Lok Sabha Question No. 2154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Working Women's Hostels  Schemes in Odisha
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2154

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## WORKING WOMEN'S HOSTELS SCHEMES IN ODISHA

## 2154. SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA :

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

- (a) the details of funds allocated and spent under the Working Women's Hostels scheme from 2014 to 2024, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the working women's hostels functioning across the country, especially in Odisha;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to expand the number of working women's hostels in every district, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of applications received/sanctioned under the Scheme in Odisha from 2024 onwards; and
- (e) the details of the advertisements/publicity/promotion of the scheme carried out by the Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  Sakhi  Niwas  Scheme  (Working  Women  Hostel)  under  the  overarching  Mission Shakti,  is  a  demand  driven  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  under  which  funds  are  directly released  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  its  implementation.  The  Scheme  aims  to  promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodations for working women, with day care facility for their children in urban, semi urban and also in rural areas where employment opportunities for women exist.   The States and UTs assess their requirement as per local needs and proposals are approved by the Programme Approval Board (PAB) after discussion with States and UTs. In this Scheme, financial assistance is provided for running of Sakhi Niwas in rented premises and construction component has been discontinued.

State/UT-wise details of funds released under Sakhi Niwas Scheme (Working Women Hostel) from Financial Year 2014-15 to 2024-2025 are at Annexure-I .

Presently, 538 Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) are functional across the country including  Odisha. Details  of  functional  Sakhi  Niwas  (WWH)  across  the  country  are  at Annexure-II .

(d) to (e)    The State Government of Odisha had submitted 22 and 06 new proposals for setting up Sakhi Niwas on rental mode for consideration in the PAB meeting during Financial Years 2024-25 and 2025-26 respectively. These proposals have been approved by PAB.

Ministry of Finance (MoF), Department of Expenditure (DoE) in August, 2024 has also allocated  Rs.5,000/-  crores  to  28  States  under  Part  (X)  (Construction  of  Working  Women Hostels)  of  Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital  Investment  (SASCI)  Scheme  for construction of working women hostel. Under this Scheme, Rs.189.00 crore has been allocated to the State of Odisha. The State Government of Odisha has submitted proposal for construction of one hostel of 4000 bed at the total cost of Rs.189.00 crore.  This proposal has been approved by  DoE  and  1 st instalment  of  Rs.124.74  crore  has  been  released  by  DoE  to  the  State Government of Odisha during 2024-25.

The State Government has informed that they have taken several steps to publicize the Working Women's Hostels (WWH) scheme across the State i.e. awareness created through community outreach, awareness camps, and workshops at the District and Block levels, in collaboration with local bodies and women's organizations.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.2154  for  answer  on  01.08.2025  regarding  Working  Women's  Hostels  Schemes  in Odisha asked by Shri Baijayant Panda, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

State/UT-wise details of fund released under Sakhi Niwas Scheme (Working Women Hostel) fromFinancial Year 2014-15 to 2024-2025

