Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.69 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2024

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

69.      SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a)      whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of working women's hostel in the country;
- (b)      if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Kerala;
- (c)      whether any applications in this regard is pending before the Government; and
- (d)      if so, the details and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d)     The Sakhi Niwas Scheme (Working Women Hostel) under the overarching Mission 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 States/UTs.  The Scheme aims  to  promote  availability of safe  and  conveniently  located  accommodations  for working women, with day care facility for their children in urban, semi urban, or even rural areas where employment opportunity for women exist.  The Scheme has funding ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and the State Government and UTs with legislature except North East & Special Category States where funding ratio is 90:10.  For UTs without Legislature, 100% funding is provided by the central government.

The State/UT-wise details of fund released during the last three financial year and current financial year under Sakhi Niwas Scheme are at Annexure-I .

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## Annexure-I

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.69 for answer on 02.02.2024 regarding Hostels for Working Women asked by Shri Anto Antony, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

State/UT-wise details of fund released during the last three financial year and current financial year under Sakhi Niwas Scheme.

## (Amount Rupees in Lakhs)

| States/UTs       | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24 (upto 31.01.2024)   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | -         | -         | -         | -                           |
| Assam            | 7.76      | -         | -         | 34.26                       |
| Chhattisgarh     | -         | 5.46      | -         | 19.18                       |
| Gujarat          | -         | 69.70     | -         | -                           |
| Himachal Pradesh | -         | -         | -         | -                           |
| Karnataka        | -         | -         | -         | -                           |
| Kerala           | -         | 273.97    | 384.00    | 48.00                       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | -         | 191.19    | -         | -                           |
| Maharashtra      | 36.38     | -         | -         | -                           |
| Mizoram          | -         | 40.88     | -         | -                           |
| Manipur          | 990.61    | 164.70    | 784.85    | -                           |
| Nagaland         | 223.67    | 96.09     | -         | 103.74                      |
| Punjab           | -         | -         | -         | -                           |
| Tamil Nadu       | 392.18    | 350.25    | 593.94    | -                           |
| Telangana        | -         | -         | -         | -                           |
| Delhi            | 300.18    | 11.52     | -         | -                           |
| Total            | 1950.78   | 1203.76   | 1762.79   | 205.18                      |

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