STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN


INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SECOND INDIA COUNTRY REPORT

ARTICLE 24 [HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES]

1. What are the measures adopted with a view of abolishing all traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children, particularly girls or otherwise contrary to principles and provision of the Convention? Are there any assessment made of traditional practices persisting in society that are prejudicial to children?

2. In light of Article 2 of CRC, are protective laws enforced? What efforts are made to encourage comprehensive public education campaigns to prevent and combat gender discrimination; mobilize political religious, community leaders to support eradication of traditional practices?


PERFORMA FOR STATISTICAL DATA
Name of the State/UT:

Name of the Department:

Population of Children in your State/UT:
Male:
Female:
Total:
 

DEFINITION OF CHILD [Art. 1]

1. Provide Minimum Legal Age defined by National/State Legislation for the following:
 

Female

Male

Legal and medical counselling without parental consent

    

Medical treatment or surgery without parental consent

    

End of compulsory education

    

Admission to employment or work including hazardous works, part-time or full-time work

    

Marriage

    

Sexual Consent

    

Voluntary enlistment in the armed forces

    

Conscription

    

Criminal responsibilities

    

Deprivation of liberty

    

Capital punishment and life imprisonment

    

Giving testimony in court, in civil and criminal cases

    

Lodging complaints and seeking redress before a court or other relevant authority without parental responsibility

    

Participating in the administrative and judicial proceedings affecting the child

    

Giving consent to change of identity, including change of name, modification of family relations, adoption and guardianship

    

BUDGET [Art.4]

2. What is the proportion of the budget devoted to social expenditures for children?
 

Amount/Proportion of State Budget (in crores Rs)
 

State

District

Block
Health      
Education      
Welfare      

3. What kind of international aid is received by your State/UT?

Name of the Funding Agency


Programme/Project

Total Amount Received

Amount allocated to Children’s Programme

 Name of the Children’s Programme for which the amount was used.
         
         
         
         
         
 

RIGHT OT LIFE, SURVIVAL, AND DEVELOPMENT [Art.6]

4. Provide details on number of children committing suicide:
 

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

 1999-2000
Total Number of Children Committing Suicide          
Number of Children Committing Suicide (Males)          
Number of Children Committing Suicide (Females)          

5. Provide data on children for the following:
 

Females

Males

Total

Number of Births

      
Registration of Births      

Number of Deaths

      
Registration of Deaths      

CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM [Art.17]

6. Number of Programs for children that were broadcast:

Year

Television

Radio

1992

    

1993

    

1994

    

1995

    

1996

    

1997

    

1998

    

1999

    

2000

    
     

7. Number of Publications on Child Rights and related issues:

Year

Number of Publication

Name

Language

1992

      

1993

      

1994

      

1995

      

1996

      

1997

      

1998

      

1999

      

2000

      

8. Provide information about the disaggregated data collected for various groups of children:

Who collects?

 

What kind of data is collected?

  

How is it compiled?

  

How is the data used?

  
 

EDUCATION, LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES [Art.28, 29, 31]

9. Provide details on budgetary allocation to education in the past five years:
 

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

 1999-2000
Total Budget          
Primary Education          
Proportion of Total Budget          
Secondary Budget          
Proportion of Total Budget          

10. Provide details of the following:
 

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

 1999-2000
  F M T F M T F M T F M T F M T
Illiteracy Rates                              
School Enrolment Rates
Primary
Secondary		                              
School Drop Out Rates
Primary
Secondary		                              
F-Female  M-Male T-Total

ADOPTION [Art.21]

11. Provide details of authorized adoptions in your State/UT:

I. Total Number of Authorized Adoption Centres

 		 

2. Total Number of Authorized Adoption

 		 

a. Number of Female children Adopted

 		 

b. Number of Male Children Adopted

 		 

3. Total Number of Inter Country Adoptions

 		 

a. Number of Inter Country Adoptions (Male)

 		 

b. Number of Inter Country Adoptions (Female)

 		 

12. Provide details of children who have been deprived of their families, adopted and placed in institutions:
 

Number deprived of families

Number of such children adopted

Number of such children placed in institutions

Male

Female

      

Orthopaedically Disabled

      

Speech Disabled

      

Learning Disabled

      

Mentally Disabled

      

Spastics

      

Higher Income Group

      

Middle Income Group

      
 

BASIC HEALTH AND WELFARE [Art. 6, 18 (3), 23, 24, 26, 27 (1)-(3)]
HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES [Art.24]

13. Provide information on:
 

Number of Females

Pre-natal health care of mothers

  
Post natal health care  
Rate of mortality  

14. Provide disaggregated data on the following:
 

Females

Males

Age

Region

Rural

Urban

Social

Total
Infant mortality                
Child mortality                
General health care                
Curative health care                
Malnutrition
Chronic
Severe		                
Immunization rate                
Low birth weight                
Access and benefit to medical and health care                
Access to safe drinking water                
Provision of adequate nutritious food                
Risk from environmental pollution                
Childhood pregnancy                
HIV/AIDS                
 

DISABLED CHILDREN [Art.23]

15. Provide details on disabled children in your State/UTs:

Kind of Disability

Total Number of Children

Females

Males
Orthopaedic      
Speech      
Hearing      
Learning      
Mental      
Spastic      
Others (specify)      


SOCIAL SECURITY, CHILD CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES [Art, 26, 18(3)]

16. Provide relevant disaggregated information on the appropriate assistance provided to parents and legal guardians in the performance of their child rearing responsibility (institutions, facilities, services), belonging to most disadvantaged groups and those living in extreme poverty.

