Lok Sabha Question No. 4323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dilip Ghosh

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4323

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

## 4323. SHRI DILIP GHOSH:

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

- (a) the details of the guidelines for the scheme 'Hostels for Working women'.
- (b) the details of funds provided to West Bengal for the Hostels of the working women along with the fund sharing pattern between Centre and States; and
- (c) the list of hostels for which funds was allotted in West Bengal and its present status?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Working Women's Hostel Scheme  is for  promoting availability of  safe  and conveniently located  accommodation  for  working  women,  with  day  care facility  for  their  children, wherever possible, in urban, semi urban, and even rural  areas  where  employment  opportunity  for  women  exists.  The  scheme assists  projects  for  construction  of  new  hostel  buildings,  expansion  of existing  hostel  buildings  and  also  for  running  hostels  in  rented  premises. Detailed  guidelines  of  the  Scheme  are  available  on  the  Ministry's  website i.e.,https://wcd.nic.in
- (b) No funds have been provided to West Bengal for Working Women Hostel during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  as  no  proposal  has  been received  from  the  State  Govt.  of  West  Bengal.  The  funding  pattern  of  the Scheme is 60:15:25 between Central Government, States/ UTs (other than NE and Himalayan States)  and  Implementing  Agencies  for  construction  of building of Working Women Hostel/running hostel in rented premises. For NE and Himalayan States, the ratio will be 65:10:25.
- (c) List  of  Working  Women  Hostels  sanctioned  in  West  Bengal  is  placed  at Annexure I. Further as per the Scheme Guidelines, functional status of the hostels  is  to  be  regularly  monitored  by  the  District  Administration/State Government.

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## Annexure I

## LIST  OF  THE  HOSTEL  FOR  WHICH  WERE  ALLOATED  WEST  BENGAL  UNDER  WWH SCHME AND THEIR PRESENT STATUS

|   S. No. | Name of the implementing agency                                                                                                                        | Sanctioning year   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Tagore Society for Rural Development Rangabellia, 24 Parganas Location- Rangabellia, 24 Parganas District- South 24, Paraganas                         | 1988-89            |
|        2 | Gram Sewa Sangha Hattuba, Harba 24 Parganas, W.B Location- 24, Paraganas District- 24, Paraganas                                                       | 1988-89            |
|        3 | Satya Bharati Calcutta Location- Nabappally District- Kolkata                                                                                          | 1989-90            |
|        4 | Cooch Behar Municipality, Cooch Behar Location- Cooch Behar 24, Paraganas District- 24, Paraganas                                                      | 1989-90            |
|        5 | Vivekanand Child Welfare Home Kakdwip, 24 Para Ganas Location- Kakadwip 24, Paraganas District- 24, Paraganas                                          | 1990-91            |
|        6 | West Bengal Scheduled Castes Tribes & Minority Welfare Association Rabindranagar P.O. Distt. Midnapore Location- 24, Paraganas District- 24, Paraganas | 1993-94            |
|        7 | Alipurduar Municipality, Alipurduar Location- Alipurduar District- Alipurduar                                                                          | 1990-91            |
|        8 | Asansol Municipality, Asansol Location- Asansol District- Bardhaman                                                                                    | 1979-80            |
|        9 | ChhatnaChandidasVidyapeeth, Bankura Location- Bankura District-Bankura                                                                                 | 1990-91            |
|       10 | BurdwanMunici palityBurdwan Location- Burdwan District - Bardhaman                                                                                     | 1978-79            |
|       11 | All Bengal Women's Union, 89, Elliot Road, Caluctta-16 Location- Calcutta District- Kolkata                                                            | 1974-75            |
|       12 | NariSeva Sangha, 45 Jautola Road Location- Calcutta District-Kolkata                                                                                   | 1978-79            |

