Lok Sabha Question No. 1081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2023

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

## 1081.  SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH :

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

- (a)       the number of working women's hostel in the country, State-wise;
- (b)       the details of total capacity and total occupancy in these hostels, State-wise;
- (c)        whether the Government is taking steps to promote working women's hostel;
- (d)       if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government plans to increase the number of such hostels in the country; and
- (f)        if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(f)     State/UT-wise  details  of  functional  Sakhi  Niwas  (Working  Women  Hostel) along with capacity and number of residents are placed at Annexure-I.

The  Sakhi  Niwas  Scheme  (Working  Women  Hostel)  under  the  overaching Misson Shakti, is a demand driven centrally sponsored scheme where 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 scheme aims to promote availiablity of safe and conveniently located accommodations for working women, with Day care facility for the children in urban, semi-urban and even rural areas where employment opportunity for women exist.

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## Annexure I

Annexure with regard to reply to Parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1081 for answer on 08.12.2023 regarding Hostels for Working Women asked by Shri Brijendra Singh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

States/UTs-wise details of number of functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) along with capacity and number of Residents

## As on 07-12-2023

| S. No   | State/UTs         |   Number of Functional Hostels |   Capacity |   Number of Residents |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                             12 |       1080 |                   389 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                             05 |         72 |                    45 |
| 3.      | Assam             |                             08 |        249 |                   106 |
| 4.      | Chandigarh        |                             06 |        382 |                   321 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                             06 |        402 |                   210 |
| 6.      | Delhi             |                             17 |       2546 |                  1089 |
| 7.      | Gujarat           |                             14 |       1164 |                   856 |
| 8.      | Haryana           |                             07 |        588 |                   323 |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                             06 |        152 |                   102 |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir   |                             01 |         50 |                    08 |
| 11.     | Jharkhand         |                             02 |        180 |                   136 |
| 12.     | Karnataka         |                             62 |       5816 |                  3327 |
| 13.     | Kerala            |                            133 |      13337 |                  7236 |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                             02 |        150 |                    97 |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       |                             77 |       6796 |                  4199 |
| 16.     | Manipur           |                             15 |        225 |                   224 |
| 17.     | Meghalaya         |                             03 |        230 |                   213 |
| 18.     | Mizoram           |                             03 |        201 |                   199 |
| 19.     | Nagaland          |                             12 |        927 |                   281 |
| 20.     | Odisha            |                             12 |        732 |                   417 |
| 21.     | Puducherry        |                             04 |        247 |                   215 |
| 22.     | Rajasthan         |                             15 |        800 |                   280 |
| 23.     | Sikkim            |                             01 |         74 |                    00 |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu        |                             20 |       1199 |                   687 |
| 25.     | Telangana         |                             09 |        810 |                   510 |
| 26.     | Tripura           |                             01 |         50 |                    42 |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand       |                             02 |        400 |                   200 |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                             08 |        475 |                   310 |
|         | Total*            |                            463 |      39334 |                 22022 |