Lok Sabha Question No. 977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: National Creche Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 977

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME

## 977.   MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

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

- (a) the number  of creches being run successfully in the country both by Government  and private NGOs, State-wise;
- (b) the  number of  creches  setup  in  compliance  with  the  National  Creche  Scheme and  Maternity Benefit Act in the country during the last three years, State-wise and  organization-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  deadline  for  implementation  of  this scheme in the country; and
- (d) if so, details therefor and if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)   Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the  National Creche Scheme as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through States/UTs with effect from 01.01.2017 to provide day care facilities to children (age-group of  6 months to 6 years) of working mothers.

As per Section 11A of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 being administered by   Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment,  every  establishment  having  fifty  or  more employees  is  required  to  have  the  facility  of  crèche  within  such  distance  as  may  be prescribed, either separtely or along with common facilities. Under this  Act, the State Governments are the appropriate Government  for establishments other than mines and circus,  to  frame  rules  for  the  purposes  of  the  Act,  and  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment has already requested all State Governments for effective implementation of the Act.

The State/UT-wise number of creches being run under National Creche Scheme are at Annexure. The data of the crèches being run under Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 and by private NGOs  is not maintained centrally.

(c)  and  (d)     National  Creche  Scheme  is  an  existing  scheme,  which  is  now  part  of umbrella  scheme  called  Mission  Shakti  relating  to  Women's  safety,  security  and empowerment.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 977 for answer on 22.07.2022 regarding  "National Creche Scheme"

## State/UT-wise number of Crèches under National Creche Scheme as on 30 th June 2022

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                               |   Number of Creches |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)       |                   0 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                         |                  96 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                      |                  72 |
|         4 | Assam                                  |                 616 |
|         5 | Bihar                                  |                   0 |
|         6 | Chandigarh (UT)                        |                  52 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                           |                   0 |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu (UT) |                   0 |
|         9 | Delhi (NCT) (UT)                       |                  53 |
|        10 | Goa                                    |                  01 |
|        11 | Gujarat                                |                  58 |
|        12 | Haryana                                |                  90 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                       |                 126 |
|        14 | Jammu & Kashmir (UT)                   |                 561 |
|        15 | Ladakh (UT)                            |                   0 |
|        16 | Jharkhand                              |                   0 |
|        17 | Karnataka                              |                 544 |
|        18 | Kerala                                 |                 307 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep (UT)                       |                   0 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                         |                 122 |
|        21 | Maharashtra                            |                   0 |
|        22 | Manipur                                |                 427 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                              |                  40 |
|        24 | Mizoram                                |                 175 |
|        25 | Nagaland                               |                 163 |
|        26 | Odisha                                 |                   0 |
|        27 | Puducherry (UT)                        |                  94 |
|        28 | Punjab                                 |                 158 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                              |                  76 |
|        30 | Sikkim                                 |                  19 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                             |                 320 |
|        32 | Telangana                              |                   0 |
|        33 | Tripura                                |                 176 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                          |                   0 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                            |                   0 |
|        36 | West Bengal                            |                 602 |