Ministry of Women and Child Development continuously monitors and reviews - 22nd July 2026 - Ministry of Women and Child Development - Gazette Notification PDF
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Executive Summary
Mission Vatsalya is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme designed to provide institutional and non-institutional care, rehabilitation, and reintegration for children in difficult circumstances under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. A 2025 evaluation by NITI Aayog recommended the continuation of the scheme due to its high relevance and efficiency. Key ongoing requirements include the compulsory registration of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) and the timely filling of administrative vacancies by State and Union Territory governments.
Key Points / Main Content
Scheme Objectives and Monitoring
Target Groups: The scheme supports Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL).
Core Goals: Ensuring the care, protection, rehabilitation, and reintegration of missing and vulnerable children.
Monitoring Mechanism: The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) reviews implementation through Programme Approval Board (PAB) meetings, field visits, and analysis of State/UT reports.
Statutory Framework (JJ Act, 2015)
Evaluation (Section 55): Provides for independent evaluation of service delivery structures, such as Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) and Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), by Central or State governments.
Compulsory Registration (Sections 41 & 42): All CCIs, whether government-run or NGO-led, must register within a prescribed period; failure to do so results in penal action.
Rehabilitation (Section 39): Mandates that social reintegration be based on an Individual Care Plan, prioritizing family-based care like adoption or foster care.
Restoration (Section 40): Identifies child restoration as the primary responsibility of CCIs and empowers the CWC to return children to suitable guardians.
Financial and Administrative Support
Capacity Building: Financial assistance is provided to States/UTs to strengthen statutory bodies, including District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) and State Adoption Resource Agencies (SARAs).
Staffing: The responsibility for filling vacancies within these institutions rests with the respective State and UT administrations.
Impact Analysis
State Governments and Union Territory AdministrationsImpact
They are the primary implementers of the scheme and hold the legal responsibility for the registration, inspection, and regulation of all CCIs.
Action Required
Must ensure the identification and registration of all CCIs, conduct regular inspections, and fill vacancies in statutory bodies and service delivery structures to ensure the strengthening of rehabilitation services.
Child Care Institutions (CCIs)Impact
CCIs are subject to mandatory statutory registration and are legally responsible for the restoration and protection of children under their care.
Action Required
Must complete compulsory registration within the prescribed period to avoid penal action and develop Individual Care Plans for the rehabilitation of children.
Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs)Impact
These bodies are strengthened through central financial assistance and are subject to independent performance evaluations.
Action Required
CWCs must conduct due inquiries to determine the suitability of parents or guardians for child restoration.
Children (CNCP and CCL)Impact
They receive structured support for rehabilitation, restoration, and social reintegration through institutional and family-based care frameworks.
Action Required
N/A (Beneficiaries).
Key Entities Referenced
Mission Vatsalya Scheme: A Centrally Sponsored Scheme designed to provide institutional and non-institutional care, protection, and rehabilitation for children in difficult circumstances.
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: The primary statutory framework that mandates the registration of child care institutions and governs the rehabilitation and restoration of children.
Ministry of Women and Child Development: The nodal ministry responsible for monitoring the implementation of Mission Vatsalya and issuing advisories for the identification and registration of care institutions.
Child Care Institutions (CCIs): Registered facilities responsible for the care, restoration, and protection of children, subject to mandatory registration and penal action under the JJ Act.
Child Welfare Committee (CWC): A statutory body empowered under the JJ Act to restore children to parents or guardians and evaluate the functioning of child service delivery structures.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development
continuously monitors and reviews the
implementation of Mission Vatsalya
Scheme provides institutional and non-institutional care and
support services for children in difficult circumstances under
the statutory framework of the Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Act, 2015
प्रव तथ: 22 JUL 2026 4:03PM by PIB Delhi
The Mission Vatsalya Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which is implemented by the States and
Union Territories (UTs) to support Children in Need of care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in
Conflict with Law (CCL). The objective of the Scheme is ensuring care, protection, rehabilitation and
reintegration of children in difficult circumstances, including missing and vulnerable children. The
Ministry of Women and Child Development continuously monitors and reviews the implementation of
Mission Vatsalya, through periodic meetings with States and UTs, Programme Approval Board (PAB)
meetings, review conferences, field visits, and analysis of reports received from States and UTs. The
Scheme provides institutional and non-institutional care and support services for children in difficult
circumstances under the statutory framework of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Act, 2015.
Further, Section 55 of the JJ Act, 2015 provides for the evaluation of the functioning of relevant service
delivery structures. Under this provision, the Central Government, State Government, or District
Magistrate may independently evaluate the functioning of the Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare
Committee, Special Juvenile Police Units, registered institutions, and recognised fit facilities or persons,
at such intervals and through such agencies as prescribed.
Section 41 of the JJ Act, 2015 mandates compulsory registration of all Child Care Institutions, whether
run by the State Government or by voluntary/non-governmental organisations, within a prescribed period,
failing which they shall be liable for action under the Act. Further, Section 42 of the Juvenile Justice
(Care & Protection) Act, 2015, provides for penal action for non-registration of Child Care Institutions
(CCIs). The responsibility for registration, inspection, monitoring, and regulation of CCIs rests with the
respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The Ministry of Women and Child
Development issues advisories from time to time to States and UTs for the identification, registration, and
regular inspection of all CCIs.The JJ Act, 2015 provides a comprehensive framework for rehabilitation, restoration and repatriation of
children in need of care and protection. Section 39 of the Act stipulates that rehabilitation and social
reintegration shall be undertaken on the basis of an Individual Care Plan, preferably through family-based
care such as restoration to family or guardian, adoption, foster care or sponsorship. Section 40 provides
that restoration and protection of a child is the primary responsibility of Child Care Institutions, and
empowers the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to restore a child to parents, guardians or fit persons after
due inquiry and determination of suitability.
The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog, has evaluated and published a
report in year 2025 on ‘Evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and has recommended that Mission
Vatsalya Scheme should continue on the basis of high relevance and efficiency across components of the
Scheme.
Under Mission Vatsalya, financial assistance is provided to States and Union Territories for strengthening
statutory bodies and service delivery structures including CWCs, Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), District
Child Protection Units (DCPUs), State Child Protection Societies (SCPSs), State Adoption Resource
Agencies (SARAs) and Child Care Institutions. Filling up of vacancies in these institutions is the
responsibility of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations; the Ministry
regularly reviews the status and issues advisories to ensure timely filling of vacancies and strengthening
of rehabilitation services for vulnerable children.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development Smt. Savitri
Thakur in Rajya Sabha in reply to a question.
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