Parliament Question: Reservation for Orphan Children

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3402 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025 RESERVATION FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN 3402: THIRU THANGA TAMILSELVAN:

DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to

state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to reserve 5% job Reservation of Posts in Government Establishments to Orphans, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government provides social security to all orphan children to ensure healthy upbringing at par with children with biological parents, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the protection from exploitation and ill treatment to ensure peaceful life and make them respectable contributing adult of the society;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) : Presently there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.

(b) to (e) : The Ministry of Women and Child Development administers the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015), as amended in 2021, which is the primary legislation for ensuring safety, security, dignity and well- being of children in Need of Care and Protection as well as Children in Conflict with Law. It caters to their basic needs, care, protection, development, treatment, rehabilitation and social re-integration. The Act creates statutory structures at the State and District levels which include State Child Protection Society, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards, District Child Protection Units. It also provides for establishment of Child Care Institutions.Sections 27-30 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021) provide for the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) which are empowered to take decisions with regard to the children in need of care and protection, keeping their best interest in mind including orphan, abandoned and surrendered children. CWCs are also mandated to monitor the functioning of the CCIs.

Sections 04-09 of the JJ Act, 2015 provide for the Juvenile Justice Boards which are empowered to take decisions for the welfare of children in conflict with law.

Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely ‘Mission Vatsalya’ in all States/ UTs on predefined cost sharing basis between the Central and the State Governments to deliver various services for children in difficult circumstances including orphan children. The scheme provides institutional care, non-institutional care and outreach services. Child Care Institutions

(CCIs) established under the Mission Vatsalya scheme provide, inter-alia, age- appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. State-wise number of Child Care Institutions and children supported under Mission Vatsalya Scheme during FY 2024-25 is at Annexure.

*****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (b) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.3402 FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2025 BY THIRU THANGA TAMILSELVAN AND DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P. REGARDING RESERVATION FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN STATE-WISE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS AND CHILDREN SUPPORTED UNDER MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME DURING FY 2024-25 S. State/UT No. of Child Care Institutions No. of Children supported No. funded during 2024-25 during 2024-25 1 Andhra Pradesh 98 2152 2 Arunachal Pradesh 11 420 3 Assam 58 1615 4 Bihar 91 2958 5 Chhattisgarh 105 1876 6 Goa 23 519 7 Gujarat 81 2393 8 Haryana 31 946 9 Himachal Pradesh 48 1390 10 Jammu and Kashmir 62 1385 11 Jharkhand 46 1995 12 Karnataka 127 4587 13 Kerala 45 1345 14 Madhya Pradesh 102 2303 15 Maharashtra 107 3667 16 Manipur 87 2296 17 Meghalaya 53 990 18 Mizoram 66 1348 19 Nagaland 57 621 20 Odisha 142 4627 21 Punjab 26 506 22 Rajasthan 140 3958 23 Sikkim 27 660 24 Tamil Nadu 313 12438 25 Telangana 67 2485 26 Tripura 31 1085 27 Uttar Pradesh 164 5420 28 Uttarakhand 44 868 29 West Bengal 207 7615 30 Andaman & Nicobar 10 263 31 Chandigarh 9 344 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 4 64 Daman & Diu 33 Ladakh 9 77 34 Lakshadweep 0 0 35 National Capital Territory of 39 1012 Delhi 36 Puducherry 29 654 Total 2559 76882