Lok Sabha Question No. 989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Women Empowerment Schemes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 989

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

## WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES

- +989.  SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA:

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

- (a) the present status of the scheme- Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Anganwadi services and POSHAN abhiyan in Rajasthan;
- (b) the number of women benefited through women empowerment initiatives including Self-Help Groups and Skill Development Programmes in the said State during the last five  years  district-wise  and  year-wise  including  those  in  Jhunjhunu  Lok  Sabha constituency;
- (c) the number of malnourished children increased/decreased in said State alongwith the steps being taken to improve nutrition level;
- (d) the details of the financial assistance provided to the said State by the Government for the schemes related to women and child welfare during the last two years alongwith the funds utilized therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  taking  new  initiative  for  creating  digital platform for women safety, helpline services and assistances; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The present status of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Anganwadi Services and POSHAN Abhiyan schemes in Rajasthan is as under:
- (i)  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  (BBBP): Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  (BBBP)  Scheme  was launched  on  22nd  January  2015  to  help  address  declining  Child  Sex  Ratio  (CSR)  and

attended issue of empowerment of girls and women. The scheme tries to create mindset and  behavioural  changes  towards  the  girl  child  by  informing,  influencing,  motivating, engaging, and empowering various stakeholders.

BBBP has transformed from a policy  initiative  into  a  national  movement  by  mobilizing stakeholders including government agencies, media, civil society, and the public at large. This movement not only highlights immediate concerns related to sex ratio and genderbased discrimination but also to foster a cultural shift towards valuing the girl child and ensuring  realization  of her  rights and  opportunities.  The  latest reports  of  Health Management Information System (HMIS) of Ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) reveal that SRB has increased from 929 to 941 in the State of Rajasthan during 201415  to  2023-2024. Further,  enrolment  of  girls  in  the  schools  at  secondary  level has increased  from  65.35  percent  in  2014-15  to  79  percent  in  2023-24 for  the  state  of Rajasthan [as per UDISE-data, Ministry of Education, GOI].

(ii) Mission Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0: Under the 15th Finance Commission, various  components  like  Anganwadi  services,  Poshan  Abhiyaan  and  Scheme  for Adolescent girls (of 14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region) have been  subsumed  under  the  umbrella  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) to address the challenge of malnutrition.

(b)  The  year-wise,  district-wise  details  of  number  of  women  benefited  through  women empowerment  initiatives  in  Rajasthan,  including  Jhunjhunu  Lok  Sabha  constituency, during the last five years are at Annexure-I . District-wise beneficiary data is not maintained under the schemes of Shakti Sadan & Sakhi Niwas.

(c)  As per NFHS-5 (2019-21) and Poshan Tracker (as on June 2025), malnutrition status in the State of Rajasthan is-

| Indicator   | NFHS-5 (2019-21)   | Poshan Tracker (June 2025)   |
|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
| Stunting    | 31.8%              | 36.0%                        |
| Wasting     | 16.8%              | 6.0%                         |
| Underweight | 27.6%              | 17.0%                        |

Under Mission Poshan 2.0, a new strategy has been made for reduction in malnutrition and  for  improved  health,  wellness  and  immunity  through  activities  like  community engagement, outreach, behavioral change, and advocacy. It focuses on Maternal Nutrition, Infant and Young Child Feeding Norms, treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)/ Moderate Acute Malnutrition  (MAM)  and  wellness  through  AYUSH  practices  to  reduce prevalence of wasting, stunting, anaemia and being underweight.

Ministry of Women & Child Development and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have jointly  released  the  protocol  for  Community  Management  of  Malnutrition  (CMAM)  to prevent and treat severely acute malnutrition in children of the Community and for reducing associated  morbidity  and  mortality.  The  community-based  approach  involves  timely detection  and  screening  of  children  with  severe  acute  malnutrition  in  the  community, management for  those  without  medical  complications  with  wholesome,  local  nutritious foods at home and supportive medical care. The CMAM protocol includes an appetite test and screening process for children aged 6 months to 6 years who are severely acute malnourished (SAM) or severely underweight (SUW). Post-screening, such children are referred to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers (NRC) or hospital facilities for further care.

