The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme i.e. “Child protection Services (CPS)” (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) for providing financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations, with the objective to create a safe and secure environment for overall development of children in need of care and protection, which includes orphan/abandoned/surrendered children. Under CPS, financial assistance is provided to State Governments /UT Administrations for setting up and managing Child Care Institutions (CCIs) including Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) by themselves or in association with Voluntary Organisations/Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
The total number of Children Homes including SAAs being run by NGOs across the country including Tamil Nadu supported under CPS is at Annexure-I and the details of funds released under CPS for institutional care (including SAAs), non-institutional care and service delivery set up is at Annexure-II.
