Lok Sabha Question No. 3636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Out of School Adolescent Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNEMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3636 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## OUT OF SCHOOL ADOLESCENT GIRLS

## 3636 SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a)        whether  the  Government  has  realised  the  multi-dimensional  needs  of  out  of  school adolescent girls (11-14 years) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)      the details of out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c)      the details of expenditure incurred on nutritional support and skill training under nonnutrition component of the scheme, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken any step for expansion and universalisation of the Scheme for Adolescent Girls with simultaneous phasing out of Kishori Shakti Yojana and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir the Government has realized the multi-dimensional needs of out of school adolescent girls (11-14 years) and is implementing Scheme for Adolescent Girls for the  said  age  group.  Under  the  scheme,  the  nutritional  support  @  Rs.9.50  per  day  is provided to the beneficiaries for 300 days in a year, the scheme also aims at motivating out of  school  girls to  go  back  to formal schooling or  /skill training  under    non-nutrition component  of  the  scheme.
- (b) State-wise  details  of  out  of  school  girls  in  the  age  group  of  11-14  years  covered under the scheme including Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure-1 .
- (c) State-wise  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  nutritional  support  and  non-nutrition component of the scheme including skill training are at Annexure-2 .
- (d) the Government has also approved phased expansion of the scheme so as to cover additional  districts  for  a  period  of  one  year  i.e.  upto  30.11.2018.    In  2017-18,  the scheme  has  been  extended  to  additional  303  districts  including  35  districts  in Madhya Pradesh with pan India expansion in 2018-19. Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY) is being phased out with the expansion of Scheme for Adolescent Girls. At present Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  has  replaced  Kishori  Shakti  Yojana  (KSY)  in  508 districts  of  the  country  and  KSY  is  being  implemented  in  remaining  projects,  as before.

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## Annexure-1

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)    OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3636  FOR  16.03.2018  BY  SHRI  GANESH SINGH  REGARDING OUT OF SCHOOL ADOLESCENT GIRLS

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Number of Out of School Girls of age 11-14 years (as on 31.12.2017 as reported by State Government/ UT Administration)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)      | (2) (3)           | (2) (3)                                                                                                                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 12846                                                                                                                    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 266                                                                                                                      |
| 3        | Assam             | 74727                                                                                                                    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 492609                                                                                                                   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 14681                                                                                                                    |
| 6        | Goa               | 42                                                                                                                       |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 132729                                                                                                                   |
| 8        | Haryana           | 668                                                                                                                      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 944                                                                                                                      |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 15598                                                                                                                    |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 58568                                                                                                                    |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 48971                                                                                                                    |
| 13       | Kerala            | 150                                                                                                                      |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 125452                                                                                                                   |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 56936                                                                                                                    |
| 16       | Manipur           | 5079                                                                                                                     |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 1801                                                                                                                     |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 1124                                                                                                                     |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 6455                                                                                                                     |
| 20       | Odisha            | 56893                                                                                                                    |
| 21       | Punjab            | 4338                                                                                                                     |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | NR                                                                                                                       |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 6                                                                                                                        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 2453                                                                                                                     |
| 25       | Telangana         | 8369                                                                                                                     |
| 26       | Tripura           | 2930                                                                                                                     |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 496000                                                                                                                   |
| 28       | Uttaranchal       | NR                                                                                                                       |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 1996                                                                                                                     |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar  | 25                                                                                                                       |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 220                                                                                                                      |
| 32       | Daman &Diu        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 33       | D&NH              | 652                                                                                                                      |
| 34       | Delhi             | 5029                                                                                                                     |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 9                                                                                                                        |
|          | Pondicherry       | 18                                                                                                                       |
| 36       | Total             | 1628584                                                                                                                  |

## Annexure-2

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3636  FOR  16.03.2018  BY  SHRI  GANESH SINGH  REGARDING OUT OF SCHOOL ADOLESCENT GIRLS

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Amount Utilised in 2017-18 as on 31.12.2017 (Rs. in lakh)   | Amount Utilised in 2017-18 as on 31.12.2017 (Rs. in lakh)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Nutrition                                                   | Non Nutrition                                               |
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)                                                         | (4)                                                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1361.05                                                     | 0                                                           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 42.76                                                       | 0                                                           |
| 3        | Assam             | 0.00                                                        | 0                                                           |
| 4        | Bihar             | 0.00                                                        | 0                                                           |
| 5        | Chattisgarh       | 1643.61                                                     | 92.57                                                       |
| 6        | Goa               | 302.76                                                      | 0                                                           |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 2014.05                                                     | 40.72                                                       |
| 8        | Haryana           | 258.59                                                      | 4.4                                                         |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 344.62                                                      | 27.32                                                       |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                             | NR                                                          |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 154.54                                                      | 0                                                           |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 554.94                                                      | 46.88                                                       |
| 13       | Kerala            | 631.53                                                      | 0                                                           |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 4982.62                                                     | 195.09                                                      |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 0.00                                                        | 0                                                           |
| 16       | Manipur           | NR                                                          | NR                                                          |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 468.31                                                      | 37.62                                                       |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 85.20                                                       | 18.21                                                       |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 92.60                                                       | 0                                                           |
| 20       | Odisha            | 2221.32                                                     | 0                                                           |
| 21       | Punjab            | 434.52                                                      | 6.13                                                        |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 19.34                                                       | 0.73                                                        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 1556.44                                                     |                                                             |
| 25       | Telangana         | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 26       | Tripura           | 185.59                                                      | 46.8                                                        |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3152.06                                                     | 0                                                           |
| 28       | Uttaranchal       | 0.00                                                        | 0                                                           |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 122.22                                                      | 33.408                                                      |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar  | 3.81                                                        | 0                                                           |
| 31       | Chandigarh*#      | 3.74                                                        | 0                                                           |
| 32       | Daman &Diu        | 10.34                                                       | 0                                                           |
| 33       | D&NH              | NR                                                          | NR                                                          |
| 34       | Delhi             | 39.51                                                       | 0                                                           |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 0.00                                                        | 0                                                           |
| 36       | Pondicherry       | 3.81                                                        | 0                                                           |
| Total    |                   | 20689.88                                                    | 549.88                                                      |