Lok Sabha Question No. 4412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: National Creche Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Dhanush M Kumar, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4412

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME

## 4412.  SHRI SELVAM G,

DR. HEENA GAVIT, SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR, SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE, SHRI GAUTAM SIGAMANI PON:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the National Creche Scheme for the children of working mothers, if so, the States that are implementing the scheme;
- (b) whether the  Government has achieved the objective for  which  this  scheme  has  been launched and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of women working in the unorganized sectors of the country particularly in the  backward areas for whom the facility of childcare homes is made available as on date;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to convert Anganwadi Centres into day care-cum-creches and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regards;
- (e) whether any assessment of the need for more day care centres has been undertaken, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  proposals  from  Maharashtra  and  Tamil  Nadu  State  are  pending  with  the Union Government for release of funds for day care centres, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the National Crèche Scheme as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through States/UTs with effect from 01.01.2017 to provide day care facilities to children (age group of 6 months to 6 years) of working mothers with the following objectives: (i) To provide day-care facilities for children (6 months to 6 years) of working mothers in the community; (ii) To improve nutrition and health status of children; (iii) To promote  physical,  cognitive,  social  and  emotional  development  (Holistic  Development)  of children;  and  (iv)  To  educate  and  empower  parents  /caregivers  for  better  childcare.  As  on 17.03.2020, 6453 creches are functional across the country. Details of functional creches under the  scheme  in  the  States/UTs  is  at Annexure-I. Facility  of  child  care  through  creches  is available to all women including the women in backward areas working in unorganized sector.
- (d) Presently there is no such proposal.
- (e) As  per  National  Creche  Scheme  guidelines,  the  concerned  States/UTs  undertake  an analysis of the requirement of crèche services at the district level based on a survey and proper mapping of the existing creches so as to assess the demand of creches in the State/UT.
- (f) No  proposals  from  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  and  State  Government  of Tamil Nadu for fresh release of funds are pending under the National Creche Scheme.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4412 for 20.03.2020 raised by Shri Selvam G, Dr. Heena Gavit, Shri Dhanush M.  Kumar,  Shri  Sunil  DattatrayTatkare,  Shri  Gautam  Sigamani  Pon:  regarding 'National Creche Scheme'

List of Functional Creches under National Creche Scheme

| S.No.   | State/UTs            |   No. of Functional Creches |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra               |                          18 |
| 2.      | Bihar                |                           0 |
| 3.      | Chhattisgarh         |                           0 |
| 4.      | Goa                  |                          14 |
| 5.      | Gujarat              |                          83 |
| 6.      | Haryana              |                         102 |
| 7.      | Jharkhand            |                           0 |
| 8.      | Karnataka            |                         591 |
| 9.      | Kerala               |                         479 |
| 10.     | Madhya Pradesh       |                         545 |
| 11.     | Maharashtra          |                           0 |
| 12.     | Odisha               |                           0 |
| 13.     | Punjab               |                         175 |
| 14.     | Rajasthan            |                         223 |
| 15.     | Tamil Nadu           |                         519 |
| 16.     | Telangana            |                           0 |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh        |                           0 |
| 18.     | West Bengal          |                         450 |
| 19.     | Jammu                |                         670 |
| 20.     | Himachal Pradesh     |                         138 |
| 21.     | Uttarakhand          |                         148 |
| 22.     | Arunachal            |                         175 |
| 23.     | Assam                |                         640 |
| 24.     | Manipur              |                         533 |
| 25.     | Meghalaya            |                          78 |
| 26.     | Mizoram              |                         262 |
| 27.     | Nagaland             |                         144 |
| 28.     | Sikkim               |                          46 |
| 29.     | Tripura              |                         190 |
| 30.     | Andaman              |                           3 |
| 31.     | Chandigarh           |                           0 |
| 32.     | Delhi                |                          81 |
| 33.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                          30 |
| 34.     | Daman & Diu          |                           0 |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep          |                          12 |
| 36.     | Puducherry           |                         104 |
|         | TOTAL                |                        6453 |