Lok Sabha Question No. 282 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Swadhar Greh Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2017

## SWADHAR GREH SCHEME

## 282. DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL: SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  implements  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  to  provide  relief  and rehabilitation to destitutes/widows/divorced women in the country;

- (b) if  so,  the  salient  features  thereof  along  with  the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

- (c) the  number  of  shelter  homes/Swadhar  Grehs  presently  functional  in  the  country  along with the number of women benefited thereby, State/UT-wise;

- (d) whether  the  Government  has  evaluated/assessed  the  long  term  impact  of  the  support services such as vocational training being provided under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) the  other  schemes/measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  welfare  of  such  women along  with  the  mechanism  put  in  place  for  effective  implementation  of  schemes  and judicious utilisation of funds for the purpose?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to (e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 282  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  04.08.2017  DR.  BHARATIBEN  D.  SHYAL  AND  SHRI RADHESHYAMBISWAS REGARDING SWADHAR GREH SCHEME

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional  support for rehabilitation so that they  could  lead their life  with dignity. The Scheme envisages  providing  shelter,  food,  clothing  and  health  as  well  as  economic  and social security for the women victims of difficult circumstances. Funds are not allocated State-wise under Swadhar Scheme/Swadhar Greh Scheme. The details of State/UTs-wise funds  released  and  utilised  under  Swadhar/Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  during  the  last  three years and current year is enclosed as Annexure I.
- (c): The  details  of  State/UTs-wise  number  of  Swadhar  Home/Swadhar  Grehs  presently functional  in  the  country  alongwith  the  number  of  Women  benefited  is  enclosed  as Annexure-II .
- (d):   No, Madam.
- (e): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has informed that it is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) since 1992 with the  objective  of  improving  the  quality  of  life  of  senior  citizens  by  providing  basic amenities  like  shelter,  food,  medical  case  and  entertainment  opportunities  interalia, including Multi Facility Care Centres for Older Widows to provide food, shelter & Health care  facilities.  The  Grant-in-aid  are  considered  on  the  basis  of  recommendations  of  the State/UT Governments' satisfactory reports of inspection carried out annually.

The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  informed  that  it  is  implementing  Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) under the National Social Assistance Programme, a Social Security / Welfare Programme for the persons belonging to below poverty  line  household  implemented  in  rural  as  well  as  urban  areas  of  the  country.  The Ministry has developed an IT enabled fund management system and transactions/one flow based software for monitoring the implementation of the scheme.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY OF PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 282 FOR  04.08.2017.  DR.  BHARATIBEN  D.  SHYAL  AND  SHRI  RADHESHYAMBISWAS  REGARDING SWADHAR GREH SCHEME

Funds released under Swadhar Scheme.