The steps involved under CMAM protocol are as follows:

| Step-1: Growth monitoring of children                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Step-2: Appetite Test for SAM Children                                      |
| Step-3: Medical Assessment of SAM children                                  |
| Step-4: Decide level of care of malnourished children                       |
| Step-5: Nutritional Management                                              |
| Step-6: Medical Management                                                  |
| Step-7: Nutrition, Health Education and counseling including WASH practices |
| Step-8: Visit by Anganwadi worker and referral                              |
| Step-9: Duration of Monitoring                                              |
| Step-10: Follow-up Care                                                     |

(d) The details of funds released to/ utilised by State Government of Rajasthan under the schemes related to women and child welfare during the last two years are annexed at Annexure-II .

(e) & (f) The Ministry has launched the Mission Shakti dashboard which is a comprehensive web-based reporting system developed to enable real time monitoring in accordance with Mission Shakti guidelines. It aims to streamline and strengthen the monitoring of services provided to beneficiaries through OSCs. The web enabled monitoring system is a userfriendly portal providing Management Information System (MIS) while giving due regard to data confidentiality. It enables monitoring of the  programmes  including inter alia establishment of service delivery structures, accurate information about location of OSCs, services being provided, OSC staff, and beneficiaries.

A  national  dashboard  for  Women  Helpline  has  been  operational  for  monitoring  the implementation of the scheme across all States/UTs. Furthermore, Software 2.0 has been introduced in March,2024 for the call operators with enhanced features like comprehensive directory, search and reporting options This has improved the operational efficiency of the call operators.

A new portal, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Software (PMMVYSoft) has been developed  and  launched  in  March,  2023.  Under  PMMVYSoft,  Aadhaar  authentication through  UIDAI  is  done  digitally  and  National  Payment  Corporations  of  India  (NPCI) verification is ensured so that funds are directly transferred to their DBT-enabled Aadhaarseeded bank or post office accounts. The implementation of the Scheme is done by officials of States and UTs using the new Software mentioned above through their field functionaries.

A  number  of  reforms  have  been  introduced  in  the  PMMVY  portal,  to  ensure  smoother delivery and greater coverage of the scheme. Some of them are:

- o PMMVY portal is completely Paperless.
- o Mobile-App  based  right  from  Anganwadi  worker  level  and  provides  the Services at the beneficiaries' door step.
- o Payments are through Adhaar Bridge Payment System [ABPS].
- o PMMVY portal is enabled for Aadhar-based biometric verification (by means of facial recognition) to confirm identity details of the applicants.
- o All  the  mandatory  provisions  like  Aadhaar  verification,  DBT  enablement  of bank account etc. are checked at the time of registration for faster processing.
- o Search and Track Status for all enrolled beneficiaries to check the approval and payment status of their applications.
- o Grievance Lodging and status module for all citizens to lodge any PMMVY related grievance. The Module directly sends the grievance to the implementing authorities thus saving time and leads to swifter resolution.
- o PMMVY toll-free and multi lingual helpline (14408) is available for PMMVY related enquiries and grievances
- o For  transparency  purposes,  the  Applicants/  beneficiaries  receive  SMS  at different stages such as registration of application, rejection of registration, payment etc.

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## Annexure-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

Year-wise, District-wise details of number of women benefited through women empowerment initiatives in Rajasthan during the last five years

