Lok Sabha Question No. 3507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Empowerment of Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3507

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

3507.  SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  for  empowerment  of  women  and  development  of children by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether Government has put in place any mechanism to monitor the work being done by NGOs;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the beneficiaries of various schemes during the last two years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (e) whether  these  schemes  have  helped  in  improving  the  standard  of  life  of beneficiaries, if  so,  the  details of  the  method  of  assessment and the results thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Ministry of Women and Child Development releases funds directly to States/UTs under its various schemes and missions. It does not release any funds to any Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

(d) The State-wise details of beneficiaries under the schemes of the Ministry during the last two years and the current year are at Annexure-I .

- (e) Yes Sir.

Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  &  Poshan  2.0  seeks  to  address  the  challenge  of malnutrition  through  improved  nutrition  content  and  delivery.  It  is  a  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme,  where  the  responsibility  of  implementation  lies  with  the States/UTs.  The  mission  adopts  a  strategic  approach  to  reduce  malnutrition  and improve  overall  health  and  immunity.  This  includes  activities  such  as  community engagement, outreach, behaviour change initiatives, and advocacy. It emphasizes maternal nutrition, infant and young child feeding norms, and the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), with additional focus on wellness through AYUSH practices.

Supplementary Nutrition is provided to target groups following revised nutrition norms that prioritize diet diversity, ensuring a balanced intake of calories, proteins, healthy fats, and essential micronutrients. Fortified rice is supplied to Anganwadi Centres to address micronutrient deficiencies and combat anaemia. Additionally, millet-based meals are encouraged at least once a week for Hot Cooked Meals and Take Home Rations (THR). Under the Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP) and Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG), subsidized food grains such as wheat, fortified rice, and coarse grains are distributed to States/UTs through the Department of Food & Public Distribution.

Mission Vatsalya scheme is implemented through the State/ UT Governments as per standards of care and protection to secure the best interest of child which is provided under The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) (as amended in 2021).

Mission Shakti -

(i) One Stop Centre (OSC) scheme is being implemented by the Government across the country including State of Tamil Nadu to provide integrated support and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence and those in distress both in private and public spaces. It also provides an integrated range of services including medical aid, legal aid and advice, temporary shelter, police assistance, psycho-social counselling to needy women.

(ii) Women Helpline provides 24X7 emergency and non-emergency response through telephonic short-code 181 to women, by linking them with appropriate authorities such as Police, One Stop Centres, Hospitals, Legal Services Authorities etc. Additionally, it provides information about women welfare schemes and programs to all women.

(iii) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme launched on 22nd January 2015, is a mindset change program, aims at valuing the girl child and preventing gender- biased sex-selective practices. BBBP is a centrally sponsored scheme under Sambal vertical of Mission Shakti with 100% funding by the Central Government across all the districts of the country. The scheme aims to work towards the protection and education of girl child through multi-sectoral interventions and encouraging greater spend on activities that have on ground impact, e.g., promotion of sports among girls, awareness about PC-PNDT Act etc.

(iv) Nari Adalat is an initiative aimed at empowering women by ensuring justice and to offer services such as alternate dispute resolution, grievance redressal, counselling, evidence-based decision-making, pressure group tactics, negotiation, mediation, and reconciliation.

(v) Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) across the country, including rural areas of the country w.e.f. 01.01.2017. The PMMVY is a Centrally Sponsored Maternity Benefit 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. The eligible  beneficiaries  receive  the  remaining cash incentive, as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana after institutional delivery, so that on an average a woman gets ₹6,000/-. Cash incentive of ₹6,000/- is also provided under PMMVY to eligible beneficiaries for second child subject to the second child being a girl.

(vi) Sakhi Niwas Scheme aims to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women in urban, semi-urban and also in rural areas where employment opportunity for women exists. Under the Scheme, 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.

(vii) 'Shakti Sadan Scheme' is an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for women in  distressful  situations  including  trafficked  women.   It  aims  at  creating  a  safe  and enabling  environment for  the  women  in  such  difficult  situations,  to  enable  them  to overcome the adverse circumstances.

(viii) Ministry of Women and Child Development has introduced Palna sub-scheme under Mission Shakti for all States/UTs w.e.f. 01 April 2022, for providing day care facilities and protection to children. Palna is a Centrally sponsored scheme ensuring the  participation  of  State/UT  government  for  day-to-day  monitoring  and  proper implementation of scheme.

