Lok Sabha Question No. 1698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1698

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

1698.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

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

- a. the number of hostels for working women being run by the Government, Statewise;
- b. the number of proposals received and sanctioned by the Government for construction of working women hostels in Andhra Pradesh;
- c. the details of hostels constructed under 'Working Women Hostel Scheme' during the last three years in the said State indicating the funds allocated and spend thereon;
- d. the total capacity of hostels along with the vacancies in these hostels, districtwise; and
- e. the steps taken to ensure proper maintenance and upkeep of these hostels?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       The details of Sakhi Niwas (erstwhile working women hostels) functioning in the States/UTs-wise, is at Annexure-I.
- (b)       In the current financial year 2022-23 (up till December, 2022), no new proposal has been received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.
- (c)        As informed by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, the construction work of one Working Women Hostel located at Guntur has been completed in the year 202021 (due to Covid-Pandemic and other local issues) which was sanctioned by Central Government  during  the  year  2015-16.   The  Government  of  India  share  of  Rs.170.25 lakhs received was utilized for the purpose.

(d)       The total capacity of hostels along with the vacancies in the hostels of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise is at Annexure-II. (e)         Under  Mission  Shakti  guidelines,  Hostel  Management  Committees  have  been envisaged  for  day  to  day  monitoring  and  management  of  the  .matters  related  to functioning of Working Women Hostel.

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## Annexure I

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1698 for answer on 16.12.2022 regarding Hostels for Working Women asked by  Shri  Magunta  Sreenivasulu  Reddy;  Shri  N.  Reddeppa  and  Shri  P.V.  Midhun Reddy, Hon'ble Members of Parliament (LS).

## States/UTs wise details of Functional Working Women Hostel of Sakhi Niwas Scheme

| S. No   | State/UTs         | No. of Working Women Hostels Functional   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 12                                        |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 05                                        |
| 3.      | Assam             | 08                                        |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 00                                        |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      | 06                                        |
| 6.      | Chandigarh        | 06                                        |
| 7.      | Delhi             | 17                                        |
| 8.      | Goa               | 00                                        |
| 9.      | Gujarat           | 15                                        |
| 10.     | Haryana           | 07                                        |
| 11.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 06                                        |
| 12.     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 00                                        |
| 13.     | Jharkhand         | 02                                        |
| 14.     | Karnataka         | 62                                        |
| 15.     | Kerala            | 129                                       |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 02                                        |
| 17.     | Maharashtra       | 77                                        |
| 18.     | Manipur           | 15                                        |
| 19.     | Meghalaya         | 03                                        |
| 20.     | Mizoram           | 03                                        |
| 21.     | Nagaland          | 12                                        |
| 22.     | Odisha            | 12                                        |
| 23.     | Puducherry        | 03                                        |
| 24.     | Punjab            | 05                                        |
| 25.     | Rajasthan         | 15                                        |
| 26.     | Sikkim            | 01                                        |
| 27.     | Tamil Nadu        | 54                                        |
| 28.     | Telangana         | 09                                        |
| 29.     | Tripura           | 00                                        |
| 30.     | Uttarakhand       | 00                                        |
| 31.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 08                                        |
| 32.     | West Bengal       |                                           |
| Total   | Total             | 00                                        |

Annexure II

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1698 for answer on 16.12.2022 regarding Hostels for Working Women asked by  Shri  Magunta  Sreenivasulu  Reddy;  Shri  N.  Reddeppa  and  Shri  P.V.  Midhun Reddy, Hon'ble Members of Parliament (LS).

Working  Women  Hostels  at  Andhra  Pradesh,  District  wise  with  their  capacity  and vacancy:

| Sl. No.   | Address of Hostel                                                  |   Capacity of the Hostel |   Vacancy |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| 1.        | NTR CSD&EW, Etcherla village, Srikakulam(M) District               |                      100 |        65 |
| 2.        | NTR CSD&EW, VT Agraharam, Vizianagaram District                    |                      100 |        75 |
| 3.        | NTR CSD&EW, Pine Apple Colony, Mudasarlova, Visakhapatnam          |                      100 |        48 |
| 4.        | NTR CSD&EW, Opp. Collector Office, Visakhapatnam                   |                       30 |        00 |
| 5.        | NTR CSD&EW, Bommuru, Rajamundry in East Godavari District          |                      100 |       100 |
| 6.        | NTR CSD&EW, Opp. Zilla Parishad,Guntur                             |                      100 |       100 |
| 7.        | NTR CSD&EW, EndluruDonka, Santhanuthapadu, Prakasam District       |                      100 |       100 |
| 8.        | NTR CSD&EW, Vedayapalem, Gandhi Nagar in Nellore District          |                      100 |        68 |
| 9.        | NTR CSD&EW, Tiruchanur Road, Tirupathi Rural (M) Chittoor District |                      100 |       100 |
| 10.       | Madanapalem, Satyaveedu, Chittoor District                         |                      100 |        40 |
| 11.       | NTR CSD&EW, Ramarajupalli in KadapaMandalin Kadapa District        |                      100 |       100 |
| 12.       | NTR CSD&EW, Ananthapuram District                                  |                       50 |        50 |
|           | Total                                                              |                     1080 |       846 |

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