As compared to FY 2023-24, there has been an increase of 40.23% in the number of children receiving assistance under non-institutional care of Mission Vatsalya in FY 2024-25.

Number of children supported under Institutional Care and Non-Institutional Care services of Mission Vatsalya Scheme in FY 2024-25 is as follows :

 

Children supported under Institutional Care in FY 2024-25	Children supported under Non-Institutional Care (Sponsorship/Foster Care/ After Care) in FY 2024-25
76,882	1,70,895

 

The emergency response and outreach service under Mission Vatsalya is provided through Toll-free Child Helpline (#1098) which is a 24x7x365 service for children in difficult circumstances. It is integrated with the Emergency Response Support System-112 (ERSS-112) Helpline of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Women Helpline (181). Dedicated WCD-Control Room at State level for Child Helpline have been set up in all the 36 States/UTs.

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 today.

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(Release ID: 2150214)