Lok Sabha Question No. 2867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: National Creche Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2867 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## ' NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME '

## 2867.   COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE

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

- a. the  budgetary  allocation  and  its  utilisation  for  the  National  Creche  Scheme  during each of the last 5 years;
- b. the number of creches functional across the country, State/UT wise and district wise for Rajasthan; and
- c. whether the proportion of women engaged primarily in domestic duties has changed during the last 3 years and if so, the details thereof highlighting the achievements of the said scheme in rural areas?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) :   The  erstwhile  National  Creche  Scheme  has  now  been  included  as  Palna  Scheme  of Samarthya  sub-scheme  under  Mission  Shakti.  The  year  wise  budget  allocation  and  its utilisation under National Creche Scheme now revamped as Palna is as below:

(Rupees in crores)

| Year    |   BE |   Utilisation |
|---------|------|---------------|
| 2018-19 |  128 |         29.43 |
| 2019-20 |   50 |         38.77 |
| 2020-21 |   75 |         11.6  |
| 2021-22 |   53 |          0    |
| 2022-23 |   75 |          8.68 |

The creches were closed during the COVID period.

- (b)  :   The  information  related  to  number  of  creches  functional  across  the  country  as  on 31.12.2022  is  placed  at  Annexure  I.  The  Ministry  releases  fund  to  the  States  under  the National  Creche  Scheme  and  not  to  the  Districts.  Therefore,  no  district  wise  data  is maintained by the Ministry in respect of Creches.
- (c)  :    This Ministry does not maintain data related to women engaged in domestic duties.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2867 for  answer  on  17.03.2023  raised  by  Col.  Rajyavardhan  Rathore  regarding  National Creche Scheme

## Number of Creches across the country:-

| S. No.   | STATE                        |   Number Of Crèches |
|----------|------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh               |                  66 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh            |                  67 |
| 3        | Assam                        |                 611 |
| 4        | Bihar                        |                   0 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                 |                   0 |
| 6        | Goa                          |                   3 |
| 7        | Gujarat                      |                  54 |
| 8        | Haryana                      |                 167 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh             |                 125 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                    |                   0 |
| 11       | Karnataka                    |                 430 |
| 12       | Kerala                       |                 333 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh               |                  16 |
| 14       | Maharashtra                  |                   0 |
| 15       | Manipur                      |                 427 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                    |                  28 |
| 17       | Mizoram                      |                 175 |
| 18       | Nagaland                     |                 163 |
| 19       | Odisha                       |                   0 |
| 20       | Punjab                       |                 158 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                    |                  79 |
| 22       | Sikkim                       |                  25 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                   |                 314 |
| 24       | Telangana                    |                   0 |
| 25       | Tripura                      |                 137 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                |                   0 |
| 27       | Uttrakhand                   |                   0 |
| 28       | West Bengal                  |                   0 |
| 29       | A &NIslands (UTs)            |                   0 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                   |                  54 |
| 31       | Dadra &NHaveli and Daman Diu |                   0 |
| 32       | Delhi                        |                  52 |
| 33       | Jammu &Kashmir               |                   0 |
| 34       | Ladakh                       |                   0 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                  |                   0 |
| 36       | Puducherry                   |                  94 |
|          | Total                        |                3578 |