Lok Sabha Question No. 5030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Working Women Hostels in Telangana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.5030

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS IN TELANGANA

5030. SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a) whether it is true that nearly 20 proposals have received from the Government of Telangana for setting up of working women hostels in the State during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details of each of the proposal received;
- (c) the details of money sanctioned, approved, released and spent on each of the above proposal to construct working women hostel;
- (d) the allocation made in 2023-24 Budget for the purpose; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Ministry to complete all the working women hostels in the State in a time-bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)   Under the newly approved Mission Shakti, Working Women Hostel (WWH) known as Sakhi Niwas is a demand driven Scheme.  During the last five years, 16 proposals were received from the State Government of Telangana for setting up of working  women hostels.  06 proposals were approved and 10 proposals were not approved on account of incomplete documents.  The details of Number of proposals received, amount approved and released are at Annexure-I.

- (d)   For the FY 2023-24, an amount of Rs.71.00 crore has been allocated for Sakhi Niwas Scheme.

(e)    The Ministry regularly obtains physical and financial progress from the State in repsect of the approved projects under the Sakhi Niwas Scheme.  Besides, Ministry continuously monitors the progress of implementation of Schemes through physical and virtual  meetings with  States/UTs, field  visit  by  the  officials  of  the  Ministry  and through  digital  mode  and  takes  appropriate  measures  and  issues  advisories  to States/UTs from time to time.

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Annexure I Annexure with regard to reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5030  for  answer  on  31.03.2023  regarding  Working  Women  Hostels  in Telangana raised  by  SHRIMATI  KAVITHA  MALOTHU,   DR.  G.  RANJITH REDDY,   SHRI  VENKATESH  NETHA  BORLAKUNTA,  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament (LS).

Number of proposals received, amount approved and released

## (Amount Rupees in crore)

|   S.N. | Number of proposals received                                                                                                                 | Amount Approved   |   Amount released |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|      1 | Secunderabad Cantonment Board, Secunderabad, Telangana                                                                                       | 3.07              |              1.15 |
|      2 | Telangana State Women's Coperative Development Corporation (TSWCDC), Hyderabad at Plot No.7/3, Block-K, Ward No.12, Banjara Hills, Telangana | 5.50              |              1.65 |
|      3 | TSWCDC, at Plot No.785, Kamareddy Shivar, Kamareddy, Telangana                                                                               | 4.00              |              1.2  |
|      4 | TSWCDC, at Plot No.510/2, Metwada, Warangal, Warangal Urban Dist., Telangana                                                                 | 4.00              |              1.2  |
|      5 | TSWCDC, at Plot No.261/2, Rajanna Sircilla, Telangana                                                                                        | 4.00              |              1.2  |
|      6 | TSWCDC, at Plot No.456/1, Wanapathy,Telangana                                                                                                | 4.00              |              1.2  |
|      7 | Pedapalli District                                                                                                                           |                   |              1.2  |
|      8 | Jagityal District                                                                                                                            |                   |              1.2  |
|      9 | Adilabad District                                                                                                                            |                   |              1.2  |
|     10 | Narsampet Warangal District                                                                                                                  |                   |              1.2  |
|     11 | DIET, Hanumakonda Warangal District                                                                                                          | *                 |              1.2  |
|     12 | Inavolu, Warangal District                                                                                                                   |                   |              1.2  |
|     13 | Mahabubabad District                                                                                                                         |                   |              1.2  |
|     14 | Jangaon District                                                                                                                             |                   |              1.2  |
|     15 | Bhadradri-Kothaguden District                                                                                                                |                   |              1.2  |
|     16 | Jayasankar Bhupalapally District                                                                                                             |                   |              1.2  |

* Incomplete proposal received for 10 sites.

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