From 62,675 in 2022-23 to 1.2 lakh in 2023-24, big jump in number of kids in non-institutional care, shows govt data | India News

Coverage of children in need of protection through ‘non-institutional care’ by way of sponsorship and foster care and ‘after care‘ for those who leave institutional care upon turning 18 has shown a significant increase from 29,331 children in 2021-22 to 62,675 in 2022-23 and over 1.2 lakh in 2023-24, reveals data available with the ministry of women and child development.
Highlighting these figures as a reflection of govt’s efforts towards providing family-based care to all children in difficult circumstances, in a letter to chief secretaries of all states and UTs, WCD ministry has asked states to focus on implementation of the non-institutional care framework to ensure more and more children find a life beyond institutional care in children’s homes .