Lok Sabha Question No. 3617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Status of ICDS and Women Empowerment Schemes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Nalin Soren

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3617

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## STATUS OF ICDS AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES

- +3617.SHRI NALIN SOREN:

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

- (a) the present status of Integrated Child Development Services Project (ICDS) and women empowerment scheme of Union Government being implemented in Madhya Pradesh till date;
- (b) whether the Union Government has constituted any task force to implement these schemes in a proper manner;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the funds released by the Government for these schemes during the previous and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a centrally sponsored scheme and the implementation of the scheme falls under the ambit of State Government/ UT Administration. Anganwadi Services under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is an ongoing scheme where continuous revamping and restructuring is undertaken for successful implementation of the scheme and to provide benefits to the end beneficiaries in an efficient manner. In the 15th Finance Commission (FC), various components such as nutritional support for children from 6 months to the age of 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mother and Adolescent Girls; Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] and Anganwadi infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadi have been reorganised under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.

The  Anganwadi  Services  is  a  universal  self-selecting  Scheme  available  to  all  the beneficiaries who enroll at the Anganwadi centres. Government of India constantly monitors  and  reviews  the  scheme  and  its  components  and  based  on  learnings, outcomes,  suggestions  and  proposals,  Government  takes  appropriate  action  from time to time through sustained engagements/ video conferences at various levels.

Government of India implements 'Mission Shakti' -an integrated women empowerment programme as umbrella scheme for safety, security and empowerment of  women. The Umbrella Scheme of Mission Shakti has two sub-schemes namely "Sambal" and "Samarthya.

'Samarthya'  sub-scheme,  has  a  component  i.e.  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women (HEW) known as SANKALP: HEW (Supportive Action for Nurturing and KnowledgeBased Advancement, Last-Mile Delivery and Potential Realization of Women : Hub for Empowerment  of  Women),  set  up  at  National,  State  and  District levels for empowerment of women with aims to facilitate inter-sectoral convergence of schemes and  programs  meant  for  women  at  Central,  State/  UT  and  district  levels  with  the mandate  to  create  an  environment  in  which  women  realize  their  full  potential  to address gaps in state action for women and for promoting inter-ministerial and intersectoral  convergence  through  strengthening  the  processes  that  promote  holistic empowerment of women by creating an environment conducive to social change by improving access and utilization of government schemes.

The support under the HEW is for guiding, linking and hand holding women to various institutional and schematic set ups for their empowerment and development including facilitating access to healthcare, quality education, career and vocational counselling/ training, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, backward and forward linkages, health and safety for workers, social security and digital literacy at districts/ Blocks/ Gram Panchayats level across the country.'

SANKALP: HEW is being implemented in all States/UTs except the State of West Bengal and functional in 35 States/UTs. As on date, total 35 State SANKALP: HEWs and 742 District SANKALP: HEWs are functional.

The Ministry introduced Palna sub-scheme under Mission Shakti for all States/UTs w.e.f. 01 April 2022, for providing day care facilities and protection to children. Palna is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme ensuring the participation of State/UT government to ensure better day-to-day monitoring and proper implementation of scheme.

Anganwadi centres are the world's largest childcare institutions dedicated to providing essential care and support to children ensuring delivery of care facilities till the last mile. In a first of its kind approach, Ministry has extended the services of childcare through  Anganwadi  cum  Crèche.  This  will  ensure  whole  day  childcare  support ensuring their well-being in a safe and secure environment. Anganwadi cum Crèche initiative aims to increase the women work force participation in the economy. The objective of Palna component is to provide quality crèche facility in safe and secure environment for children (from ages 6 months - 6 years), nutritional support, health and cognitive development of children, growth monitoring, immunization, education etc. Crèche facilities under Palna are to be provided to all mothers, including tribal women, and irrespective of their employment status.

Proposals  for  establishment  and  operation  of  Crèches  are  received  from  the respective  State  Governments/UT  Administrations,  who  are  also  responsible  for contributing their corresponding share for the implementation of the Scheme.

Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) across the country (including Madhya Pradesh), including rural areas of the country w.e.f. 01.01.2017. The PMMVY is a Centrally Sponsored Maternity Benefit Scheme under which cash incentives of ₹5,000/- is provided directly to the Bank/Post Office account of the beneficiary in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

mode for first child. The eligible beneficiaries receive the remaining cash incentive, as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana after institutional delivery, so that on an average a woman gets ₹6,000/-. Cash incentive of ₹6,000/-  is  also  provided  under  PMMVY  to  eligible  beneficiaries  for  second  child subject to the second child being a girl.

Under the overarching 'Mission Shakti', erstwhile schemes of 'SwadharGreh' - Home for women in difficult circumstances and 'Ujjawala'- Home for women rescued from Trafficking, have been merged w.e.f. 01.04.2022 and now known as 'Shakti Sadan Scheme',  which  is  an  Integrated  Relief  and  Rehabilitation  Home  for  women  in distressful  situations  including  trafficked  women.   It  aims  at  creating  a  safe  and enabling  environment for  the  women  in  such  difficult  situations,  to  enable  them  to overcome the adverse circumstances.

The Shakti Sadan Scheme is a demand driven Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under which funds are released to the States/UTs for implementation of the scheme. The States/UTs assess their requirement as per local needs and proposals are approved every year by the Programme  Approval  Board  (PAB)  after discussion with States/UTs.  Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided for running of Shakti Sadan in rented premises.

Under the overarching Mission Shakti, erstwhile Working Women Hostel is known as Sakhi Niwas Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2022 which aims to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women in urban, semi-urban and also in rural areas where employment opportunity for women exists. This is a demand driven  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  under  which  funds  are  released  to  the States/UTs for implementation of the scheme.

Under the  Scheme, financial assistance  is  provided  for  running  of  Sakhi  Niwas  in rented premises for working women and for those women who are under training for job. Provision of Day Care Centre for children of the residents of the Sakhi Niwas is an important aspect of the scheme.

(d): The State-wise details of funds released by this Ministry under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, SANKALP-HEW, Palna, PMMY, Shakti Sadan and Sakhi Niwas during the previous and current year are at Annexures I to VI respectively.

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## Annexure I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PART (D) OF LSUSQ NO.3617 SHRI NALIN SOREN REGARDING 'STATUS OF ICDS AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES' FOR ANSWER ON 21.03.2025.

|    | Name of State/UTs                      |   2023-24 2024-25 |                  |
|----|----------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh                         |   70568.2         |  52179.3         |
| 2  | Bihar                                  |  185929           | 200174           |
| 3  | Chhattisgarh                           |   57945.6         |  54931.9         |
| 4  | Goa                                    |    1394.69        |   1195.43        |
| 5  | Gujarat                                |  112680           |  30866.6         |
| 6  | Haryana                                |   22578.4         |  17752.1         |
| 7  | Himachal Pradesh                       |   30109.1         |  24560.1         |
| 8  | Jammu & Kashmir                        |   53088.3         |  48897.3         |
| 9  | Jharkhand                              |   66430.4         |  45112.1         |
| 10 | Karnataka                              |   91296.5         |  82342.7         |
| 11 | Kerala                                 |   30664.4         |  26767.3         |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh                         |  112311           | 114454           |
| 13 | Maharashtra                            |  169952           | 133403           |
| 14 | Odisha                                 |   96879.9         |  78129.4         |
| 15 | Punjab                                 |   30787.1         |  25384.4         |
| 16 | Rajasthan                              |  109197           |  73609.8         |
| 17 | Tamil Nadu                             |   88078.9         |  52637.8         |
| 18 | Telangana                              |   50786.9         |  28794.1         |
| 19 | Uttar Pradesh                          |  266869           | 206025           |
| 20 | Uttarakhand                            |   28824.1         |  15910.1         |
| 21 | West Bengal                            |  123756           | 126618           |
| 22 | Delhi                                  |   16181.3         |  15172.7         |
| 23 | Puducherry                             |     447.72        |    368.11        |
| 24 | Andaman & Nicobar                      |    1129.15        |    756.67        |
| 25 | Chandigarh                             |    1979.69        |   1417.76        |
| 26 | Dadra and Nahar Haveli & Daman and Diu |    1196.64        |    913.45        |
| 27 | Ladakh                                 |    1962.41        |   1464.07        |
| 28 | Lakshadweep                            |     288.11        |    134.52        |
| 29 | Arunachal Pradesh                      |   16206.1         |   7228.84        |
| 30 | Assam                                  |  223331           | 179207           |
| 31 | Manipur                                |   20127.9         |  20362.3         |
| 32 | Meghalaya                              |   26968.6         |   8479.58        |
| 33 | Mizoram                                |   10026.9         |   3127.92        |
| 34 | Nagaland                               |   26290.9         |  13891.1         |
| 35 | Sikkim                                 |    3348.65        |    166.47        |
| 36 | Tripura                                |   24422.4         |   8181.19        |
|    | Total                                  |       2.17403e+06 |      1.70062e+06 |

