Lok Sabha Question No. 423 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Swadhar Greh Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *423

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## SWADHARGREH SCHEME

- *423.  DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

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

- (a) whether Government is implementing SwadharGreh Scheme (SGS);
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  objectives  for  which  the scheme has been launched, if so, the details thereof; along with the challenges being faced by the Government to overcome the difficulties in the implementation of the scheme;
- (c) whether the number of SwadharGreh sanctioned so far are sufficient to meet the growing needs of destitute women in the country and if not, the further plan of the Government to give a boost to the scheme;
- (d) whether State Level Monitoring Committee have been set up and meetings have been conducted as per guidelines in all States/UTs, if so, the number of meetings conducted since the launch of the scheme; State-wise; and
- (e) whether there is any complaint/grievance redressal mechanism under SGS and if so, the number of complaints received and disposed off since inception of the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO REPLY TO PARTS (A)  TO  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *423  FOR  ANSWER  ON  31.03.2023  REGARDING SWADHARGREH SCHEME ASKED BY DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE AND SHRI  SUNIL  DATTATRAY  TATKARE,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT (LS). (a) to (c): The erstwhile SwadharGrehScheme for women in difficult circumstances  and  Ujjawala  Home  -  for  prevention  of  trafficking;  under  the  newly approved Mission Shakti, have been merged and renamed as Shakti Sadan which is an lntegrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for the women in distress situations and difficult circumstances. Shakti Sadan is a demand driven Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which projects are approved on the basis of local need and requirement of the States/UTs.  Total 441 Shakti Sadans (347 SwadharGrehs and 94 Ujjawala Homes) are functional in the country. State/UT-wise list of Shakti Sadans is at Annexure-I. (d)  to  (e)          Under  the  Missions  implemented  by  the  Ministry  namely,  'Mission Shakti', appropriate monitoring mechanismsare available at all levels of implementation  i.e.,  at  National,  State  and  District  levels.  The  national  level  Apex Committee headed by Secretary, WCD, the State Level Committee headed by Chief Secretary and overall implementation of scheme at District level by Committee headed by  District  Magistrate.  The  Ministry  continuously  monitors  the  progress  of  the implementation of all 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. Further, Women Helpline under Mission Shakti envisages to provide 24 hours emergency and non-emergency response to women, both in public and private spaces by linking them with appropriate authority such as Police, One Stop Cenre, Hospital, Legal Services etc.  The helpline also supports women in distress with counseling services  in  addition  to  providing  information  about  Women  Welfare  schemes  and programmes across the country.  The helpline is available for all  women and girls including residents of Swadhar.

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Annexure with regard to reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *423 for answer on 31.03.2023 regarding SwadharGreh  Scheme asked by Dr.SubhashRamraoBhamre  and  Shri  Sunil  DattatrayTatkare,  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament (LS).

## State/UT-wise number of Shakti Sadans

| S.   | Name of State/UT          | Shakti Sadans   | Shakti Sadans   |
|------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| No   | Name of State/UT          | (SwadharGreh)   | (Ujjawala Home) |
| 1.   | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1               | 0               |
| 2.   | Andhra Pradesh            | 21              | 5               |
| 3.   | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1               | 0               |
| 4.   | Assam                     | 17              | 19              |
| 5.   | Chandigarh                | 1               | 0               |
| 6.   | Chhattisgarh              | 2               | 2               |
| 7.   | Delhi                     | 2               | 0               |
| 8.   | Goa                       | 2               | 1               |
| 9.   | Gujarat                   | 6               | 0               |
| 10.  | Himachal Pradesh          | 1               | 0               |
| 11.  | Jammu & Kashmir           | 2               | 0               |
| 12.  | Jharkhand                 | 5               | 2               |
| 13.  | Karnataka                 | 51              | 14              |
| 14.  | Kerala                    | 7               | 2               |
| 15.  | Madhya Pradesh            | 15              | 0               |
| 16.  | Maharashtra               | 10              | 4               |
| 17.  | Manipur                   | 23              | 22              |
| 18.  | Meghalaya                 | 2               | 0               |
| 19.  | Mizoram                   | 11              | 1               |
| 20.  | Nagaland                  | 2               | 0               |
| 21.  | Odisha                    | 52              | 16              |
| 22.  | Punjab                    | 2               | 0               |
| 23.  | Rajasthan                 | 8               | 1               |
| 24.  | Sikkim                    | 1               | 0               |
| 25.  | Tamil Nadu                | 35              | 0               |
| 26.  | Telangana                 | 18              | 2               |
| 27.  | Tripura                   | 3               | 0               |
| 28.  | Uttar Pradesh             | 13              | 0               |
| 29.  | Uttarakhand               | 0               | 2               |
| 30.  | West Bengal               | 33              | 1               |
|      | Total                     | 347             | 94              |

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