Lok Sabha Question No. 1041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete, Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1041

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

1041.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a) the  number of  hostels  of  working  women  in  the  country,  State  and  locationwise;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  working  women  aware  of  this facility;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of such hostels in the country, if  so, the number of such hostels likely to be increased and the time by which it is likely to be completed and if not, the reasons therefor ;
- (d) whether the Government provides financial assistance to the States including Uttar Pradesh for construction of women hostels; and
- (e) if so, the details of funds provided during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPEMNT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) Since the inception of the Scheme, 958 hostels have been sanctioned so far. State wise details of the number of hostels for working women in the country is at Annexure I.
- (b) It is the responsibility of the Implementing Agencies to create awareness about the facility among working women. Further, the Guidelines of the Scheme are available on the Ministry's website.
- (c) Seeking proposals from the State Govt./UTs and their approval by the Ministry is a continuous process.
- (d) & (e) Financial assistance is provided to the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh for the construction of  hostels for working women. Details of funds provided during last three years State-wise is at Annexure II.

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## Working Women Hostel Scheme

## State wise details of hostels sanctioned

|   S.No. | State/UTs         |   Total No. Of Hostels Sanctioned |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                41 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                14 |
|       3 | Assam             |                                17 |
|       4 | Bihar             |                                 6 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                10 |
|       6 | Goa               |                                 2 |
|       7 | Gujarat           |                                27 |
|       8 | Haryana           |                                20 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                16 |
|      10 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                 5 |
|      11 | Jharkhand         |                                 2 |
|      12 | Karnataka         |                                62 |
|      13 | Kerala            |                               156 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                62 |
|      15 | Maharashtra       |                               138 |
|      16 | Meghalaya         |                                 4 |
|      17 | Mizoram           |                                 5 |
|      18 | Manipur           |                                28 |
|      19 | Nagaland          |                                24 |
|      20 | Orissa            |                                28 |
|      21 | Punjab            |                                14 |
|      22 | Rajasthan         |                                39 |
|      23 | Sikkim            |                                 2 |
|      24 | Tamilnadu         |                                94 |
|      25 | Telangana         |                                27 |
|      26 | Tripura           |                                 1 |

## Annexure I

| 27   | Uttrakhand   |   6 |
|------|--------------|-----|
| 28   | UP           |  38 |
| 29   | West Bengal  |  39 |
| 30   | Chandigarh   |   7 |
| 31   | Delhi        |  20 |
| 32   | Pondicherry  |   4 |
|      | Total        | 958 |

## State UT-wise Details of funds provided under the scheme of Working Women Hostel Amount- in Rs. Crore

| Sl. No.   | Year              | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           |                   | (Funds released) | (Funds released) | (Funds released) |
| 01.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 2.48             | ---              | 4.77             |
| 02.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.93             | 1.93             | 1.17             |
| 03.       | Assam             | ---              | 0.088            | 0.07             |
| 04.       | Gujarat           | ---              | 1.84             | ---              |
| 05.       | Himachal Pradesh  | ---              | 2.66             | ---              |
| 06.       | Karnataka         | ---              | 9.74             | ---              |
| 07.       | Kerala            | 9.32             | ---              | 2.53             |
| 08.       | Maharashtra       | 3.48             | 0.07             | 1.61             |
| 09.       | Madhya Pradesh    | ---              | ---              | 2.44             |
| 10.       | Manipur           | 1.50             | 4.62             | 9.16             |
| 11.       | Nagaland          | 4.42             | 6.01             | 4.19             |
| 12.       | Telangana         | ---              | ---              | 2.69             |
| 13        | Mizoram           | ---              | ---              | 1.71             |