Lok Sabha Question No. 2943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Schemes for Women and Children through NGOs
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2943

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## SCHEMES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGH NGOS

## 2943.   SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being run by the Government for empowerment of women and development of children in the country, particularly in Maharashtra through the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs);
- (b) whether the Government has set up any mechanism for monitoring the works being undertaken  by  the  NGOs  in  the  country,  particularly  in  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  women  and  children  benefited  from  these  schemes  during  the  said period, scheme and State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether these schemes have resulted in improving the living standard of beneficiaries; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof indicating the assessment made and the outcome 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 various schemes/programmes  for  empowerment  of  women  and  development  of  children through  Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  across  the  country  including Maharashtra.  The details of those schemes are as follows:
- i. Swadhar Greh: Swadhar Greh Scheme provide relief and rehabilitation to destitute women and women in distress.  It 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.
- ii. Ujjawala: A  Comprehensive  Scheme  for  prevention  of  trafficking  and rescue,  rehabilitation  and  re-integration  of  victims  of  trafficking  and commercial sexual exploitation.
- iii. Rashtriya  Mahila  Kosh  (RMK) to provide loan to Intermediary Organisation (IMOs) like NGOs for on-lending to poor women beneficiaries.
- iv. Working  Women  Hostels  (WWH) for  ensuring  safe  and  affordable accommodation for women working away from their place of residence. These hostels have Day care facility for the children of inmates too.
- (b) :  The  schemes have in-built  monitoring mechanism for effective implementation of schemes of MWCD run by NGOs and to check funds utilization,.  Also, the regular follow-up is done by the Ministry and the States/UTs for every sanction of fund to the NGOs.    The  schemes  are  also  periodically  reviewed  for  their  proper  and  better implementation.  The  schemes  contain  provisions  for  monitoring  of  the  projects  at Panchayat/Block/District Level, State Level and the Central Level. The same mechanisms are being followed in Maharashtra State also.
- (c) :The State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries reported for the Swadhar Greh, Ujjawala, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) and Working Women Hostels (WWH) schemes are given at Annexure-I to IV respectively.
- (d) &  (e):    Independent  research  in  this  regard  suggests  improvement  in  the  living standard of beneficiaries. However, the details of improvement of living standard of beneficiaries  measured  in  terms  of  household  consumption  expenditure  will  be captured  in  the  75 th quinquennial  Round  of  (  July  2017-June  2018)  Household Consumer Expenditure Survey, being carried out by NSSO,  Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 by  Shri Arvind Sawant,  Member of Parliament, regarding Schemes for Women and Children through NGOs under Swadhar Greh scheme.

