Lok Sabha Question No. 3849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Special Funds for Old Age/Destitute Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017

## SPECIAL FUNDS FOR OLD AGE/DESTITUTE WOMEN

## 3849.  SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government has allocated any special funds for providing financial benefits to old age/destitute women in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and disbursed thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any efforts to compile an Aadhaar enabled data base on the beneficiaries under various schemes of the Ministry and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  covered  in  this  regard  for  getting  financial/logistic benefits under such schemes, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       & (b) The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the  Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of unfortunate 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 the women victims of difficult circumstance including old  age/destitute  women.  The  details  of  the  total  funds  allocated  during  the  last  three years and  current  year,  States/UT-wise  under  Swadhar/Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  is  at Annexure.
- (c) In  accordance  with  the  Section  7  of  Aadhaar  Act,  2016,  the  Ministry  of  Women  and Child  Development has  published notification  in  respect  of  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  for enabling  use  of  Aadhaar  of  the  beneficiaries  of  the  Scheme  for  delivery  of  service. States/UTs have been requested to take necessary action for publicity of the contents of the notifications in local vernacular language for information of the target beneficiaries and  also  sensitize  the  implementing  agencies  of  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  about  the importance and timeline prescribed in the notification.
- (d) The  State/UTs  have  been  requested  to  take  necessary  action  for    digitization  of beneficiary data, Aadhaar seeding of digitized beneficiary database, Aadhaar seeding of bank  accounts,  Automation  of  processes  and  creation  of  real  time  MIS  for  DBT onboarding of the Scheme.

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Statement referred in reply of part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3849 for 24.03.2017 regarding 'Special funds for old age/destitute women' by Shri P.R. Sundaram regarding details of funds  allocated  under  Swadhar/Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year, State/UTs wise.

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No .   | Name of States      |   Amount released 2013-14 |   Amount released 2014-15 |   Amount released 2015-16 |   Amount released to State Govts. and NGOs for 2016-17 upto 21.03.2017 |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                    184.77 |                     93.78 |                     48.21 |                                                                 124.47 |
| 2         | Assam               |                     97.98 |                    128.91 |                     43.47 |                                                                 231.06 |
| 3         | A &NIsland          |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   4.4  |
| 4         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   6.54 |
| 5         | Bihar               |                     33.01 |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                  69.79 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   7.27 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |                      7.17 |                      7    |                      5.26 |                                                                  17.44 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   0    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   0    |
| 10        | Delhi               |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                  14    |
| 11        | Gujarat             |                     27.75 |                     19.2  |                      7.58 |                                                                  40.5  |
| 12        | Goa                 |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   4.36 |
| 13        | Haryana             |                      9.07 |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   4.36 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   0    |
| 15        | Jharkhand           |                      7.79 |                     28.58 |                      6.46 |                                                                  24.41 |
| 16        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                     20.23 |                      5.99 |                     17.74 |                                                                  40    |
| 17        | Karnataka           |                    270.96 |                    268.04 |                     67.94 |                                                                 461.95 |
| 18        | Kerala              |                     16.1  |                     20.79 |                      0    |                                                                  52.36 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   0    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      |                    114.58 |                     76.12 |                     50.77 |                                                                  95.91 |
| 21        | Maharashtra         |                    301.49 |                    279.06 |                     35.89 |                                                                 576.88 |
| 22        | Mizoram             |                      8.64 |                      2.51 |                      2.48 |                                                                  16.72 |
| 23        | Manipur             |                    148.52 |                    106.63 |                     47.76 |                                                                 248.13 |
| 24        | Meghalaya           |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   0    |
| 25        | Nagaland            |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   6.54 |
| 26        | Odisha              |                     16.2  |                    104.86 |                    269.16 |                                                                 315.49 |
| 27        | Punjab              |                      1.8  |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                  10.52 |
| 28        | Puducherry          |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   7.27 |
| 29        | Rajasthan           |                     58.65 |                     23.35 |                      9.13 |                                                                  68.4  |
| 30        | Sikkim              |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                   6.54 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          |                    120.63 |                     38.53 |                     12.48 |                                                                 247.22 |
| 32        | Telangana           |                      0    |                     74.85 |                     63.24 |                                                                 134.61 |
| 33        | Tripura             |                      0    |                      0    |                      0    |                                                                  26.17 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       |                    144.39 |                    247.03 |                   1490.89 |                                                                 383.43 |
| 35        | Uttar hand          |                      0    |                     60.91 |                      3.63 |                                                                  69.93 |
| 36        | West Bengal         |                    128.81 |                     74.18 |                    154.48 |                                                                  18.37 |
|           | Total               |                   5074.11 |                   2855.38 |                   4857.82 |                                                                4854.5  |