Lok Sabha Question No. 626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, KIRRON KHER, SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

## 626. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER: SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

- (a) The details of hostels for working women set up by the Government during the last three  years  along  with  the  funds  sanctioned  for  their  development  during  the  said period;
- (b) the  current  capacity  of  Government  run  and  Government  funded  hostels  in  the country, particularly in Andhra Pradesh along with the steps taken by the Government to ensure security and quality of stay in these hostels;
- (c) whether  these  hostels  follow  need  based  enrolment  and  if  so,  the  categories  of working women given preference;
- (d) the measures taken to create awareness about these hostels among working women; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to encourage public-private partnership in running of these hostels and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) The details of hostels for working women set up by Government during 2015-16 to 201718 is at Annexure A.
- (b) Since  its  inception  in  1972-73, 960 hostels have  been sanctioned under the scheme all over the country  for  benefit      of  about 72,288 working women .  To  provide  safety  for working women, a provision has been made to keep security guard and to install CCTV Cameras  in  Working  Women  Hostels.  To  provide  quality  of  stay  for  working  women provision  has  been  made  in  the  Scheme  guidelines  to  provide  safe  and  affordable accommodation for working women with clean and well-ventilated day care centre for the children of inmates, medical first-aid and providing washing machines and geysers/solar  water  heating  system.  Details  of  sanctioned  working  women's  hostels  in Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure B.
- (c) The  beneficiaries      under  the  scheme  are  working  women  who  may  be  single, widowed, divorced, separated, married but whose husband or immediate family does not  reside  in  the  same  city/area.  Particular  preference  is  given  to  women  from disadvantaged  sections  of  the  society.    The  Scheme  guidelines  also  provide      for reservation of seats for physically challenged beneficiaries.
- (d) It  is  the  responsibility  of  the  Implementing  Agencies  to  create  awareness  about  the facility  among  working  women. However, the guidelines of the  Scheme and list of sanctioned hostels are available on the Ministry's website.
- (e) As  per  the  norms  of  the  Scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  eligible implementing  organizations  such  as  State  Government  agencies  and  Civil  Society Organizations through concerned State Government. The cost sharing ratio amongst the  Central  Government,  States/  UTs  (other  than  NE  and  Himalayan  States)  and Implementing Agencies is 60:15:25 for construction of building for Working Women Hostel/ running hostel in rented premises. For NE and Himalayan States, the ratio is 65:10:25.  Corporate  houses  or  associations  like  CII,  ASSOCHAM,  FICCI  etc.,  can also  seek  financial  assistance  for  a  matching  grant  (50:50)  for  hostel  building construction on public land only.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 626 FOR 20.07.2018

The details of hostels for working women set up by Government during 2015-16 to 2017-18

| Financial Year   |   Actual Expenditure incurred | Total No. of hostels sanctioned   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 12.19 Cr.        |                             8 | 2015-16                           |
| 23.13 Cr.        |                            14 | 2016-17                           |
| 26.96 Cr.        |                            22 | 2017-18                           |

## Annexure B

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 626 FOR 20.07.2018

## Sanctioned Working Women's Hostels with Day Care Centre (DCC) in Andhra Pradesh

S. No.       State/U.T.  No. of

Capacity of      No. of

Capacity of

Hostels

Working

DCC

Children

Women

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1. Andhra Pradesh 42 3255 23 760 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (As on 16.07.2018)

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