Lok Sabha Question No. 2201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Working Women Hostels
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS

## 2201. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

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

- (a) the number  of working women  hostels  constructed under the Central Government scheme, State-wise;
- (b) the details of hostels set up/constructed for working women in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (c) the details of funds allocated and spent on the hostels during the last three years in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       The  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 States/UTs for implementation of the scheme.The States/UTs assess  their  requirement  as  per  local  needs  and  proposals  are  approved  by  the Programme Approval Board (PAB) after discussion with State/UTs.  The State/UTwise  details  of  functional  Sakhi  Niwas  (Working  Women  Hostel)  is  placed  at Annexure-I.
- (b)       As informed by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, the details of districtwise functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) is placed at Annexure-II.
- (c)        During the last three financial year period, funds could not be released to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh due to non-receipt of complete proposal and requisite documents from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh which includes Utilization Certificate and Statement of Expenditure.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.2201 for answer on 15.12.2023 regarding Working Women Hostels asked by SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

State/UT-wise details of functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel):

| S. No   | State/UTs         |   Number of Functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                        12 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                        05 |
| 3.      | Assam             |                                                        08 |
| 4.      | Chandigarh        |                                                        06 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                                                        06 |
| 6.      | Delhi             |                                                        17 |
| 7.      | Gujarat           |                                                        14 |
| 8.      | Haryana           |                                                        07 |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                        06 |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                        01 |
| 11.     | Jharkhand         |                                                        02 |
| 12.     | Karnataka         |                                                        62 |
| 13.     | Kerala            |                                                       133 |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                        02 |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       |                                                        77 |
| 16.     | Manipur           |                                                        15 |
| 17.     | Meghalaya         |                                                        03 |
| 18.     | Mizoram           |                                                        03 |
| 19.     | Nagaland          |                                                        12 |
| 20.     | Odisa             |                                                        12 |
| 21.     | Puducherry        |                                                        04 |
| 22.     | Rajasthan         |                                                        15 |
| 23.     | Sikkim            |                                                        01 |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu        |                                                        20 |
| 25.     | Telangana         |                                                        09 |
| 26.     | Tripura           |                                                        01 |
| 27.     | Uttrakhand        |                                                        02 |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                        08 |
| Total*  | Total*            |                                                       463 |

Annexure-II

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.2201 for answer on 15.12.2023 regarding Working Women Hostels asked by SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

District-wise  details  of  functional  Sakhi  Niwas  (Working  Women  Hostel)  in  Andhra Pradesh

| Name of the District   |   Number of functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Srikakulam             |                                                         1 |
| Vizianagarm            |                                                         1 |
| Vishakhapatnam         |                                                         2 |
| East Godavari          |                                                         1 |
| Guntur                 |                                                         1 |
| Prakasam               |                                                         1 |
| Nellore                |                                                         1 |
| Chittoor               |                                                         2 |
| YSR Kadapa             |                                                         1 |
| Anantapur              |                                                         1 |
| Total                  |                                                        12 |