Anganwadi centres are the world's largest childcare institutions dedicated to providing essential care and support to children ensuring delivery of care facilities till the last mile. In a first of its kind approach, Ministry has extended the services of childcare through  Anganwadi  cum  Crèche  (AWCC).  This  will  ensure  whole  day  childcare support ensuring their well-being in a safe and secure environment. Anganwadi cum Crèche initiative aims to increase the women work force participation in the economy. The objective  of Palna component  is  to  provide  quality  creche  facility  in  safe  and secure environment for children (from ages 6 months - 6 years), nutritional support, health  and  cognitive  development  of  children,  growth  monitoring,  immunization, education etc

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Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3507  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.03.2025  ASKED  BY SHRI  ESWARASAMY  K  REGARDING  'EMPOWERMENT  OF  WOMEN  AND CHILDREN'

State-wise details of beneficiaries under the schemes of the Ministry of Women & Child Development during the last two years and the current year

## I. Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0

State-wise beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 as per Monitoring & Evaluation data for the Financial Year 2022-2023

| State/UT          | FY 2022-23                          | FY 2022-23                          | FY 2022-23                                                |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT          | Total Children (6 months - 6 years) | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM) | Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 month- 6 years plus P&LM) |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 2384664                             | 297048                              | 2681712                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 56638                               | 2713                                | 59351                                                     |
| Assam             | 3030996                             | 297251                              | 3328247                                                   |
| Bihar             | 8995492                             | 721488                              | 9716980                                                   |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2160422                             | 148187                              | 2308609                                                   |
| Goa               | 57216                               | 9704                                | 66920                                                     |
| Gujarat           | 3214441                             | 518129                              | 3732570                                                   |
| Haryana           | 1700043                             | 255015                              | 1955058                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 399779                              | 80803                               | 480582                                                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 682885                              | 93009                               | 775894                                                    |
| Jharkhand         | 3112075                             | 378618                              | 3490693                                                   |
| Karnataka         | 3589406                             | 426546                              | 4015952                                                   |
| Kerala            | 1997323                             | 289502                              | 2286825                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 6349835                             | 347195                              | 6697030                                                   |
| Maharashtra       | 6251221                             | 820903                              | 7072124                                                   |
| Manipur           | 265667                              | 21829                               | 287496                                                    |
| Meghalaya         | 392822                              | 25303                               | 418125                                                    |

| Mizoram       | 109020   | 13740    | 122760   |
|---------------|----------|----------|----------|
| Nagaland      | 59997    | 422      | 60419    |
| Odisha        | 3460488  | 460793   | 3921281  |
| Punjab        | 962315   | 80199    | 1042514  |
| Rajasthan     | 3850005  | 674836   | 4524841  |
| Sikkim        | 30343    | 3563     | 33906    |
| Tamil Nadu    | 3120329  | 614819   | 3735148  |
| Telangana     | 1790272  | 282617   | 2072889  |
| Tripura       | 302599   | 34808    | 337407   |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17170999 | 3297461  | 20468460 |
| Uttarakhand   | 669156   | 92272    | 761428   |
| West Bengal   | 7471646  | 1018589  | 8490235  |
| A & N Islands | 13303    | 1637     | 14940    |
| Chandigarh    | 41503    | 6219     | 47722    |
| Delhi         | 555049   | 102866   | 657915   |
| D & N Haveli  | 23886    | 7655     | 31541    |
| Daman & Diu   |          |          |          |
| Ladakh        | 16881    | 1680     | 18561    |
| Lakshadweep   | 5299     | 675      | 5974     |
| Puducherry    | 33251    | 5455     | 38706    |
| All India     | 84327266 | 11433549 | 95760815 |

## STATE-WISE  BENEFICIARIES  UNDER  MISSION  SAKSHAM  ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 AS PER POSHAN TRACKER DATA FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023-24