Assistance Provided

Level*

Females

Males

Age

Region

Rural

Urban

Social

Total
                   
                   

    * National-N State-S Local-L

SPECIAL PROTECTION MEASURES [Art. 22, 38, 39, 40, 37 (b)-(d), 32, 36]
REFUGEE CHILDREN [Art.22]

17. Provide details on refugee children in your State/UT:
Total Number of Refugee Children  
Number of Refugee Children (males)  
Number of Refugee Children (females)  
Country of Origin  

18. Provide data on children for the following:
 

Females

Males

Total

Abandonment

      

Asylum Seeking

      

CHILDREN INVOLVED WITH THE SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE [Art. 40]

19. Please provide information on children involved under Juvenile Justice Act.
 

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000
  F M T F M T F M T F M T F M T
Petty Thefts
0-7 yrs
7-12 yrs
12-18 yrs		                              
Robbery
0-7 yrs
7-12 yrs
12-18 yrs		                              
Murder
0-7 yrs
7-12 yrs
12-18 yrs		                              
Rape
0-7 yrs
7-12 yrs
12-18 yrs		                              
Other Crimes
0-7 yrs
7-12 yrs
12-18 yrs		                              
F-Female    M-Male   T-Total


CHILDREN DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIBERTY, INCLUDING ANY FORM OF DETENTIION, IMPRISONMENT OF PLACEMENT IN CUSTODIAL SETTINGS [Art.37 (b)-(d)]

20. Provide disaggregated information on children for the following:
 

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

 1999-2000
  F M T F M T F M T F M T F M T
Detention                              
Imprisonment                              
Exile                              
Deportation                              
Family re-unification                              

ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, INCLUDING CHILD LABOUR [Art.32]

21. Provide details on child labour in your State or UTs?
Total Number of Child Labourers  
Number of Child Labourers (Males)  
Number of Child Labourers (Females)  

22. How many cases of child labour were bought to the court in the last five years?

23. How many resulted in the sanction of employer:
 

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

Cases of Child Labour brought to Court

          

Actions Taken

          


DRUG ABUSE [Art. 33]

24. Number of children use drugs, tobacco, and alcohol in your State/UT?
 

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

 1999-2000
  F M T F M T F M T F M T F M T
Number of children using drugs                              
Number of children using tobacco                              
Number of children using alcohol                              
F-Females M-Males T-Total


SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, SEXUAL ABUSE, SALE, TRAFFICKING AND ABDUCTION AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPLOITATION [Art.34, 35, 36]

    25. Provide number of sexually exploited children in your State/UTs?
     

    1995-96

    1996-97

    1997-98

    1998-99

    		 1999-2000
    Total Number of Sexually Exploited Children          
    Number of Sexually Exploited Children (Males)          
    Number of Sexually Exploited Children (Females)          

    26. Provide data on children for the following:
     

    Females

    Males

    Total
    Number of cases of sale of children      
    Number of cases on abduction of children      


    ILLICIT TRNSFER AND NON-RETURN [[Art.11]

    27. Please provide data on illicit transfer and non-return of children abroad:
      F M Age National Origin Place of Residence Family Status Relation with perpetrator of illicit transfer
    0-7 7-12 12-18

    Illicit Transfer

    		                  

    Non-return of children broad

    		                  


    CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS [Art.38] INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RECOVERY AND SOCIAL REINTEGRATION [Art.39]

    29. Please provide data on the proportion of children being recruited or voluntary enlisted into armed forces:
     

    Age

    Origin

    Total

    A. Total number of Children being recruited or voluntarily enlisted in armed conflict

    		      

    Number of Children being recruited or voluntarily enlisted in armed conflict (males)

    		      

    Number of Children being recruited or voluntarily enlisted in armed conflict (females)

    		      

    B. Total number of Child Causalities due to armed conflict

    		      

    Number of Child Causalities due to armed conflict (males)

    		      

    Number of Child Causalities due to armed conflict (females)

    		      

    C. Total number of children displaced by armed conflict

    		      

    Number of children displaced by armed conflict (males)

    		      

    Number of children displaced by armed conflict(females)

    		      

    29. Please provide information on children who have received physical and/or psychological recovery and integration into the society:

    Total number of children who have received physical and/or psychological treatment as a consequences of armed conflict

    		  

    Number of children who have received physical and/or psychological treatment as a consequences of armed conflict (males)

    		  

    Number of children who have received physical and/or psychological treatment as a consequences of armed conflict (females)

    		  


    CHILDREN BELONGING TO A MINORITY OR AN INDIGENEOUS GROUP [Art. 30]

    30. Provide data on children for the following:
     

    Females

    Males

    Total
    Number of children belonging to ethnic group      
    Number of children belonging to religious/linguistic minorities      
    Number of children belonging to indigenous group