Lok Sabha Question No. 792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Shakti Sadan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 792

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2024

## SHAKTI SADAN

## 792. SHRI G. M. HARISH BALAYOGI:

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

- (a)       the number of Shakti Sadans approved and operational in the country, Statewise  and  district-wise,  especially  Dr.  B.R.  Ambedkar  Konaseema  district  of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)        the  number  of  women supported/rehabilitated through Shakti Sadan, Statewise and district-wise especially in the said district;
- (c)        whether a monthly deposit of Rs. 500 is being provided in the bank account of women residing in Shakti Sadans on moving out;
- (d)       if so, the details thereof indicating the funds allocated and utilized in this regard;
- (e)       if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f)         the  details  of  the  types  of  vocational  training/skill  development  programmes provided to the women residing in the Shakti Sadan?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The States/UT-wise and district-wise number of presently functional Shakti Sadan and number of women supported/rehabilitated including Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure.

(c) to (e) The residents of Shakti Sadan are facilitated for opening of Jan Dhan Bank Accounts  in  their  names,  and  an  amount  of  Rs.500/-  per  month  per  resident  is deposited in these accounts as per scheme guidelines. The funds to the States/UTs are  released  as  per  schematic  norms  of  the  scheme  guidelines  based  upon submission of consolidated Statement of Expenditure and Utilization Certificate.

(f)  The  States/UTs  have  informed  that  residents  of  Shakti  Sadan  are  provided vocational training/skill development such as Tailoring, Art and Craft, Pickle making, Beauty and Culture, Textile Block Printing, Computer Course, Embroidery Designing, Paper Bag Preparation, Horticulture, Agriculture, Nursing Training, Adult Education & formal Education, etc.

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Annexure with regard to reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.792 for answer on 29.11.2024 regarding Shakti Sadan asked by Shri G. M. Harish Balayogi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS).

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| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT              | Name of the District        |   Number of presently functional Shakti Sadan | Number of women supported/ rehabilitated   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar No functional | Shakti Sadan is             |                                             0 | NA                                         |
| 2        |                                   | Krishna                     |                                             2 | 53                                         |
|          |                                   | Srikakulam                  |                                             1 | 12                                         |
|          |                                   | Tirupati                    |                                             2 | 100                                        |
|          |                                   | Guntur                      |                                             5 | 283                                        |
|          |                                   | NTR                         |                                             2 | 141                                        |
|          |                                   | Vizinagaram                 |                                             2 | 65                                         |
|          | Andhra Pradesh                    | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema |                                             1 | 16                                         |
|          |                                   | Vishakhapatnam              |                                             3 | 77                                         |
|          |                                   | Kurnool                     |                                             2 | 128                                        |
|          |                                   | Prakasham                   |                                             1 | 47                                         |
|          |                                   | Ananthapuram                |                                             2 | 229                                        |
|          |                                   | Annamayya                   |                                             1 | 46                                         |
|          |                                   | YSR Kadapa                  |                                             4 | 272                                        |
|          |                                   | Total                       |                                            28 | 1469                                       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | Papumpare                   |                                             1 | 496                                        |
|          |                                   | Barpeta                     |                                             1 | 0                                          |
|          |                                   | Bongaigaon                  |                                             1 | 11                                         |
|          |                                   | Cachar                      |                                             1 | 13                                         |
|          |                                   | Dhemaji                     |                                             1 | 25                                         |
|          |                                   | Dhubri                      |                                             2 | 0                                          |
|          |                                   | Dibrugarh                   |                                             1 | 0                                          |
|          |                                   | Goalpara                    |                                             1 | 0                                          |
|          |                                   | Golaghat                    |                                             1 | 4                                          |
|          |                                   | Hailakandi                  |                                             1 | 41                                         |
|          |                                   | Hojai                       |                                             1 | 0                                          |
|          |                                   | Jorhat                      |                                             1 | 5                                          |
| 4        | Assam                             | Kamrup                      |                                             1 | 0                                          |
|          |                                   | Kamrup Metro                |                                             3 | 47                                         |
|          |                                   | Karimganj                   |                                             1 | 17                                         |
|          |                                   | Kokrajhar                   |                                             1 | 4                                          |
|          |                                   | Lakhimpur                   |                                             2 | 5                                          |
|          |                                   | Marigaon                    |                                             2 | 53                                         |
|          |                                   | Nagaon                      |                                             2 | 72                                         |
|          |                                   | Sonitpur                    |                                             2 | 46                                         |
|          |                                   | Tinsukia                    |                                             1 | 1                                          |
|          |                                   | Udalgiri                    |                                             1 | 0                                          |
|          |                                   | Total                       |                                            28 | 344                                        |

