Lok Sabha Question No. 6112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Upliftment of Women belonging to SC/OBC Community
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.04.2017

## UPLIFTMENT OF WOMEN BELONGING TO SC/OBC COMMUNITY

## 6112. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched/proposes  to  launch  any  scheme  for  upliftment  and development of women belonging to SC/OBC community;
- (b) if so, the details and objectives of the said scheme along with the quantum of funds allocated by the Government thereunder; and
- (c)  the  number  of  women  benefited  so  far  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State-wise, particularly in Punjab?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a) to (c): A statement is annexed.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.6112 for answer on 1104-2017

(a)  to  (c): The  Ministry of Social  Justice and Empowerment, Government of India,  implements several schemes for upliftment and development  of women belonging to Scheduled Castes(SC) and Other Backward Classes(OBC)  which, inter-alia, include the following:

- i. Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana for Girls under which hostels are constructed for SC girls;
- ii. Construction of Hostels  for OBC Boys and Girls under which  hostels are constructed for OBC girls.
- iii. Schemes  of  National  Scheduled  Castes  Finance  &  Development  Corporation  and  the National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation which provide  loans  for eligible  SC  and  OBC  women  beneficiaries  at  concessional  rates  respectively  to  set  up entrepreneurial projects.
- iv. Scholarships are given to SC and OBC student beneficiaries which are availed by eligible girl/women  beneficiaries  also.  However  data  is  not  separately  maintained  for  boys  and girl/women beneficiaries.

Details of beneficiaries for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17 and allocation of funds for the year 2017-18 in respect of schemes at i, ii and iii above are given in Annexure I to IV.

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## Annexure-I as referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6112 to be answered on 11-04-2017

## Details of women beneficiaries under the 'Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRC) Girls Hostels' during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

| Financial Year   | 2014-15        | 2014-15        | 2015-16        | 2015-16        | 2016-17        | 2016-17        |
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| States/UTs       | Beneficiar ies | No. Of Hostels | Beneficia ries | No. Of Hostels | Beneficia ries | No. Of Hostels |
| Haryana          | 80             | 1              | 300            | 3              | -              | -              |
| H.P.             | -              | -              | 100            | 1              | -              | -              |
| M.P.             | -              | -              | -              | -              | 500            | 10             |
| Maharashtra      | 176            | 2              | -              | -              | -              | -              |
| Manipur          | 450            | 5              | 205            | 3              | -              | -              |
| Orissa           | -              | -              | 100            | 1              | 200            | 2              |
| Punjab           | 166            | 2              | 100            | 1              | 200            | 2              |
| Rajasthan        | 100            | 1              | 450            | 9              | -              | -              |
| Sikkim           | -              | -              | 200            | 2              | -              | -              |
| Tripura          | -              | -              | 100            | 1              | 150            | 2              |
| WB               | 300            | 3              | 200            | 2              | 200            | 2              |
| TOTAL            | 1272           | 14             | 1755           | 23             | 1250           | 18             |

Note: Budget Allocation for financial year 2017-18 is Rs. 150 Crore.

## Annexure-II as referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6112 to be answered on 11-04-2017

## Details of women beneficiaries under the 'Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls' during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

| Sl. No.                          | State/UTs                                  | 2014-15   | 2014-15       | 2015-16   | 2015-16       | 2016-17   | 2016-17       |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
| Sl. No.                          | State/UTs                                  | hostels   | Beneficiaries | hostels   | Beneficiaries | hostels   | Beneficiaries |
| 1                                | Andhra Pradesh                             | -         | -             | -         | -             | 3         | 300           |
| 2                                | Jammu &Kashmir                             | -         | -             | -         | -             | 1         | 210           |
| 3                                | Madhya Pradesh                             | 1         | 50            | 1         | 500           | 3         | 700           |
| 4                                | Tamil Nadu                                 | 3         | 200           | 3         | 200           | -         | -             |
| 5                                | Uttar Pradesh                              | -         | -             | 2         | 200           | -         | -             |
| 6                                | West Bengal                                | -         | -             | 3         | 300           | -         | -             |
| 7                                | Manipur                                    | -         | -             | 1         | 100           | 1         | 100           |
| 8                                | Tripura                                    | -         | -             | 1         | 100           | -         | -             |
| 9                                | Sikkim                                     | 1         | 100           | 2         | 200           | 2         | 200           |
| Central Universities/ Institutes | Central Universities/ Institutes           |           |               |           |               |           |               |
| 10                               | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP     | 1         | 100           | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| 11                               | Tejpur University, Assam                   | 1         | 100           | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| 12                               | Central University Jammu, J&K              | 1         | 50            | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| 13                               | IIT (Banaras Hindu University)             | 1         | 100           | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| 14                               | Nagaland University                        | 2         | 200           | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| 15                               | Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh | 1         | 50            | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| 16                               | Central University of Karnataka            | -         | -             | 1         | 100           | -         | -             |

