Lok Sabha Question No. 3192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Schemes to Empower Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Purohit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3192

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024

## SCHEMES TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND CHILDREN

3192. SHRI PRADEEP PUROHIT:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  launched  and  implemented to empower women and child since 2014;
- (b) the details of fund allocation for each schemes; and
- (c) the number of beneficiaries in the district of Bargarh and Jharsuguda districts under said schemes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) For better implementation and efficient monitoring, all schemes implemented by the Ministry to empower women and child have been clubbed into three verticals, viz. (1) Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 for improving nutrition & health indicators in the country (2) Mission Shakti, for safety, protection and empowerment of women; and (3) Mission  Vatsalya,  for protection, care and  welfare  of children in difficult circumstances. Details of the schemes are as under:

- (i)  Saksham  Anganwadi  &  Poshan  2.0  (Mission  Poshan  2.0): Under  this programme,  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme,  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  and  Scheme  for Adolescent  Girls  have  been  reorganized  into  3  primary  sub-verticals:  (i)  Nutrition Support for POSHAN and for Adolescent Girls (ii) Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] and (iii) Anganwadi Infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadis.
- (ii) Mission Shakti: Mission Shakti comprises of two sub-verticals, i.e., 'Sambal' for safety  and  security  of  women  and 'Samarthya' for  empowerment  of  women. The existing schemes of One Stop Centres (OSC), Women Helpline (181-WHL) and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) have been made part of Sambal sub-vertical; while the existing  schemes  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY),  Ujjwala,

Swadhar Greh (renamed as Shakti Sadan) and Working Women Hostel (renamed as Sakhi  Niwas),  National  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (NHEW)  and  National Creche Scheme (renamed as Palna) have been subsumed in the 'Samarthya' subvertical.

(iii)  Mission  Vatsalya: Mission  Vatsalya  has  subsumed  the  Integrated  Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for better outreach and protection for children in need and care in a mission mode with the objective to: (i) Support and sustain Children in difficult circumstances.  (ii)  Develop  context-based  solutions  for  holistic  development  of children  from  varied  backgrounds.  (iii)  Provide  scope  for  green  field  projects  for encouraging innovative solutions. (iv) Cement convergent action by gap funding, if required.

(b)  The  details  of  fund  released  under  the  aforesaid  schemes  of the  Ministry  is  at Annexure-I .

(c) The details of beneficiaries under the aforesaid schemes in the districts of Bargarh and Jharsuguda is at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024

## DETAILS OF FUND RELEASED UNDER THE SCHEMES OF THE MINISTRY DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

(Rs. in Crores)

|       | S.No.Name of Mission   | S.No.Name of Mission   |   Fund released for FY 2021-22 Fund released for FY 2022-23 |   Fund released for FY 2021-22 Fund released for FY 2022-23 |   Fund released for FY 2023-24 |
|-------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.    | Saksham Poshan 2.0     | Anganwadi              |                                                    18381.7  |                                                    19876.1  |                       21809.6  |
| 2.    | Vatsalya               | Vatsalya               |                                                      761.09 |                                                     1042.91 |                        1390.71 |
| 3.    | Shakti                 | Sambal                 |                                                      225.49 |                                                      195.62 |                         356.51 |
|       |                        | Samarthya              |                                                     1686.89 |                                                     2144.53 |                        1165.13 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                  | TOTAL                  |                                                    21055.2  |                                                    23259.2  |                       24722    |

## Annexure-II

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024

## DETAILS OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE SCHEMES OF THE MINISTRY IN THE DISTRICTS OF BARGARH & JHARSUGUDA

|    | S.No.Name of Mission                    | District                                | Number of Beneficiaries   |
|----|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|  1 | Saksham Anganwadi Poshan 2.0            | Bargarh Jharsuguda                      | 1,32,390* 45,879*         |
|  2 | Vatsalya** (Beneficiaries in Child Care | Vatsalya** (Beneficiaries in Child Care | 8,250                     |
|  3 | Shakti**                                | Shakti**                                | 71,110                    |

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