Lok Sabha Question No. 3912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Funds for Empowerment of Women in Bihar
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3912

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## FUNDS FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN BIHAR

## 3912.  DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) the manner in which the Government is working towards empowering women in Bihar particularly in Seemanchal region; and
- (b) the details of funds allocated/ to be allocated by the Government to different arenas like education, health and employment of women in the said region?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  To  ensure  better  monitoring  and  efficient  implementation  across  the  country including Seemanchal region of Bihar,  in the 15th Finance Commission Cycle, all the schemes for women and children of the Ministry of Women and Child Development have  been  clubbed  together  into  three  verticals,  viz.  (1)  Saksham  Anganwadi  & Poshan 2.0 for improving nutrition indicators in the country (2) Mission Vatsalya, for protection  and  welfare  of  children;  and  (3)  Mission  Shakti,  for  safety,  security  and empowerment of women. The details of these schemes are as under:
- (i) Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0: This programme has been reorganized into 3 primary verticals: (i) Nutrition Support for POSHAN and for Adolescent Girls (ii) Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] and (iii) Anganwadi Infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadis.
- (ii) Mission Vatsalya: Under Mission Vatsalya, the Child Protection Scheme(CPS) has been strengthened for better outreach and protection for children in need and care in a  mission  mode  with  the  objective  to:  (i)  Support  and  sustain  Children  in  difficult circumstances,  (ii)  Develop  context-based  solutions  for  holistic  development  of children  from  varied  backgrounds,  (iii)  Provide  scope  for  green  field  projects  for encouraging innovative solutions, (iv) Cement convergent action by gap funding, if required.

(iii)  Mission  Shakti:  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 including Bihar for setting up of Hub at State and District level.

During the financial year 2022-23, funds allocated/ released to the State of Bihar under various components of 'Mission Shakti' are as under :

| Scheme Name   | Scheme Name                         |   Funds released (Rs. in crore) |
|---------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Samarthya     | PMMVY                               |                          136.48 |
|               | National Creche Scheme              |                            0    |
|               | Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel)  |                            0    |
|               | Shakti Sadan                        |                            0    |
|               | Hub for Empowerment of Women (NHEW) |                            3.05 |
| Sambal        | BBBP                                |                            6.6  |
|               | Women Help Line (WHL)               |                            0    |
|               | One Stop Center (OSC)               |                            0    |
|               | Nari Adalat                         |                            0    |

Note:The release of funds depends on various factors such as receipt of Utilization Certificates(UCs)  and  Statement  of  Expenditure(SoE),  compliance  with  the  Single Nodal Account guidelines etc. by the State Governments.

Besides,  benefits/  services  under  various  schemes/  programs  of  other  Ministries/ Departments such as Samgra Shiksha, Scholarship schemes,  Aayushman Bharat, Surakshit  Matritva  Aashwasan  (SUMAN),  Janani  Suraksha  Yojana  (JSY),   Janani Shishu  Suraksha  Karyakram  (JSSK),  Pradhan  Mantri  Surakshit  Matritva  Abhiyan (PMSMA), LaQshya, Monthly Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND), Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharata Abhiyan, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Stand Up India, Skill India Mission, various initiatives under Digital India Mission  etc. implemented by other Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government are also available for the empowerment of women in the country including Bihar.

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