## I. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandhana Yojana

| S. NoDistrict        | 2020-21                | 2020-21            | 2020-21                | 2021-22       | 2021-22            | 2021-22       | 2022-23                | 2022-23            | 2022-23         | 2023-24                | 2023-24            | 2023-24          | 2024-25                | 2024-25            | 2024-25          |
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| S. NoDistrict        | Benefici ary Enro lled | Benefi ciary P aid | Amou nt Pai d ary lled | Benefici Enro | Benefi ciary P aid | Amou nt Pai d | Benefici ary Enro lled | Benefi ciary P aid | Amou nt Pai d   | Benefici ary Enro lled | Benefi ciary P aid | Amou nt Pai d    | Benefici ary Enro lled | Benefi ciary P aid | Amou nt Pai d    |
| Total                | 298710                 | 451779             | 13771 48000            | 347208        | 476480             | 14791 77000   | 381712                 | 566822             | 18138 54000     | 397531                 | 186182             | 73480 2000 36897 | 412234                 | 915462             | 30480 17000      |
| 1AJMER               | 10743                  | 15726              | 48198 000              | 13405         | 18694              | 59440 000     | 13769                  | 20910              | 65225 000       | 14637                  | 9732               | 000              | 13059                  | 31953              | 97147 000        |
| 2ALWAR               | 14361                  | 21778              | 65045 000              | 18711         | 23537              | 72899 000     | 20808                  | 30140              | 98303 000       | 14868                  | 5123               | 19902 000        | 20275                  | 46695              | 15585 4000       |
| 3 Balotra            | 0                      | 0                  | 0                      | 0             | 0                  | 0             | 0                      | 0                  | 0               | 0                      | 0                  | 0                | 0                      | 0                  | 0                |
| 4 BANSW ARA          | 8169                   | 13185              | 36528 000              | 6004          | 7896               | 20137 000     | 11475                  | 14728              | 41189 000       | 18055                  | 7952               | 31287 000        | 20899                  | 37281              | 12715 2000 80577 |
| 5BARAN               | 6898                   | 11208              | 32399 000              | 7845          | 11674              | 34563 000     | 11690                  | 18610              | 61090 000       | 12021                  | 6905               | 26399 000        | 10363                  | 24553              | 000              |
| 6BARMER              | 8537                   | 11237              | 34968 000              | 11812         | 13594              | 44891 000     | 13893                  | 19387              | 67090 000       | 10539                  | 5095               | 20673 000        | 11678                  | 28016              | 89540 000        |
| 7 Beawar             | 0                      | 0                  | 0                      | 0             | 0                  | 0             | 0                      | 0                  | 0               | 0                      | 0                  | 0                | 0                      | 0                  | 0                |
| 8 BHARAT PUR         | 14237                  | 22232              | 72745 000              | 14286         | 19258              | 60879 000     | 14223                  | 21558              | 68705 000       | 13761                  | 4748               | 19238 000        | 15598                  | 31378              | 11554 9000       |
| 9 BHILWA RA          | 9725                   | 15093              | 45580 000              | 13445         | 17206              | 53996 000     | 14702                  | 21100              | 70127 000       | 13554                  | 7190               | 29560 000        | 13695                  | 28546              | 99191 000        |
| 10 BIKANE R          | 6400                   | 8281               | 24736 000              | 8792          | 10500              | 32921 000     | 11395                  | 15332              | 48427 000       | 12067                  | 6355               | 24775 000        | 13248                  | 35295              | 11177 8000       |
| 11 BUNDI             | 7130                   | 11971              | 34303 000              | 7427          | 11096              | 30529 000     | 7676                   | 12878              | 36962 000       | 6478                   | 2772               | 11227 000        | 6748                   | 17486              | 57405 000        |
| 12 CHITTO RGARH      | 8474                   | 11748              | 34354 000              | 7929          | 12028              | 35655 000     | 8155                   | 13203              | 43256 000       | 8430                   | 5315               | 21329 000        | 10453                  | 23500              | 74133 000 10600  |
| 13CHURU              | 10157                  | 15254              | 48735 000              | 10730         | 15468              | 49839 000     | 13087                  | 19070              | 64823 000       | 14447                  | 9862               | 40979 000 26201  | 13314                  | 33528              | 7000             |
| 14DAUSA              | 9043                   | 14495              | 45953 000              | 7940          | 11097              | 34537 000     | 10024                  | 14220              | 48235 000       | 10492                  | 6547               | 000              | 9338                   | 17809              | 60854 000        |
| 15 Deeg              | 0                      | 0                  | 0                      | 0             | 0                  | 0             | 0                      | 0                  | 0               | 0                      | 0                  | 0                | 0                      | 0                  | 0                |
| 16 DHOLPU R          | 7753                   | 11426              | 36662 000              | 8329          | 11096              | 35923 000     | 8207                   | 12403              | 41259 000       | 9791                   | 5146               | 20475 000        | 9038                   | 20158              | 68145 000        |
| 17 Didwana Kuchama n | 0                      | 0                  | 0                      | 0             | 0                  | 0             | 0                      | 0                  | 0               | 0                      | 0                  | 0                | 0                      | 0                  | 0                |
| 18 DUNGA RPUR        | 6989                   | 8853               | 27811 000              | 9617          | 12861              | 40743 000     | 10361                  | 14751              | 45787 000       | 15292                  | 7265               | 27679 000        | 14315                  | 26106              | 87868 000        |
| 19 GANGA NAGAR       | 9956                   | 16778              | 48895 000              | 11690         | 17897              | 52137 000     | 10319                  | 18083              | 52834 000       | 10914                  | 6303               | 24571 000        | 11358                  | 25641              | 81417 000        |
| 20 HANUM ANGARH      | 8829                   | 14703              | 44047 000              | 10704         | 15829              | 48320 000     | 9920                   | 17229              | 53185 000       | 12332                  | 8688               | 34271 000        | 12584                  | 25039              | 82135 000        |
| 21 JAIPUR            | 27314                  | 42961              | 12945 2000             | 30185         | 46449              | 13972 0000    | 27968                  | 45764              | 13951 0000      | 24463                  | 13111              | 50278 000        | 29811                  | 67287              | 21570 6000       |
| 22 JAISALM ER        | 525                    | 446                | 10040 00               | 2354          | 2789               | 88200 00      | 2430                   | 2910               | 84890 00        | 3313                   | 1241               | 47410 00         | 2833                   | 5826               | 21096 000        |
| 23JALORE             | 4247                   | 5011               | 14649 000              |               |                    | 18618         | 6788                   | 8596               | 27457 000       | 5724                   | 1116               | 43070 00         | 4648                   | 16591              | 51632            |
| JHALAW               |                        |                    | 35655                  | 4692          | 5807               | 000           |                        |                    | 42280           |                        |                    | 23184            |                        |                    | 000              |
| 24 AR                | 7525                   | 12309              | 000                    | 8037          | 11126              | 33077 000     | 9741                   | 13854              | 000             | 11406                  | 6055               | 000              | 11194                  | 25016              | 85722 000        |
| 25 JHUNJH UNU JODHPU | 10205                  | 15826              | 50395 000              | 11818         | 16269              | 52639 000     | 10691                  | 17823              | 61006 000 82116 | 12593                  | 7638               | 32638 000 13338  | 12339                  | 23293              | 82624 000 12744  |
| 26 R                 | 12159                  | 17032              | 50517 000 35699        | 19983         | 25230              | 79669 000     | 16234                  | 25112              | 000 32601       | 15425                  | 3368               | 000 14884 000    | 18008 8058             | 36465 16720        | 7000 57974 000   |
| 27 KARAULI           | 7999                   | 11263              | 000                    | 5089          | 6339               | 19745 000     | 8551                   | 9765               | 000             | 8038                   | 3581               |                  |                        |                    |                  |
| 28 Khairthal- Tijara | 0                      | 0                  | 0                      | 0             | 0                  | 0             | 0                      | 0                  | 0               | 0                      | 0                  | 0                | 0                      | 0                  | 0                |

