Lok Sabha Question No. 148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Swadhar Greh Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO, RAHUL KASWAN, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 148

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2017

## SWADHAR GREH SCHEME

## 148. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  the  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  implemented  by  the  Government  to provide  relief  and  rehabilitation  to  women  victims  of  difficult  circumstances  including destitutes/widows/divorced women in the country;
- (b) the funds allocated/released and utilised under the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  Swadhar  Homes/  Grehs  presently  functional  and  the  number  of  women beneficiaries thereby, State/UT- wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  incidents  of  sexual  harassment  of  women living in these homes and if so, the number of complaints reported in this regard along with the monitoring mechanism put in place to check such incidents; and
- (e) whether any impact evaluation of the scheme has been undertaken by the Government and if so, the details and findings thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 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 these women.  The scheme focuses on establishing one Swadhar Greh in each district.
- (b) &  (c)  The  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  and  utilized  under  the  Swadhar  Grehs during  each  of  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  and  number  of  beneficiaries  is enclosed as annexure-I and annexure-II respectively.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) The Scheme Swadhar & Short Stay Homes were evaluated by Centre  for  Market  Research  and  Social  Development,  New  Delhi  in  the  year  2007  to assess the performance of both the schemes. The report recommended merger of these two schemes for better functioning and outcomes with lesser administrative burdens and procedures. On the basis of the recommendation of evaluation Study both the Schemes were merged with the approval of SFC held on 17.11.2014 followed by Supplementary SFC held  on  22.09.2015  with  the  revised  financial  norms.  The  new  Scheme  Swadhar Greh is effective from 01.01.2016.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question  No.  148  for  15.12.2017  regarding Swadhar Greh Scheme. State-wise funds released under Swadhar/Swadhar Greh Scheme during the last three years and current year.

(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 as on 11.12.2017 |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                     93.78 |                                     48.21 |                                    124.47 |                                                     156.61 |
|        2 | Assam               |                                    128.91 |                                     43.47 |                                    237.56 |                                                     197.03 |
|        3 | A &NIsland          |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      4.4  |                                                       9.01 |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      6.54 |                                                       8.11 |
|        5 | Bihar               |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                     69.79 |                                                      86.54 |
|        6 | Chandigarh          |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      7.27 |                                                       9.01 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh        |                                      7    |                                      5.26 |                                     17.44 |                                                      16.22 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                                       0    |
|        9 | Daman &Diu          |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                                       0    |
|       10 | Delhi               |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                     14    |                                                      18.02 |
|       11 | Gujarat             |                                     19.2  |                                      7.58 |                                     40.5  |                                                      37.86 |
|       12 | Goa                 |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      4.36 |                                                       5.4  |
|       13 | Haryana             |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      4.36 |                                                       9.77 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                                       0    |
|       15 | Jharkhand           |                                     28.58 |                                      6.46 |                                     24.41 |                                                      18.32 |
|       16 | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                      5.99 |                                     17.74 |                                     40    |                                                      32.45 |
|       17 | Karnataka           |                                    268.04 |                                     67.94 |                                    461.95 |                                                     560.73 |
|       18 | Kerala              |                                     20.79 |                                      0    |                                     52.36 |                                                      43.27 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep         |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                                       0    |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                     76.12 |                                     50.77 |                                     95.91 |                                                      89.99 |
|       21 | Maharashtra         |                                    279.06 |                                     35.89 |                                    576.88 |                                                     438.36 |
|       22 | Mizoram             |                                      2.51 |                                      2.48 |                                     16.72 |                                                      16.22 |
|       23 | Manipur             |                                    106.63 |                                     47.76 |                                    284.07 |                                                     189.83 |
|       24 | Meghalaya           |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                                       0    |
|       25 | Nagaland            |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      6.54 |                                                       8.11 |
|       26 | Odisha              |                                    104.86 |                                    269.16 |                                    723.85 |                                                     521.43 |
|       27 | Punjab              |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                     10.52 |                                                      10.81 |
|       28 | Puducherry          |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      7.27 |                                                       9.01 |
|       29 | Rajasthan           |                                     23.35 |                                      9.13 |                                     68.4  |                                                      98.59 |
|       30 | Sikkim              |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                      6.54 |                                                       8.11 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu          |                                     38.53 |                                     12.48 |                                    247.22 |                                                     280.07 |
|       32 | Telangana           |                                     74.85 |                                     63.24 |                                    134.61 |                                                     177.88 |
|       33 | Tripura             |                                      0    |                                      0    |                                     26.17 |                                                      32.45 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh       |                                    247.03 |                                   1490.89 |                                    383.43 |                                                     595.34 |
|       35 | Uttarkhand          |                                     60.91 |                                      3.63 |                                     69.93 |                                                      92.33 |
|       36 | West Bengal         |                                     74.18 |                                    154.48 |                                     18.37 |                                                     448.35 |

| 37   | CSWB for SSH                        | 1195.06   | 2521.25   |   1519.46 |       0 |
|------|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
|      | CSWB for construction of            | -         | -         |    3073   | 1037    |
|      | Swadhar Greh in Vrindavan, UP Total | 2855.38   | 4857.82   |    8378.3 | 5262.23 |

## Annexure II

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (C)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question  No.  148  for 15.12.2017 regarding Swadhar Greh Scheme. ewiwSsTUtetatS details of number of Swadhar Greh presently functional and the number of women beneficiaries.

| S.No.   | Name                                           |   No. of Swadhar Greh |   Number 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                                         |                    72 |                      2160 |
| 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                                  |                    76 |                      2741 |
| 29      | Uttrakhand                                     |                     9 |                       270 |
| 30      | West Bengal                                    |                    48 |                      1440 |
| 31      | Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                     1 |                        30 |
|         | Total                                          |                   559 |                     17231 |