Lok Sabha Question No. 4907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Funds under Mission Shakti in Jharkhand
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4907

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## FUNDS UNDER MISSION SHAKTI IN JHARKHAND

## †4907.  SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Mission Shakti scheme  meant  for  the  safety  and empowerment of women; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  to  Jharkhand  and  funds  utilized  by  them under the said scheme during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Government of India has launched 'Mission Shakti' - an integrated women empowerment  programme  as  umbrella scheme  for the safety, security and empowerment of  women for  implementation  during  the  15th  Finance  Commission period  across  the  country  aimed  at  strengthening  interventions  for  women  safety, security  and  empowerment.  It  seeks  to  realise  the  Government's  commitment  for 'women-led  development'  by  addressing  issues  affecting  women  on  a  life-cycle continuum  basis  and  making  them  equal  partners  in nation-building through convergence  and  citizen-ownership.  It  also  focuses  on  strategies  for  improving convergence across Ministries/ Departments and at different levels of governance.

' Mission Shakti' comprises of two sub-schemes 'Sambal' and 'Samarthya' for safety and  security  of  women  and  empowerment  of  women  respectively.  The  existing schemes of One Stop Centres (OSC), Women Helplines (181-WHL) and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) have been made part of Sambal sub- scheme; while the existing schemes of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Ujjwala, Swadhar Greh and Working Women Hostel and National Creche Scheme have been included in 'Samarthya'.  A  new  component  of  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  has  been included in 'Samarthya' sub-scheme, under which the Central Government provides financial assistance to States/ UTs for setting up of Hub at State and District levels.

(b): The umbrella scheme of 'Mission Shakti' has been implemented during the current financial  year.  However,  the  details  of  funds  allocated/  released  to  the  State  of Jharkhand under some of the components of included in the Mission Shakti Umbrella scheme and its utilization during the last three years are as under:

(Amount in Rs. crores)

| Components of 'Mission Shakti'               | 2019-20        | 2019-20        | 2020-21        | 2020-21        | 2021-22        | 2021-22        |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Umbrella Scheme                              | Funds released | Funds utilised | Funds released | Funds utilised | Funds released | Funds utilised |
| One Stop Centre (OSC)                        | 4.09           | 0.00           | 6.97           | 0.48           | 5.07           | 0.00           |
| Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)               | 4.01           | 8.02           | 5.41           | 1.99           | 0.00           | 3.10           |
| Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)* | 63.38          | 95.13          | 16.27          | 57.23          | 58.39          | 58.72          |

*State Share included in utilization.

Funds are released on completion of pre-requisites like SNA compliance, receipt of Utilization certificate/statement of expenditure.