Mission Vatsalya

Mridusmita Bordoloi, Madhur Sharma
(2023)

Mission Vatsalya is a Centrally-Sponsored Scheme (CSS), which aims to achieve child protection and welfare, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It lays emphasis on child rights, and focusses on strengthening child care and protection systems.

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (JJ Act), 2015, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) (POCSO Act), 2012 form the basis for its implementation.

This brief uses government data to analyse the scheme performance based on:

• Trends in budget allocations, releases, and expenditures;
• Child-Care Institutes (CCIs) and beneficiaries;
• Beneficiaries of non-institutional care; and
• Crimes against children.

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