Lok Sabha Question No. 1713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Swadhar Greh Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1713

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## SWADHAR GREH SCHEME

1713. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

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

- (a) whether  the  women  victim  of  prostitution  and  human  trafficking  have  been covered under 'Swadhar Greh Scheme' and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  facilities  and  assistance  being  provided  to  such  woman  victims thereunder;
- (c) the amount of fund that has been allocated to Swadhar Greh since its inception;
- (d) the  number of  beneficiaries  of  the  scheme,  state-wise  since  beginning  of  the scheme; and
- (e) the  number  of  rehabilitation  centres  which  have  been  established  under  this scheme till the end of 2021?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)  Women  victims  of  prostitution  and  human  trafficking  are  covered  under Ujjawala  Scheme  of  the  Ministry.  The  scheme  inter-alia  provides  rehabilitation services  through  basic  amenities/needs  such  as  shelter,  food,  clothing,  medical treatment  including  counseling,  legal  aid  and  vocational  training and  facilitates reintegration of the victims into the family and society at large.

(c)  The  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  has  been  revised  with  effect  from  01.01.2016. The amount of fund that has been allocated to Swadhar Greh is as under:

(In Rs. Crore)

|                  |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Revised Estimate |        90 |        75 |        50 |        35 |        25 |        30 |

(d)  The  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  scheme,  State-wise  since  2016-17  is  at Annexure.

(e) The Swadhar Grehs function as rehabilitation centres under the scheme. There are 357 Swadhar Grehs in the country till the end of 2021.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1713 for answer on 11.02.2022 regarding Swadhar Greh Scheme.

| S. No.   | State/UT             | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                      | 2016-17                   | 2017-18                   | 2018-19 2019-20           | 2020-21                   | 2021-22                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 780                       | 780                       | 780 901                   | 433                       | 438                       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 30                        | 30                        | 30 16                     | 22                        | 22                        |
| 3        | Assam                | 720                       | 720                       | 510 510                   | 242                       | 242                       |
| 4        | Andaman and Nicobar  | 0                         | 0                         | 0 8                       | 9                         | 9                         |
| 5        | Bihar                | 480                       | 480                       | 0 0                       | 0                         | 0                         |
| 6        | Chandigarh           | 30                        | 30                        | 30 17                     | 8                         | 11                        |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh         | 120                       | 120                       | 90 84                     | 46                        | 52                        |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0                         | 0                         | 0 0                       | 0                         | 0                         |
| 9        | Daman & Diu          | 0                         | 0                         | 0 0                       | 0                         | 0                         |
| 10       | Delhi                | 60                        | 60                        | 60 33                     | 41                        | 41                        |
| 11       | Goa                  | 30                        | 30                        | 0 0                       | 0                         | 0                         |
| 12       | Gujarat              | 210                       | 210                       | 120 120                   | 117                       | 117                       |
| 13       | Haryana              | 30                        | 30                        | 30 0                      | 0                         | 0                         |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     | 0                         | 0                         | 1 -                       | 9                         | 9                         |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 120                       | 120                       | 90 160                    | 27                        | 27                        |
| 16       | Jharkhand            | 90                        | 90 90                     | 14                        | 18                        | 18                        |
| 17       | Karnataka            | 1830                      | 1830                      | 1380 1383                 | 1462                      | 1445                      |
| 18       | Kerala               | 240                       | 240                       | 210 473                   | 165                       | 165                       |
| 19       | Lakshadweep          | 0                         | 0                         | 0 0                       | 0                         | 0                         |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh       | 180                       | 180                       | 240 240                   | 273                       | 273                       |
| 21       | Maharashtra          | 2280                      | 2280                      | 1500 1500                 | 126                       | 126                       |
| 22       | Manipur              | 690                       | 690                       | 690 664                   | 431                       | 431                       |
| 23       | Mizoram              | 60                        | 60                        | 330 112                   | 90                        | 88                        |
| 24       | Meghalaya            | 0                         | 60                        | 60 60                     | 15                        | 15                        |
| 25       | Nagaland             | 30                        | 30                        | 60 60                     | 34                        | 34                        |
| 26       | Odisha               | 2190                      | 2160                      | 2340 2340                 | 1667                      | 1667                      |
| 27       | Punjab               | 60                        | 60                        | 60 30                     | 34                        | 34                        |
| 28       | Puducherry           | 30                        | 30                        | 30 30                     | 10                        | 10                        |
| 29       | Rajasthan            | 420                       | 420                       | 180 180                   | 203                       | 203                       |
| 30       | Sikkim               | 30                        | 30                        | 30 22                     | 18                        | 18                        |
| 31 Tamil | Nadu                 | 1200                      | 1200                      | 1050 1050                 | 864                       | 864                       |
| 32       | Telangana            | 720                       | 720                       | 570 831                   | 389                       | 389                       |
| 33       | Tripura              | 120                       | 120                       | 120 120                   | 64                        | 64                        |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh        | 2160                      | 2741                      | 390 390                   | 344                       | 342                       |
| 35       | Uttarakhand          | 120                       | 270                       | 120 120                   | -                         | 0                         |
| 36       | West Bengal          | 1440                      | 1440                      | 1440 1440                 | 806                       | 802                       |
| Total    |                      | 16500                     | 17261                     | 12631 12908               | 7967                      | 7956                      |