Lok Sabha Question No. 2009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Swadhar Greh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal, Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2009

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## SWADHAR GREH

## 2009. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) the number of Swadhar Greh established by the Government so far, State-wise details;
- (b) the steps taken to popularise the address and contact details of these Swadhar Greh;
- (c) the  current  occupancy  levels  in  all  such  already  established  and  running Swadhar Greh;
- (d) the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  under  the  Swadhar  Greh  scheme during the last four years;
- (e) whether  the  State  Level  Monitoring  Committees  have  been  set  up  and meetings have been conducted as per the guidelines in all States/UTs, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the number of meetings conducted since the launch of the scheme and action taken based on Quarterly progress reports of implementing agencies, State/UT-wise;
- (g) whether  the  residential  facilities  in  some  States/UTs  under  this  scheme,  are catering to more beneficiaries than the sanctioned capacity; and
- (a) if  so,  the  details  of  measures  being  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  expand  the capacity under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Swadhar Greh Scheme targets women victims of unfortunate circumstances who are  in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they  could  lead  their  life  with  dignity.The  State-wise  details  of  number  of Swadhar  Greh  established  by  the  Government    as  on  25.11.2019  is  at Annexure.
- (b) The  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  and  the implementing agency is bound to display in capital letters, the name, telephone numbers and address of the Swadhar Greh and amount earmarked for each of the  items/components/services  besides  name  and  telephone  numbers  of District  level  officers  concerned,  along  the  facilities  available  in  the  Swadhar Greh in the local language, at a prominent place in

the Swadhar Greh. Further, steps taken to popularize the address and contact details  of  the  Swadhar  Grehs  through  contact  programmes,  print/electronic networking with NGOs, Police and other stakeholders.

- (c) The  current  occupancy  level  in  all  such  already  established  and  running Swadhar Greh is 12,798.
- (d) Funds allocated/released and utilised during the last four years is as under:

## (Rupees in Crores)

| Year     |   Fund allocated/released |   Fund utilised |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| 2015-16* |                     48.57 |           48.57 |
| 2016-17  |                     24.67 |           14.81 |
| 2017-18  |                     36.7  |           20.15 |
| 2018-19  |                     22.55 |            2.07 |

* Prior to year 2016-17, grant had been released to implementing agencies on reimbursement basis.

- (e) & (f) As per the guidelines, the Secretary in-charge of Social Welfare/ Department of Women and Child Development in the State Government/UT Administration is the Chairperson of the State/ UT Administration Level Monitoring Committee for  the  scheme. The other members of the Committee  are nominated by the Secretary. As per the guidelines, the committee shall meet at least twice a year and monitor the projects.
- (g) & (h) As per the guidelines of the Scheme, Swadhar Greh is set up for 30 inmates capacity. However, the capacity of Swadhar Greh can be expanded upto 50 or 100 on the basis of need assessment and other important parameters.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2009 for 29.11.2019 regarding Swadhar Greh.

State/UT wise details of number of Swadhar Greh established by the Government under Swadhar Greh Scheme.

|   S. No. | Name                                           |   No. of Swadhar Greh |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                                 |                    29 |
|        2 | Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                     1 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                              |                     1 |
|        4 | Assam                                          |                    16 |
|        5 | Bihar                                          |                     0 |
|        6 | Union Territory of Chandigarh                  |                     1 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                                   |                     3 |
|        8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                           |                     0 |
|        9 | Daman & Diu                                    |                     0 |
|       10 | NCT of Delhi                                   |                     2 |
|       11 | Gujarat                                        |                     4 |
|       12 | Goa                                            |                     0 |
|       13 | Haryana                                        |                     0 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh                               |                     1 |
|       15 | Jammu & Kashmir                                |                     3 |
|       16 | Jharkhand                                      |                     6 |
|       17 | Karnataka                                      |                    53 |
|       18 | Kerala                                         |                     7 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                                    |                     0 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                                 |                    17 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                                    |                    50 |
|       22 | Manipur                                        |                    23 |
|       23 | Mizoram                                        |                    11 |
|       24 | Meghalaya                                      |                     2 |
|       25 | Nagaland                                       |                     2 |
|       26 | Union Territory of Pondicherry                 |                     1 |
|       27 | Punjab                                         |                     2 |
|       28 | Odisha                                         |                    56 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                                      |                    17 |
|       30 | Sikkim                                         |                     1 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                                     |                    35 |
|       32 | Telangana                                      |                    22 |
|       33 | Tripura                                        |                     4 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                                  |                    11 |
|       35 | Uttrakhand                                     |                     2 |
|       36 | West Bengal                                    |                    34 |