Lok Sabha Question No. 824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Working Women Hostels
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No:824

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS

†824.  DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

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

- (a) the details of hostels currently available for working women in various States of the country, State-wise and district-wise;
- (b)       whether the Government is considering or proposes to build more hostels in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and district-wise; and
- (d) the details of the fund proposed to be utilized for the same, State-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (d)  The State-wise and district-wise number of functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women  Hostels)  is  at Annexure-I .  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 for setting up of Sakhi Niwas. 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  and  also  in rural  areas  where  employment  opportunities for women exist.

The  Government  of  India  is  also  providing  financial  assistance  to  Central Universities  and  States/  UTs  for  construction  of  working  women  hostel  (WWH)  for accommodating  working  women  and  female  students  who  are  pursuing  higher education/  training  away  from  their  native  place  under  Nirbhaya  Fund,  where  the Universities/ State Government provide land and take the responsibility to manage and operate the Hostels.  The details of WWH appraised by Empowered Committee are given in the Annexure-II

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Annexure I

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.824 for answer on 26.07.2024 regarding Working Women Hostels asked by Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

## States/UTs-wise details of functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel)

| S. No   | State/UTs with Districts   | Number of Functional Sakhi Niwas   |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh             |                                    |
|         | a. Chittoor                | 02                                 |
|         | b. Visakhapatnam           | 02                                 |
|         | c. East Godavari           | 01                                 |
|         | d. SPS Nellore             | 01                                 |
|         | e. Vizianagaram            | 01                                 |
|         | f. Srikakulam              | 01                                 |
|         | g. Ananthapuram            | 01                                 |
|         | h. YSR Kadapa              | 01                                 |
|         | i. Prakasam                | 01                                 |
|         | j. Guntur                  | 01                                 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                    |
|         | a. Tezu, Lohit             | 01                                 |
|         | b. Tawang                  | 01                                 |
|         | c. Lower Dibang Valley     | 01                                 |
|         | d. Upper Subansiri         | 01                                 |
|         | e. Lower Subansiri         | 01                                 |
| 3.      | Assam                      |                                    |
|         | a. Dibrugarh               | 01                                 |
|         | b. Kamrup                  | 02 01                              |
|         | c. DimaHasao               |                                    |
|         | d. Tinsukia e.             | 01                                 |
|         | Nagaon                     | 01                                 |
|         | f. Hailakandi g. Sonitpur  | 01 01                              |
| 4.      | Chandigarh                 |                                    |
|         | a. Chandigarh              | 06                                 |
|         | Total                      | 06                                 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh               |                                    |
|         | Raipur                     | 02                                 |
|         | Dhamtari                   |                                    |
| 6.      | Total Delhi                | 02                                 |
|         | a.                         | 01                                 |
|         | b. c. Bilaspur             |                                    |
|         | d. Raigarh                 | 01 06                              |

|     | a.          | South Delhi          | 10    |
|-----|-------------|----------------------|-------|
|     | b.          | North Delhi          | 01    |
|     | c.          | Central Delhi        | 06    |
|     | 7. GUJARAT  |                      | 17    |
|     | a.          | Jamnagar             | 01    |
|     | b.          | Surat                | 01    |
|     | c.          | Bhavnagar            | 01    |
|     | d.          | Kutch                | 01    |
|     | e.          | Ahmedabad            | 03    |
|     | f.          | Vadodara             | 03    |
|     | g.          | Rajkot               | 02    |
|     | h.          | Mehsana              | 01    |
|     | i.          | Ghandhinagar         | 01    |
|     |             | Total                | 14    |
| 8.  | HARYANA     |                      |       |
|     | a.          | Rohtak               | 02    |
|     | b.          | Hisar                | 01    |
|     | c.          | Panchkula            | 01    |
|     | d.          | Kurkshetra           | 01    |
|     | e.          | Gurugram             | 01    |
|     | f.          | Faridabad            | 01    |
|     |             | Total                | 07    |
| 9.  | Himachal    | Pradesh              |       |
|     | a.          | Shimla               | 02    |
|     | b.          | Solan                | 02    |
|     | c.          | Bilaspur             | 01    |
|     | d.          | Kullu                | 01    |
|     | 10. Jammu & |                      | 06    |
|     | a.          | Jammu                | 01    |
|     |             |                      | 01    |
| 11. | Jharkhand   |                      |       |
|     | a.          | Ranchi               | 01    |
|     | b.          | Khunti               | 01    |
| 12. | Karnataka   |                      |       |
|     | a.          | Ballary              | 03    |
|     | b.          | Bidar                | 04    |
|     | c.          | Chikkamagaluru       | 02    |
|     | d.          | Chitradurga          | 01    |
|     | e.          | Raichur              | 02    |
|     | f.          | Hassan               | 01    |
|     | g.          | Bengaluru Urban      | 11    |
|     | h.          | Dharwad              | 03    |
|     | i.          | Shivamogga           | 01    |
|     | j. k.       | Vijayapura Bagalkote | 02 02 |

