Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Empowerment of Rural Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL WOMEN

## 1116.  SHRI B.B.PATIL:

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

- (a) whether Government has launched any new schemes during the last three years with special focus on holistic development of rural women in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the financial allocations made under these new schemes, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme was approved in November, 2017 as a centrally  sponsored  scheme,  for  implementation  during  FY  2017-18  to  2019-20,  to empower  rural  women  through  community  participation.   The  scheme  envisages community engagement through college student volunteers in 115 aspirational districts as part of block level initiatives; capacity building of women collectives in not more than 50% of the blocks in the aspirational districts; District Level Centre for Women (DLCW) in  640  districts  to  facilitate  women  centric  schemes  and  to  provide  foothold  for  Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme; State Resource Centre for Women to support the respective government in implementation of women  centric schemes/programs including  BBBP.  Till  date,  administrative  approval  for  implementing  the  scheme  has been given in 31 States/UTs.  State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) and District Level  Centre  for  Women  (DLCW),  are,  functional  in  26  States/UTs  and  113  districts respectively. Student volunteers have been identified by 09 (nine) states for undertaking Block level activities. District level activities were approved for 220 districts in Phase I (2017-18), 220 districts in Phase II (2018-19) and remaining 200 districts in Phase III (2019-20)
- (c) Details  of  funds  released  under  Mahila  Shakti  Kendra  Scheme  State/UT  -  wise  is  at Annexure.

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Statement referred to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Un- starred Question No. 1116 to be answered on 28.06.2019 regarding Empowerment of Rural Women

| Funds (central share) released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme   | Funds (central share) released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme   | Funds (central share) released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme   | Funds (central share) released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme   | Funds (central share) released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme   |
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| SI. No.                                                            | Name of State/U.T                                                  | FY 2017-18                                                         | FY 2018-19                                                         | (Rs in Lakh) FY 2019-20                                            |
| 1                                                                  | Andaman & Nicobar                                                  | 10.9                                                               | Nil                                                                | 9.53                                                               |
| 2                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                     | 7.39                                                               | 277.2                                                              | 8.58                                                               |
| 3                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | Nil                                                                | 151.35                                                             | 38.61                                                              |
| 4                                                                  | Assam                                                              | 980                                                                | Nil                                                                | 81.51                                                              |
| 5                                                                  | Bihar                                                              | 1022.2                                                             | 25.83                                                              | 48.62                                                              |
| 6                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                         | 10.9                                                               | 33.44                                                              | Nil                                                                |
| 7                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                       | 863.19                                                             | 7.28                                                               | 35.41                                                              |
| 8                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                               | 10.9                                                               | Nil                                                                | Nil                                                                |
| 9                                                                  | Daman & Diu                                                        | 10.9                                                               | 6.15                                                               | Nil                                                                |
| 10                                                                 | Delhi (UT)                                                         | Nil                                                                | Nil                                                                | Nil                                                                |
| 11                                                                 | Goa                                                                | Nil                                                                | Nil                                                                | 2.86                                                               |
| 12                                                                 | Gujarat                                                            | 49.1                                                               | 214.64                                                             | 17.16                                                              |
| 13                                                                 | Haryana                                                            | Nil                                                                | 6.91                                                               | Nil                                                                |
| 14                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                   | Nil                                                                | 137.45                                                             | 12.87                                                              |
| 15                                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                                  | 22.5                                                               | 241.71                                                             | 13.71                                                              |
| 16                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                          | 1776.36                                                            | Nil                                                                | 11.44                                                              |
| 17                                                                 | Karnataka                                                          | 10.8                                                               | 169.83                                                             | 62.92                                                              |
| 18                                                                 | Kerala                                                             | Nil                                                                | 74.26                                                              | 34.32                                                              |
| 19                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                        | 10.9                                                               | Nil                                                                | Nil                                                                |
| 20                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                     | Nil                                                                | 479.02                                                             | 31.46                                                              |
| 21                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                        | Nil                                                                | 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                                                             | 17.16                                                              |
| 25                                                                 | Nagaland                                                           | 95.13                                                              | 221.57                                                             | 8.58                                                               |
| 26                                                                 | Odisha                                                             | Nil                                                                | 737.95                                                             | 37.18                                                              |
| 27                                                                 | Puducherry                                                         | 54.06                                                              | 9.18                                                               | 14.30                                                              |
| 28                                                                 | Punjab                                                             | Nil                                                                | 87.50                                                              | 7.30                                                               |
| 29                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                          | 74.9                                                               | 278.24                                                             | 25.14                                                              |
| 30                                                                 | Sikkim                                                             | Nil                                                                | 99.85                                                              | 4.29                                                               |
| 31                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                         | 36.18                                                              | 227.86                                                             | 54.34                                                              |
| 32                                                                 | Telangana                                                          | 13.2                                                               | 288.62                                                             | 2.86                                                               |
| 33                                                                 | Tripura                                                            | 19.9                                                               | 125.50                                                             | Nil                                                                |
| 34                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                      | Nil                                                                | 362.13                                                             | 17.16                                                              |
| 35                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                        | 18.89                                                              | 226.14                                                             | 22.02                                                              |
| 36                                                                 | West Bengal                                                        | 24.37                                                              | 453.62                                                             | 31.46                                                              |