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| 29KOTA              |   6213 |   9924 | 32421 000   |   7231 |   10032 | 33850 000   |   7781 |   11281 | 39411 000   |   8795 |   3394 | 11619 000   |   8496 |   14743 | 51698 000   |
|---------------------|--------|--------|-------------|--------|---------|-------------|--------|---------|-------------|--------|--------|-------------|--------|---------|-------------|
| 30 Kotputli- Behror |      0 |      0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |      0 |      0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |
| 31NAGAUR            |  12354 |  16617 | 50801 000   |  16239 |   20576 | 66701 000   |  16889 |   26286 | 85699 000   |  13227 |   5991 | 22788 000   |  18391 |   38433 | 12926 4000  |
| 32 PALI             |   7958 |  12755 | 37515 000   |  11504 |   13896 | 44461 000   |  15227 |   20001 | 64092 000   |  12073 |   3889 | 15650 000   |  11473 |   22858 | 81094 000   |
| 33 Phalodi          |      0 |      0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |      0 |      0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |
| 34 PRATAP GARH      |   4791 |   7813 | 23255 000   |   4472 |    6019 | 17477 000   |   6651 |    9190 | 29077 000   |   7813 |   1164 | 45260 00    |   9917 |   25161 | 81364 000   |
| 35 RAJSAM AND       |   5719 |   8053 | 24397 000   |   6642 |    9547 | 30779 000   |   6073 |    8844 | 27619 000   |   6970 |   3363 | 12281 000   |   7662 |   17673 | 57548 000   |
| 36 Salumbar         |      0 |      0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |      0 |      0 | 0           |      0 |       0 | 0           |
| 37 SAWAI MADHO PUR  |   5509 |   8355 | 26624 000   |   7187 |    9463 | 30373 000   |   7995 |   11179 | 36151 000   |  10179 |   4795 | 19332 000   |   8154 |   20757 | 70664 000   |
| 38 SIKAR            |  13137 |  21160 | 65002 000   |  15943 |   23972 | 74734 000   |  13969 |   23578 | 71625 000   |  15122 |   7476 | 30077 000   |  14398 |   38640 | 12506 3000  |
| 39 SIROHI           |   3632 |   4724 | 15085 000   |   4072 |    5712 | 18531 000   |   6300 |    8483 | 30496 000   |   5930 |   3350 | 13794 000   |   5474 |   13388 | 42879 000   |
| 40TONK              |   8830 |  14385 | 40713 000   |   9327 |   14157 | 38407 000   |   8941 |   14682 | 39968 000   |   9128 |   3848 | 14553 000   |   9239 |   25013 | 76959 000   |
| 41 UDAIPU R         |  13192 |  19177 | 63005 000   |  13767 |   19366 | 64167 000   |  19779 |   25872 | 89760 000   |  29654 |   7804 | 31349 000   |  26176 |   54614 | 19453 1000  |