Statement referred to in part (d) of LSUSQ No.3617 Shri Nalin Soren regarding 'Status  of  ICDS  and  Women  Empowerment  Schemes'  for  answer  on 21.03.2025.

State/UT-wise and Year-wise released of funds under SANKALP: HEW

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                        | Amount released (In Rs.)   | Amount released (In Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                        | 2023-24                    | 2024-25 (till 15.03.2025)  |
| 1         | Andaman & N Islands                | 58,60,000                  |                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 0                          |                            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0                          |                            |
| 4         | Assam                              | 10,71,63,000               |                            |
| 5         | Bihar                              | 0                          | 3,12,54,317                |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         | 73,57,378                  |                            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       | 0                          |                            |
| 8         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 0                          | 74,70,000                  |
| 9         | Delhi                              | 0                          | 1,98,28,870                |
| 10        | Goa                                | 30,37,500                  |                            |
| 11        | Gujarat                            | 3,52,62,000                | 95,36,103                  |
| 12        | Haryana                            | 0                          |                            |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 2,00,47,500                | 92,99,350                  |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 7,25,01,750                | 3,17,11,500                |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          | 1,85,04,400                |                            |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | 2,51,04,000                | 2,47,47,000                |
| 17        | Kerala                             | 1,53,09,000                |                            |
| 18        | Ladakh                             | 45,75,000                  | 59,25,000                  |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        | 0                          |                            |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 4,95,52,500                |                            |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        | 9,21,66,000                |                            |
| 22        | Manipur                            | 0                          |                            |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          | 2,88,56,250                |                            |
| 24        | Mizoram                            | 1,39,32,000                | 3,17,79,000                |
| 25        | Nagaland                           | 4,51,08,000                | 1,84,92,822                |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                            |                            |
| 27        | Puducherry                         | 30,84,000                  | 54,09,000                  |
| 28        | Punjab                             | 0                          |                            |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          | 3,42,52,000                |                            |
| 30        | Sikkim                             | 87,43,500                  | 1,06,18,033                |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         | 7,46,80,035                |                            |
| 32        | Telangana                          | 3,37,77000                 |                            |
| 33        | Tripura                            | 0                          | 1,36,75,500                |
| 34        | UP                                 | 0                          | 7,79,76,000                |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        | 2,15,05,500                |                            |
| Total     | Total                              | 72,03,78,313               | 29,77,22,495               |

## Annexure III

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (D)  OF  LSUSQ  NO.3617  SHRI  NALIN SOREN  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  ICDS  AND  WOMEN  EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES' FOR ANSWER ON 21.03.2025.

