Lok Sabha Question No. 4026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Renaming of Schemes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nakul K. Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4026 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## RENAMING OF SCHEMES

4026.   SHRI NAKUL KAMAL NATH:

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

- (a) the  names  of  the  schemes  of  the  Ministry  which  have  been  renamed  by  the Government after 2014; and
- (b) the details of allocation of budget to these schemes after 2014?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  For  better  implementation  and  efficient  monitoring,  all  schemes  of  the  Ministry  being implemented  in  the  country  have  been  clubbed  into  three  verticals,  viz.  (1)  Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 for improving nutrition indicators in the country (2) Mission Shakti, for safety, protection and empowerment of women; and (3) Mission Vatsalya, for protection and welfare of children.
- (i)  Saksham  Anganwadi  &  Poshan  2.0: Under  this  programme,  Anganwadi  Services Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls 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 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 (renamed  as  Shakti  Sadan)  and  Working  Women  Hostel  (renamed  as  Sakhi  Niwas)  and National Creche Scheme (renamed as Palna) have been subsumed in 'Samarthya'.
- (iii) Mission Vatsalya: The Integrated Child Protection Scheme(ICPS) has been renamed as Mission Vatsalya 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.
- (b) The scheme-wise detail of release of funds is annexed.

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## The details of release of funds under the schemes of the Ministry

## Annexure

## (Rs. In Crores)

|   S.No | Scheme                                  | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      1 | Anganwadi Services                      | 15433.09  |  14433.2  |  15155.4  |  16814.8  |  16893.5  |  15784.4  |
|      2 | POSHAN Abhiyaan                         | 20.83     |     35.64 |    519.51 |   2551.01 |   1880.09 |    408.27 |
|      3 | Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana     | 233.37    |     75.45 |   2048.31 |   1054.88 |   2238.97 |   1112.13 |
|      4 | Scheme for Adolescent Girls             | 475.21    |    482.03 |    450.63 |    205.01 |    105.46 |     40.82 |
|      5 | Child Protection Services               | 496.84    |    576.98 |    637.81 |    915.69 |    865.83 |    846.63 |
|      6 | National Creche Scheme                  | 133.02    |    124.62 |     48.79 |     29.77 |     47.77 |     11.6  |
|      7 | Swadhar Greh                            | 48.13     |     83.69 |     57.2  |     24.5  |     25.49 |     24.4  |
|      8 | Ujjawala                                | 19.94     |     20.32 |     24.56 |      6.43 |      9.35 |      8    |
|      9 | Working Women Hostels                   | 12.19     |     23.13 |     26.96 |     30.34 |     32.55 |     19.51 |
|     10 | Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)          | 59.37     |     28.66 |    169.1  |    244.73 |     85.78 |     60.56 |
|     11 | Womens Helpline                         | 15.12     |      0.85 |      7.64 |     11.89 |     11.34 |     12.53 |
|     12 | One Stop Centre                         | 10.35     |     40.24 |     30.1  |    149.27 |    137.59 |    159.78 |
|     13 | Other Schemes Funded from Nirbhaya Fund | -         |    191.76 |    114.69 |      1.94 |      0.04 |      0.1  |

## (Rs. In Crores)

|   S.No. | Missions                         |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (as on 22.03.2023) |
|---------|----------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 |  18381.7  |                     16560.9  |
|       2 | Mission Vatsalya                 |    761.09 |                       760.51 |
|       3 | Mission SHAKTI -                 |   1912.38 |                      1928.83 |