New Delhi: There are 2,450 child care institutions (CCIs) across the country and 199 of them cater to children with special needs, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (WCD) Savitri Thakur has said.
In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, she said 12 states and union territories have no such institutions for children with special needs.
Out of the total 2,450 CCIs established across the country under Mission Vatsalya, 199 institutions cater to children with special needs, Thakur said.
According to the Mission Vatsalya guidelines, a CCI having a capacity of 50 children can have a special unit for 10 children with special needs. Similarly, a CCI with a capacity of 25 children can have a special unit for five children.
Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat and Odisha are among 12 states and union territories that do not have any CCI for children with special needs.