| 17   | CIPET Bhubaneswar            | -   | -   | 1   | 50   | -   | -    |
|------|------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|------|
| 18   | NIT Manipur                  | -   | -   | 1   | 100  | -   | -    |
| 19   | Central University of Kerala | -   | -   | -   | -    | 1   | 100  |
|      | Total                        | 12  | 950 | 16  | 1850 | 11  | 1610 |

Note: Budget Allocation for financial year 2017-18 is Rs. 40 Crore.

## Annexure-III as referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6112 to be answered on 11-04-2017

## Details of women beneficiaries covered by National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) - under all Schemes during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

| Sl. No.              | State/UT             | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh       | -         | 2344      | 739       |
| 2                    | Bihar                | 15730     | 1922      | 2         |
| 3                    | Chhattisgarh         | 439       | 5         | 68        |
| 4                    | Gujarat              | 2369      | 984       | 369       |
| 5                    | Haryana              | 24        | 1599      | 27        |
| 6                    | Himachal Pradesh     | 157       | 140       | 4         |
| 7                    | Jammu &Kashmir       | 2         | 81        | -         |
| 8                    | Jharkhand            | -         | 373       | 4         |
| 9                    | Karnataka            | 4544      | 3003      | 41        |
| 10                   | Kerala               | 987       | 3724      | 412       |
| 11                   | Madhya Pradesh       | -         | 4         | 1         |
| 12                   | Maharashtra          | 5640      | 810       | -         |
| 13                   | Odisha               | -         | 7         | 4         |
| 14                   | Punjab               | 1         | 2         | 1787      |
| 15                   | Rajasthan            | 1244      | 1151      | 1075      |
| 16                   | Tamil Nadu           | 1         | 2         | 5512      |
| 17                   | Telangana            | -         | 1804      | 114       |
| 18                   | Uttar Pradesh        | 1085      | 9416      | 98        |
| 19                   | Uttarakhand          | 54        | 357       | -         |
| 20                   | West Bengal          | 17540     | 24629     | 25147     |
| North Eastern States | North Eastern States |           |           |           |
| 21                   | Assam                | 843       | 71        | -         |

| 22                | Manipur           | 11    | 340   | 345   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------|
| 23                | Sikkim            | 47    | 47    | -     |
| 24                | Tripura           | 428   | 281   | 276   |
| Union Territories | Union Territories |       |       |       |
| 25                | Chandigarh        | 37    | 51    | -     |
| 26                | Delhi             | -     | 40    | 2     |
| 27                | Puducherry        | -     | -     | 100   |
| Total             | Total             | 51183 | 53187 | 36127 |

Note: NSFDC gives loans from out of its own resources and from equity support provided by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

## Annexure-IV as referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6112 to be answered on 11-04-2017

## Details of women beneficiaries covered by National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) - under all Schemes during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

| Sl No   | State                   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|---------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Assam                   | -         | 2500      | -         |
| 2       | Chandigarh              | -         | 35        | -         |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh            | -         | 80        | 95        |
| 4       | Delhi                   | -         | -         | 4         |
| 5       | Gujarat                 | 1338      | 1357      | 1159      |
| 6       | Goa                     | 40        | 92        | 18        |
| 7       | Haryana                 | 574       | 1346      | 1380      |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh        | 481       | 1685      | 321       |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir          | 790       | 1100      | 1142      |
| 10      | Jharkhand               | -         | 1085      | -         |
| 11      | Karnataka               | 7238      | 3553      | 14004     |
| 12      | Kerala                  | 60126     | 30985     | 37815     |
| 13      | Maharashtra             | 1100      | 3027      | -         |
| 14      | Manipur (Through NEDFi) | -         | 2500      | -         |
| 15      | Puducherry              | 617       | 3200      | 1553      |
| 16      | Punjab                  | 356       | 6600      | 641       |
| 17      | Sikkim                  | -         | 835       | -         |
| 18      | Tamil Nadu              | 43135     | 55810     | 59563     |
| 19      | Tripura                 | 3840      | 5230      | 3808      |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh           | 1095      | 5000      | 1217      |
| 21      | West Bengal             | 1176      | 650       | 1189      |
| Total:  | Total:                  | 121906    | 126670    | 123909    |

Note: NBCFDC gives loans from out of its own resources and from equity support provided by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.