Rs 3000 crore earmarked for ICPS in 12th Plan

The financial norms for the protection services under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) in the Twelfth plan has been enhanced to Rs 3000.33 crore, which includes a Central share of Rs 2350 crore and a state share of Rs 650.33 crore.
The financial norms for construction has been enhanced from Rs 600 per sq ft to Rs 1000 per sq ft, and maintenance grant in homes, open shelters and specialized adoption agencies has been increased from the existing Rs 750 per child per month to Rs 2000 per child per month along with salaries and other recurring administrative costs.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for continuation of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) in the XII Plan with enhanced norms following urgent need to secure effective implementation of programs and services for protection of children.
The enhanced financial norms under the revised scheme will help in preventing attrition and help in recruitment of skilled child protection personnel and also ensure that sufficient nutrition and minimum required facilities are provided to children.
Further, the it will help in promoting convergence with other schemes being run by government or NGOs to reduce staff cost and build linkages between existing programs along with helping states and union territories to provide child protection services in a more cost effective manner.

The scheme was introduced with an allocation of Rs 1071.03 crore as Central share (total project cost being Rs 1338.06 crore including State Government and NGO share) for the XI Plan period (2007-12).