## II. Shakti Sadan

| FY                                         |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |
|--------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Number of Women Beneficiaries in Rajasthan |        296 |        386 |        526 |        499 |        637 |

## III. Sakhi Niwas

| FY                                         |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |
|--------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Number of Women Beneficiaries in Rajasthan |         69 |         53 |        146 |        124 |        275 |

## Annexure-II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

Details of grants released to/ utilised by State Government of Rajasthan under schemes related to women and child welfare during the last two years

(Rs. in crores)

| S.No   | Mission                                                         | Scheme                                                                     | FY 2023-24               | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25                                                                  |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        |                                                                 |                                                                            | ReleasedUtilisedReleased |              |              | Utilised                                                                    |
| 1.     | Mission Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0                          | Anganwadi Services Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls | 1091.96                  | 880.87       | 741.85       | Certificate/Statement of Expenditure for financial year 2024-25 is not due. |
| 2.     | Mission Vatsalya (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) | Mission Vatsalya (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme)            | 42.84                    | 46.70        | 74.98        | 57.61                                                                       |
| 3.     | Mission Shakti - Sambal                                         | Beti Bachao Beti Padhao                                                    | 6.75                     | 4.59         | 0.00         | 3.04                                                                        |
| 3.     | Mission Shakti - Sambal                                         | One Stop Centre                                                            | 8.84                     | 8.88         | 7.52         | 8.54                                                                        |
| 3.     | Mission Shakti - Sambal                                         | Women Help Line                                                            | 0.76                     | 0.82         | 0.57         | 0.003                                                                       |
| 4.     | Mission Shakti - Samarthya                                      | Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandhana Yojana                                       | 123.23                   | 56.33        | 98.17        | 182.88                                                                      |
| 4.     | Mission Shakti - Samarthya                                      | Shakti Sadan (erstwhile Swadhar Greh and Ujjawala)                         | 1.17                     | 0.69         | 0.10         | 0.00                                                                        |
|        |                                                                 | Sakhi Niwas (erstwhile Working Women Hostel)                               | 0.00                     | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                                                                        |
|        |                                                                 | Hub for Empowerment of Women                                               | 3.43                     | -            | 0.00         | -                                                                           |

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