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Name of States                           | Amount Released/ Utilized during 2014-15   | Amount Released/ Utilized during 2015-16   |   Amount Released/ Utilized during 2016-17 |   Amount Released/Utilized during 2017-18 till 31.07.2017 |
|----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 93.78                                      | 48.21                                      |                                     124.47 |                                                     16.03 |
| 2        | Assam                                    | 128.91                                     | 43.47                                      |                                     237.56 |                                                      2.31 |
| 3        | Andaman &Nicobar Island                  | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       4.4  |                                                      0    |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       6.54 |                                                      0    |
| 5        | Bihar                                    | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                      69.79 |                                                      0    |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       7.27 |                                                      0    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             | 7.00                                       | 5.26                                       |                                      17.44 |                                                      0    |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                      | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       0    |                                                      0    |
| 9        | Daman &Diu                               | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       0    |                                                      0    |
| 10       | Delhi                                    | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                      14    |                                                      0    |
| 11       | Gujarat                                  | 19.20                                      | 7.58                                       |                                      40.5  |                                                      0    |
| 12       | Goa                                      | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       4.36 |                                                      0    |
| 13       | Haryana                                  | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       4.36 |                                                      0    |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       0    |                                                      0    |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                | 28.58                                      | 6.46                                       |                                      24.41 |                                                      2.1  |
| 16       | Jammu &Kashmir                           | 5.99                                       | 17.74                                      |                                      40    |                                                      0    |
| 17       | Karnataka                                | 268.04                                     | 67.94                                      |                                     461.95 |                                                     34.75 |
| 18       | Kerala                                   | 20.79                                      | 0                                          |                                      52.36 |                                                      0    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                              | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       0    |                                                      0    |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 76.12                                      | 50.77                                      |                                      95.91 |                                                     25.7  |
| 21       | Maharashtra                              | 279.06                                     | 35.89                                      |                                     576.88 |                                                     20.88 |
| 22       | Mizoram                                  | 2.51                                       | 2.48                                       |                                      16.72 |                                                      0    |
| 23       | Manipur                                  | 106.63                                     | 47.76                                      |                                     284.07 |                                                      0    |
| 24       | Meghalaya                                | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       0    |                                                      0    |
| 25       | Nagaland                                 | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       6.54 |                                                      0    |
| 26       | Odisha                                   | 104.86                                     | 269.16                                     |                                     723.85 |                                                     30.65 |
| 27       | Punjab                                   | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                      10.52 |                                                      0    |
| 28       | Puducherry                               | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       7.27 |                                                      0    |
| 29       | Rajasthan                                | 23.35                                      | 9.13                                       |                                      68.4  |                                                     15.61 |
| 30       | Sikkim                                   | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                       6.54 |                                                      0    |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                               | 38.53                                      | 12.48                                      |                                     247.22 |                                                     60.99 |
| 32       | Telangana                                | 74.85                                      | 63.24                                      |                                     134.61 |                                                     41.47 |
| 33       | Tripura                                  | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                      26.17 |                                                      0    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 247.03                                     | 1490.89                                    |                                     383.43 |                                                    152.13 |
| 35       | Uttarkhand                               | 60.91                                      | 3.63                                       |                                      69.93 |                                                      0    |
| 36       | West Bengal                              | 74.18                                      | 154.48                                     |                                      18.37 |                                                    156.1  |
| 37       | CSWB for SSH                             | 1195.06                                    | 2521.25                                    |                                    1519.46 |                                                      0    |
|          | CSWB for construction of Swadhar Greh in | -                                          | -                                          |                                    3073    |                                                    372    |
|          | Vrindavan, UP Total                      | 2855.38                                    | 4857.82                                    |                                    8378.3  |                                                    930.72 |

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY OF PART (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  282  FOR  04.08.2017.  DR.  BHARATIBEN  D.  SHYAL  AND  SHRI  RADHESHYAMBISWAS REGARDING SWADHAR GREH SCHEME

Number  of  Swadhar  Grehs  presently  functional  in  the  country,  State/UTs  wise  and  number  of  women beneficiaries State/UTswise.

|   S.No. | Name                                           |   No. of Swadhar Greh |   No. of beneficiaries |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                                 |                    26 |                    780 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh                              |                     1 |                     30 |
|       3 | Assam                                          |                    24 |                    720 |
|       4 | Bihar                                          |                    16 |                    480 |
|       5 | Punjab                                         |                     2 |                     60 |
|       6 | Chandigarh                                     |                     1 |                     30 |
|       7 | Chattisgarh                                    |                     4 |                    120 |
|       8 | Delhi                                          |                     2 |                     60 |
|       9 | Goa                                            |                     1 |                     30 |
|      10 | Gujarat                                        |                     7 |                    210 |
|      11 | Haryana                                        |                     1 |                     30 |
|      12 | Jammu &Kashmir                                 |                     4 |                    120 |
|      13 | Jharkhand                                      |                     3 |                     90 |
|      14 | Karnataka                                      |                    61 |                   1830 |
|      15 | Kerala                                         |                     8 |                    240 |
|      16 | Madhya Pradesh                                 |                     6 |                    180 |
|      17 | Maharashtra                                    |                    76 |                   2280 |
|      18 | Manipur                                        |                    23 |                    690 |
|      19 | Mizoram                                        |                     2 |                     60 |
|      20 | Nagaland                                       |                     1 |                     30 |
|      21 | Odisha                                         |                    73 |                   2190 |
|      22 | Puducherry                                     |                     1 |                     30 |
|      23 | Rajasthan                                      |                    14 |                    420 |
|      24 | Sikkim                                         |                     1 |                     30 |
|      25 | Tamil Nadu                                     |                    40 |                   1200 |
|      26 | Telangana                                      |                    24 |                    720 |
|      27 | Tripura                                        |                     4 |                    120 |
|      28 | Uttar Pradesh                                  |                    72 |                   2160 |
|      29 | Uttrakhand                                     |                     4 |                    120 |
|      30 | West Bengal                                    |                    48 |                   1440 |
|      31 | Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                     1 |                     30 |
|      31 | Total                                          |                   551 |                  16530 |