Lok Sabha Question No. 1140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Funds under Mahila Shakti Kendra
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1140

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## FUNDS UNDER MAHILA SHAKTI KENDRA

†1140. SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  implementation  of  the  Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme successfully in the country;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and spent by the Government under the scheme during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  State/UT-wise  particularly  in Maharashtra, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, districtwise;
- (c) the number of Mahila Shakti Kendras established in the country, State/UT-wise along  with  the  work  done  under  the  scheme  during  the  last  three  years  in Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  any  task  force/monitoring  body  to monitor the functioning of such centres in these States; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) : The Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) Scheme approved in November 2017 as a centrally sponsored scheme to empower rural women through community participation, has been discontinued with effect from 01.04.2022. However, State/ UT-wise  details of funds allocated/ released under the erstwhile MSK Scheme during the last three years including  Maharashtra, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal are at Annexure-I .  District-wise  details  of  funds  released/  disbursed,  was  not  maintained under  the  Scheme.  Details  of  MSK  State/UT-wise  including  for  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure-II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1140 for answer on 22.07.2022 regarding 'Funds under Mahila Shakti Kendra'

## State/UT-wise release of funds under erstwhile Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme during the last three years

| Sl. No.   | States /UTs                            | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States /UTs                            | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2021-22          |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)       | 20.58            | 41.04            | 0.00             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                         | 21.13            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 334.38           | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 4         | Assam                                  | 88.30            | 473.79           | 0.00             |
| 5         | Bihar                                  | 48.62            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 6         | Chandigarh (UT)                        | 14.03            | 26.58            | 0.00             |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                           | 35.41            | 7.95             | 0.00             |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu (UT) | 10.48 19.90      | 51.67            | 0.00 0.00        |
| 9         | Delhi (NCT) (UT)                       | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 10        | Goa                                    | 11.42            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 11        | Gujarat                                | 98.14            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 12        | Haryana                                | 94.57            | 13.39            | 0.00             |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 52.94            | 36.29            | 0.00             |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir (UT)                   | 34.44            | 0.00             | 354.65           |
| 15        | Ladakh (UT)                            |                  | 40.34            | 0.00             |
| 16        | Jharkhand                              | 29.71            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 17        | Karnataka                              | 122.43           | 244.13           | 0.00             |
| 18        | Kerala                                 | 34.32            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 19        | Lakshadweep (UT)                       | 4.83             | 18.90            | 0.00             |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                         | 31.46            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 21        | Maharashtra                            | 22.88            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 22        | Manipur                                | 4.29             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 23        | Meghalaya                              | 25.74            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 24        | Mizoram                                | 140.11           | 86.01            | 0.00             |
| 25        | Nagaland                               | 103.80           | 271.76           | 0.00             |
| 26        | Odisha                                 | 37.18            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 27        | Puducherry (UT)                        | 14.30            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 28        | Punjab                                 | 7.30             | 7.56             | 0.00             |
| 29        | Rajasthan                              | 40.65            | 9.38             | 0.00             |
| 30        | Sikkim                                 | 4.29             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                             | 105.81           | 11.67            | 331.72           |
| 32        | Telangana                              | 11.26            | 10.51            | 0.00             |
| 33        | Tripura                                | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                          | 17.16            | 11.67            | 0.00             |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                            | 295.66           | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 36        | West Bengal                            | 31.46            | 0.00             | 0.00             |

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(Rupees in Lakh)

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1140 for answer on 22.07.2022 regarding 'Funds under Mahila Shakti Kendra'

## Details of State/UT-wise MSK including the State of Madhya Pradesh

| S. No.      | States/ UTs               | State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW)      | District Level Centre for Women (DLCW)   | District Level Centre for Women (DLCW)   | District Level Centre for Women (DLCW)   | District Level Centre for Women (DLCW)   |
|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S. No.      | States/ UTs               | State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW)      | Approved                                 | Approved                                 | Functional                               | Functional                               |
| S. No.      | States/ UTs               | State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW)      | No. of Districts                         | Aspirational Districts                   | No. of Districts                         | Aspirational Districts                   |
| 1           | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Functional                                  | 3                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh            | Functional                                  | 13                                       | 3                                        | 13                                       | 3                                        |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh         | Process was initiated                       | 16                                       | 1                                        | 6                                        | 1                                        |
| 4           | Assam                     | Functional                                  | 27                                       | 7                                        | 15                                       | 7                                        |
| 5           | Bihar                     | Functional                                  | 38                                       | 13                                       | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 6           | Chandigarh                | Functional                                  | 1                                        | -                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh              | Functional                                  | 20                                       | 10                                       |                                          | 0                                        |
| 8           | DNH and Daman & Diu       | Process was initiated for SRCW after merger | 3                                        | 0                                        | 3                                        | 0                                        |
| 9           | Delhi                     | Advertisement was done                      | 9                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 10          | Goa                       | Functional                                  | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 11          | Gujarat                   | Functional                                  | 26                                       | 2                                        | 26                                       | 2                                        |
| 12          | Haryana                   | Functional                                  | 21                                       | 1                                        | 21                                       | 1                                        |
| 13          | Himachal Pradesh          | Functional                                  | 12                                       | 1                                        | 12                                       | 1                                        |
| 14          | Jammu and Kashmir         | Functional                                  | 20                                       | 2                                        | 16                                       | 2                                        |
| 15          | Jharkhand                 | Functional                                  | 24                                       | 19                                       | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 16          | Karnataka                 | Functional                                  | 30                                       | 2                                        | 28                                       | 2                                        |
| 17          | Kerala                    | Process was initiated                       | 14                                       | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 18          | Ladakh                    | Process was initiated                       | 2                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        |
| 19          | Lakshadweep               | Process was initiated                       | 1                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh*           | Functional                                  | 50                                       | 8                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 21          | Maharashtra               | Process was initiated                       | 34                                       | 4                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 22          | Manipur                   | Process was initiated                       | 9                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 23          | Meghalaya                 | Functional                                  | 7                                        | 1                                        | 1                                        | 1                                        |
| 24          | Mizoram                   | Functional                                  | 8                                        | 1                                        | 8                                        | 1                                        |
| 25          | Nagaland                  | Functional                                  | 11                                       | 1                                        | 11                                       | 1                                        |
| 26          | Odisha*                   | Non-functional                              | 30                                       | 8                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 27          | Puducherry                | Functional                                  | 4                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 28          | Punjab                    | Functional                                  | 20                                       | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 29          | Rajasthan                 | Functional                                  | 33                                       | 5                                        | 27                                       | 5                                        |
| 30          | Sikkim                    | Functional                                  | 4                                        | 1                                        | 4                                        | 1                                        |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu                | Functional                                  | 32                                       | 2                                        | 32                                       | 2                                        |
| 32          | Telangana                 | Functional                                  | 10                                       | 3                                        | 10                                       | 3                                        |
| 33          | Tripura                   | Functional                                  | 3                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh             | Functional                                  | 71                                       | 8                                        | 64                                       | 8                                        |
| 35          | Uttarakhand               | Functional                                  | 13                                       | 2                                        | 13                                       | 2                                        |
| 36          | West Bengal*              | Functional                                  | 19                                       | 5                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Grand Total | Grand Total               | Functional = 27                             | 640                                      | 115                                      | 314                                      | 43                                       |

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