| l.              | Udupi             | 01              |
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| m.              | Mysuru            | 04              |
| n.              | Gadag             | 01              |
| o.              | Belagavi          | 07              |
| p.              | DakshinaKannada   | 04              |
| q.              | Devanagere        | 01              |
| r.              | Kalaburagi        | 03              |
| s.              | Kodagu            | 01              |
| t.              | Mandya            | 04              |
| u.              | Tumakuru          | 02              |
| v.              | Uttarakannada     | 02              |
|                 |                   | 62              |
| 13. Kerala      | 13. Kerala        | 13. Kerala      |
| a.              | Alappuzha         | 11              |
| b.              | Idukki            | 08              |
| c.              | Kollam            | 03              |
| d.              | Pathanamithitta   | 08              |
| e.              | Kottayam          | 15              |
| f.              | Kozhikode         | 07              |
| g.              | Thiruvananthapurm | 18              |
| h.              | Trichur           | 13              |
| i.              | Malapuram         | 04              |
| j.              | Palakkad          | 05              |
| k.              | Wayanad           | 05              |
| l.              | Kannur            | 19              |
| m.              | Kasargode         | 05              |
| n.              | Ernakulam         | 12              |
|                 |                   | 133             |
| Madhya Pradesh  | Madhya Pradesh    | Madhya Pradesh  |
| a.              | Bhopal            | 01              |
| b.              | Indore            | 01              |
| Total           | Total             | 02              |
| 15. Manipur     | 15. Manipur       | 15. Manipur     |
| a.              | Churachandpur     | 01              |
| b.              | Imphal West       | 03              |
| c.              | Imphal East       | 01              |
| d.              | Imphal            | 02              |
| e.              | Thoubal           | 04              |
| f.              | Bishnupur         | 03              |
| g.              | Senapati          | 01              |
|                 |                   | 15              |
| 16. Maharashtra | 16. Maharashtra   | 16. Maharashtra |
| a.              | Pune              | 02              |
| b.              | Ahmednagar        | 10              |
| c.              | Nagpur            | 07              |
| d.              | Mumbai            | 15              |
| e.              | Thane             | 01              |
| f.              | Aurangabad        | 02              |

| g.            | Amrawati         | 02   |
|---------------|------------------|------|
| h.            | Bhandara         | 01   |
| i.            | Chandrapur       | 02   |
| j.            | Latur            | 01   |
| k.            | Dhule            | 02   |
| l.            | Jalgaon          | 01   |
| m.            | Kolhapur         | 04   |
| n.            | Nanded           | 01   |
| o.            | Nashik           | 03   |
| p.            | Parbhani         | 02   |
| q.            | Ratnagiri        | 02   |
| r.            | Sangli           | 03   |
| s.            | Satara           | 04   |
| t.            | Wardha           | 02   |
| u.            | Yawatmal         | 02   |
| v.            | Raigad           | 03   |
| w.            | Sindhudurg       | 01   |
| x.            | Buldhana         | 01   |
| y.            | Hingoli          | 01   |
| z.            | Akola            | 01   |
| a.            | a. Osmanabad     | 01   |
| 17. Meghalaya |                  |      |
| a.            | East Khasi Hills | 02   |
| b.            | West Garo Hills  | 01   |
|               |                  | 03   |
| 18. Mizoram   |                  |      |
| a.            | Aizawl           | 02   |
| b.            | Lunglei          | 01   |
|               |                  | 03   |
| Nagaland      |                  |      |
| a.            | Dimapur          | 03   |
| b.            | Mokokchung       | 01   |
| c.            | Phek             | 02   |
| d.            | Mon              | 01   |
| e.            | Kohima           | 02   |
| f.            | Zunheboto        | 02   |
| g.            | Niuland          | 01   |
| 20.           | Odisha           | 12   |
| a.            | Cuttack          | 05   |
| b.            | Dhenkanal        | 01   |
| c.            | Puri             | 01   |
| d.            | Sundargarh       | 01   |
| e.            | Khordha          | 01   |
| f.            | Angul            | 01   |
| g.            | Ganjam           | 01   |
| h.            | Mayurbhanj       | 01   |