Funds released under Palna during 2023-24 and 2024-25

(In Rupees)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                           | FY 2023-24   | 2024-25 (till 28.02.2025)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 13,06,400    | 0                           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                       | 0            | 0                           |
| 3         | Assam                                | 2,01,87,000  | 0                           |
| 4         | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 0            | 86,80,410                   |
| 5         | Bihar                                | 53,09,850    | 0                           |
| 6         | Chandigarh                           | 0            | 4,23,80,000                 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                         | 19,74,78,000 | 0                           |
| 8         | Delhi                                | 1,83,22,260  | 0                           |
| 9         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 61,68,250    | 65,32,000                   |
| 10        | Goa                                  | 8,81,820     | 0                           |
| 11        | Gujarat                              | 0            | 0                           |
| 12        | Haryana                              | 0            | 99,93,960                   |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 0            | 2,67,45,840                 |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 7,27,57,762  | 3,22,85,700                 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                            | 10,03,31,520 | 0                           |
| 16        | Karnataka                            | 5,60,98,092  | 0                           |
| 17        | Kerala                               | 5,19,41,934  | 0                           |
| 18        | Ladakh                               | 10,99,800    | 0                           |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                          | 1,12,150     | 0                           |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                       | 0            | 0                           |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          | 2,32,15,050  | 0                           |
| 22        | Manipur                              | 54,10,620    | 0                           |
| 23        | Mizoram                              | 2,27,80,350  | 5,91,94,530                 |
| 24        | Meghalaya                            | 1,20,03,660  | 0                           |
| 25        | Nagaland                             | 1,83,51,180  | 2,02,26,780                 |
| 26        | Odisha                               | 0            | 0                           |
| 27        | Puducherry                           | 26,24,310    | 0                           |
| 28        | Punjab                               | 0            | 1,61,94,800                 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                            | 0            | 0                           |
| 30        | Sikkim                               | 16,63,155    | 0                           |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                           | 1,73,73,088  | 5,87,88,000                 |
| 32        | Telangana                            | 22,20,570    | 9,79,80,000                 |
| 33        | Tripura                              | 0            | 6,63,11,291                 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                          | 39,17,790    | 0                           |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 0            | 0                           |
| 36        | West Bengal                          | 0            | 0                           |
| Total     |                                      | 64,15,54,611 | 44,53,13,311                |

Statement referred to in part (d) of LSUSQ No.3617 Shri Nalin Soren regarding 'Status of ICDS and Women Empowerment Schemes' for answer on 21.03.2025.

Statement showing Year-wise and State/UT-wise details of funds released under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

## (Rupees in Crores)

| S. No.   | State/UT                  | 2023-24   | 2024-25 (as on 18.03.2025)   |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0         | 0.33                         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 57.99     | 44.96                        |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0         | 1.98                         |
| 4        | Assam                     | 155.05    | 12.11                        |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 0         | 141.53                       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                | 4.08      | 0                            |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              | 0         | 68.72                        |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |           |                              |
| 9        | Daman & Diu               | 0.91      | 2.37                         |
| 10       | Goa                       | 0         | 1.86                         |
| 11       | Gujarat                   | 75.64     | 72.48                        |
| 12       | Haryana                   | 0         | 33.29                        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh          | 10.56     | 26.85                        |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 33.6      | 24.57                        |
| 15       | Jharkhand                 | 0         | 39.3                         |
| 16       | Karnataka                 | 113.96    | 102.53                       |
| 17       | Kerala                    | 61.06     | 0                            |
| 18       | Ladakh                    | 0.69      | 0.62                         |
| 19       | Lakshadweep               | 0.23      | 0.27                         |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh            | 105.51    | 256.99                       |
| 21       | Maharashtra               | 0         | 103.14                       |
| 22       | Manipur                   | 7.93      | 0                            |
| 23       | Meghalaya                 | 0         | 3.45                         |
| 24       | Mizoram                   | 1.4       | 2.55                         |
| 25       | Nagaland                  | 2.42      | 3.1                          |
| 26       | NCT of Delhi              | 27.15     | 0                            |
| 27       | Odisha                    | 0         | 43.48                        |
| 28       | Puducherry                | 0         | 1.76                         |
| 29       | Punjab                    | 32.05     | 32.03                        |
| 30       | Rajasthan                 | 123.23    | 98.17                        |
| 31       | Sikkim                    | 1.28      | 0                            |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu                | 0         | 56.94                        |
| 33       | Telangana                 | 0         | 0                            |
| 34       | Tripura                   | 11.31     | 5.42                         |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh             | 0         | 0                            |
| 36       | Uttarakhand               | 30.35     | 18.53                        |
| 37       | West Bengal               | 0         | 0                            |
|          | Total                     | 856.4     | 1199.33                      |