## Number of beneficiaries under Swadhar Greh Scheme

| S.No   | Stae/UT                     | No. of Swadhar Greh   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S.No   | Stae/UT                     | No. of Swadhar Greh   | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   | 2017-18                   |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh              | 26                    | 500                       | 780                       | 780                       |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
| 3      | Assam                       | 24                    | 600                       | 720                       | 720                       |
| 4      | Bihar                       | 16                    | 150                       | 480                       | 480                       |
| 5      | Punjab                      | 2                     | 0                         | 60                        | 60                        |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
| 7      | Chattisgarh                 | 3                     | 30                        | 120                       | 120                       |
| 8      | Delhi                       | 2                     | 0                         | 60                        | 60                        |
| 9      | Goa                         | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
| 10     | Gujarat                     | 7                     | 210                       | 210                       | 210                       |
| 11     | Haryana                     | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir              | 4                     | 100                       | 120                       | 120                       |
| 13     | Jharkhand                   | 3                     | 100                       | 90                        | 90                        |
| 14     | Karnataka                   | 45                    | 1520                      | 1830                      | 1830                      |
| 15     | Kerala                      | 8                     | 150                       | 240                       | 240                       |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh              | 6                     | 525                       | 180                       | 180                       |
| 17     | Maharashtra                 | 76                    | 2000                      | 2280                      | 2280                      |
| 18     | Manipur                     | 23                    | 850                       | 690                       | 690                       |
| 19     | Mizoram                     | 2                     | 50                        | 60                        | 60                        |
| 20     | Meghalaya                   | 2                     | 0                         | 0                         | 60                        |
| 21     | Nagaland                    | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
| 22     | Odisha                      | 72                    | 2150                      | 2190                      | 2160                      |
| 23     | Puducherry                  | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
| 24     | Rajasthan                   | 14                    | 550                       | 420                       | 420                       |
| 25     | Sikkim                      | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
| 26     | Tamil Nadu                  | 40                    | 800                       | 1200                      | 1200                      |
| 27     | Telangana                   | 24                    | 435                       | 720                       | 720                       |
| 28     | Tripura                     | 4                     | 0                         | 120                       | 120                       |
| 29     | Uttar Pradesh               | 76                    | 2745                      | 2160                      | 2741                      |
| 30     | Uttrakhand                  | 9                     | 250                       | 120                       | 270                       |
| 31     | West Bengal                 | 48                    | 663                       | 1440                      | 1440                      |
| 32     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1                     | 0                         | 30                        | 30                        |
|        | Total                       | 544                   | 14378                     | 16530                     | 17291                     |

Annexure II

Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 by  Shri Arvind Sawant,  Member of Parliament, regarding Schemes for Women and Children through NGOs under Ujjawala scheme.

## Number of beneficiaries under Ujjawala Scheme

| S.N.   | State/ UTs               |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           |       375 |       375 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        |         0 |         0 |
| 3      | Assam                    |       850 |       850 |
| 4      | Bihar                    |        75 |        75 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             |        75 |        75 |
| 6      | Goa                      |         0 |         0 |
| 7      | Gujarat                  |       175 |       175 |
| 8      | Haryana                  |         0 |         0 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         |         0 |         0 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir           |         0 |         0 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                |         0 |         0 |
| 12     | Karnataka                |       616 |       616 |
| 13     | Kerala                   |       100 |       100 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           |        25 |        25 |
| 15     | Maharashtra              |       925 |       925 |
| 16     | Manipur                  |       400 |       400 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                |         0 |         0 |
| 18     | Mizoram                  |        25 |        25 |
| 19     | Nagaland                 |        25 |        25 |
| 20     | Odisha                   |       700 |       700 |
| 21     | Punjab                   |         0 |         0 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                |       250 |       250 |
| 23     | Sikkim                   |        11 |         4 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               |       200 |       200 |
| 25     | Telangana                |       285 |       285 |
| 26     | Tripura                  |         0 |         0 |
| 27     | Uttarakhand              |       175 |       175 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh            |       142 |       142 |
| 29     | West Bengal              |       100 |       100 |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |         0 |         0 |
| 31     | Chandigarh               |         0 |         0 |
| 32     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |         0 |         0 |
| 33     | Daman and Diu            |         0 |         0 |
| 34     | Delhi                    |         0 |         0 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep              |         0 |         0 |
| 36     | Puducherry               |         0 |         0 |
| Total  | Total                    |      5529 |      5522 |

Statement referred to in reply to  part (c)   of the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 2943  for  03.08.2018  by    Shri  Arvind  Sawant,    Member  of  Parliament,  regarding Schemes for Women and Children through NGOs under RMK scheme.

