Lok Sabha Question No. 5639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Awareness about  Mission Shakti
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5639

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## AWARENESS ABOUT MISSION SHAKTI

## 5639. SHRI NAVASKANI K:

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

- (a) whether the Samarthya component of Mission Shakti has effectively provided financial inclusion and entrepreneurship support to women;
- (b) if so, the number of women benefited from self-employment assistance under the said scheme in the country including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of steps being taken to improve financial literacy/access to credit for women in rural and semi-urban areas;
- (d) whether awareness about Mission Shakti remains low in certain regions, if so, the  details  of  measures  being  taken  to  improve  outreach/engagement especially in rural and tribal areas; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  partnered  with  NGOs  and  local  bodies  to enhance awareness and implementation of the said scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) :  Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Umbrella Scheme named as 'Mission Shakti' with effect from 01.04.2022 across the country which aim at strengthening interventions for women safety, security and empowerment. The 'Mission Shakti' has two verticals 'Sambal' for safety and security of women and 'Samarthya' for empowerment of women.

The 'Sambal' vertical is for safety and security of women. It has the components of One Stop Centres (OSCs), Women Helpline (WHL), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) and Nari Adalat.

- a. One Stop Centres (OSCs)An institution located at district level offering under one  roof  immediate  help  to  women  in  distress  such  as  temporary  shelter, medical & police assistance, counselling and legal support.
- b. Women Helpline (WHL)The Women Helpline 181 provides toll-free 24-hours telecom service to women seeking support and information. It is also integrated with  Emergency  Response  Support  System  (ERSS)  112  for  all  emergency services and its integration with all One Stop Centres is in progress.
- c. Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  (BBBP)BBBP  is  a  mindset  change  program helping in generating awareness for valuing the girl child through multi-sectoral interventions.
- d. Nari  AdalatAn experimental  platform  providing  women  with  an  alternative Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  at  Gram  Panchayat  level  by  negotiation, mediation, and reconciliation with mutual consent for speedy, accessible, and affordable justice. It has been piloted in 50 Gram Panchayats each of Assam and UT of Jammu & Kashmir.

The 'Samarthya' vertical is for empowerment of women. It has the components of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Shakti Sadan, Sakhi Niwas, Palna and SANKALP : Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW).

- a. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)PMMVY is a Centrally Sponsored Maternity Benefits 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. Cash incentive of ₹6,000/- is also provided under PMMVY to eligible beneficiaries for second child being a girl child.
- b. Shakti SadanShakti Sadan is an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for the women in distress situations and difficult circumstances. The residents of Shakti Sadan are provided with shelter, food, clothing, counselling, primary health facilities and other daily requirements. The residents are also provided vocational training, facility for opening of bank accounts, social security benefits etc. in convergence with the relevant departments.
- c. Sakhi NiwasThe Sakhi Niwas Scheme (Working Women Hostel) is a demand driven centrally sponsored scheme, under which funds are released directly to the  States/UTs  and  aims  to  promote  availability  of  safe  and  conveniently located  accommodation  for  working  women  in  urban,  semi-urban  and  even rural areas where employment  opportunity for women  exist. 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. PalnaPalna  scheme  through  day-care  créche  facilities  provides  safe  and secure place for the children. Creche services formalise the child care facilities hitherto considered as part of domestic work and uses Aanganwadi infrastructure for ensuring delivery of care facilities till the last mile
- e. SANKALP: Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW)T he SANKALP: HEW serves as a vehicle to bridge the information and knowledge gap regarding

schemes  and  facilities  available  for  women.  It  also  serves  as  a  Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) for all components under Mission Shakti.

The Ministry of Women & Child Development conducts various awareness programs for  all  States  and  UTs  through  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (HEW)  under Samarthya. It includes various Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and Behavior  Change  Communication  (BCC) activities  such  as  Prabhat  Pheri,  Nukkad Natak, Newspaper Advertisements, Airing Radio Jingles, Selfie Campaign, Door to Door Campaign, Community Programmes which are conducted at field functionary levels.

Further, the Ministry is running  Special Campaign  for  registration of eligible beneficiaries in all the States and UTs under PMMVY on a periodic basis.

Additionally, a 100-Day Special Campaign for Women's Empowerment under HEW was conducted with a structured approach guiding States in undertaking a week-wise thematic activities like plantation drives, health camps, public interactions, mobilization drives, and gender sensitization workshops.

By adopting these practices, States/UTs could contribute to strengthening the social, economic,  and  cultural  fabric  of  society,  advancing  the  mission  of  Women-Led Development and Viksit Bharat.

Number of women assisted/ benefited in the country and the State of Tamil Nadu under under various schemes of Samarthya for the year 2022-23, 2023-24 and 202425 (till 30.03.2025) are at Annexure .

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in the reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question  No.  5639  for  answer  on  04.04.2025  regarding  'Awareness  about Mission Shakti'

Number of women assisted/ benefited in the country and the State of Tamil Nadu under various schemes of 'Samarthya' for the year 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (till 30.03.2025)

## Under PMMVY

| Sl.   | State/UT     | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|-------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|       | No           | 2022-23                | 2023-24                | 2024-25                |
| 1.    | All India    | 7288250                | 2467844                | 7983932                |
|       | 2.Tamil Nadu | 135752                 | 286823                 | 537054                 |

## Under Sakhi Niwas

| Sl.          | State/UT     | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|--------------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| No           |              | 2022-23                | 2023-24                | 2024-25                |
| 1.           | All India    | 47344                  | 47344                  | 47344                  |
| 2.Tamil Nadu | 2.Tamil Nadu | 3598                   | 4084                   | 4471                   |

## Under Shakti Sadan

| Sl.   | State/UT     | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|-------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|       | No           | 2022-23                | 2023-24                | 2024-25                |
| 1.    | All India    | 32113                  | 24753                  | 27676                  |
|       | 2.Tamil Nadu | 1129                   | 1281                   | 1800                   |

## Under Palna

| Sl.   | State/UT     | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|-------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|       | No           | 2022-23                | 2023-24                | 2024-25                |
| 1.    | All India    | 56,666                 | 55,393                 | 52,671                 |
|       | 2.Tamil Nadu | 6,375                  | 5,102                  | 3,526                  |

## Under HEW

| Sl.          | State/UT     | No. of women assisted   | No. of women assisted   | No. of women assisted   |
|--------------|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| No           |              | 2022-23                 | 2023-24                 | 2024-25                 |
| 1.           | All India    | 191396                  | 898267                  | 1466580                 |
| 2.Tamil Nadu | 2.Tamil Nadu | 0                       | 81257                   | 252382                  |

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