|     |                      | Total                | 12    |
|-----|----------------------|----------------------|-------|
| 21. | Puducherry           | Puducherry           |       |
|     | a. Pondicherry Total | a. Pondicherry Total | 04 04 |
| 22. | Rajasthan            | Rajasthan            |       |
|     | a.                   | Jaipur               | 01    |
|     | b.                   | Sikar                | 01    |
|     | c.                   | Jhunjhunu            | 02    |
|     | d.                   | Tonk                 | 02    |
|     | e.                   | Bhilwara             | 02    |
|     | f.                   | Nagaur               | 01    |
|     | g.                   | Kota                 | 01    |
|     | h.                   | Chittorgarh          | 01    |
|     | i.                   | Bharatpur            | 03    |
|     | j.                   | Jodhpur              | 01    |
|     |                      | Total                | 15    |
| 23. | Sikkim               | Sikkim               |       |
|     | a.                   | Gangtok              | 01    |
|     |                      | Total                | 01    |
| 24. | Tamil Nadu           | Tamil Nadu           |       |
|     | a.                   | Chennai              | 01    |
|     | b.                   | Coimbatore           | 01    |
|     | c.                   | Chengalpattu         | 01    |
|     | d.                   | Cuddalore            | 01    |
|     | e.                   | Kanchipuram          | 01    |
|     | f.                   | Krishnagiri          | 01    |
|     | g.                   | Madurai              | 01    |
|     | h.                   | Pudukkottai          | 01    |
|     | i.                   | Perambalur           | 01    |
|     | j.                   | Tiruchirappalli      | 03    |
|     | k.                   | Thoothukudi          | 01    |
|     | l.                   | Tiruvallur           | 01    |
|     | m.                   | Thanjavur            | 01    |
|     | n.                   | Tiruppur             | 01    |
|     | o.                   | Tirunelveli          | 01    |
|     | p.                   | Salem                | 01    |
|     | q.                   | Vellore              | 01    |
|     | r.                   | Viluppuram           | 01    |
| 25. | Total Telangana      | Total Telangana      | 20    |
|     | a.                   | Karimnagar           | 01    |
|     | b.                   | Nalgonda             | 01    |
|     | c.                   | Ranga Reddy          | 02    |
|     | d.                   | Nizamabad            | 01    |
|     | e.                   | Hyderabad            | 01    |
|     | f.                   | Warangal             | 01    |
|     | g.                   | Mahabubnagar         | 01    |
|     | h.                   | Sangareddy           | 01    |

|              | Total            | 09   |
|--------------|------------------|------|
| 26.          | Tripura          |      |
|              | a. North Tripura | 01   |
|              | Total            | 01   |
| 27.          | Uttarakhand      |      |
|              | a. Nainital      | 01   |
|              | b. Champawat     | 01   |
|              | Total            | 02   |
| 28.          | Uttar Pradesh    |      |
|              | a. Prayagraj     | 01   |
|              | b. Sharanpur     | 01   |
|              | c. Kanpur        | 02   |
|              | d. Lucknow       | 01   |
|              | e. Meerut        | 01   |
|              | f. Sharanpur     | 01   |
|              | g. Amethi        | 01   |
|              | Total            | 08   |
| Grand Total* | Grand Total*     | 463  |

*As per information provided by the States/UTs.

## Annexure-II

Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.824 for answer on 26.07.2024 regarding Working Women Hostels asked by Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

Details of Working Women Hostel appraised by Empowered Committee for providing financial assistance to Central Universities and States/ UTs under Nirbhaya Fund:

|   SN | Name of the State/UTs                                                                                                                              | Appraised Amount / date of appraised   | Implementing Agency/ Remarks                                                                                                                                                 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Construction of WWH in 7 districts of Uttarakhand namely PauriGarhwal, Champavat, Haridwar, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, TehriGarhwal and Uttarkashi. | Rs.25.54 Cr 12.03.2024                 | / Department of Women and Child Development, State Government of Uttarakhand                                                                                                 |
|    2 | Construction of WWH in 7 districts of Nagaland namely Mon, Kohima, Phek, Peren, Wokha, Zubheboto and Chumukedima.                                  | Rs.28 Cr 12.03.2024                    | / Department of Social Welfare, State Government of Nagaland                                                                                                                 |
|    3 | Establishing Working Women Hostel in University of Delhi                                                                                           | Rs.200 Cr 12.03.2024                   | / Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education The project appraised for construction, in two phases of 500 beds capacity & cost of Rs.100/- crore, for each phase. |

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