Question : Miserable Condition of Children

(a) whether the Government has taken note of the miserable condition of children who have been victim of malnutrition, childmarriage, child labour, trafficking and illiteracy;
(b) if so, the estimated number of such children, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether the Union Government has evaluated the schemes/ programmesimplemented for the development,protection and welfare of these children, if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Union Government is considering to enhance the financial
assistance under the said schemes/programmes to overcome the prevailing problems, if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Union Government to protect the interests of such children and improve their condition?

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing various laws and schemes viz Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO) Act and Child Protection Services (CPS) scheme under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) for the protection and welfare of Children from various abuses and ensuring their best interest. The Child Protection services, under the Umbrella ICDS provide for the safety net of statutory support Services along with Institutional and Non-institutional facilities to ensure best interest of child. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 framed under JJ Act, inter-alia specify standards for physical infrastructure, clothing, bedding, nutrition & diet, as well as rehabilitation measures such as education, vocational training, counselling etc.As per Section 2 (14) (ii), (viii), (ix) and (xii) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), such children are considered children in need of care and protection (CNCP) deserving the security net of Institutional and non-Institutional care under the JJ Act. The details of “Children in need of care and protection” who have been benefited under CPS during 2018-19 is at Annexure.






(c) to (e): Ministry is implementing CPS (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme),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 JJ Act, inter-alia specify standards for physical infrastructure, clothing, bedding, nutrition & diet, as well as rehabilitation measures such as education, vocational training, counselling etc. The financial assistance to the child care institutions have undergone revision in the year 2017, and this is an ongoing process. Further CPS also provides for “After care” services after the age of 18 years to help sustain them during the transition from institutional to independent life. The implementation of Scheme is regularly reviewed through various MIS monitoring & inspection reports received from the State/UT Govts. If any shortcoming is noticed during the monitoring, the same is taken up with the concerned States/UTs for taking immediate corrective measures. Besides, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 mandates National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to monitor the implementation of JJ Act, 2015 in the country.


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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3348 for 12.7.2019 regarding ‘Miserable Condition of Children”.
Details of Child Care Institutions in the country along with number of Children residing in these institutions under CPS as on 31.03.2019.
S.
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 &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