Lok Sabha Question No. 2847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Shelter Homes for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2847

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## SHELTER HOMES FOR WOMEN

## 2847.   SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- a. the number of shelter homes for women trafficking survivors under the Ujjawala and Swadhar Greh Scheme, State/UT-wise and district-wise in West Bengal;
- b. whether  the  Government  has  received  any  new  proposals  from  West  Bengal Government  for  setting  up  more  homes  under  the  Ujjawala  and  Swadhar  Greh Scheme; and
- c. if so, the details and present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   Under  the  newly  approved  Mission  Shakti,  Swadhar  Greh  -  for  women  in  difficult circumstances   and  Ujjawala  Home  -  for  prevention  of  trafficking  have  been  merged  and renamed  as  Shakti  Sadan  which  is  an  lntegrated  Relief  and  Rehabilitation  Home  for  the women  in  distress  situations  and  difficult  circumstances.  Total  441  Shakti  Sadans  (347 Swadhar Grehs and 94 Ujjawala Homes) are functional in the country. State/UT -wise list of Shakti  Sadans  is  at  Annexure  I.  District  wise  list  of  Shakti  Sadan  in  West  Bengal  is  at Annexure II.

- (b) & (c) No, Sir.  Does not arise.

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Annexure with regard to reply to Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2847  for answer on 17.03.2023 regarding Shelter Homes for Women asked by SHRI RAJU BISTA, Hon ' ble Member of Parliament (LS).

## State/UT-wise number of Shakti Sadans

| S. No   | Name of State/UT         | Shakti Sadans   | Shakti Sadans   |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|         |                          | (Swadhar Greh)  | (Ujjawala Home) |
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1               | 0               |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh           | 21              | 5               |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1               | 0               |
| 4.      | Assam                    | 17              | 19              |
| 5.      | Chandigarh               | 1               | 0               |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh             | 2               | 2               |
| 7.      | Delhi                    | 2               | 0               |
| 8.      | Goa                      | 2               | 1               |
| 9.      | Gujarat                  | 6               | 0               |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh         | 1               | 0               |
| 11.     | Jammu &Kashmir           | 2               | 0               |
| 12.     | Jharkhand                | 5               | 2               |
| 13.     | Karnataka                | 51              | 14              |
| 14.     | Kerala                   | 7               | 2               |
| 15.     | Madhya Pradesh           | 15              | 0               |
| 16.     | Maharashtra              | 10              | 4               |
| 17.     | Manipur                  | 23              | 22              |
| 18.     | Meghalaya                | 2               | 0               |
| 19.     | Mizoram                  | 11              | 1               |
| 20.     | Nagaland                 | 2               | 0               |
| 21.     | Odisha                   | 52              | 16              |
| 22.     | Punjab                   | 2               | 0               |
| 23.     | Rajasthan                | 8               | 1               |
| 24.     | Sikkim                   | 1               | 0               |
| 25.     | Tamil Nadu               | 35              | 0               |
| 26.     | Telangana                | 18              | 2               |
| 27.     | Tripura                  | 3               | 0               |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh            | 13              | 0               |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand              | 0               | 2               |
| 30.     | West Bengal              | 33              | 1               |
|         | Total                    | 347             | 94              |

Annexure with regard to reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2847 for answer on 17.03.2023 regarding Shelter Homes for Women asked by SHRI RAJU BISTA, Hon ' ble Member of Parliament (LS).

## District-wise list of Shakti Sadan in West Bengal

| West Bengal   | District          | Shakti Sadan   | Shakti Sadan     | Shakti Sadan   |
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|               |                   | (Swadhar Greh) | (Ujjawala Homes) | Total          |
|               | South 24 Parganas | 4              | 0                | 4              |
|               | North 24 Parganas | 5              | 0                | 5              |
|               | Bankura           | 1              | 0                | 1              |
|               | Kolkata           | 4              | 0                | 4              |
|               | Hooghly           | 2              | 0                | 2              |
|               | Nadia             | 2              | 0                | 2              |
|               | Paschim Medinipur | 1              | 0                | 1              |
|               | Birbhum           | 4              | 0                | 4              |
|               | Cooch Behar       | 1              | 0                | 1              |
|               | Paschim Bardhaman | 1              | 0                | 1              |
|               | Purba Medinipur   | 4              | 0                | 4              |
|               | Murshidabad       | 4              | 0                | 4              |
|               | Jalpaiguri        | 0              | 1                | 1              |
|               | Total             | 33             | 1                | 34             |

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