Lok Sabha Question No. 5670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Implementation of Women and Child Development Schemes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

## 5670.  SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  being  implemented  for  Women  Empowerment  and Child Development  in  Hingoli  District,  Maharashtra  under  the  Ministry  of Women and Child Development;
- (b) the funds allocated, released and utilized under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP),  Poshan  Abhiyaan,  One  Stop  Centre  Scheme  and  Pradhan  Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana(PMMVY) during the last three years in the said District;
- (c) whether the Government  has received any proposals from the State Government/local  administration  for  setting  up  of  new  Anganwadi  Centres, Women Safety Homes or Child Care Institutions in the said District;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the present status of those proposals; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the implementation of said scheme in the said District, especially in rural and tribal areas?

## ANSWER

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

(a) For better implementation and efficient monitoring, all schemes implemented by the  Ministry,  including  those  for  women  empowerment  and  child  development  in Maharashtra,  have  been  clubbed  into  three  Umbrella  Missions,  viz.  (1)  Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 for improving nutrition & health indicators in the country (2) Mission Shakti, for safety, protection and empowerment of women; and (3) Mission Vatsalya, for protection, care and welfare of children in difficult circumstances. Details of the schemes are as under:

(i) Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0): Under this mission, Anganwadi Services Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls have been reorganized into 3 primary sub-verticals: (i) Nutrition Support for POSHAN and for Adolescent Girls (ii) Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] and (iii) Anganwadi Infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadis.

(ii) Mission Shakti: It comprises of two verticals 'Sambal' and 'Samarthya' for safety, security and empowerment of women, respectively.

I.  Sambal The following schemes have been included under the Sambal vertical: One Stop Centres (OSC) - for providing integrated support and assistance to women affected  by  violence  and  those  in  distress,  both  in  private  and  public  spaces  in  a convergent and coordinated manner under one roof ; Women Helplines (181-WHL) is  a  24  x  7  x  365  toll-free  emergency/non-emergency  response  system  that  is integrated with ERSS (112) and other existing helplines/institutions; Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) - launched with an aim to address declining Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum; Nari Adalat -  an  initiative  aimed at empowering women by ensuring justice and to offer services such as alternate dispute resolution, grievance redressal, counselling, evidence-based decision-making, pressure group tactics, negotiation, mediation, and reconciliation.

II. Samarthya The following schemes have been included under 'Samarthya' vertical: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) - a Centrally Sponsored Maternity Benefit Scheme under which cash incentives flow to the beneficiaries in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode for the first child and the second girl child; Ujjwala and Swadhar Greh (renamed as Shakti Sadan) - an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for women in distress situations including trafficked women; Working Women Hostel (renamed as Sakhi Niwas) - to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women in urban, semi-urban and also in rural areas where employment  opportunities  for  women  exist; National  Hub  for  Empowerment  of Women (NHEW) - to facilitate intersectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant for women at National level, State/ UT level and district level and National Creche Scheme (renamed as Palna) that aims to increase the participation of women in work force in the economy by providing quality crèche facility in safe and secure environment for children.

(iii)  Mission  Vatsalya: Mission  Vatsalya  includes  the  Integrated  Child  Protection Scheme (ICPS) for better outreach and protection for children in need and care in a mission  mode  with  the  objective  to:  (i)  Support  and  sustain  Children  in  difficult circumstances.  (ii)  Develop  context-based  solutions  for  holistic  development  of children  from  varied  backgrounds.  (iii)Provide  scope  for  encouraging  innovative solutions, (iv) Cement convergent action.

(b) Funds are released to the States/UTs for implementation of the scheme and funds are not directly released to the district. The funds released/utilized under the schemes of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), Poshan Abhiyaan, One Stop Centre Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana(PMMVY) in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years are at Annexure.

(c) & (d) The details of proposals received from the State Government of Maharashtra are as under:

(i)  Anganwadi  Centres: Request  has  been  received  from  State  Government  of Maharashtra through various communication for sanction of 8084 additional Anganwadi Centres.

(ii) Women Safety Homes: 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. Presently, no Shakti Sadan is functional in the Hingoli District of Maharashtra.

Sakhi Niwas Scheme (Working Women Hostel) under the overarching Mission Shakti, is a demand driven Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under which funds are released to the  States/UTs  for  implementation  of  the  scheme.  The  scheme  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.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. Presently, no Sakhi Niwas is functional in the Hingoli District of Maharashtra.

(iii) Child Care Institutions: No proposal has been received during FY 2024-25 from State Government of Maharashtra for setting up child care institution in Hingoli district of  Maharashtra.  There  is  an  existing  Observation  cum  Children  home  which  is supported under Mission Vatsalya in the same district.

(e) The following steps have been taken by the Government to improve implementation of the schemes of the Ministry, including in rural and tribal areas:

- The  PM  JANMAN  Mission  launched  by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  aims  for targeted  development  of  75  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs) residing in 18 States and a UT. This Mission focuses on 11 critical interventions related to 9 key Ministries including Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Till now, 17.16 crore has been released to Maharashtra under PM JANMAN from MoWCD.

- Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyaan: Provision of selection of 1000 Suposhit Gram Panchayats with an incentive of Rs. 1 Lakh each under Suposhit Gram Panchayats Abhiyaan to motivate Gram Panchayats and Anganwadi functionaries to take proactive measures in improving nutrition.
- Poshan  Tracker  has  been  implemented  for  monitoring  and  tracking  of infrastructure and  service delivery  at  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  and beneficiaries on defined indicators.
- Face authentication module: For last mile tracking of Service Delivery, MWCD has  developed  two-factor  authentication  mechanisms  for  the  distribution  of Take Home ration to ensure that benefit is given to the intended beneficiaries registered in Poshan Tracker. Regular follow-up is being done with States/UTs for  its  100%  adoption.  The  successful  implementation  of  this  module  would ensure  that  THR  reaches  intended  beneficiaries,  which  would  ultimately improve the nutritional outcomes of the beneficiaries.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.5670  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.04.2025  ASKED  BY SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES'

## Details of funds released/ utilized under the schemes of the Ministry in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   S.No | Scheme                              |   FY 2021-22 | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|--------|-------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|      1 | Beti Bachao Beti Padhao             |       122.68 | 0.00*        | 0.00*        |
|      2 | Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0      |    171339    | 164617.00    | 169952.00    |
|      3 | One Stop Centre                     |       561.35 | 69.37        | 1539.69      |
|      4 | Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana |      9950    | 24083.00     | 0.00 @       |

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