ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (d): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme i.e. “Child Protection Services” (CPS) (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) for providing financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations, with the primary objective of care and protection of children in distress conditions through institutional and non-institutional care. The primary responsibility of implementation of the Scheme lies with the State/UTs. As per Section 2 (14) (iv) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), a child who is mentally ill or mentally or physically challenged or suffering from terminal or incurable disease, having no one to support or look after or having parents or guardians unfit to take care, if found so by the Juvenile Justice Board or the Child Welfare Committee is also included as a “child in need of care and protection” (CNCP), among others and Section 2(14) (vi) of the JJ Act, defines CNCP as ones who does not have parents and no one is willing to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned or surrendered him. The scheme provides for purchase of specialised equipments and materials like Psychological test materials, training materials for speech and language, teaching materials wheel chairs, crutches, etc. Under the CPS scheme, the Ministry provides financial support for a special unit of 10 children for children with Special Needs @ Rs.10.48 lakhs (per annum).
As per the information provided by the State/UT Governments including Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, the number of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) including children with special needs registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 in the country is at Annexure-I
Home for Widows:- A Home for Widows, namely ‘Krishna Kutir’ fully funded by the Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development with a capacity of 1000 inmates has been constructed at Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh to provide widows a safe and secure place of stay, health services, nutritious food, legal and counselling services.
SwadharGreh Scheme:- The Ministry has introduced the SwadharGreh Scheme w.e.f 01.01.2016 by merging two earlier schemes viz. ‘Swadhar’ and ‘Short Stay Homes’ which cover the entire country. Though not exclusively for widows, the SwadharGreh Scheme targets women living in difficult circumstances without social and economic support like deserted women and women survivors of natural disasters who have been rendered homeless, trafficked women/girls, women victims of terrorist violence, mentally challenged women who are without support and women with HIV/AIDS deserted by family. These women are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with dignity. The Scheme envisages providing shelter, food, clothing, health services as well as economic and social security for them along with facilitating their emotional and economic rehabilitation into the society.
The details of funds sanctioned and utilized during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Gujarat and Chhattisgarh which are being supported under the CPS is at Annexure-II.
The details of funds sanctioned and utilized by the Government under SwadharGreh Scheme during each of the last three years and the current year so far, States/UT-wise including Gujarat and Chhattisgarh are at Annexure –III.
(e) & (f): Some disturbing incidents of abuse of children in the shelter homes for children have come into the notice of Ministry. The Ministry issued an advisory to the States and UTs regarding the action to be taken in case of disruption to the life of children in case of any untoward incidence of abuse in any CCI. The Minister, WCD has recently drawn attention of the Chief Ministers of all the States/UTs towards the necessity of constant monitoring and evaluation of services and facilities in CCIs in their respective States and to advise District Magistrates/District Collectors and the Superintendent of Police in each district to regularly review the action being taken to prevent child abuse.
The details of complaints received in National Commission for Protection of Child Rights regarding torture including abuse and sexual exploitation of children in the CCIs/ Shelter Homes during the last three years State/UT wise is at Annexure-IV.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.1014 for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding ‘Shelter Homes.
The State/UT-wise number of CCIs including children with special need under CPS Scheme as on 15.11.2019.
Institutional Care [Homes] Open Shelters Specialised Adoption Agencies
S. No. State No. Assisted Beneficiaries No. Assisted Beneficiaries No. Assisted Beneficiaries
1 Andhra Pradesh 66 2954 9 262 14 140
2 Arunachal Pradesh 5 185 0 0 1 10
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 1322 14 425 7 52
9 Himachal Pradesh 32 1268 4 91 1 15
10 Jammu and Kashmir 17 823 0 0 2 0
11 Jharkhand 36 992 5 141 15 93
12 Karnataka 79 3056 38 1084 25 319
13 Kerala 30 788 4 100 12 65
14 Madhya Pradesh 67 2804 8 348 26 243
15 Maharashtra 74 2320 2 50 17 170
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 39 609 3 60 4 5
20 Orissa 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 198 12864 11 275 20 200
25 Tripura 23 717 2 58 6 49
26 Uttar Pradesh 74 3703 20 517 25 247
27 Uttarakhand 20 437 2 50 2 15
28 West Bengal 70 4156 49 1226 23 326
29 Telangana 40 1277 0 0 11 320
30 Andaman & Nicobar 10 401 - 0 2 10
31 Chandigarh 7 252 0 0 2 17
32 Dadra and Nagar Haveli - 0 - 0 - 0
33 Daman and Diu 1 25 - 0 - 0
34 Lakshadweep - 0 - 0 - 0
35 Delhi 28 1447 13 380 3 72
36 Puducherry 27 1043 2 42 2 16
Total 1491 65445 261 6949 348 3266
Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1014 for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding ‘Shelter Homes.
