Lok Sabha Question No. 2481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2481 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2018

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

## 2481.  SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL SHREEMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  Working  Women  Hostels  Scheme  implemented  by  the Government indicating the criteria/norms laid down for opening and granting/extending financial assistance along with eligible organisations therefor;
- (b) the number of hostels sanctioned and operational in the country at present, State/UTwise;
- (c) the number  of proposals received by the Government  under  the scheme  for construction of hostels  in  the  country  along  with  the  number  of  proposals  approved and the funds sanctioned, released and utilised thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  a  number  of  proposals  of  States/UTs  for  construction  of  hostels  are  lying pending  with  the  Government  for  approval,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise along with the action taken for their early clearance; and
- (e) the further plan of the Government to give a boost to this scheme and construct the hostels to meet the growing need of working women in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) Working Women Hostel Scheme aims at providing safe and affordable accommodation  to  working  women.  These  hostels  have  Day  care  facility  for  the children  of  inmates  too.  As  per  the  norms  of  the  Scheme,  financial  assistance  is provided  to  the  eligible  implementing  organizations  such  as  State  Government agencies and Civil Society Organizations through concerned State Government. The cost sharing ratio  amongst the Central Government, States/ UTs (other than NE and Himalayan States)  and  Implementing  Agencies  will  be  60:15:25  for  construction  of building for Working Women Hostel/ running hostel in rented premises. For NE and Himalayan States, the ratio will be 65:10:25. Corporate houses or associations like CII, ASSOCHAM,  FICCI  etc.,  can  also  seek  financial  assistance  for  a  matching  grant (50:50) for hostel building construction on public land only.
- (b) Since its inception in 1972-73, 958 hostels have been sanctioned under the scheme of

Working  Women Hostel  all  over  the  country.  State-wise  list  of  sanctioned  working women's hostels is at Annexure-I .

- (c) During the last three years and the current year, 69 proposals have been received under the Scheme  and 54 hostels have been sanctioned as per details given in Annexure-II & III .
- (d) No.  The  Scheme  has  been  revised.  With  the  revision  of  the  funding  pattern  of  the Scheme, the grant under the scheme will be released directly to the State Governments / UT Administrations.
- (e) The Ministry has requested the State Governments to assess the need of hostels in their States and communicate the same and increase the no. of hostels accordingly.

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## Annexure-I

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2481 FOR 09.03.2018 BY SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL & SMT JAYSHREEBEN PATEL REGARDING WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS

## State-wise sanctioned Working Women's Hostels

Hostels in rented premises

| S. No.             | State/U.T.         | No. of Hostels   |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| 1.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | 42               |
| 2.                 | Arunachal Pradesh  | 14               |
| 3.                 | Assam              | 14               |
| 4.                 | Bihar              | 06               |
| 5.                 | Chhattisgarh       | 10               |
| 6.                 | Goa                | 02               |
| 7.                 | Gujarat            | 27               |
| 8.                 | Haryana            | 20               |
| 9.                 | Himachal Pradesh   | 15               |
| 10.                | Jammu& Kashmir     | 05               |
| 11.                | Jharkhand          | 02               |
| 12.                | Karnataka          | 62               |
| 13.                | Kerala             | 158              |
| 14.                | Madhya Pradesh     | 62               |
| 15.                | Maharashtra        | 140              |
| 16.                | Manipur            | 25               |
| 17.                | Meghalaya          | 03               |
| 18.                | Mizoram            | 04               |
| 19.                | Nagaland           | 23               |
| 20.                | Orissa             | 29               |
| 21.                | Punjab             | 14               |
| 22.                | Rajasthan          | 39               |
| 23.                | Sikkim             | 02               |
| 24.                | Tamil Nadu         | 96               |
| 25                 | Telangana          | 21               |
| 26.                | Tripura            | 01               |
| 27.                | Uttar Pradesh      | 41               |
| 28.                | Uttarakhand        | 07               |
| 29.                | West Bengal        | 38               |
| Total              | States             | 922              |
| Union Territories  | Union Territories  |                  |
| 1.                 | Chandigarh         | 07               |
| 2.                 | Delhi              | 20               |
| 3.                 | Pondicherry        | 04               |
| Total              | UTs                | 31               |
| All India Total    | All India Total    | 953              |
| in rented premises | in rented premises |                  |

2.

