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1. Child Orphanage in Kurnool
India has 29.6 million orphaned and abandoned children (more than the
population of Sri Lanka! In 2017, of these 30 million children, there were only
370,000 children in over 9500 child care institution. In an orphanage or CCI the
child has access to some food, limited education but only till age 14. When the
child turns 18, she has to leave the home, but is entitled to “aftercare”—

2. support for independent living and community integration, as laid out in the
Juvenile Justice Act.
Such young adults are the state’s responsibility until they turn 21. This is a
reassuring policy, but only in name. More than a 27 per cent had not received
any form of aftercare and 44 per cent were not consulted in their care and
rehabilitation planning, in September 2018 report of the Jena Committee. It
found that many government officials as well as children were unaware of
their aftercare being mandated by law.
The mandate of Child Protection Services or CPS under the Government of
India was to protect these vulnerable children. However, the coverage of this
program has been less than 1 lakh children per year.
The study by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD)
undertaken in 2016-17 has revealed that there are 9589 CCIs/Homes
(registered/unregistered); 91 per cent of which are run by non-government
organizations, and only 9 per cent are government supported. One in five
districts in the country does not have even a single orphanage. A majority of
districts does not have the minimum three orphanages needed (one for
children of less than 6 years of age and one each for boys and girls of 6-18
years respectively).
The government’s annual expenditure on child protection (covering the entire
gamut of child rights) is Rs 1500 crores : it amounts to less than Rs 2 per child
per day, covering food, clothing, education and medical needs for the 30
million abandoned children!
In sharp contrast, the total expenditure on scholarships on OBC/SC/ST children
in 2018-19 stood was Rs 7165.95 crores.
For children of SC / ST / OBC families, there are several benefits like
reservation in institutions for higher education, coaching and hostels for
competitive examinations, reservation in jobs, loans to set up a business and
even sponsorship for studies abroad. Orphans, 70% of whom would belong to
SC / ST or OBC categories, going by the proportion for the population, are not
eligible for government scholarships. By the time they reach the age of 18,

3. they have to pretty much fend for themselves. Orphans have no reservations
to uplift them.
Adoption in India is consistently less than 6000 children per year, thus it has
failed as a solution.
The number of children who are beneficiaries under CPS scheme during 2019-
20 was only 75824, which is 0.25% of such vulnerable children.
SERUDS has been running Joy Home Orphanage for 60 children since 2012.
The children receive care in a family-like environment. If this story touched
you, and you wish to do something for the invisible orphans of India
Donate Us:
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