| 5   | Bihar            | No Shakti Sadan is functional   | 0   | NA     |
|-----|------------------|---------------------------------|-----|--------|
| 6   | Chandigarh       | NA                              | 1   | 9      |
|     |                  | Surguja                         | 1   | 60     |
|     | Chhattisgarh     | Korea                           | 1   | 48     |
| 7   |                  | Korba                           | 1   | 13     |
|     |                  | Total                           | 3   | 121    |
|     |                  | New Delhi                       | 1   | 94     |
| 8   | Delhi            | East Delhi                      | 1   | 21     |
|     |                  | Total                           | 2   | 115    |
| 9   | Goa              | North Goa                       | 1   | 3      |
| 10  | Gujarat          | No Shakti Sadan is functional   | 0   | 0      |
| 11  | Haryana          | No Shakti Sadan is functional   | 0   | 0      |
| 12  | Himachal Pradesh | Mandi                           | 1   | 48     |
|     | Jammu and        | Kupwara                         | 1   | 24     |
| 13  | Kashmir          | Jammu                           | 1   | 14     |
|     |                  | Total                           | 2   | 38     |
| 14  | Jharkhand        | No Shakti Sadan is functional   | 0   | NA     |
| 15  | Karnataka        | Bangalore (Urban)               | 12  | 352    |
|     |                  | Bangalore (Rural)               | 3   | 91     |
|     |                  | Bidar                           | 3   | 119    |
|     |                  | Bagalkote                       | 4   |        |
|     |                  | Chamaranjanagar                 | 2   | 119 72 |
|     |                  | Chikkballapur                   | 1   | 30     |
|     |                  | Chitradurga                     | 2   | 47     |
|     |                  | Davangere                       | 2   | 80     |
|     |                  | Dharwad                         | 4   | 127    |
|     |                  | Gadag                           | 3   | 101    |
|     |                  | Kalburgi                        | 2   | 64     |
|     |                  | Haveri                          | 3   | 71     |
|     |                  | Hassan                          | 2   | 23     |
|     |                  | Mandya                          | 4   | 158    |
|     |                  | Dakshina Kannada                | 1   | 22     |
|     |                  | Ramanagar                       | 1   | 40     |
|     |                  | Shimogga                        | 3   | 110    |
|     |                  | Tumkur                          | 1   | 30     |
|     |                  | Kolar                           | 1   | 40     |
|     |                  | Chikkamagalore                  | 1   | 21     |
|     |                  | UttaraKannada (Karwar)          | 1   | 9      |
|     |                  |                                 | 1   | 32     |
|     |                  | Yadagiri                        |     | 40     |
|     |                  | Raichur                         | 1   | 38     |
|     |                  | Vijayapura                      | 1   |        |
|     |                  | Total                           | 63  | 1974   |
| 16  |                  | Thiruvanananthapuram            | 3   | 61     |
|     | Kerala           | Idukki                          | 1   | 37     |
|     |                  | Ernakulam                       | 3   | 79     |

