Lok Sabha Question No. 6593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: 6593 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2018

## MAHILA SHAKTI KENDRA SCHEME

## 6593.    SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

Will the MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT  be Pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  approved  Mahila  Shakti  Kendra  scheme  for empowering rural women through community participation and if so, the details and the salient features thereof
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up such Kendras through women sarpanch and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)        the States/UTs in which such Kendras have been up or proposed to be set up under the scheme; and
- (d)       the budget/financial outlay made along with funds allocated/released and utilised under the scheme so far, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWERS

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) : Yes, Madam. Government of India has approved a new scheme namely Mahila Shakti Kendra for 2017-18 upto 2019-20 to empower rural women through community participation.   The  scheme  is  envisaged  to  work  at  various  levels  and  at  the  National level  (domain  based  knowledge  support)  and  State  level  (State  Resource  Centre  for Women) technical support to the respective governments on issues related to women is provided. Community engagement through College Student Volunteers is envisioned in 115 most backward districts as part of the Block Level initiatives. Student volunteers will  play  an  instrumental  role  in  awareness  generation  regarding  various  important government  schemes/  programmes  as  well  as  social  issues.  District  Level  Centre  for Women (DLCW) has  also  been  envisaged  for  640  districts  to  be  covered  in  phased manner.  These  centres  will  serve  as  a  link  between  village,  block  and  state  level  in facilitating women centric schemes and also give foothold for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme at the district level.
- (b) : No, Madam.
- (c) : Under  the  Scheme,  State  Resource  Centre  for  Women  is  provided  for  all States/UTs, District Level Centre for Women (DLCW) for 640 districts to be covered in a phased manner (220 districts during 2017-18, 220 more in 2018-19 and remaining 200

districts  in  2019-20)  and  Block  Level  initiative  to  be  focussed  in  115  most  backward districts covering 8 blocks in each district (50 districts to be covered during FY 2017-18 and remaining 65 districts to be covered during FY 2018-19).

- (d) : The Scheme is implemented through the State Government /UT Administration with a cost sharing ratio of 60:40 between centre and states except for NE & Special Category States where the funding ratio is 90:10. Grant-in-Aid (GIA) as part of central share released/authorised for implementing MSK Scheme during FY 2017-18 State/UT wise is as follows:

GIA released under MSK Scheme State/UT wise in FY 2017-18

(Amt. in Rs)

| S. No.      | Name of State/U.T   | GIA released 2017-18   | GIA revalidated/authorised 2017-18   |
|-------------|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.          | Andaman &Nicobar    | 10,90,000              | Nil                                  |
| 2.          | Andhra Pradesh      | Nil                    | 10,28,550                            |
| 3.          | Arunachal Pradesh   | Nil                    | 15,42,825                            |
| 4.          | Assam               | 9,80,83,925            | 60,04,000                            |
| 5.          | Bihar               | 10,22,08,150           | 2,57,81,000                          |
| 6.          | Chandigarh          | 10,90,000              | Nil                                  |
| 7.          | Chhattisgarh        | 8,57,46,550            | 1,29,44,000                          |
| 8.          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 10,90,000              | Nil                                  |
| 9.          | Daman &Diu          | 10,90,000              | Nil                                  |
| 10.         | Delhi (UT)          | Nil                    | 40,00,000                            |
| 11.         | Goa                 | Nil                    | 10,28,550                            |
| 12.         | Gujarat             | 36,47,550              | Nil                                  |
| 13.         | Haryana             | Nil                    | 65,57,550                            |
| 14.         | Himachal Pradesh    | Nil                    | 24,15,825                            |
| 15.         | Jammu and Kashmir   | Nil                    | 76,53,825                            |
| 16.         | Jharkhand           | 17,76,36,350           | 89,50,000                            |
| 17.         | Karnataka           | Nil                    | 13,19,550                            |
| 18.         | Kerala              | Nil                    | 10,28,550                            |
| 19.         | Lakshadweep         | 10,90,000              | Nil                                  |
| 20..        | Madhya Pradesh      | Nil                    | 24,83,550                            |
| 21.         | Maharashtra         | Nil                    | 53,93,550                            |
| 22.         | Manipur             | 1,37,34,125            | 24,58,000                            |
| 23.         | Meghalaya           | 15,42,825              | Nil                                  |
| 24.         | Mizoram             | 19,79,325              | Nil                                  |
| 25.         | Nagaland            | 19,79,325              | Nil                                  |
| 26.         | Odisha              | Nil                    | 10,28,550                            |
| 27.         | Puducherry          | 10,90,000              | Nil                                  |
| 28.         | Punjab              | Nil                    | 65,57,550                            |
| 29.         | Rajasthan           | Nil                    | 51,02,550                            |
| 30.         | Sikkim              | Nil                    | 15,42,825                            |
| 31.         | Tamil Nadu          | 13,19,550              | Nil                                  |
| 32.         | Telangana           | 13,19,550              | Nil                                  |
| 33.         | Tripura             | Nil                    | 19,79,325                            |
| 34.         | Uttar Pradesh       | Nil                    | 68,48,550                            |
| 35.         | Uttarakhand         | Nil                    | 32,88,825                            |
| 36.         | West Bengal         | Nil                    | 13,19,550                            |
| Grant Total | Grant Total         | 49,57,37,225           | 11,82,57,050                         |