Lok Sabha Question No. 2075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Mahila Shakti Kendra
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan, Goddeti Madhavi, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2075

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2022

## MAHILA SHAKTI KENDRA

2075. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN : SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI : SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY  :

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  cognizant  that  many  states  and  UTs  have  not  received funds under the Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme which was launched in 2017;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  indicating  the  quantum  of  funds allocated and sanctioned since its inception, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that many States and UTs have failed to pay the staff working under the scheme and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether it is a fact that district level centres under MSK scheme are approved for all districts as per census of India, 2011;
- (e) if so, the measures taken to revise the information in respect of Andhra Pradesh postbifurcation; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  discontinue  the  said  scheme  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) Scheme  approved in November 2017, has been  discontinued  with  effect  from  01.04.2022.  State/  UT-wise  details  of  funds  allocated/ released under the erstwhile MSK Scheme during the financial year 2017-18 to 2021-22 are at Annexure .

The Ministry of Women and Child Development released fund to States/UTs as per the provisions  of  General  Financial  Rules  (GFR),  on  receipt  of  proposals  supported  with necessary  documentation  including  Utilization  Certificate  (UC),  Statement  of  Expenditure (SoE) etc. with respect to the funds previously released.

- (d) & (e) A total of 640 District Level Centres for Women (DLCWs)  were approved under the MSK Scheme including 13 DLCWs and 10 DLCWs in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively.
- (f) The  Mahila  Shakti  Kendra  (MSK)  Scheme  was  approved  in  November  2017  as  a centrally sponsored scheme to empower rural women through community participation. A third party Evaluation Study of Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) Scheme was conducted by NITI Aayog in 2020. Taking into account the findings of the third party evaluation and in consultation with States / Stakeholders, it has been decided to discontinue the MSK Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2022, while  suitably  incorporating  appropriate  provisions  under  components  of   newly  launched 'Mission Shakti', an umbrella scheme for safety, security and empowerment of women. .

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2075 for answer on 29.07.2022 regarding 'Mahila Shakti Kendra'

State/UT-wise release of funds under erstwhile Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme during the last three years

(Rupees in Lakh)

| SI. No.   | States /UTs                      | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| SI. No.   | States /UTs                      | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2021-22          |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT) | 10.90            | 0.00             | 20.58            | 41.04            | 0.00             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                   | 7.39             | 277.20           | 21.13            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                | 0.00             | 151.35           | 334.38           | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 4         | Assam                            | 980.00           | 0.00             | 88.30            | 473.79           | 0.00             |
| 5         | Bihar                            | 1022.20          | 25.83            | 48.62            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 6         | Chandigarh (UT)                  | 10.90            | 33.44            | 14.03            | 26.58            | 0.00             |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                     | 863.19           | 7.28             | 35.41            | 7.95             | 0.00             |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli,            | 10.90            | 0.00             | 10.48            | 51.67            | 0.00             |
| 8         | Daman & Diu (UT)                 | 10.90            | 6.15             | 19.90            | 51.67            | 0.00             |
| 9         | Delhi (NCT) (UT)                 | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 10        | Goa                              | 0.00             | 0.00             | 11.42            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 11        | Gujarat                          | 49.10            | 214.64           | 98.14            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 12        | Haryana                          | 0.00             | 6.91             | 94.57            | 13.39            | 0.00             |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                 | 0.00             | 137.45           | 52.94            | 36.29            | 0.00             |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir (UT)             | 22.50            | 241.71           | 34.44            | 0.00             | 354.65           |
| 15        | Ladakh (UT)                      |                  |                  |                  | 40.34            | 0.00             |
| 16        | Jharkhand                        | 1776.36          | 0.00             | 29.71            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 17        | Karnataka                        | 10.80            | 169.83           | 122.43           | 244.13           | 0.00             |
| 18        | Kerala                           | 0.00             | 74.26            | 34.32            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 19        | Lakshadweep (UT)                 | 10.90            | 0.00             | 4.83             | 18.90            | 0.00             |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                   | 0.00             | 479.02           | 31.46            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 21        | Maharashtra                      | 0.00             | 144.63           | 22.88            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 22        | Manipur                          | 137.34           | 33.21            | 4.29             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 23        | Meghalaya                        | 61.31            | 158.85           | 25.74            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 24        | Mizoram                          | 117.82           | 166.77           | 140.11           | 86.01            | 0.00             |
| 25        | Nagaland                         | 95.13            | 221.57           | 103.80           | 271.76           | 0.00             |
| 26        | Odisha                           | 0.00             | 737.95           | 37.18            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 27        | Puducherry (UT)                  | 54.06            | 9.18             | 14.30            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 28        | Punjab                           | 0.00             | 87.50            | 7.30             | 7.56             | 0.00             |
| 29        | Rajasthan                        | 74.90            | 278.24           | 40.65            | 9.38             | 0.00             |
| 30        | Sikkim                           | 0.00             | 99.85            | 4.29             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                       | 36.18            | 227.86           | 105.81           | 11.67            | 331.72           |
| 32        | Telangana                        | 13.20            | 288.62           | 11.26            | 10.51            | 0.00             |
| 33        | Tripura                          | 19.90            | 125.50           | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                    | 0.00             | 362.13           | 17.16            | 11.67            | 0.00             |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                      | 18.89            | 226.14           | 295.66           | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 36        | West Bengal                      | 24.37            | 453.62           | 31.46            | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| Grand     | Total                            | 5439.14          | 5446.69          | 1968.98          | 1362.64          | 686.37           |