Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Working Women Hostels
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 91 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS

91. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) the criteria set for sanction of financial assistance for the construction of hostels for working women;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  action  plan  for  construction  of  such hostels to meet the rising demand; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the present status of the said plan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a),  (b)  &  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 91 to be answered on 08.02.2019 asked by Shri Ram Charan Bohra regarding Working Women Hostel.

- (a) As per the scheme guidelines, Implementing Agency should meet the following criteria  for  sanction  of  financial  assistance  for  the  construction  of  hostel  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:

| S.No.   | Items                                      | 2018-19   | 2018-19                  | 2019-20   | 2019-20     |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-------------|
|         |                                            | Target    | Achievement              | Target    | Achievement |
| 1       | Construction of new Working Women Hostel   | 60        | 3( till 04.02.2019)      | 75        | -----       |
| 2       | Sanction of New Hostels in rented premises | 5         | ------ (till 04.02.2019) | 5         | -----       |
|         | Total                                      | 65        |                          | 80        |             |

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