Lok Sabha Question No. 2265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Construction of Working Women Hostel
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL

2265.  SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SELVAM G.:

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

- (a) the  number  of  working  women  hostels  in  the  country  till  date  State-wise especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number of working women hostels constructed during each of the last three years and current year;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated/utilized for the said purpose; and
- (d) whether the Ministry is keeping track of already constructed hostels and their working conditions and occupancies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c)  The Sakhi Niwas Scheme (Working Women Hostel) under the overarching Misson Shakti, is a demand driven centrally sponsored scheme, under which funds are directly released to States/UTs for implementation of the scheme. The States/UTs assess  their  requirement  as  per  local  needs  and  proposals  are  approved  by  the Programme Approval Board (PAB) after discussion with State/UTs. The State/UT-wise details of functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) and number of occupants including Tamil Nadu is placed at Annexure-I.

During the last three years period, number of Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) sanctioned for construction are as follows:

| S.No.   | Name of State   |   2020-21 | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Manipur         |        04 | --        | --        |
| 2       | Nagaland        |        01 | --        | --        |
| 3       | Tamil Nadu      |        02 | 01        | --        |
|         | Total           |        07 | 01        | --        |

From  Financial  Year  2022-23,  the  Sakhi  Niwas  Scheme  (Working  Women Hostel) does not envisage construction component.  Financial assistance is provided to the States/UTs for running of Sakhi Niwas in rented premises and includes rent, Management cost, repair cost and crèche establishment cost in Sakhi Niwas.

The States/UT-wise details of funds released under the scheme during the last three Financial Years and current Financial Year (upto 12.12.2023), placed at Annexure-II.

(d)       Quarterly  Physical  and  Financial  progress  under  Sakhi  Niwas  Scheme  is obtained from the States and UTs. Also Ministry continuously monitors the progress of implementation of Scheme through physical and virtual meetings with States/UTs, field visit by the officials of the Ministry and through digital mode and takes appropriate measures and issue advisories to States/UTs from time to time.

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Annexure  with  regard  to  reply  to  Parts  (a)  and  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.2265 for answer on 15.12.2023 regarding Construction of Working Women Hostel asked   by  SHRI  DHANUSH  M.  KUMAR  and  SHRI  SELVAM  G, Hon'ble Members of Parliament (LS).

States/UTs-wise  details  of  functional  Sakhi  Niwas  (Working  Women  Hostel) and number of occupants.

| S. No   | State/UTs         |   Number of Functional Hostels |   Number of occupants |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                             12 |                   389 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                             05 |                    45 |
| 3.      | Assam             |                             08 |                   106 |
| 4.      | Chandigarh        |                             06 |                   321 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                             06 |                   210 |
| 6.      | Delhi             |                             17 |                  1089 |
| 7.      | Gujarat           |                             14 |                   856 |
| 8.      | Haryana           |                             07 |                   323 |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                             06 |                   102 |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir   |                             01 |                    08 |
| 11.     | Jharkhand         |                             02 |                   136 |
| 12.     | Karnataka         |                             62 |                  3327 |
| 13.     | Kerala            |                            133 |                  7236 |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                             02 |                    97 |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       |                             77 |                  4199 |
| 16.     | Manipur           |                             15 |                   224 |
| 17.     | Meghalaya         |                             03 |                   213 |
| 18.     | Mizoram           |                             03 |                   199 |
| 19.     | Nagaland          |                             12 |                   281 |
| 20.     | Odisha            |                             12 |                   417 |
| 21.     | Puducherry        |                             04 |                   215 |
| 22.     | Rajasthan         |                             15 |                   280 |
| 23.     | Sikkim            |                             01 |                    00 |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu        |                             20 |                   687 |
| 25.     | Telangana         |                             09 |                   510 |
| 26.     | Tripura           |                             01 |                    42 |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand       |                             02 |                   200 |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                             08 |                   310 |
| Total*  | Total*            |                            463 |                 22022 |

*As per information provided by the States/UTs.

## Annexure-II

Annexure with regard to reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2265  for  answer  on  15.12.2023  regarding  Construction  of  Working  Women Hostel  asked   by  SHRI  DHANUSH  M.  KUMAR  and  SHRI  SELVAM  G,  Hon'ble Members of Parliament (LS).

States/UT-wise details of funds released under Sakhi Niwas scheme during the last three financial years and current financial year .

## (Rupees in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs      | 2020-21        | 2021-22        | 2022-23        | 2023-24 (upto 12.12.2023) Funds   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|           |                | Funds released | Funds released | Funds released | released                          |
| 1         | Assam          | 7.76           | -              | -              | 34.26                             |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   | -              | 5.45           | -              | -                                 |
| 3         | Gujarat        | -              | 69.70          | -              | -                                 |
| 4         | Kerala         | -              | 273.97         | 384.00         | 48.00                             |
| 5         | Madhya Pradesh | -              | 191.19         | -              | -                                 |
| 6         | Maharashtra    | 36.38          | -              | -              | -                                 |
| 7         | Mizoram        | -              | 40.88          |                | -                                 |
| 8         | Manipur        | 990.61         | 164.70         | 784.85         | -                                 |
| 9         | Nagaland       | 223.67         | 96.09          | -              | 103.74                            |
| 10        | Tamil Nadu     | 392.18         | 350.25         | 593.94         | -                                 |