## (Amount Rupees in Lakhs)

| States/U Ts       | 2014- 15   | 2015-1 6   | 2016-1 7   | 2017-1 8   | 2018- 19   | 2019- 20   | 2020- 21   | 2021- 22   | 2022-2 3   | 2023- 24   | 2024- 25   |
|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 326.4 7    | 181.0 8    | 247.8 8    | 0.00       | 476.9 3    | 146.4 9    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 21.52      | 0.00       |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 88.48      | 268.4 2    | 192.5 4    | 193.4 6    | 116.7 6    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 147.0 2    |
| Assam             | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 8.83       | 7.77       | 0.00       | 7.76       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 61.47      | 54.84      |
| Bihar             | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 90.00      |
| Chhattisg arh     | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 5.46       | 0.00       | 26.68      | 4.98       |
| Gujarat           | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 183.7 6    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 69.70      | 0.00       | 46.46      | 0.00       |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 265.8 3    | 0.00       | 111.8 6    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 9.29       | 4.65       |
| J&K               | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 4.80       | 37.24      |
| Karnataka         | 46.57      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 973.6 6    | 0.00       | 482.5      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| Kerala            | 20.66      | 244.8 0    | 932.1 7    | 0.00       | 252.5 6    | 901.5      | 0.00       | 273.9 7    | 384.0 0    | 48.00      | 102.1 2    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 347.9 9    | 0.00       | 244.0 3    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 191.1 9    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| Maharash tra      | 0.00       | 251.7 6    | 0.00       | 7.17       | 161.4 3    | 0.00       | 36.38      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 25.55      |
| Mizoram           | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 170.6 2    | 136.5 0    | 0.00       | 40.88      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 49.67      |
| Manipur           | 35.32      | 92.08      | 149.7 4    | 462.2 8    | 915.5 1    | 169.4 9    | 990.6 1    | 164.7 0    | 784.8 5    | 58.87      | 81.55      |
| Nagaland          | 58.53      | 181.0 3    | 442.4 8    | 600.5 6    | 419.5 8    | 244.2 4    | 223.6 7    | 96.09      | 0.00       | 175.1 5    | 27.87      |
| Odisha            | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 24.99      |
| Punjab            | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 136.5 0    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| Sikkim            | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 12.14      |
| Tamil Na du       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 392.1 8    | 350.2 5    | 593.9 4    | 0.00       | 108.3 1    |
| Telangana         | 322.8 9    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 268.9 1    | 746.1 0    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| U.P.              | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 39.71      |
| Delhi*            | 6.05       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 179.5 8    | 300.1 8    | 11.52      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 3.02       |
| Total             | 904.9 7    | 1219. 17   | 2312. 80   | 2695. 55   | 3034. 10   | 3254.7 6   | 1950.7 8   | 1203.7 6   | 1762. 79   | 452.2 4    | 813.6 6    |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.2154  for  answer  on  01.08.2025  regarding  Working  Women's  Hostels  Schemes  in Odisha asked by Shri Baijayant Panda, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

## Details of functional Sakhi Niwas (WWH)

| S. NoStates/UTs   | S. NoStates/UTs         |   Number of Functional Sakhi Niwas (WWH) |
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.                | Andhra Pradesh          |                                       23 |
| 2.                | Arunachal Pradesh       |                                       05 |
| 3.                | A&N Islands             |                                       00 |
| 4.                | Assam                   |                                       10 |
| 5.                | Bihar                   |                                       00 |
| 6.                | Chandigarh              |                                       06 |
| 7.                | Chhattisgarh            |                                       06 |
| 8.                | Daman &Diu and Dadra&NH |                                       00 |
| 9.                | Delhi                   |                                       15 |
| 10.               | Goa                     |                                       00 |
| 11.               | Gujarat                 |                                       14 |
| 12.               | Haryana                 |                                       07 |
| 13.               | Himachal Pradesh        |                                       06 |
| 14.               | Jammu &Kashmir          |                                       01 |
| 15.               | Jharkhand               |                                       02 |
| 16.               | Karnataka               |                                       62 |
| 17.               | Kerala                  |                                      138 |
| 18.               | Ladakh                  |                                       00 |
| 19.               | Lakshadweep             |                                       00 |
| 20.               | Madhya Pradesh          |                                       02 |
| 21.               | Maharashtra             |                                       85 |
| 22.               | Manipur                 |                                       18 |
| 23.               | Meghalaya               |                                       03 |
| 24.               | Mizoram                 |                                       03 |
| 25.               | Nagaland                |                                       16 |
| 26.               | Odisha                  |                                       11 |
| 27.               | Puducherry              |                                       04 |
| 28.               | Punjab                  |                                       00 |
| 29.               | Rajasthan               |                                       15 |
| 30.               | Sikkim                  |                                       01 |
| 31.               | Tamil Nadu              |                                       60 |
| 32.               | Telangana               |                                       17 |
| 33.               | Tripura                 |                                       00 |
| 34.               | Uttarakhand             |                                       00 |
| 35.               | Uttar Pradesh           |                                       08 |
| 36.               | West Bengal             |                                       00 |
|                   | Total*                  |                                      538 |