Lok Sabha Question No. 4347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Mahila Police Volunteers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Khagen Murmu, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## 4347.

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019

## MAHILA POLICE VOLUNTEERS

- SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched the Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) Scheme in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of districts in which the Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) Scheme has been implemented and the number of MPVs appointed till date since its launch, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has also launched Mahila aur Shishu Rakshak Dal in the country and if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  impact  of  outreach  by  MPVs  through  home  visits, community meetings etc. on confidence building  among  women in  these  districts,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  Ministry  of  Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs has envisaged engagement of Mahila Police Volunteers (MPVs) in the States/UTs who will act as a link between police and community and help women in distress. All Chief Secretaries of States/UTs were requested to adopt this initiative in their respective States.  Haryana was the first state to adopt the  initiative  at  Karnal  and  Mahindergarh  District  on  a  pilot  basis  under  Nirbhaya  Fund  during  the financial  year  2016-2017.  Further,  the  proposals  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Gujarat,  Mizoram, Chhattisgarh,  Karnataka  and  Madhya  Pradesh  have  also  been  approved  for implementation  of MPVs.  The State-wise details of MPVs appointed are at Annexure-I .
- (c) to  (e): The Government has not launched Mahila aur Shishu Rakshak Dal (MASRD) in the country. However, under the Mahila Police Volunteers Scheme, one of the activities/ responsibilities of Mahila Police Volunteers is to motivate and mobilize individuals to form themselves into MASRDs as well as to  integrate  the  existing  groups  working  in  the  community  on  women  empowerment  issues  with MASRDs.

Further, the Scheme of Mahila Police Volunteers is a central sector scheme which is required to be implemented with active financial and administrative participation of State Governments and UT Administrations.  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  actively  pursues  with  the  State Governments  and  UT  Administrations  for  effective  implementation  of  this  Scheme.  So  far,  the Government of India has not conducted impact assessment of this Scheme.

For confidence building among women, Government of India Schemes such as the One Stop Centre  Scheme,  the  Women  Help  Line  Scheme,  the  Mahila  Shakti  Kendra  Scheme  etc.  are  also implemented.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  TO  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4347 FOR 19.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA  NAIK,  DR.  SUKANTA  MAJUMDAR  and  SHRI  KHAGEN  MURMU REGARDING 'MAHILA POLICE VOLUNTEERS'

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs     |   No. of MPVs |
|-----------|----------------|---------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh |          3000 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   |          4568 |
| 3         | Gujarat        |           791 |
| 4         | Haryana        |           967 |
| 5         | Jharkhand      |             0 |
| 6         | Karnataka      |             0 |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh |             0 |
| 8         | Mizoram        |           205 |
| Total     | Total          |          9531 |

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