|   13. | Association for Social Health in India (West Bengal Branch), 9, Ashoka Road Location- Calcutta District-Kolkata                                 | 1976-77   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|    14 | SarojNaliniDutt Memorial Associ ation,23/1, Ballygene Station Road Location- Calcutta District- Kolkata                                         | 1986-87   |
|    15 | PaschimBangaNari O ShishuKalyanSanstha, P-230,CIT Scheme VII M. Maniktola Location- Maniktala District- Kolkata                                 | 1988-89   |
|    16 | Shree Ramakrishna Ananda Ashram, 1, Naktala Lane Location- Calcutta District- Kolkata                                                           | 1991-92   |
|    17 | Kerala Catholic Social Service Centre, 3, Lenin Sarani Calcutta 700013 Location-Calcutta District- Kolkata                                      | 1993-94   |
|    18 | Durgapur Notified Area Authority Durgapur Location- Faridapur Durgapur District- Bardhaman                                                      | 1988-89   |
|    19 | Arambagh Municipality Arambagh West Bengal Location- MouzaArambagh Hooghly District- Hooghly                                                    | 1984-85   |
|    20 | Rishra Municipality Rishra, Hooghly Location- Rishra Hooghly District- Hooghly                                                                  | 1987-88   |
|    21 | Satya Bharati Calcutta Location- Nabagram Hooghly District- Hooghly                                                                             | 1988-89   |
|    22 | Jalpaiguri Municipality Jalpaiguri West Bengal Location- Jalpaiguri District- Jalpaiguri                                                        | 1988-89   |
|    23 | Indian Institute of Tehcnology, Kharagpur 721302 Location- University Campus, Khargpur District- West Midnapore                                 | 1997-98   |
|    24 | MaldaZilaparishadMaldah Location-Maldah District- Maldah                                                                                        | 1983-84   |
|    25 | Biplobi Rural Dev. Society, Vill.Birasthali, P.O.Chanchal DisttMalda Location- MouzaSingia No J.L No 68 Plot No. 2209 Chanchal District- Maldah | 1995-96   |

|   26. | Moyna Vivekananda KanyaVidyapeeth P.O. Peramanandpur Midnapore Location- East Midnapore District-                                                                                          | 1983-84   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|    27 | Child Welfare Midnapore Location- Midnapore District- Midnapore                                                                                                                            | 1989-90   |
|    28 | Indian Red Cross Society, DisttBranch,Midnapore Location- Midnapore District- Midnapore                                                                                                    | 1990-91   |
|    29 | West Bengal Scheduled Castes, Tribes & Minority Association, Rabindranagar P.O. Distt. Midnapore Location- Midnapore District- Midnapore                                                   | 1991-92   |
|    30 | West Bengal Scheduled Castes, Tribes & Minority Association, Rabindranagar P.O. Distt. Midnapore Location- Krishnapur 24, Paraganas District- South 24 Paraganas                           | 1994-95   |
|    31 | Haldia Notified Area Authority, Administrative Building City Centre, P.O. Dephog, HaldiaDistt Midnapore 721057 Location- J.L.No. 167 HatiberiaHaldia, Distt. Midnapore District- Midnapore | 1995-96   |
|    32 | Vivekananda LokShikshaNiketan Vill.Faridpore, P.O. DakshinDauki, Distt. Midnapore 721464 Location- Plot No. 1190, SabakKhaitan No. 421, J L No. 367, Kunarpore District- Midnapore         | 1997-98   |
|    33 | PurandarpurGramPanchayatMahilaSamityPurandarpur, Distt. Murshidabad Location- Purandarpur, Murshidabad District- Murshidabad                                                               | 1989-90   |
|    34 | Elmhirst Institute of Community Studies Shantiniketan Location- AndrewapallyShantiniketan District - Birbhum                                                                               | 1989-90   |
|    35 | Raiganj Municipality Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur Location- Dag No. 2205, Khat No. 3883 Mouza 155, Rajganj District - Jalpaiguri                                                                | 1995-96   |
|    36 | Balurghat Municipality, Balurghat,WestDinajpur Location- Balurghat West Dinajpur District- Dakshin Dinajpur                                                                                | 1983-84   |
|    37 | All India Federation of SC, ST and Minorities, Midnapore, West Bengal Location- Midnapore District- Midnapore                                                                              | 2002-03   |
|    38 | Council for Advancement of Rural & Downtrodden People, Bagan, Howrah, West Bengal                                                                                                          | 2002-03   |
|    39 | Chandernagroe Municipal Corporation, P.O Chandernagore- 712136, Distt. Hooghly Location- Chandernagore District- Hooghly                                                                   | 1994-95   |