Lok Sabha Question No. 248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: Women and Child Development in LWE Affected Regions
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.248

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2017

## WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN LWE AFFECTED REGIONS

## 248.   SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) whether  special  schemes  have  been  implemented  for  women  and  child  development  in  Left  Wing Extremism (LWE) affected regions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated/released and utilized thereunder during each of the last three years and current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the present status of these schemes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): No Madam.  However, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing various schemes/programmes for empowerment of women and child development through NonGovernmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  across  the  country  including  left  wing  extremism  affected regions.  These are as follows:
- i. Swadhar Greh to provide relief and rehabilitation to destitute women and women in distress;
- ii. Support  to  Training    and  Employment  Programme  for  Women  (STEP)  to  ensure  sustainable employment  and  income  generation  for  marginalized  and  asset-less  rural  and  urban  poor  women across the country;
- iii. Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Creche  Scheme  to  provide  day  care  facilities  to  children  of  age  group  of  6 months to 6 years of working women who are employed.
- iv. Ujjawala  a  Comprehensive  Scheme  for  prevention  of  trafficking  and  rescue,  rehabilitation  and  reintegration of victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
- v. Rastriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) to extend micro-finance services to bring about socio-economic upliftment of poor women;
- vi. Working Women Hostels for ensuring safe accommodation for women working away from their place of residence;
- vii. National  Mission  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (NMEW)  to  strengthen  the  overall  processes  that promote all round development of Women;
- viii. Rajiv  Gandhi  Scheme  for  Empowerment  of  Adolescent  Girls-Sabla  for  all-round  development  of adolescent girls of 11-18 years by making them self-reliant by facilitating access to learning, health and nutrition;
- ix. Matritva  Sahayog  Yojana  (IGMSY)  has  been  contributing  towards  better  enabling  environment  by providing cash incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and nursing mothers;
- x. Schemes  of  One  Stop  Centre  and  Universalisation  of  Women  Helpline  are  being  implemented  to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence;
- xi. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme;
- xii. Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS)

The year-wise and scheme-wise details of schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development  are  available  in  the  Annual  Reports  of  the  respective  years  of  the  Ministry  that  are available in the Library of Lok Sabha.  The details are also available in the public domain i.e. on the Ministry's website viz. www.wcd.nic.in.

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