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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3537
TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026
CHILDREN'S HOME
†3537. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the number of Children's Homes (Baal Grihas) functioning under the Child Protection
Services;
(b) whether there is any mechanism for time bound monitoring of the said institution, if
so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of the new initiative taken by the Government to prevent child trafficking
and child labour?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)
(a) : The number of Children's Homes (Baal Grihas) financially supported under the Mission
Vatsalya (erstwhile Child Protection Services) for Financial Year 2024-25 is placed at
Annexure.
(b) & (c) : As per Section 2 (14) (ii) and (ix) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), a child who is found working in contravention of labour laws
for the time being in force or is found begging, or living on the street and who is found
vulnerable and is likely to be inducted into drug abuse or trafficking is included as a “child in
need of care and protection”, among others.
The JJ Act, 2015 mandates a security net of service delivery structures to provide Institutional
and non-Institutional care to these children. The primary responsibility of execution of the
Act, as such, lies with the State and UTs. Ministry of Women and Child Development is
implementing Mission Vatsalya Scheme for care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration
of children in difficult circumstances. Under Mission Vatsalya, financial assistance is
provided to State Governments and UT Administrations for, inter-alia, undertaking a
situational analysis of children in difficult circumstances, for setting up and maintenance of
various types of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) for providing various rehabilitative services
through institutional and non-institutional care.
Mission Vatsalya Scheme guidelines envisage monitoring mechanism at the State and District
levels. The agencies responsible for monitoring and implementation of the Scheme include
the State Child Protection Society, State Adoption Resource Agency, State Child Welfare and
Protection Committee at State level and District Child Protection Unit, District Child Welfareand Protection Committee and Child Welfare Committee at the District level. District
Magistrates have been empowered as the nodal authority at the district level for the welfare of
children in need of care and protection. Further, the National Commission for Protection of
Child Rights (NCPCR) at national level and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(SCPCR) at State level respectively monitor the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (Section 109).
The Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Railways have jointly taken
up an initiative to ensure the care and protection, security and well-being of run away,
unaccompanied and trafficked children who may come in contact with Railway. The scheme
also supports 24x7x365 outreach child helpline service for children in distress. This service is
available through a dedicated toll-free number, 1098 which can be accessed by children in
crisis or by adults on their behalf from any place in the geographical location of India.
Further, the Ministry has developed an integrated unified Mission Vatsalya Portal in
consultation and coordination with States and UTs. The TrackChild portal for Missing/Found
Children, and Khoya-Paya application for Missing/Sighted Children have been integrated with
this unified Mission Vatsalya Portal. The TrackChild portal is implemented with support and
involvement of various stakeholders namely Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways,
State Governments and UT Administrations, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice
Boards, National Legal Services Authority, etc. Standard operating procedure have been
issued in this regard. Advisories have also been issued to all States and UTs including Director
General of Police of all States & UTs and other stakeholders regarding implementation of
TrackChild. It is also integrated with the Crime and Criminal Tracking & Network Systems
(CCTNS) of the Ministry of Home Affairs which allows interoperability in terms of matching
of F.I.Rs of missing children with data base of TrackChild to trace and match missing children
by the State and UT police concerned. Further, through Khoya Paya module any citizen can
report about any missing or sighted children.
*****ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3537 FOR ANSWER ON 13.03.2026 BY SHRI ASHOK
KUMAR RAWAT REGARDING CHILDREN'S HOME
STATE-WISE NUMBER OF CCIs FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE
MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING THE YEAR 2024-25
S. No. State Total CCIs
1 Andhra Pradesh 98
2 Arunachal Pradesh 11
3 Assam 58
4 Bihar 91
5 Chhattisgarh 105
6 Goa 23
7 Gujarat 81
8 Haryana 31
9 Himachal Pradesh 48
10 Jammu and Kashmir 62
11 Jharkhand 46
12 Karnataka 127
13 Kerala 45
14 Madhya Pradesh 102
15 Maharashtra 107
16 Manipur 87
17 Meghalaya 53
18 Mizoram 66
19 Nagaland 57
20 Orissa 142
21 Punjab 26
22 Rajasthan 140
23 Sikkim 27
24 Tamil Nadu 313
25 Telangana 67
26 Tripura 31
27 Uttar Pradesh 164
28 Uttarakhand 44
29 West Bengal 207
30 Andaman & Nicobar 10
31 Chandigarh 9
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 4
33 Ladakh 9
34 Lakshadweep 0
35 Delhi 39
36 Puducherry 29