Lok Sabha Question No. 978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Survey on Destitute Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 978 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2017

## SURVEY ON DESTITUTE WOMEN

## 978. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- (a) the number of widow, deserted and destitute women in various States of the country including Chhattisgarh, State/UT- wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  or  proposes  to  conduct  any  survey  with  regard  to such destitute women who are living separately from their husbands despite not giving the divorce;
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for the welfare of such women?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) A statement giving Census 2011 data on widowed, separated and divorced women as furnished by the Office of the Registrar General, India is enclosed as Annexure.
- (b) No, Madam.
- (c) Question does not arise in view of answer to (b) above.
- (d) The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which  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. The Scheme envisages providing  shelter,  food,  clothing  and  health  as  well  as  economic  and  social  security  for  the women victims of difficult circumstances.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 978 to be answered on 21.07.2017 regarding Survey on Destitute Women by SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE. State wise number of widows ,separated and Divorced women above Census 2011

| India/States/UTs                      |   Widows |   Separated |   Divorced |
|---------------------------------------|----------|-------------|------------|
| INDIA                                 | 43261478 |     2372754 |     909573 |
| State - JAMMU &KASHMIR (01)           |   283650 |        9669 |      11081 |
| State - HIMACHAL PRADESH (02)         |   293475 |        6956 |       4549 |
| State - PUNJAB (03)                   |   928158 |       33021 |      18471 |
| State - CHANDIGARH (04)               |    24496 |        1084 |        863 |
| State - UTTARAKHAND (05)              |   387215 |       11032 |       3922 |
| State - HARYANA (06)                  |   773297 |       15862 |       7720 |
| State - NCT OF DELHI (07)             |   456613 |       19334 |      10805 |
| State - RAJASTHAN (08)                |  1983634 |       67048 |      23758 |
| State - UTTAR PRADESH (09)            |  4856188 |      115198 |      56819 |
| State - BIHAR (10)                    |  2238793 |       44263 |      14760 |
| State - SIKKIM (11)                   |    13717 |        2457 |        676 |
| State - ARUNACHAL PRADESH (12)        |    31787 |        2810 |       1189 |
| State - NAGALAND (13)                 |    39496 |        4914 |       4150 |
| State - MANIPUR (14)                  |    77990 |        4896 |       4483 |
| State - MIZORAM (15)                  |    28569 |        6787 |      11068 |
| State - TRIPURA (16)                  |   164969 |       12309 |       6308 |
| State - MEGHALAYA (17)                |    84825 |       26203 |       7017 |
| State - ASSAM (18)                    |  1156042 |       43359 |      45722 |
| State - WEST BENGAL (19)              |  3792184 |      225296 |     125744 |
| State - JHARKHAND (20)                |  1027878 |       43208 |      12672 |
| State - ODISHA (21)                   |  1612627 |      102280 |      29845 |
| State - CHHATTISGARH (22)             |   973787 |      101741 |      30871 |
| State -MADHYA PRADESH (23)            |  2160609 |      130892 |      44272 |
| State - GUJARAT (24)                  |  2015742 |       72346 |      88753 |
| State -DAMAN &DIU (25)                |     6816 |         268 |        249 |
| State - DADRA &NAGARHAVELI (26)       |     7378 |         588 |        348 |
| State - MAHARASHTRA (27)              |  4520764 |      291478 |     154274 |
| State - ANDHRA PRADESH (28)           |  4297481 |      305046 |      66691 |
| State - KARNATAKA (29)                |  2989429 |      191400 |      27959 |
| State - GOA (30)                      |    77935 |        1988 |        858 |
| State - LAKSHADWEEP (31)              |     2448 |         220 |        296 |
| State - KERALA (32)                   |  2010984 |      175522 |      46856 |
| State - TAMILNADU (33)                |  3856398 |      296654 |      45185 |
| State - PUDUCHERRY (34)               |    73579 |        5708 |       1060 |
| State - ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS (35) |    12525 |         917 |        279 |