Lok Sabha Question No. 4123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Swadhar Greh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## SWADHAR GREH

## 4123.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  Swadhar  Greh  currently  operational/setup  in  the  country, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra:
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  implementation  of  Swadhar  Greh Scheme and if so, the details thereof:
- (c) the  details  of  the  monitoring  mechanism  in  place  to  ensure  the  effective implementation of the scheme and the assessment made during the last three years thereunder;
- (d) the steps taken to popularise the address and contact details of these Swadhar Greh;
- (e) the  current  occupancy  levels  in  all  such  already  established  and  operational Swadhar Greh;
- (f) the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  under  the  Swadhar  Greh  scheme during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The total number of Swadhar Greh currently operational in the country, State/UTwise including Maharashtra is at Annexure I.
- (b) The  Government  reviews  the  implementation  of  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  on  a continuous basis through the State Governments and necessary actions are taken for proper implementation of the scheme.
- (c) The Swadhar Greh scheme envisages monitoring of the implementing agencies at  District,  State  and  Central  level.  Swadhar  Grehs  are  monitored  by  a  District Monitoring Committee where at least two members are women. The district committee meets at least once in a quarter. Monitoring Committee at State level meets at least twice a year and monitors the projects. Continuation of grant to any agency depends on the  satisfactory  performance  as  assessed  by  the  State/UT  level  Committee.  Funds have  been  released  on  the  basis  of  the  documents  provided  and  recommendations made by the State/UT Governments during the last three years.

The implementing agency is required to display in capital letters, the name, telephone numbers  and  address  of  the  Swadhar  Greh  along  with  the  name  and  telephone numbers of District level officers concerned, in the local language, at a prominent place in  the  Swadhar Greh. Further, steps are taken to popularize the address and contact details of the Swadhar Grehs through contact programmes, print/electronic networking with NGOs, Police and other Stakeholders.

- (d) The  current  occupancy  level  in  all  such  already  established  and  operational Swadhar Greh is 7719 as on 31.12.2020.
- (e) Funds allocated/released and utilised during the last three years is as under:

## (Rupees in Crores)

| Year    |   Fund allocated |   Fund utilised |
|---------|------------------|-----------------|
| 2017-18 |              100 |           57.2  |
| 2018-19 |               95 |           24.56 |
| 2019-20 |               50 |           25.48 |

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## Annexure I

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 4123 for 19.03.2021 regarding Swadhar Greh.

Total  number of Swadhar Greh currently operational in the country, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra is as under:

|   S. No. | State/UT                    |   No. of Swadhar Greh (As on 31.12.2020) |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                        1 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                                       22 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                        1 |
|        4 | Assam                       |                                       16 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |                                        0 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                  |                                        1 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                |                                        3 |
|        8 | Delhi                       |                                        2 |
|        9 | Gujarat                     |                                        9 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh            |                                        1 |
|       11 | Jammu & Kashmir             |                                        3 |
|       12 | Jharkhand                   |                                        5 |
|       13 | Karnataka                   |                                       52 |
|       14 | Kerala                      |                                        7 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh              |                                       16 |
|       16 | Maharashtra                 |                                        9 |
|       17 | Manipur                     |                                       23 |
|       18 | Mizoram                     |                                       11 |
|       19 | Meghalaya                   |                                        2 |

| 20.   | Nagaland      |   2 |
|-------|---------------|-----|
| 21.   | Odisha        |  55 |
| 22.   | Punjab        |   2 |
| 23.   | Puducherry    |   1 |
| 24.   | Rajasthan     |   9 |
| 25.   | Sikkim        |   1 |
| 26.   | Tamil Nadu    |  35 |
| 27.   | Telangana     |  23 |
| 28.   | Tripura       |   3 |
| 29.   | Uttar Pradesh |  13 |
| 30.   | Uttrakhand    |   1 |
| 31.   | West Bengal   |  33 |
|       | Total         | 362 |