The details of fund released and utilized by State Govt./UT Administrations during the financial year 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and current year under CPS as on 15.11.2019.
Status of grant released and utilized under Child Protection Scheme [CPS] (Rs.in lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of the State 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Amount released Amount Utilized Amount released Amount Utilized Amount released Amount Utilized Amount released
1 Andhra Pradesh 110.74 586.32 1469.88 1537.11 1870.01 1477.11 1373.53
2 Arunachal Pradesh 52.29 179.54 643.71 180.00 37.63 526.03 1174.11
3 Assam 413.64 1112.98 2932.68 1608.78 3379.63 2015.65 2145.53
4 Bihar 2787.92 1923.33 541.56 1609.84 2621.87 1619.23 1297.02
5 Chattisgarh 527.77 1683.25 3181.97 1701.20 2151.01 2179.68 1550.06
6 Goa 36.83 98.27 728.53 54.44 16.03 80.17 19.63
7 Gujarat 769.95 1526.53 590.11 1767.24 2251.55 1790.09 1392.81
8 Haryana 0.00 1224.85 1858.22 2500.00 1387.60 1693.65 2217.99
9 Himachal Pradesh 2345.48 2390.26 1835.01 1833.11 1342.64 1349.88 1607.40
10 Jammu & Kashmir 43.12 114.71 807.48 807.48 2106.94 1189.53 1225.16
11 Jharkhand 840.11 842.14 1714.57 1641.76 1480.26 1570.69 1099.05
12 Karnataka 3720.80 3709.53 3272.45 1364.04 4022.56 3098.95 3290.45
13 Kerala 260.50 216.96 1849.45 1275.72 1263.77 1289.64 786.54
14 Madhya Pradesh 2503.88 2535.83 3262.77 2582.87 2959.23 3070.18 2148.46
15 Maharashtra 2272.33 1569.37 608.15 608.15 3156.52 1922.01 2449.63
16 Manipur 241.34 709.47 1886.33 2103.00 3866.99 3660.70 1341.69
17 Meghalaya 2060.33 2060.33 1846.60 1846.60 2254.51 900.80 1201.38
18 Mizoram 1949.55 1949.55 1917.51 1917.51 2042.28 2042.28 1005.66
19 Nagaland 1350.37 1447.50 1457.45 1457.45 1787.12 1779.05 2085.95
20 Orissa 1089.22 2580.78 2599.30 2782.53 4352.44 3398.22 1999.00
21 Punjab 581.67 718.31 143.24 875.43 1244.17 535.83 722.00
22 Rajasthan 0.00 2267.52 4752.30 2995.81 3584.72 3584.72 2052.61
23 Sikkim 601.18 365.87 662.76 125.43 379.25 512.55 466.91
24 Tamil Nadu 13039.37 3648.55 2013.12 5512.50 7895.14 8622.16 11414.36
25 Telangana 195.64 1823.98 894.82 633.08 1329.23 1647.72 1726.38
26 Tripura 676.04 415.30 446.81 499.00 885.77 841.54 610.71
27 Uttar Pradesh 3207.19 3109.82 1830.67 4222.98 7834.39 5347.81 4277.72
28 Uttarakhand 15.54 187.54 907.57 731.40 1344.40 405.84 918.58
29 West Bengal 6763.87 3522.60 5073.56 4232.67 2372.13 3391.03 2815.10
30 Andaman & Nicobar Island 36.88 36.76 31.66 93.36 218.85 201.17 392.12
31 Chandigarh 245.44 278.53 194.32 236.17 577.58 259.27 415.09
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 177.59 59.11 24.82 69.90 11.24 90.74 137.23
33 Daman & Diu 126.42 80.33 21.89 83.00 18.42 67.77 141.79
34 Delhi 978.64 1024.94 354.33 907.88 1007.39 849.99 748.55
35 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
36 Puducherry 826.33 768.69 114.35 426.20 398.43 * 501.96
Total 50847.97 46769.35 52469.95 52823.64 73451.70 63011.68 58752.16
* Statement of expenditure and utilization certificate from the States/UTs are awaited.
