Lok Sabha Question No. 3803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Shelter Homes under Swadhar Greh Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3803

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## SHELTER HOMES UNDER SWADHAR GREH SCHEME

## 3803. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL

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

- (a) whether the Government had set up shelter homes for widows under Swadhar Greh Scheme;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  capacity vis a vis present occupancy in the shelter homes;
- (c) the  number  of  shelter  homes  constructed  by  the  Government  for  homeless women across the country, State-wise;
- (d) the reasons for very low occupancy in the shelter homes; and
- (e) the fresh steps taken by the Government to encourage more homeless widows to come and stay in such shelter homes?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)  The Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the Swadhar Greh Scheme revised with effect from 1 st April  2016. The Scheme caters to primary  needs  of  women  in  difficult  circumstances  -  women  and  girls  rendered homeless due to family discord, crime, violence, mental stress, social ostracism or are being forced into prostitution and are in moral danger. Through the provisions of shelter, food, clothing, counseling,  training, clinical  and  legal  aid,  the  Scheme  aims  to rehabilitate  such  women  in  difficult  circumstance  economically  and  emotionally.  The details of capacity and occupancy of Swadhar Grehs State-wise is at Annexure .

The Ministry has constructed Home for Widows, namely, 'Krishna Kutir' at Vrindavan, Mathura  in  Uttar  Pradesh  which  can  accommodate  1000  widows.  The  home  is  fully funded by the Ministry. It aims to provide the widows a safe and secure place of stay, health  services,  nutritious  food,  legal  and  counselling  services.  This  Home  was inaugurated on 31.08.2018 and it is the largest shelter home for widows in the country.

(c) Most of the Swadhar Grehs are running in the rented buildings. One Swadhar Greh in  Madhya Pradesh and three, including one Krishna Kutir, have been constructed in Uttar Pradesh.

(d) and (e) Swadhar Grehs do not have low occupancy, which stands at 76.2% at allIndia level during 2021-22. Under the new Mission Shakti, it is envisaged to revise the Scheme  guidelines  to  make  them  more  useful  for  the  beneficiaries  and  spread awareness about these homes through the National Hub for Empowerment of Women.

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Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3803  for  reply  on  25.03.2022  by  Shri  Vijay  Baghel  regarding  Shelter  Homes  under Swadhar Greh Scheme

## State- wise Number of Swadhar Grehs, Capacity and Occupancy for FY 2021-22

| S. No.   | State                    |   No. of Swadhar Grehs |   Capacity | Occupancy 2021-22   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                      1 |         30 | 9                   |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh           |                     21 |        630 | 438                 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                      1 |         30 | 22                  |
| 4.       | Assam                    |                     16 |        480 | 242                 |
| 5.       | Chandigarh               |                      1 |         30 | 11                  |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh             |                      3 |         90 | 52                  |
| 7.       | Delhi                    |                      2 |         60 | 41                  |
| 8.       | Gujarat                  |                      8 |        240 | 117                 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh         |                      1 |         30 | 9                   |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir          |                      2 |         60 | 27                  |
| 11.      | Jharkhand                |                      5 |        150 | 18                  |
| 12.      | Karnataka                |                     52 |       1560 | 1445                |
| 13.      | Kerala                   |                      7 |        210 | 165                 |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh           |                     15 |        450 | 273                 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra              |                      9 |        270 | 126                 |
| 16.      | Manipur                  |                     23 |        690 | 431                 |
| 17.      | Meghalaya                |                      2 |         60 | 15                  |
| 18.      | Mizoram                  |                     11 |        330 | 88                  |
| 19.      | Nagaland                 |                      2 |         60 | 34                  |
| 20.      | Odisha                   |                     54 |       1620 | 1667                |
| 21.      | Puducherry               |                      1 |         30 | 10                  |
| 22.      | Punjab                   |                      2 |         60 | 34                  |
| 23.      | Rajasthan                |                      8 |        240 | 203                 |
| 24.      | Sikkim                   |                      1 |         30 | 18                  |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu               |                     36 |       1080 | 1071                |
| 26.      | Telangana                |                     21 |        630 | 389                 |
| 27.      | Tripura                  |                      4 |        120 | 64                  |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh            |                     14 |        420 | 342                 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand              |                      1 |         30 | -                   |
| 30.      | West Bengal              |                     33 |        990 | 802                 |
|          | Total                    |                    357 |      10710 | 8163                |