Lok Sabha Question No. 2802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Stree Swabhiman Yojana
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Nisith Pramanik, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shantanu Thakur, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2802

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.03.2020

## STREE SWABHIMAN YOJANA

## 2802 SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

SHRI NARABHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  &  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  Common  Service  Centres  set  up  for  adolescent  girls  and  women  under 'Stree  Swabhiman  Yojana'  of  the  Government  across  the  country'  State/UT-wise  including Gujarat, Bihar and West Bengal;
- (b)  the  number  of  women  entrepreneurs  provided  with  employment  so  far  under  the  said scheme, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)  whether  sanitary  pads  have  been  made  available  to  women  at  affordable  rates  by  the Government under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) and (b): 764 Common Services Centres (CSCs) has set up for adolescent girls and women under 'Stree Swabhiman Yojana' across the country and 3359 womenentrepreneurs have been provided with employment. The details are at Annexure .
- (c):    The  sanitary  pads  under  the  Stree  Swabhiman  Project  are  being  made  available  to women  at  an  affordable  rate  by  the  Common  Services  Centres  (CSC)  Village  Level Entrepreneur (VLE). The rates are decided by Common Services Centre's (CSC's) Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) based on local market.

## Annexure

| SN    | State/UT         |   No. of Centres established under Stree Swabhiman Project |   No. of women employed under Stree Swabhiman Project |
|-------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                          8 |                                                    40 |
| 2     | Assam            |                                                         12 |                                                    60 |
| 3     | Bihar            |                                                         61 |                                                   305 |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh     |                                                         26 |                                                   104 |
| 5     | Delhi            |                                                          3 |                                                    12 |
| 6     | Goa              |                                                          1 |                                                     5 |
| 7     | Gujarat          |                                                         39 |                                                   195 |
| 8     | Haryana          |                                                          9 |                                                    45 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh |                                                          9 |                                                    45 |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir   |                                                          4 |                                                    20 |
| 11    | Jharkhand        |                                                         39 |                                                   195 |
| 12    | Karnataka        |                                                          9 |                                                    36 |
| 13    | Kerala           |                                                          1 |                                                     5 |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                         47 |                                                   188 |
| 15    | Maharashtra      |                                                         52 |                                                   260 |
| 16    | Mizoram          |                                                          1 |                                                     5 |
| 17    | Nagaland         |                                                          4 |                                                    20 |
| 18    | Odisha           |                                                        272 |                                                  1088 |
| 19    | Punjab           |                                                         19 |                                                    95 |
| 20    | Rajasthan        |                                                         47 |                                                   188 |
| 21    | Tamil Nadu       |                                                          2 |                                                    10 |
| 22    | Telangana        |                                                          6 |                                                    30 |
| 23    | Tripura          |                                                          1 |                                                     5 |
| 24    | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                         57 |                                                   228 |
| 25    | Uttarakhand      |                                                         11 |                                                    55 |
| 26    | West Bengal      |                                                         24 |                                                   120 |
| Total | Total            |                                                        764 |                                                  3359 |

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