Lok Sabha Question No. 473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Women Hostels in West Bengal
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.473

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2022

## WOMEN HOSTELS IN WEST BENGAL

- 473:    SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) Whether the Government has constructed any women hostel in West Bengal  under the 'Working Women Hostel Scheme' during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c) the number of working hostel constructed under the Central Government scheme and being run by the State Governments, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of  proposals  under  the scheme  received  from  different State Governments during the last three years and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        No,  Sir.  The  Government  has  not  received  any  proposal  for  construction  of Working Women Hostel during the last three years from the state of West Bengal.
- (b)       Does not arise.
- (c)         The details of number of Working Women Hostel sanctioned and functional in the States/UTs is at Annexure-I.
- (d)       The details of proposals of Working Women Hostel received from the State/UTs during the last three years and the present status is at Annexure-II.

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Annexure I

Annexure with regard to reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.473 for answer on 09.12.2022 regarding Women Hostels in West Bengal asked by Shri Dibyendu Adhikari, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

The  details  of  number  of  working  women  hostel  sanctioned  and  functional  in  the States/UTs

| S. No.   | State/UTs         |   Total No. of Working Women Hostel Sanctioned | No. of Working Women Hostels Functional   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                             41 | 12                                        |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                             14 | 05                                        |
| 3.       | Assam             |                                             18 | 08                                        |
| 4.       | Bihar             |                                             06 | --                                        |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                             10 | 06                                        |
| 6.       | Chandigarh        |                                             07 | 06                                        |
| 7.       | Delhi             |                                             20 | 17                                        |
| 8.       | Goa               |                                             02 | --                                        |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |                                             27 | 15                                        |
| 10.      | Haryana           |                                             20 | 07                                        |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                             16 | 06                                        |
| 12.      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                             05 | --                                        |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |                                             02 | 02                                        |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |                                             62 | 62                                        |
| 15.      | Kerala            |                                            160 | 129                                       |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                             62 | 02                                        |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       |                                            138 | 77                                        |
| 18.      | Manipur           |                                             32 | 15                                        |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         |                                             04 | 03                                        |
| 20.      | Mizoram           |                                             05 | 03                                        |
| 21.      | Nagaland          |                                             25 | 12                                        |
| 22.      | Odisha            |                                             28 | 12                                        |
| 23.      | Puducherry        |                                             04 | 03                                        |
| 24.      | Punjab            |                                             15 | 05                                        |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         |                                             39 | 15                                        |
| 26.      | Sikkim            |                                             02 | 01                                        |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                             97 | 54                                        |
| 28.      | Telangana         |                                             27 | 09                                        |
| 29.      | Tripura           |                                             01 | --                                        |
| 30.      | Uttarakhand       |                                             06 | --                                        |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                             38 | 08                                        |
| 32.      | West Bengal       |                                             39 | --                                        |
| Total    | Total             |                                            972 | 494                                       |

## Annexure II

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.473 for answer on 09.12.2022 regarding Women Hostels in West Bengal asked by Shri Dibyendu Adhikari, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

The details of proposals of Working Women Hostel received from State/UTs during the last three years and present status.

| Sl.   | Year                     | 2019-20   | 2019-20    | 2020-21   | 2020-21    | 2021-22   | 2021-22    |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
| No.   | Year                     | Received  | Sanctioned | Received  | Sanctioned | Received  | Sanctioned |
| 01.   | Andhra Pradesh           | 01        | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 02.   | Arunachal Pradesh        | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 03.   | Assam                    | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 04.   | Bihar                    | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 05.   | Chhattisgarh             | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 06.   | Goa                      | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 07.   | Gujarat                  | 01        | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 08.   | Haryana                  | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 09.   | Himachal Pradesh         | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 10.   | Jammu &Kashmir           | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 11.   | Jharkhand                | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 12.   | Karnataka                | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 13    | Kerala                   | 04        | 04         | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 14.   | Madhya Pradesh           | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 15.   | Maharashtra              | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 16.   | Meghalaya                | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 17.   | Mizoram                  | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 18.   | Manipur                  | 13        | -          | -         | 04         | -         | -          |
| 19.   | Nagaland                 | -         | 01         | 10        | 01         | -         | -          |
| 20.   | Orissa                   | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 21.   | Punjab                   | 01        | 01         | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 22.   | Rajasthan                | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 23.   | Sikkim                   | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 24.   | Tamilnadu                | 04        | --         | -         | 02         | 01*       | 01*        |
| 25.   | Telangana                | 14        | 05         | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 26.   | Tripura                  | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 27.   | Uttarakhand              | -         | -          | 02        | -          | -         | -          |
| 28.   | Uttar Pradesh            | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 29.   | West Bengal              | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 30.   | Chandigarh               | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 31.   | Delhi                    | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 32.   | Puducherry               | -         | -          | 01        | -          | -         | -          |
| 33.   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 34.   | Daman and Diu            | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 35.   | Lakshadweep              | -         | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| 36.   | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 01        | -          | -         | -          | -         | -          |
| Total | Total                    | 39        | 11         | 13        | 07         | 1         | 1          |

* The WWH sanctioned for Tamil Nadu has a capacity of 457 beds, which is equivalent to 9 WWH Units of standard capacity of 50 beds each.