Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Schemes for Rural Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Devendrappa Y, Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 237 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## SCHEMES FOR RURAL WOMEN

## *237.  SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any new schemes with special focus on the holistic development of rural women during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the financial allocations made under these new schemes, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any    proposal  to  engage  NGOs  and  other  private organisations  working  in  this  direction  and  to  provide  them  encouragement  and support; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 237 to be answered on 06.03.2020 regarding "Schemes for Rural Women" asked by Shri Y. Devendrappa and Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, MPs

(a) &  (b)  The  Government  approved  in  November,  2017  Mahila  Shakti  Kendra Scheme,  as  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme,  under  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development to empower rural women through community participation. The scheme aims  to  facilitate  inter-sectoral  convergence  of  schemes  and  programs  meant  for women  both  at  the  Central  and  State/UT  level.  The  scheme  envisages  community engagement through College Student Volunteers in 115 aspirational districts as part of block  level  initiatives;  District  Level  Centre  for  Women  (DLCW)  in   640  districts  to facilitate  women  centric  schemes  and  provide  foothold  for  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao (BBBP) scheme; State Resource Centre for Women to support respective government in  implementation  of  women  centric  schemes/programs  and  also  function  as  Project Management Unit for BBBP Scheme with separate funds allocated for State/UT level activities.

The  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  is  also  being  implemented  since  18 th December  2017  to improve  nutritional  status  of  Children  from  0-6  years,  Adolescent  Girls,  Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner with fixed targets.

The Pradhan Mantri Matru VandanaYojana (PMMVY), is effective from1 st January, 2017 for  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers  to  partially  compensate  for  the  wage  loss that may occur during pregnancy and promote a health seeking behavior.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj on 24 th April, 2018 launched the restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the primary aim of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions  (PRIs)  by  way  of  capacity  building  and  training  (CB&T)  for  their  Elected Representatives (ERs) for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the priority to aspirational districts and cluster under Mission Antyodaya. The scheme has programmatic  focus  for  basic  orientation  training  within  six  months  and  refresher training  within  two  years  in  respect  of  approx  31  lakhs  of  Panchayats  out  of  which sizable number (42%) are  elected women representative (EWRs). RGSA also focuses on Self Help Group (SHG)-PRI convergence to ensure effective community mobilisation and greater women participation in social, economic and political activities.

(c) Funds released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme (Financial Year 2017-18 up  to  Financial  Year  2019-2020)  State/UT-wise  is  at  Annexure  I.  Funds  released  to States/UTs under Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan (RGSA) during the year 2018-19 & 2019-20 is at Annexure-II.

(d) &  (e)    Under  Mahila  Shakti  Kendra  Scheme,  Capacity  Building  of  Women Collectives is envisaged in collaboration with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) /  Co-operatives  Societies  /  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  in  not  more  than  50%  of  the  MSK blocks in the 115 aspirational districts to address livelihood needs of women particularly those  in  remote/vulnerable  areas  where  women  are  not  in  a  position  to  move  out individually  of  their  immediate  surroundings  for  formal  skill  training.  DC/DM  of  the concerned aspirational district is mandated to call for proposals from Non-governmental organizations/other institutions and evaluate their viability as per Addendum dated 20 th December 2018.

## Funds (central share) released under Mahila Shakti Kendra State/ UT-wise

(Amount in ₹ in lakh)

| SI. No.   | Name of State/UT    |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 (as on 02.03.2020) |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar    |        10.9  |         0    |                           20.58 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |         7.39 |       277.2  |                           21.13 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |         0    |       151.35 |                           38.61 |
| 4         | Assam               |       980    |         0    |                           88.3  |
| 5         | Bihar               |      1022.2  |        25.83 |                           48.62 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |        10.9  |        33.44 |                           14.03 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |       863.19 |         7.28 |                           35.41 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |        10.9  |         0    |                           10.48 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          |        10.9  |         6.15 |                           19.9  |
| 10        | Delhi               |         0    |         0    |                            0    |
| 11        | Goa                 |         0    |         0    |                           11.42 |
| 12        | Gujarat             |        49.1  |       214.64 |                           98.14 |
| 13        | Haryana             |         0    |         6.91 |                           94.57 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |         0    |       137.45 |                           52.94 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   |        22.5  |       241.71 |                           13.71 |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |      1776.36 |         0    |                           29.71 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |        10.8  |       169.83 |                           62.92 |
| 18        | Kerala              |         0    |        74.26 |                           34.32 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         |        10.9  |         0    |                            4.83 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      |         0    |       479.02 |                           31.46 |
| 21        | Maharashtra         |         0    |       144.63 |                           22.88 |
| 22        | Manipur             |       137.34 |        33.21 |                            4.29 |
| 23        | Meghalaya           |        61.31 |       158.85 |                           25.74 |
| 24        | Mizoram             |       117.82 |       166.77 |                          109.72 |
| 25        | Nagaland            |        95.13 |       221.57 |                           80.76 |
| 26        | Odisha              |         0    |       737.95 |                           37.18 |
| 27        | Puducherry          |        54.06 |         9.18 |                           14.3  |
| 28        | Punjab              |         0    |        87.5  |                            7.3  |
| 29        | Rajasthan           |        74.9  |       278.24 |                           25.14 |
| 30        | Sikkim              |         0    |        99.85 |                            4.29 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          |        36.18 |       227.86 |                          105.81 |
| 32        | Telangana           |        13.2  |       288.62 |                           11.26 |
| 33        | Tripura             |        19.9  |       125.5  |                            0    |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       |         0    |       362.13 |                           17.16 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         |        18.89 |       226.14 |                           31.21 |
| 36        | West Bengal         |        24.37 |       453.62 |                           31.46 |
|           | Total               |      5439.14 |      5446.69 |                         1259.58 |

