Lok Sabha Question No. 794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Women Empowerment Schemes in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Murasoli S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 794

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2024

## WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES IN TAMIL NADU

794. SHRI MURASOLI S:

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

- (a) the number and details of the beneficiaries under the POSHAN Abhiyan in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number  and  details of the beneficiaries  under  Mission  Saksham Anganwadi in Thanjavur district;
- (c) the number and details of the beneficiaries under Mission Shakti in Thanjavur district; and
- (d) the  number  and  details  of  the  beneficiaries  under  Mission  Vatsalya  in Thanjavur district?

## ANSWER

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

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

The details of beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu are provided at Annexure - I.

- (c) The details of beneficiaries under Mission Shakti in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu are provided at Annexure - II.

(d) The details of beneficiaries under Mission Vatsalya are available State wise only. The information in respect of Tamil Nadu is provided at Annexure - III.

## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a  and  b)  OF  LOK  SABHA QUESTION NO. 794 FOR 29.11.2024 REGARDING 'WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES IN TAMIL NADU' ASKED BY SHRI MURASOLI S

The details of beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu are as follows*:

| Categories                    | Number Beneficiaries   | of   |
|-------------------------------|------------------------|------|
| Pregnant Women                | 8,550                  |      |
| Lactating Mothers             | 7,087                  |      |
| Children (0-6 months)         | 6,954                  |      |
| Children (6 months - 3 years) | 56,064                 |      |
| Children (3 - 6 years)        | 59,891                 |      |

* Data is for the month of October 2024 from Poshan Tracker

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 794  FOR  29.11.2024  REGARDING  'WOMEN  EMPOWERMENT  SCHEMES  IN TAMIL NADU' ASKED BY SHRI MURASOLI S

Details of beneficiaries under Mission Shakti in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu are as follows:

| Schemes         | Number of beneficiaries   | Remarks                                                                                    |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PMMVY           | 59,224                    | Since inception till 26 November 2024                                                      |
| One Stop Center | 2,513                     | Since 2019 till 31 October 2024                                                            |
| Shakti Sadan    | 54                        | As on 30 September 2024                                                                    |
| Palna           | 2,569*                    | * Data for State of Tamil Nadu as on 30 September 2024 District wise data is not available |

Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 794  FOR  29.11.2024  REGARDING  'WOMEN  EMPOWERMENT  SCHEMES  IN TAMIL NADU' ASKED BY SHRI MURASOLI S

Details of beneficiaries under Mission Vatsalya are available State wise only. The information in respect of Tamil Nadu for FY 2023-24 is as follows:

| Number of beneficiaries supported under Institutional care     | 10,118   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Number of beneficiaries supported under non-Institutional care | 5,411    |

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