Lok Sabha Question No. 5726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: State Hub for Empowerment of Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5726

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## STATE HUB FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

## 5726. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of State Hub for Empowerment of Women (SHEW) established/ functioning till date, State-wise;
- (b) the number of District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW) established/ functioning, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the existing SHEW/DHEW have at least one gender specialist;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the funds allocated/released by the Government to SHEW/DHEW under  Mission  Shakti,  year-wise,  State-wise  and  district-wise  in  Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR )

(a) : As on date, total number of 35 State Hub for Empowerment of Women (SHEW) are functional, except in the State of West Bengal.

(b) : As on date, a total of 742 District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW) are functional across 35 States and UTs. In the State of Andra Pradesh, 26 DHEWs are functional (one DHEW per district). The State/UT-wise number of functional DHEWs are at Annexure-I .

(c) & (d) : Yes. As per the guidelines of Mission Shakti, there is a provision of two Gender Specialists each in SHEW and DHEW.

(e) : Under the Scheme, funds are released to the States/ UTs with the prescribed funding pattern for a Centrally Sponsored Scheme as per schematic norms. Year-wise and State/UT-wise release of funds under the scheme is at Annexure-II .

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## Annexure-I

Annexure  referred  to  in  the  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred Question  No.  5726  for  answer  on  04.04.2025  regarding  'State  Hub  for Empowerment of Women'

## State/UT-wise number of functional DHEWs

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                        |   No. of functional DHEW |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                        3 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                       26 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                       25 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                       35 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                       38 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                        1 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                       33 |
| 8         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                        3 |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                       11 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                        2 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                       33 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                       22 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                       12 |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                  |                       20 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                       24 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                       31 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                       14 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                        2 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                        1 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                       52 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                       36 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                       16 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |                       12 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                       11 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                       16 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                       30 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                        4 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                       23 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                       33 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                        6 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                       38 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                       33 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                        8 |
| 34        | UP                                 |                       75 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                       13 |
| Total     |                                    |                      742 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in the reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 5726 for answer on 04.04.2025 regarding 'State Hub for Empowerment of Women'

Year-wise and State/UT-wise release of funds under the scheme

| Sl.   | States/ UTs                        | Amount released (In Rs.)   | Amount released (In Rs.)   | Amount released (In Rs.)   |
|-------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| No.   |                                    | 2022-23                    | 2023-24                    | 2024-25                    |
| 1     | Andaman & N Islands                | 58,60,000                  | 58,60,000                  | 0                          |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                     | 2,12,49,000                | 0                          | 0                          |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 3,07,17,000                | 0                          | 0                          |
| 4     | Assam                              | 4,22,82,000                | 10,71,63,000               | 1,21,39,859                |
| 5     | Bihar                              | 3,05,01,000                | 0                          | 3,12,54,317                |
| 6     | Chandigarh                         | 32,90,000                  | 73,57,378                  | 0                          |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                       | 2,66,46,000                | 0                          | 35,92,344                  |
| 8     | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 58,60,000                  | 0                          | 74,70,000                  |
| 9     | Delhi                              | 96,84,000                  | 0                          | 1,98,28,870                |
| 10    | Goa                                | 0                          | 30,37,500                  | 0                          |
| 11    | Gujarat                            | 2,66,46,000                | 3,52,62,000                | 95,36,103                  |
| 12    | Haryana                            | 1,81,65,000                | 0                          | 24,522                     |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1,56,82,500                | 2,00,47,500                | 1,18,62,664                |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 0                          | 7,25,01,750                | 3,17,11,500                |
| 15    | Jharkhand                          | 12,03,000                  | 1,85,04,400                | 1,38,203                   |
| 16    | Karnataka                          | 0                          | 2,51,04,000                | 3,81,83,803                |
| 17    | Kerala                             | 1,19,97,000                | 1,53,09,000                | 0                          |
| 18    | Ladakh                             | 45,75,000                  | 45,75,000                  | 59,25,000                  |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                        | 32,90,000                  | 0                          | 0                          |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                     | 0                          | 4,95,52,500                | 0                          |
| 21    | Maharashtra                        | 0                          | 9,21,66,000                | 0                          |
| 22    | Manipur                            | 2,03,08,500                | 0                          | 0                          |
| 23    | Meghalaya                          | 1,56,82,500                | 2,88,56,250                | 67,86,929                  |
| 24    | Mizoram                            | 1,45,26,000                | 1,39,32,000                | 3,17,79,000                |
| 25    | Nagaland                           | 0                          | 4,51,08,000                | 4,32,92,322                |
| 26    | Odisha                             |                            |                            | 0                          |
| 27    | Puducherry                         | 12,03,000                  | 30,84,000                  | 54,09,000                  |
| 28    | Punjab                             | 1,89,36,000                | 0                          | 9,450                      |
| 29    | Rajasthan                          | 2,66,46,000                | 3,42,52,000                | 0                          |
| 30    | Sikkim                             | 0                          | 87,43,500                  | 1,06,18,033                |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                         | 3,05,01,000                | 7,46,80,035                | 11,27,292                  |
| 32    | Telangana                          | 2,66,46,000                | 3,37,77,000                | 54,37,145                  |
| 33    | Tripura                            | 1,10,56,500                | 0                          | 1,36,83,717                |
| 34    | UP                                 | 5,90,28,000                | 0                          | 7,79,76,000                |
| 35    | Uttarakhand                        | 1,68,39,000                | 2,15,05,500                | 58,08,180                  |
| Total | Total                              | 49,90,20,000               | 72,03,78,313               | 37,35,94,253               |