Annexure - II

| States/UTs wise sanctioned and released under RGPSA/CB PSA/RGSA(Period 2018-19 to 2019-20 Rs. in Crore   | States/UTs wise sanctioned and released under RGPSA/CB PSA/RGSA(Period 2018-19 to 2019-20 Rs. in Crore   | States/UTs wise sanctioned and released under RGPSA/CB PSA/RGSA(Period 2018-19 to 2019-20 Rs. in Crore   | States/UTs wise sanctioned and released under RGPSA/CB PSA/RGSA(Period 2018-19 to 2019-20 Rs. in Crore   | States/UTs wise sanctioned and released under RGPSA/CB PSA/RGSA(Period 2018-19 to 2019-20 Rs. in Crore   | States/UTs wise sanctioned and released under RGPSA/CB PSA/RGSA(Period 2018-19 to 2019-20 Rs. in Crore   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL .No.                                                                                                  | Name of the State/ UT                                                                                    | RGSA                                                                                                     | RGSA                                                                                                     | RGSA                                                                                                     | RGSA                                                                                                     |
| SL .No.                                                                                                  | Name of the State/ UT                                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                  |
| SL .No.                                                                                                  | Name of the State/ UT                                                                                    | AAP approved                                                                                             | Released                                                                                                 | AAP approved                                                                                             | Released                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                 | 1.5                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        | 1.69                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                           | 128.54                                                                                                   | 67.69                                                                                                    | 183.84                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 40.72                                                                                                    | 33.19                                                                                                    | 46.58                                                                                                    | 39.59                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                    | 77.27                                                                                                    | 39.21                                                                                                    | 76.02                                                                                                    | 23.22                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                    | 108.02                                                                                                   | 4.25                                                                                                     | 76.24                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                               |                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                             | 25.87                                                                                                    | 7.24                                                                                                     | 37.29                                                                                                    |                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                      | 1.628                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 2.9                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                        | Daman &Diu                                                                                               | 1.21                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        | 0.89                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                      | 4.39                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        | 3.71                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                  | 27.92                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 55.09                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                  | 55.55                                                                                                    | 6.99                                                                                                     | 136.48                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 19.18                                                                                                    | 17.26                                                                                                    | 127.95                                                                                                   | 10.00                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                           | 49.51                                                                                                    | 25.06                                                                                                    | 197.21                                                                                                   | 6.19                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                | 28.53                                                                                                    | 4.49                                                                                                     | 34.62                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                | 66.08                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 71.03                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                   | 51.78                                                                                                    | 7.68                                                                                                     | 52.81                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                           | 215.29                                                                                                   | 62.79                                                                                                    | 229.84                                                                                                   | 85.48                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                              | 102.54                                                                                                   | 11.54                                                                                                    | 119.71                                                                                                   | 8.43                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                  | 20.6                                                                                                     | 9.25                                                                                                     | 15.51                                                                                                    | 4.54                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                  | 10.97                                                                                                    | 9.85                                                                                                     | 9.88                                                                                                     | 0.5                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                | 9.86                                                                                                     | 4.44                                                                                                     | 15.02                                                                                                    | 2.63                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                 | 8.76                                                                                                     | 7.89                                                                                                     | 10.14                                                                                                    | 3.94                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                   | 50.68                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 28.55                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 4.01                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                   | 98.93                                                                                                    | 29.68                                                                                                    | 91.12                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                | 61.81                                                                                                    | 25.57                                                                                                    | 83.31                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                   | 11.29                                                                                                    | 5.08                                                                                                     | 11.80                                                                                                    | 5.1                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                               | 96                                                                                                       | 57.6                                                                                                     | 190.37                                                                                                   | 5.3                                                                                                      |
| 31                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                | 66.75                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 279.52                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                  | 7.5                                                                                                      | 2.77                                                                                                     | 16.51                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | 249.24                                                                                                   | 57.14                                                                                                    | 842.45                                                                                                   | 169.92                                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                              | 37.37                                                                                                    | 33.05                                                                                                    | 62.80                                                                                                    | 23.79                                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                              | 91.59                                                                                                    | 54.94                                                                                                    | 98.24                                                                                                    | 44.1 432.73                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                    | 1826.878                                                                                                 | 584.65                                                                                                   | 3213.13                                                                                                  |                                                                                                          |