Lok Sabha Question No. 3402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3402

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2017

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

## 3402. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  scheme  of  Working  Women  Hostels  implemented  by  the  Government indicating the criteria/ norms laid down for opening and granting/ extending financial assistance along with eligible organisation therefor;
- (b) the  number  of  hostels  sanctioned  and  operational  in  the  country  at  present,  category-wise  and State/UT-wise;
- (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; and
- (d) whether the number of hostels sanctioned so far are sufficient to meet the growing need of working women  in  the  country  and  if  not,  the  further  plan  of  the  Government  to  give  a  boost  to  this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (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. Government of India gives 75% of the cost of construction of the hostel building for working women on public land as per the prescribed area norms and schedule of rate of the respective State Public Works Department. There is also a provision  of  extending  financial  assistance  for  hostels  to  be  run  in  rented  premises.  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.    There  is  also  a provision of   one-time non-recurring grant @ Rs. 7500/- per inmate for purchase of furniture and furnishings.
- (b):            Since  its  inception  in 1972-73, 940 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,  52  new  proposals  have  been  received  under  the Scheme and 34 new hostels have been sanctioned as per details given in Annexure-II . State/ UTwise details of fund released under the scheme during the last three years and current year as per details given in Annexure-III .
- (d) Ministry sanctions Working Women Hostels as per the need and recommendations received from the State Governments.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  3402  FOR  04.08.2017  BY  SHRI  DR.  SANJAY  JAISWAL  REGARDING HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

## State-wise sanctioned Working Women's Hostels

| S. No.             | State/U.T.         | No. of Hostels   |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| 1.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | 42               |
| 2.                 | Arunachal Pradesh  | 13               |
| 3.                 | Assam              | 14               |
| 4.                 | Bihar              | 06               |
| 5.                 | Chhattisgarh       | 10               |
| 6.                 | Goa                | 02               |
| 7.                 | Gujarat            | 26               |
| 8.                 | Haryana            | 20               |
| 9.                 | Himachal Pradesh   | 15               |
| 10.                | Jammu& Kashmir     | 05               |
| 11.                | Jharkhand          | 02               |
| 12.                | Karnataka          | 52               |
| 13.                | Kerala             | 158              |
| 14.                | Madhya Pradesh     | 62               |
| 15.                | Maharashtra        | 140              |
| 16.                | Manipur            | 22               |
| 17.                | Meghalaya          | 03               |
| 18.                | Mizoram            | 04               |
| 19.                | Nagaland           | 21               |
| 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       | 905              |
| Union Territories  | Union Territories  |                  |
| 1.                 | Chandigarh         | 07               |
| 2.                 | Delhi              | 20               |
| 3.                 | Pondicherry        | 04               |
|                    | Total UTs          | 31               |
| All India Total    | All India Total    | 936              |
| in rented premises | in rented premises |                  |
| 1.                 | Rajasthan          | 01               |
| 2.                 | Maharashtra        | 03               |

## Annexure-II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3402 FOR 04.08.2017 BY SHRI DR. SANJAY JAISWAL REGARDING HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

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 31.07.2017)   | 2017-18 (As on 31.07.2017)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          | Name of State     | Received  | Sanctioned | Received  | Sanctioned | Received  | Sanctioned | ---                          | ---                          |
| 01.      | Andhra Pradesh    | ---       | 05         | ---       | ---        | ---       | ---        | ---                          | ---                          |
| 02.      | Arunachal Pradesh | ---       | ---        | 01        | 01         | 01        | ---        | ---                          | ---                          |
| 03.      | Assam             | ---       | ---        | 01        | ---        | 08        | ---        | ---                          | 03                           |
| 04.      | Gujarat           | ---       | 02         | ---       | ---        | ---       | ---        | ---                          | ---                          |
| 05.      | Himachal Pradesh  | ---       | ---        | 02        | ---        | ---       | ---        | ---                          | 02                           |
| 06.      | Karnataka         | ---       | ---        | 01        | ---        | ---       | ---        | ---                          | ---                          |
| 07.      | Kerala            | 06        | ---        | ---       | 04         | ---       | ---        | ---                          | ---                          |
| 08.      | Madhya Pradesh    | ---       | ---        | 02        | ---        | 01        | ---        | ---                          | 01                           |
| 09.      | Maharashtra       | 03        | ---        | 02        | 04         | 02        | 02         | ---                          | --                           |
| 10.      | Manipur           | ---       | 01         | 02        | 02         | 02        | --         | ---                          | 02                           |
| 11.      | Nagaland          | 02        | 01         | 06        | 01         | 09        | 01         | ---                          | ---                          |
| 12.      | Telangana         | ---       | 01         | ---       | ---        | 01        | ---        | ---                          | 01                           |
|          | Total             | 11        | 10         | 17        | 12         | 24        | 03         | 0                            | 09                           |

## Annexure-III

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.  3402  FOR  04.08.2017  BY  SHRI  DR.  SANJAY  JAISWAL  REGARDING HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

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

| S. No.   | Year              | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18 (As on 31.07.2017)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|          | 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 | ---                          |
| 03.      | Himachal Pradesh  | ---         | ---         | ---         | 2,65,83,375                  |
| 04.      | Karnataka         | 46,56,630   | ---         | ---         | ---                          |
| 05.      | Kerala            | 20,66,829   | 2,44,80,000 | 9,32,17,350 | ---                          |
| 06.      | Maharashtra       | ---         | 2,51,75,896 | 3,47,99,568 | ---                          |
| 07.      | Manipur           | 35,31,958   | 92,08,167   | 1,49,74,690 | ---                          |
| 08.      | Nagaland          | 58,53,241   | 1,81,03,393 | 4,42,48,100 | ---                          |
| 09.      | Rajasthan         | ---         | ---         | ---         | ---                          |
| 10.      | Telangana         | 3,22,87,500 | ----        | ---         | ---                          |

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