## Number of beneficiaries under RMK since inception up to 31.03.2018

| S. No.   | State             |   Beneficiaries |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Andaman Nicobar   |             667 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    |          197760 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh |             100 |
| 4        | Assam             |            7005 |
| 5        | Bihar             |           17156 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      |             370 |
| 7        | Delhi             |            7742 |
| 8        | Gujarat           |            7173 |
| 9        | Haryana           |            4392 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  |           12925 |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir    |            1986 |
| 12       | Jharkhand         |            2428 |
| 13       | Karnataka         |           19188 |
| 14       | Kerala            |           34257 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    |           22066 |
| 16       | Maharashtra       |           35722 |
| 17       | Manipur           |            8421 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |              70 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |             859 |
| 20       | Odisha            |           39097 |
| 21       | Pondicherry       |             300 |
| 22       | Punjab            |             500 |
| 23       | Rajasthan         |           30470 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |          169274 |
| 25       | Telangana         |           32553 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |           26909 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |            3048 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |           54867 |
|          | Total             |          737305 |

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)    of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.  2943  for  03.08.2018  by    Shri  Arvind  Sawant,    Member  of  Parliament,  regarding Schemes  for  Women  and  Children  through  NGOs  under  Working  Women's  Hostels scheme.

## State-wise distribution of Sanctioned Working Women's Hostels with Day Care Centre

| S.N o.                   | State/U.T.               | No. of Hostels   | Capacity of Hostels   | No. of DCC   | Capacity of Children   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------|------------------------|
| 1                        | Andhra Pradesh           | 42               | 3255                  | 23           | 760                    |
| 2                        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 14               | 906                   | 7            | 185                    |
| 3                        | Assam                    | 17               | 829                   | 6            | 104                    |
| 4                        | Bihar                    | 6                | 266                   | 4            | 75                     |
| 5                        | Chhattisgarh             | 10               | 486                   | 3            | 60                     |
| 6                        | Goa                      | 2                | 120                   | 0            | 0                      |
| 7                        | Gujarat                  | 27               | 1309                  | 7            | 210                    |
| 8                        | Haryana                  | 20               | 1561                  | 9            | 265                    |
| 9                        | Himachal Pradesh         | 15               | 561                   | 4            | 120                    |
| 10                       | Jammu& Kashmir           | 5                | 360                   | 2            | 35                     |
| 11                       | Jharkhand                | 2                | 214                   | 1            | 30                     |
| 12                       | Karnataka                | 62               | 5253                  | 29           | 670                    |
| 13                       | Kerala                   | 158              | 15119                 | 92           | 2518                   |
| 14                       | Madhya Pradesh           | 63               | 3438                  | 12           | 371                    |
| 15                       | Maharashtra              | 143              | 10804                 | 50           | 1210                   |
| 16                       | Manipur                  | 25               | 1672                  | 16           | 512                    |
| 17                       | Meghalaya                | 3                | 214                   | 1            | 15                     |
| 18                       | Mizoram                  | 4                | 149                   | 0            | 0                      |
| 19                       | Nagaland                 | 23               | 1636                  | 9            | 282                    |
| 20                       | Orissa                   | 29               | 1825                  | 8            | 140                    |
| 21                       | Punjab                   | 14               | 1417                  | 4            | 110                    |
| 22                       | Rajasthan                | 40               | 1893                  | 13           | 320                    |
| 23                       | Sikkim                   | 2                | 144                   | 1            | 30                     |
| 24                       | Tamil Nadu               | 96               | 6900                  | 40           | 1052                   |
| 25                       | Telangana                | 21               | 1427                  | 5            | 220                    |
| 26                       | Tripura                  | 1                | 50                    | 0            | 0                      |
| 27                       | Uttar Pradesh            | 41               | 3190                  | 16           | 494                    |
| 28                       | Uttrakhand               | 7                | 538                   | 2            | 90                     |
| 29                       | West Bengal              | 38               | 2639                  | 16           | 406                    |
|                          | Union Territories        |                  |                       |              |                        |
| 1                        | Chandigarh               | 7                | 736                   | 2            | 55                     |
| 2                        | Delhi                    | 20               | 3086                  | 6            | 179                    |
| 3                        | Pondicherry              | 4                | 221                   | 0            | 0                      |
| Total (As on 31.07.2018) | Total (As on 31.07.2018) | 961              | 72218                 | 388          | 10518                  |