Parliament Question: Aims and objectives of Mission Vatsalya

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF MISSION VATSALYA 4307. SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA: Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) aims and objectives of Mission Vatsalya; (b) status of implementation of Mission Vatsalya during last five years, State-wise; (c) reasons that actual expenditure under the above Mission as of February, 2026, is only ₹500 crores out of revised estimate of ₹1,100 crores; (d) whether the targets, physical and financial, set in the last two years have been achieved; and (e) if so, details thereof with particular reference to Karnataka? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR) (a) to (e): The Mission Vatsalya Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which is implemented by the States and Union Territories (UTs) with the aim to support Children in Need of care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL). The objective of Mission Vatsalya is to ensure that the best interests of children are always taken care of while designing the projects/ programmes. The objectives include establishing essential services, emergency outreach services for children and include strengthening of institutional and non-institutional care services. The Child Care Institutions (CCIs) established under the Mission support, inter-alia, age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care and counselling. The funds are shared between the Centre and States in the ratio of 60:40 for all States and UTs with legislature except the North-Eastern States and Hilly States - Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and UT of Jammu & Kashmir, where the cost sharing is in the ratio of 90:10. In Union Territories without legislature, 100% cost is borne by the Central Government. Mission Vatsalya Scheme provides for setting up of statutory and service delivery structures at State and District level for achieving goals for children living in difficult conditions. State and UT wise details of State Child Protection Society, State Adoption Resource Agency, Child Welfare Committee, Juvenile Justice Board and District Child Protection Unit and physical and financial progress made under the scheme are at Annexure.During FY 2025-26 (as on 29.03.2026), total expenditure of Rs. 943.21 Crores has been incurred under Mission Vatsalya against RE of Rs. 1100 Cr. to implement various components of the scheme. Further, the Union Government releases funds under Mission Vatsalya as and when the States and Union Territories comply with General Financial Rules (GFR) provisions, Single Nodal Agency, Sparsh (SNA, Sparsh) norms as prescribed by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, from time to time. During FY 2024-25, Rs. 86.48 crs. were released to the State Government of Karnataka for implementing various components of Mission Vatsalya. A total of 4587 Children were supported through 127 CCIs. Further, 18,673 children were provided financial support under non-institutional care. *****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (B) & (D) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UN- STARRED QUESTION NO. 4307 FOR ANSWER ON 01.04.2026 RAISED BY SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA REGARDING AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF MISSION VATSALYA The details of progress made under the scheme during last 5 financial years A. Financial Progress for the last 5 years period (Rs. in Crores) S. No. Financial Year Budget Estimate (BE) Revised Estimate (RE) Amount released 1 2024-25 1472.17 1423.15 1405.53 2 2023-24 1472.17 1272.17 1390.80 3 2022-23 1472.17 1123.75 1043.20 4 2021-22 900 829.65 761.18 5 2020-21 1500 881.56 856.66 B. Physical Progress for the last 5 years period i. Number of Statutory Structures S. Financial State Child State Adoption District Child Juvenile Child No. Year Protection Resource Protection Unit Justice Welfare Society Agency (DCPU) Board Committee (SCPS) (SARA) (JJB) (CWC) 1 2024-25 36 35 764 773 783 2 2023-24 36 35 762 774 781 3 2022-23 36 35 763 774 782 4 2021-22 35 35 734 727 753 5 2020-21 35 33 732 717 719 ii. Number of Homes/CCIs & Beneficiaries S. No. Financial Year No. of CCIs No. of Beneficiaries 1 2024-25 2559 76882 2 2023-24 2450 62592 3 2022-23 2305 57940 4 2021-22 2245 76118 5 2020-21 2215 77615 iii. Number of beneficiaries under Non-Institutional Care S. No. Financial Year N umber of Children covered under Non-Institutional Care 1 2024-25 170895 2 2023-24 121861 3 2022-23 62,675 4 2021-22 29,331 5 2020-21 29,331 *****