Lok Sabha Question No. 5482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Ujjawala Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5482

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## UJJAWALA SCHEME

## 5482.   DR (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the salient features of Ujjawala scheme and the current status of its implementation in the country;
- (b) the total number of protective and rehabilitative homes set up under the scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  total  funds  allocated  under  the  scheme  during  the  current  and  previous  financial  year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  rehabilitative  homes  include  provisions  such  as  counselling  and  psychological services; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  under  the  scheme  to  prevent  trafficking  of  women  and  children  for commercial sexual exploitation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ujjawala  Scheme  is  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  for  combating trafficking, with five specific components - Prevention, Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-Integration and Repatriation (cross-border) of victims of trafficking. The scheme has been conceived primarily for the purpose of preventing trafficking on the one hand and rescue and rehabilitation of victims on the other. The scheme provides for rehabilitation of victims by providing food, shelter, counselling, medical care, legal aid and vocational training as well as their reintegration into society. There are 134 Protective and Rehabilitative Homes in the country and the number of beneficiaries are 5,291.
- (b) The total number of protective and rehabilitative homes set up under the scheme, State/UT-wise is given at Annexure-I .
- (c) The  total  funds  allocated  under  the  scheme  during  the  current  and  previous  financial  year, State/UT-wise is given at Annexure-II .
- (d) In  order  to  help  recover  the  victims  of  trafficking  undergoing  psychological  trauma,  professional counselling services are provided through  qualified clinical psychologist and psychiatrist.
- (e) In  order  to  prevent  trafficking  of  women  and  children  for  commercial  sexual  exploitation,  social mobilization and involvement of local communities, awareness generation programmes, generation of public discourse through workshops/seminars etc. are undertaken.

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## Annexure I

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No  5482  for 26.7.2019 regarding Ujjawala Scheme. The State/UT-wise details of protective and rehabilitative homes.

| SI. No.   | Name of the State   |   Number of Ujjawala Homes |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                          4 |
| 2.        | Assam               |                         19 |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh        |                          3 |
| 4.        | Sikkim              |                          1 |
| 5.        | Karnataka           |                         18 |
| 6.        | Kerala              |                          3 |
| 7.        | Maharashtra         |                         23 |
| 8.        | Manipur             |                         19 |
| 9.        | Mizoram             |                          1 |
| 10.       | Nagaland            |                          1 |
| 11.       | Rajasthan           |                          7 |
| 12.       | Orissa              |                         12 |
| 13.       | Tamil Nadu          |                          4 |
| 14.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                          2 |
| 15.       | Uttarakhand         |                          2 |
| 16.       | West Bengal         |                          2 |
| 17.       | Gujarat             |                          8 |
| 18.       | Telangana           |                          5 |
|           | Total               |                        134 |

## Annexure II

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No  5482  for 26.7.2019 regarding Ujjawala Scheme. The State/UT-wise details of funds allocated (Amount in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2018-19         | 2019-20         |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|           |                    | Funds Allocated | Funds Allocated |
| 01.       | Andhra Pradesh     | -               | -               |
| 02.       | Assam              | -               | 192.56          |
| 03.       | Bihar              | -               | -               |
| 04.       | Chhattisgarh       | 9.67            | 31.78           |
| 05.       | Gujarat            | 25.01           | -               |
| 06.       | Haryana            | -               | -               |
| 07.       | Kerala             | -               | 27.97           |
| 08.       | Madhya Pradesh     | -               | -               |
| 09.       | Maharashtra        | -               | -               |
| 10.       | Manipur            | 110.98          | 110.98          |
| 11.       | Meghalaya          | -               | -               |
| 12.       | Mizoram            | 11.71           | 9.98            |
| 13.       | Nagaland           | 10.44           | 19.45           |
| 14.       | Odisha             | 20.06           | 83.43           |
| 15.       | Rajasthan          | -               | -               |
| 16.       | Sikkim             | -               | 10.44           |
| 17.       | Tamil Nadu         | 31.99           | 52.06           |
| 18.       | Telangana          | 37.45           | 37.45           |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand        | -               | 57.15           |
| 20.       | Uttar Pradesh      | -               | -               |