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|    |             | Kozhikode           | 1   | 30       |
|----|-------------|---------------------|-----|----------|
|    |             | Total               | 8   | 207      |
|    |             | Bhopal              | 2   | 47       |
|    |             | Betul               | 1   | 9        |
|    |             | Chindwada           | 1   | 10       |
|    |             | Mandala             | 1   | 5        |
|    |             | Murena              | 1   | 9        |
|    |             | Chhaterpur          | 1   | 0        |
|    | Madhya      | Ujjain              | 1   | 90       |
| 17 | Pradesh     | Jabalpur            | 1   | 75       |
|    |             | Balaghat            | 1   | 18       |
|    |             | Gwalior             | 1   | 23       |
|    |             | Rajgarh             | 1   | 81       |
|    |             | Narmadpuram         | 1   | 13       |
|    |             | Khandwa             | 1   | 9        |
|    |             | Total               | 14  | 389      |
|    |             | Mumbai Upnagar      | 2   | 91       |
|    |             | Palghar             | 1   | 30       |
|    |             | Pune                | 1   | 87       |
|    |             | Sangli              | 1   | 59       |
|    |             | Aurangabad          | 1   | 41       |
|    |             | Beed                | 1   | 116      |
|    |             | Dharashiv           | 2   | 183      |
|    |             | Latur               | 1   | 0        |
| 18 | Maharashtra | Akola               | 1   | 53       |
|    |             | Bhandara            | 1 1 | 10       |
|    |             | Nagpur              |     | 20       |
|    |             | Chandrapur          | 1   | 73       |
|    |             | Gadchiroli          | 1   | 40       |
|    |             | Ahmednagar Solapur  | 1   | 82 0     |
|    |             | Nanded              | 1 2 | 0        |
|    |             | Total               | 19  | 885      |
|    |             | Imphal West         | 7   | 362      |
|    |             | Imphal East Thoubal | 5 5 | 233 237  |
|    |             | Bishnupur           | 3   | 178      |
|    |             | Churachandpur       | 2   | 40       |
|    |             | Pherzawl            | 1   | 40       |
|    |             | Chandel             | 1   | 45       |
| 19 | Manipur     | Tengnoupal          | 3   | 125      |
|    |             | Ukhrul              | 3   | 120      |
|    |             | Kangpokpi           | 2   | 95       |
|    |             | Tamenglong          | 3   | 48       |
|    |             | Noney               | 1   | 46       |
|    |             | Kakching Jiribam    | 3 1 | 141 93   |
|    |             | total               |     |          |
|    |             |                     | 40  |          |
|    |             |                     |     | 1803     |
|    |             | East Khasi Hills    | 1   | 151      |
| 20 | Meghalaya   | West Khasi Hills    | 1   | 79       |
| 21 | Mizoram     | Total Aizawl        | 2 4 | 230 3968 |

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|    |            | Lunglei              | 1   | 43      |
|----|------------|----------------------|-----|---------|
|    |            | Siaha                | 1   | 42      |
|    |            | Champai              | 1   | 74      |
|    |            | Kolasib              | 2   | 401     |
|    |            | Serchhip             | 1   | 33      |
|    |            | Lawngtlai            | 1   | 270     |
|    |            | Mamit                | 1   | 390     |
|    |            | Total                | 12  | 5221    |
|    |            | Kohima               | 1   | 18      |
| 22 |            | Dimapur              | 1   | 52      |
|    | Nagaland   | Chumoukedima         | 1   | 9       |
|    |            | Total                | 3   | 79      |
|    |            | Angul                | 5   | 477     |
|    |            | Balasore             | 2   | 201     |
|    |            | Bargarh              | 1   | 104     |
|    |            | Bhadrak              | 3   | 243     |
|    |            | Balangir             | 1   | 9       |
|    |            | Boudh                | 1   | 250     |
|    |            | Cuttack              | 2   | 97      |
|    |            | Deogarh              | 2   | 116     |
|    |            | Dhenkanal            | 3   | 160 340 |
|    |            | Gajapati             | 3   |         |
|    |            | Ganjam Jharsuguda    | 3 1 | 355 109 |
|    |            | Jajpur               | 3   | 139     |
|    |            | Jagatsinghpur        |     |         |
|    |            | Kalahandi            | 1   | 73      |
|    |            |                      | 1   | 50      |
| 23 | Odisha     | Kandhamal Kendrapada | 2 4 | 142     |
|    |            |                      |     | 137     |
|    |            | Keonjhar             | 3   | 132     |
|    |            | Khordha              | 4   | 594     |
|    |            | Koraput              | 2   | 76      |
|    |            | Malkangiri           | 1   | 105     |
|    |            | Myarbhanj            | 3   | 387     |
|    |            | Nayagarh             | 1   | 64      |
|    |            | Nuapada              | 1   | 699     |
|    |            | Nabarangpur          | 2   | 126     |
|    |            | Puri                 | 5   | 438     |
|    |            | Rayagada             | 1   | 56      |
|    |            | Sonepur              | 3   | 331     |
|    |            | Sundargarh           | 2   | 87      |
|    |            | Total                |     | 7505    |
|    |            |                      | 68  |         |
| 24 |            | Jalandhar            | 1   | 322     |
|    | Punjab     | Amritsar             | 1   | 160     |
| 25 | Puducherry | Puducherry           | 1   | 39      |
|    |            | Jaipur               | 1   | 112     |
| 26 | Rajasthan  | Udaipur              | 1   | 56      |
|    |            | Kota                 | 1   | 27      |

