Lok Sabha Question No. 2860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Working Women Hostels
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2860

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS

## 2860. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

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

- a. the  number  of  working  women  hostels  constructed  under  the  Central  Government scheme, State-wise;
- b. the  details  of  hostels  set  up/constructed  for  working  women  in  Andhra  Pradesh, district-wise; and
- c. the details of funds allocated and spent on the hostels during the last three years in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       Under the newly approved Mission Shakti, Working Women Hostel (WWH) known as  Sakhi  Niwas,  is  a  demand  driven  centrally  sponsored  scheme,  under  which  funds  are directly  released  to  States/UTs  for  implementation  of  the  scheme.  The  scheme  aims  to promote availability  of  safe  and  conveniently  located  accommodation  for  working  women and  other  women  pursuing  higher  education  and  training.  The  State/UT-wise  number  of Sakhi Niwas (erstwhile Working Women Hostels) functional is at Annexure-I.
- (b)       As informed by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh the details of district-wise Working  Women ' s  Hostel  Functioning  under  the  control  of  A.P.  Women ' s  Cooperative Finance Corporation iis at Annexure-II.
- (c)        Sakhi Niwas is demand driven Scheme. During Financial Year 2019-20, an amount of Rs.146.49 lakh was released to the State.Funds were not released during the Financial Years 2020-21 and 2021-22 due to non-receipt of complete proposal and requisite documents from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for release of funds under the Scheme.

Annexure I

Annexure with regard to reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2860 for  answer  on  17.03.2023  regarding  Working  Women  Hostels  asked  by  SHRI  N. REDDEPPA, Hon ' ble Member of Parliament (LS).

State/UT-wise number of Sakhi Niwas (erstwhile Working Women Hostels) functional:

| S. No   | State/UTs         |   Number of Functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 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.     | Odisa             |                                                        12 |
| 23.     | Puducherry        |                                                        03 |
| 24.     | Punjab            |                                                        05 |
| 25.     | Rajasthan         |                                                        15 |
| 26.     | Sikkim            |                                                        01 |
| 27.     | Tamil Nadu        |                                                        54 |
| 28.     | Telangana         |                                                        09 |
| 29.     | Tirpura           |                                                        00 |
| 30.     | Uttrakhand        |                                                        00 |
| 31.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                        08 |
| 32.     | West Bengal       |                                                        00 |
| Total   |                   |                                                       494 |

Annexure II

Annexure with regard to reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2860 for  answer  on  17.03.2023  regarding  Working  Women  Hostels  asked  by  SHRI  N. REDDEPPA, Hon ' ble Member of Parliament (LS).

## District-wise  details  of  Sakhi  Niwas  (erstwhile  Working  Women  Hostel)  in  Andhra Pradesh

| Name of the District   | Total Capacity   |
|------------------------|------------------|
| Srikakulam             | 100              |
| Vizianagarm            | 100              |
| Vishakhapatnam         | 130 (2 Hostels)  |
| East Godavari          | 100              |
| Guntur                 | 100              |
| Prakasam               | 100              |
| Nellore                | 100              |
| Chittoor               | 200 (2 Hostels)  |
| Kadapa                 | 100              |
| Ananthapuram           | 50               |