Lok Sabha Question No. 3391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Creches for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Chhatar Singh Darbar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3391

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## CRECHES FOR WORKING WOMEN

3391. SHRI MANSUKHBAHI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, SHRI CHHATAR SINGH DARBAR:

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

- (a) whether adequate number of creches have been set up across the country for the children of working mother especially in rural areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTs wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  create  more  such  creches  across  the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) to (d):  Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the National Crèche Scheme as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through States/UTs with effect from 01.01.2017 to provide day care facilities to children (age group of 6 months to 6 years) of working mothers.

As per National Crèche Scheme guidelines, the concerned States/UTs undertake an analysis of the requirement of crèche services at the district level based on a survey and proper mapping of the existing crèches so as to assess the demand of crèches in the State/UT.

A  baseline  survey  is  conducted  by  State  Government  in  the  month  of  March every  year to  ascertain  the  requirement/willingness  of  children  to attend  the  crèches. Also,  the  Implementing  Agencies  conduct  field  surveys  for  assessment  of  needs  of community, identifying location of the crèches and also eligible children.

As  on  11.03.2020, 6453 creches  are  functional across  the  country.  The States/UT  wise  number  of  creches  setup  and  functional  across  the  country  is  at Annexure I .  Setting  up  of  creches  is an ongoing process. The Ministry  approves the proposal  for  setting  up  of  creches  as  and  when  application  for  opening  a  crèche  is recommended  by  the  concerned  State/UT  as  per  guidelines  of  the  National  Creche Scheme.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  3391  for  13.03.2020  raised  by  Shri  Mansukhbahi  DhanjiBhai  Vasava,  Shri Chhatar Singh Darbar regarding 'National Creche Scheme'

| S.No.   | State/UTs            |   No. of Functional Creches |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra               |                          18 |
| 2.      | Bihar                |                           0 |
| 3.      | Chhattisgarh         |                           0 |
| 4.      | Goa                  |                          14 |
| 5.      | Gujarat              |                          83 |
| 6.      | Haryana              |                         102 |
| 7.      | Jharkhand            |                           0 |
| 8.      | Karnataka            |                         591 |
| 9.      | Kerala               |                         479 |
| 10.     | Madhya Pradesh       |                         545 |
| 11.     | Maharashtra          |                           0 |
| 12.     | Odisha               |                           0 |
| 13.     | Punjab               |                         175 |
| 14.     | Rajasthan            |                         223 |
| 15.     | Tamil Nadu           |                         519 |
| 16.     | Telangana            |                           0 |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh        |                           0 |
| 18.     | West Bengal          |                         450 |
| 19.     | Jammu                |                         670 |
| 20.     | Himachal Pradesh     |                         138 |
| 21.     | Uttarakhand          |                         148 |
| 22.     | Arunachal            |                         175 |
| 23.     | Assam                |                         640 |
| 24.     | Manipur              |                         533 |
| 25.     | Meghalaya            |                          78 |
| 26.     | Mizoram              |                         262 |
| 27.     | Nagaland             |                         144 |
| 28.     | Sikkim               |                          46 |
| 29.     | Tripura              |                         190 |
| 30.     | Andaman              |                           3 |
| 31.     | Chandigarh           |                           0 |
| 32.     | Delhi                |                          81 |
| 33.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                          30 |
| 34.     | Daman & Diu          |                           0 |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep          |                          12 |
| 36.     | Puducherry           |                         104 |
|         | TOTAL                |                        6453 |