.54 3599.52
21 Punjab 558.41 673.80
22 Rajasthan 3221.96 3869.82
23 Sikkim 612.81 501.61
24 Tamil Nadu 9636.91 7620.64
25 Telangana 431.61 1182.38
26 Tripura 1075.65 1216.67
27 Uttar Pradesh 5235.63 5157.43
28 Uttarakhand 712.37 291.57
29 West Bengal 4375.63 4704.87
30 Andaman & Nicobar Island 282.97 117.70
31 Chandigarh 169.21 361.14
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 55.96 136.67
Daman & Diu
33 Delhi 656.76 726.87
34 Lakshadweep 0 0.00
35 Ladakh 153.18 90.46
36 Puducherry 393.97 339.33
Total 70977.53 68736.15