Maharashtra

3.

Rajasthan

Total (As on 05.03.2018)

01

958

Annexure-II

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c) OF LOK  SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2481 FOR 09.03.2018 BY SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL &  SMT  JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL  REGARDING  WORKING  WOMEN HOSTELS

FUND SANCTIONED AND RELEASED UNDER THE SCHEME OF WOKRING WOMEN HOSTEL DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR STATE UT-WISE DETAILS THEREOF:

| S. No.   | Year              | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18 (As on 05.03.2018)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|          | Name of State     |             |             |             |                              |
| 01.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 3,26,47,207 | 1,81,07,916 | 2,47,87,500 | ---                          |
| 02.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 88,47,900   | 2,68,41,975 | 1,92,54,000 | 1,93,46,775                  |
| 03.      | Assam             | ---         | ---         | ---         | 4,12,008                     |
| 04.      | Gujarat           | ---         | ---         | ---         | 1,83,76,125                  |
| 05.      | Himachal Pradesh  | ---         | ---         | ---         | 2,65,83,375                  |
| 06.      | Karnataka         | 46,56,630   | ---         | ---         | 9,73,66,130                  |
| 07.      | Kerala            | 20,66,829   | 2,44,80,000 | 9,32,17,350 | ---                          |
| 08.      | Maharashtra       | ---         | 2,51,75,896 | 3,47,99,568 | 7,17,000                     |
| 09.      | Manipur           | 35,31,958   | 92,08,167   | 1,49,74,690 | 4,01,89,302                  |
| 10.      | Nagaland          | 58,53,241   | 1,81,03,393 | 4,42,48,100 | 5,10,98,992                  |
| 11.      | Telangana         | 3,22,87,500 | ----        | ---         | ---                          |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2481 FOR 09.03.2018 BY SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL & SMT JAYSHREEBEN PATEL REGARDING WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS

STATE UT-WISE DETAILS OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED AND SANCTIONED UNDER THE SCHEME OF WOKRING WOMEN HOSTEL DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR:

| S. No.   | Year              | 2014-15   | 2014-15    | 2015-16   | 2015-16    | 2016-17   | 2016-17    | 2017-18 (As on 05.03.2018)   | 2017-18 (As on 05.03.2018)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          | Name of State     | Received  | Sanctioned | Received  | Sanctioned | Received  | Sanctioned | Received                     | Sanctioned                   |
| 01.      | Andhra Pradesh    | ---       | 05         | ---       | ---        | ---       | ---        | ---                          | ---                          |
| 02.      | Arunachal Pradesh | ---       | ---        | 01        | 01         | 01        | ---        | ---                          | 01                           |
| 03.      | Assam             | ---       | ---        | 01        | ---        | 08        | ---        | ---                          | 05                           |
| 04.      | Gujarat           | ---       | 02         | ---       | ---        | ---       | ---        | 01                           | 01                           |
| 05.      | Himachal Pradesh  | ---       | ---        | 02        | ---        | ---       | ---        | ---                          | 02                           |
| 06.      | Karnataka         | ---       | ---        | 01        | ---        | ---       | ---        | 10                           | 10                           |
| 07.      | Kerala            | 06        | ---        | ---       | 04         | ---       | ---        | ---                          | ---                          |
| 08.      | Madhya Pradesh    | ---       | ---        | 02        | ---        | 01        | ---        | ---                          | 01                           |
| 09.      | Maharashtra       | 03        | ---        | 02        | 04         | 02        | 02         | ---                          | --                           |
| 10.      | Manipur           | ---       | 01         | 02        | 02         | 02        | --         | 01                           | 05                           |
| 11.      | Nagaland          | 02        | 01         | 06        | 01         | 09        | 01         | 05                           | 03                           |
| 12.      | Telangana         | ---       | 01         | ---       | ---        | 01        | ---        | ---                          | 01                           |
|          | Total             | 11        | 10         | 17        | 12         | 24        | 03         | 17                           | 29                           |