Homes for Juveniles
The Government has provided Rs 848 lakhs for construction of 14 Observation Homes and Special Homes in the year 2014-15 to the States/UTs under Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS). A total of 234 lakhs was provided for the purpose in the year 2013-14. The data regarding vacant posts in such homes across the country is not maintained centrally. To ensure the safety and well being of children living in Child Care Institutions(CCIs), the Ministry has been urging the States/UTs from time to time to register all the CCIs under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (JJ Act). The Act and Central Model Rules framed thereunder, provide for monitoring, inspection, standards of care and measures that may be taken by the State Government/UT Administration to address any reported instance of atrocity/ill treatment. In the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015, there is a provision of mandatory registration of all CCIs along with stringent penalty in case of non-compliance which includes imprisonment which may extend to one year or a fine of not less than one lakh rupees or both.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women & Child Development, SmtManeka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to a starred question in Lok Sabha today.
