Lok Sabha Question No. 135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Working Women Hostel Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 135

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019

## WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL SCHEME

## 135. SHRI RAMCHARAN BHORA:

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

- (a) the  criteria  set  for  providing  financial  assistance  for  the  construction  of  working women hostels;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  action  plan  for  construction  of  these hostels to meet the rising demands for them;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the status of the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the scheme guidelines, Implementing Agency should meet the following criteria for sanction of financial assistance for the construction of hostels for Working Women:
- (i)  It  should be either recognized by the State/UT Administration under any existing scheme/law or should be well known with the experience of working in the field for at least  3  years,  and  its  work  should  be  reported  to  be  satisfactory  by  the  State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned ;
- (ii) It should have a properly constituted Managing Body with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down;
- (iii)  It  should  ordinarily  have  been  engaged  in  the  field  of  women's  welfare/social welfare/ women's education for a minimum period of three years prior to the request for grant-in-aid under the scheme;
- (iv)  Its  financial  position  should  be  sound  and  it  should  have  facilities,  resources, personnel and expenditure to undertake the management of such a project;
- (v) It should run the hostel and the Day Care Centre for pre-school children on a noprofit basis.
- (vi) The land on which the hostel building is proposed to be constructed should be a public land;
- (vii) The proposal should be recommended by the State Project Sanctioning Committee before being referred to the Ministry for consideration.
- (b) &(c) The Govt. has formulated the following action plan for construction of Working Women Hostels:
- (d) The status of number of Hostels sanctioned during the last three years is enclosed at Annexure .

| Sl. No.   | Items                                      |   2019-20 Target |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Construction of new Working Women Hostels  |               75 |
| 2         | Sanction of New Hostels in rented premises |                5 |
|           | Total                                      |               80 |

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## Annexure

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.  135  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.06.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAMCHARAN  BHORA REGARDING WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL

| Year    |   Number of New Hostels sanctioned |
|---------|------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                 03 |
| 2017-18 |                                 22 |
| 2018-19 |                                 05 |