Annexure –III
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1014 for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding ‘Shelter Homes
The details of funds released/sanctioned and utilized by State under Swadhar Greh Scheme during the last three years and current year State/UT-wise (Rs. in Lakhs)
S. No. States/UTs 2016-17
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Amount released Amount Utilized Amount released Amount Utilized Amount released Amount Utilized Amount released Amount Utilized
1 Andhra Pradesh 113.41 87.35 140.63 126.46 - - 190.93 -
2 Assam 157.03 157.03 194.71 194.71 152.60 - 104.68 -
3 Andaman & Nicobar Island 4.4 2.39 9.01 7.76 7.27 7.27 -
4 Arunachal Pradesh 6.54 6.54 8.11 8.11 18.05 18.05 9.70 -
5 Bihar 69.79 0 86.54 0 0 - 0 -
6 Chandigarh 7.27 7.24 9.01 7.70 6.64 - 7.99 -
7 Chhattisgarh 17.44 17.44 16.22 16.22 30.25 30.25 22.95 -
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0 -
9 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 -
10 Delhi 14.00 13.81 18.02 15.81 16.10 - 18.38 -
11 Gujarat 30.53 0 37.86 37.86 0 - 18.31 -
12 Goa 4.36 - 5.40 - 0 - 0 -
13 Haryana 4.36 4.36 9.77 9.77 3.39 - 0 -
14 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 5.45 -
15 Jharkhand 13.08 6.54 16.22 0 0 - 18.17 -
16 Jammu & Kashmir 26.17 26.17 32.45 32.45 36.20 36.20 38.87 -
17 Karnataka 266.08 266.08 505.99 505.99 274.35 - 221.67 -
18 Kerala 34.89 34.89 43.27 43.27 69.59 - 32.26 -
19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 -
20 Madhya Pradesh 26.17 20.87 32.45 25.79 46.09 - 151.64 -
21 Maharashtra 331.51 - 411.07 - 0 - 0 -
22 Mizoram 13.08 13.08 16.22 16.22 81.09 - 71.97 -
23 Manipur 150.49 150.49 186.61 186.61 424.30 - 150.48 -
24 Meghalaya 0 8.72 - 0 0 -
25 Nagaland 6.54 6.54 8.11 8.11 25.69 - 13.08 -
26 Odisha 408.36 356.66 463.24 395.21 456.79 - 286.73 -
27 Punjab 8.72 0 10.82 2.34 8.00 - 9.58 -
28 Puducherry 7.27 7.27 9.01 9.01 20.06 - 7.99 -
29 Rajasthan 61.07 26.09 75.73 14.44 0 - 27.46 -
30 Sikkim 6.54 4.92 8.11 8.11 6.72 6.72 10.64 -
31 Tamil Nadu 174.48 151.11 216.36 196.05 409.75 - 160.12 -
32 Telangana 104.69 88.50 124.40 87.24 116.09 116.09 13.08 -
33 Tripura 26.17 26.17 32.45 32.45 46.23 - 26.17 -
34 Uttar Pradesh 314.06 - 430.60 - 0 - 0 -
35 Uttarakhand 58.89 0 73.02 27.00 0 - 0 -
36 West Bengal 0 430.29 - 0 - 0 -
# No funds have been released/disbursed to the Union Territory of Ladakh in the financial year 2019-20.
Annexure-IV
Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) to (f) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.1014 for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding ‘Shelter Homes.
State/UT wise details of Complaints received in NCPCR regarding torture including abuse and sexual exploitation of children in the CCIs/ Shelter Homes during the last three years
Sr. No. Name of the State/UT 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Total
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 0
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0
4 Assam 1 1 2
5 Bihar 3 3
6 Chandigarh 0
7 Chhattisgarh 0
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0
9 Daman and Diu 0
10 Delhi 2 2 4 8
11 Goa 0
12 Gujarat 0
13 Haryana 2 2
14 Himachal Pradesh 0
15 Jammu and Kashmir 1 1
16 Jharkhand 0
17 Karnataka 0
18 Kerala 0
19 Lakshadweep 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 3 3
21 Maharashtra 2 1 1 4
22 Manipur 0
23 Meghalaya 0
24 Mizoram 0
25 Nagaland 0
26 Orissa 1 1
27 Puducherry 0
28 Punjab 0
29 Rajasthan 1 1
30 Sikkim 0
31 Tamil Nadu 1 1
32 Telangana 0
33 Tripura 0
34 Uttar Pradesh 4 3 9 16
35 Uttarakhand 1 1
36 West Bengal 0
Total 9 8 26 43
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