Lok Sabha Question No. 1716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Shelter Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1716

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## SHELTER HOMES

## 1716. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) the number of shelter homes for women trafficking survivors under the Ujjawala and Swadhar Greh programs in each State and Union Territory;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal for setting up more homes for women trafficking survivors under the Ujjawala and Swadhar Greh programmes; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof with special reference to Assam?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government  runs  Ujjawala  Scheme  for  prevention  of  trafficking  and  rescue, rehabilitation and re-integration of victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.  Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  caters  to  primary  needs  of  women  in  difficult circumstances and aims to rehabilitate such women in difficult circumstance economically and emotionally.  The number of shelter homes under the Ujjawala and Swadhar Greh Schemes are at Annexure.
- (b)  and  (c)   Ujjawala  and  Swadhar  Greh  Schemes  are  demand  driven  schemes  and sanction for new homes is given on receipt of proposals from the State Government/UT Administration as per Scheme Guidelines.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1716 for answer on 11.02.2022 regarding Shelter Homes.

| S. No.   | State                    | No. of Swadhar Grehs   | No. of Ujjawala Homes   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 1                      | -                       |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh           | 21                     | 5                       |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1                      | -                       |
| 4.       | Assam                    | 16                     | 20                      |
| 5.       | Chandigarh               | 1                      | -                       |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh             | 3                      | 3                       |
| 7.       | Delhi                    | 2                      | -                       |
| 8.       | Goa                      | -                      | 1                       |
| 9.       | Gujarat                  | 8                      | 2                       |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh         | 1                      | -                       |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir          | 2                      | -                       |
| 12.      | Jharkhand                | 5                      | 2                       |
| 13.      | Karnataka                | 52                     | 13                      |
| 14.      | Kerala                   | 7                      | 3                       |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh           | 15                     | -                       |
| 16.      | Maharashtra              | 9                      | 5                       |
| 17.      | Manipur                  | 23                     | 22                      |
| 18.      | Meghalaya                | 2                      | -                       |
| 19.      | Mizoram                  | 11                     | 2                       |
| 20.      | Nagaland                 | 2                      | 1                       |
| 21.      | Odisha                   | 54                     | 12                      |
| 22.      | Puducherry               | 1                      | -                       |
| 23.      | Punjab                   | 2                      | -                       |
| 24.      | Rajasthan                | 9                      | 1                       |
| 25.      | Sikkim                   | 1                      | -                       |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu               | 36                     | 4                       |
| 27.      | Telangana                | 21                     | 5                       |
| 28.      | Tripura                  | 3                      | -                       |
| 29.      | Uttar Pradesh            | 14                     | 2                       |
| 30.      | Uttrakhand               | 1                      | 2                       |
| 31.      | West Bengal              | 33                     | 2                       |
|          | Total                    | 357                    | 107                     |

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