|                                  | Dungarpur                        | 1   | 60      |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----|---------|
|                                  | Baran                            | 1   | 39      |
|                                  | Jhunjhunu                        | 1   | 121     |
|                                  | Bhilwara                         | 1   | 37      |
|                                  | Bundi                            | 1   | 45      |
|                                  | Total                            | 8   | 497     |
| 27                               | Gangtok                          | 1   | 15      |
| Sikkim                           | Chennai                          | 3   | 103     |
|                                  | Coimbatore                       | 1   | 47      |
|                                  | Cuddalore                        | 2   | 68      |
|                                  | Dindigul                         | 1   | 50      |
|                                  | Kanyakumari                      | 1   | 49      |
|                                  | Karur                            | 1   | 41      |
|                                  | Nagappattinam                    | 1   | 41      |
|                                  | Namakkal                         | 1   | 42      |
|                                  | Perambalur                       | 1   | 40      |
|                                  | Salem                            | 1   | 43      |
|                                  | Sivagangai                       | 1   | 40      |
|                                  | Thanjavur                        | 2   | 54      |
| 28                               | The Nilgiris                     | 2   | 69      |
|                                  | Theni                            | 1   | 49 93   |
|                                  | Thirunelveli                     | 2   |         |
|                                  | Thiruvallur                      | 1   | 43 95   |
|                                  | Thiruannamalai                   | 2 3 |         |
|                                  | Thiruvarur Tiruchirapalli        | 1   | 95 41   |
|                                  | Tirupattur                       | 2   | 62      |
|                                  | Tiruppur                         | 1   | 34      |
|                                  | Vellor                           | 1   | 37      |
|                                  | Villupuram                       | 2   | 92      |
|                                  | Virudunagar                      | 1   | 50      |
|                                  | Pudukottai                       | 1   | 44      |
|                                  | Total                            | 36  | 1422    |
|                                  | Hyderabad                        | 2   | 384     |
|                                  | Rangareddy Nizamabad             | 5 2 | 850     |
|                                  | Sangareddy                       | 1   | 304 151 |
|                                  | Medchal                          | 3   | 788     |
| 29                               | Nalgonda                         | 1   | 240     |
|                                  | Hanuma Konda                     | 3   | 787     |
|                                  | Khammam                          |     | 366     |
|                                  | Kothagudem                       | 1 1 | 352     |
|                                  | Karimnagar                       | 1   | 234     |
|                                  | Total                            |     |         |
|                                  |                                  | 20  |         |
|                                  |                                  |     | 4456    |
|                                  | West Tripura                     | 2   | 395     |
| 30                               | North Tripura                    | 1   | 142     |
|                                  | Total No Shakti                  | 3   | 537 NA  |
| 31                               | Sadan is functional              | 0   |         |
| 32                               | No Shakti Sadan is functional    | 0   | NA      |
| 33 West Bengal South 24 Parganas | 33 West Bengal South 24 Parganas | 5   | 171     |

| North 24 Parganas   |   5 |   119 |
|---------------------|-----|-------|
| Bankura             |   1 |    40 |
| Kolkata             |   5 |   142 |
| Hooghly             |   3 |   121 |
| Nadia               |   1 |    28 |
| Paschim Medinipur   |   1 |    43 |
| Birbhum             |   4 |   118 |
| Coochbehar          |   1 |    46 |
| Purba Bardhaman     |   2 |    45 |
| Paschim Bardhaman   |   1 |    36 |
| Purba Medinipur     |   3 |   145 |
| Murshidabad         |   3 |    94 |
| Jalpaiguri          |   1 |    40 |
| Malda               |   1 |    22 |
| Total               |  37 |  1210 |
| Grand Total         | 404 | 29594 |

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