Statement referred to in part (d) of LSUSQ No.3617 Shri Nalin Soren regarding 'Status  of  ICDS  and  Women  Empowerment  Schemes'  for  answer  on 21.03.2025.

## Funds released under Shakti Sadan Scheme during 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | States/UTs                           |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (up to 19.03.2025) |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Island             |      0    |                         0    |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                       |   1160.82 |                         0    |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                    |      0    |                         0    |
| 4.       | Assam                                |   1852.12 |                      1171.84 |
| 5.       | Bihar                                |      0    |                       302.9  |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                           |      0    |                        10.91 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                         |    100.61 |                        19.9  |
| 8.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |      0    |                         0    |
| 9.       | Delhi                                |     62.19 |                        18.24 |
| 10.      | Goa                                  |      0    |                         0    |
| 11.      | Gujarat                              |      0    |                         0    |
| 12.      | Haryana                              |      0    |                         0    |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh                     |     35.95 |                        47.45 |
| 14.      | Jammu & Kashmir                      |     67.24 |                       235.71 |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                            |     94.76 |                         4.77 |
| 16.      | Karnataka                            |   1128.17 |                         0    |
| 17.      | Kerala                               |     49.46 |                       420.49 |
| 18.      | Ladakh                               |      0    |                         0    |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                          |      0    |                         0    |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh                       |    341.52 |                         0    |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                          |    338.19 |                      1016.77 |
| 22.      | Manipur                              |   2889.94 |                      1993.58 |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                            |      0    |                        89.58 |
| 24.      | Mizoram                              |    304.59 |                         0    |
| 25.      | Nagaland                             |     52.34 |                       328.36 |
| 26.      | Odisha                               |    246.1  |                        48.68 |
| 27.      | Puducherry                           |     24.57 |                         0    |
| 28.      | Punjab                               |      0    |                         1.66 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                            |    117.02 |                         7.24 |
| 30.      | Sikkim                               |     38.31 |                        15.64 |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                           |   1517.08 |                      1053.51 |
| 32.      | Telangana                            |    634.84 |                       138.04 |
| 33.      | Tripura                              |    121.79 |                        17.37 |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                        |      0    |                       581.18 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                          |      0    |                         0    |
| 36.      | West Bengal                          |    720.36 |                         0    |
| Total    | Total                                |  11898    |                      7523.82 |

## Annexure VI

Statement referred to in part (d) of LSUSQ No.3617 Shri Nalin Soren regarding 'Status of ICDS and Women Empowerment Schemes' for answer on 21.03.2025.

## Funds released under Sakhi Niwas Scheme

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (upto 19.03.2025) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |     21.52 |                        0    |
| 2         | Bihar             |      0    |                       90    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |                      147.02 |
| 4         | Assam             |     61.47 |                       34.25 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |     26.68 |                        3.78 |
| 6         | Delhi             |      0    |                        3.02 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |     46.46 |                        0    |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  |      9.29 |                        4.64 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir   |      4.8  |                       37.24 |
| 10        | Kerala            |     48    |                      102.12 |
| 11        | Maharashtra       |      0    |                       25.55 |
| 12        | Manipur           |     58.87 |                       55.37 |
| 13        | Nagaland          |    175.15 |                       27.87 |
| 14        | Sikkim            |      0    |                       12.14 |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu        |      0    |                      108.31 |
| 16        | Uttar Pradesh     |      0    |                       39.71 |
|           | Total             |    452.24 |                      691.02 |

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