| State/UT                           |   Pregnan t woman |   Lactatin g mother |   Childre n 0-6 M |   Children 6M to 3 Y |   Children 3Y to 6 Y |   Adolesce nt Girl |    Total |
|------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------|
| Uttar Pradesh                      |           1552960 |             1149186 |            940783 |              9645670 |              8971034 |             229489 | 22489122 |
| Assam                              |             96347 |               84952 |             91686 |              1180409 |              1631205 |             143902 |  3228501 |
| Rajasthan                          |            304090 |              233670 |            153139 |              1958741 |              1792326 |              43110 |  4485076 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |            300337 |              226961 |            204493 |              1744546 |              1575758 |              44271 |  4096366 |
| J&K                                |             41839 |               37711 |             25876 |               322175 |               379224 |              19168 |   825993 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |             36391 |               36483 |             34533 |               221488 |               238069 |              16704 |   583668 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |               713 |                 659 |               605 |                 6897 |                 4338 |                  0 |    13212 |
| Lakshadwee p                       |               409 |                 379 |               374 |                 3005 |                 1176 |                  0 |     5343 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |            433866 |              347734 |            296238 |              2827477 |              3603588 |             154782 |  7663685 |
| Gujarat                            |            221092 |              191944 |            172256 |              1502239 |              1627256 |              68016 |  3782803 |
| Maharashtra                        |            324046 |              292128 |            235782 |              2735413 |              3321840 |             114257 |  7023466 |
| Manipur                            |              8419 |                8453 |              8530 |                94381 |               160224 |              45188 |   325195 |
| Ladakh                             |               939 |                 813 |               631 |                 7519 |                 8691 |                  0 |    18593 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |              3960 |                3030 |              2790 |                14909 |                 9529 |                  0 |    34218 |
| Sikkim                             |              1324 |                1508 |              1458 |                12355 |                16979 |               8471 |    42095 |
| Karnataka                          |            239232 |              157855 |            121434 |              1669230 |              1704705 |               1275 |  3893731 |
| Kerala                             |            128885 |              104993 |             89247 |               804796 |              1099743 |              18628 |  2246292 |
| Telangana                          |            157575 |               99319 |             83673 |               979403 |               853625 |              30883 |  2204478 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |              1865 |                2609 |              2538 |                32703 |                43525 |              15344 |    98584 |
| West Bengal                        |            536788 |              433344 |            403910 |              3271842 |              4045672 |                  0 |  8691556 |
| Meghalaya                          |              6440 |                7971 |              7782 |               150426 |               228753 |              52502 |   453874 |
| Haryana                            |            111921 |              106073 |             64124 |               708516 |               950524 |              15900 |  1957058 |
| Tripura                            |             16276 |               13073 |             11533 |               126592 |               168677 |              34792 |   370943 |
| Nagaland                           |              1651 |                2810 |              2757 |                40103 |                66298 |              25926 |   139545 |
| Chandigarh                         |              3189 |                3220 |              3211 |                16487 |                20423 |                  0 |    46530 |
| Uttarakhand                        |             51060 |               47604 |             34504 |               384171 |               249410 |              71691 |   838440 |
| Mizoram                            |              5626 |                3631 |              3745 |                44558 |                61189 |              21708 |   140457 |
| Goa                                |              3751 |                4732 |              4334 |                35012 |                18602 |                  0 |    66431 |
| Punjab                             |             85757 |               92924 |             86440 |               649223 |               627901 |              29344 |  1571589 |
| Delhi                              |             58065 |               60892 |             59227 |               349831 |               175615 |                  0 |   703630 |

| Chhattisgarh   |   151721 |   121445 |   103554 | 1044067   | 1178676   |   119990 | 2719453    |
|----------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |   251278 |   192822 |   158051 | 1324181   | 1166810   |    18671 | 3111813    |
| Bihar          |   406972 |   323692 |   225964 | 3504063   | 5560315   |   216013 | 10237019   |
| Puducherry     |     3438 |     3327 |     2702 | 24310     | 3951      |        0 | 37728      |
| Odisha         |   283576 |   224519 |   194701 | 1516121   | 1866441   |   276793 | 4362151    |
| Jharkhand      |   177539 |   123731 |   103253 | 1350318   | 1501244   |   290792 | 3546877    |
|                |  6009337 |  4746197 |  3935858 | 4030317 7 | 4493333 6 |  2127610 | 10205551 5 |

## State-wise beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 as per Poshan Tracker data for the Financial Year 2024-25

| State/UT                           |   Pregnan t woman |   lactatin g mother | Childre n 0-6 M   | Childre n 6M to 3 Y   | Childre n 3 Y to 6 Y   |   Adolescen t Girl | Total count   |
|------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|---------------|
| J&K                                |             49065 |               44284 | 38298             | 339479                | 416092                 |              25851 | 913069        |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |            419802 |              375744 |                   | 34541426312933583766  |                        |             136523 | 7492542       |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |             31407 |               34351 | 34425             | 207015                | 239387                 |              16179 | 562764        |
| Tamil Nadu                         |            288558 |              245948 |                   | 23917816749031768735  |                        |              44341 | 4261663       |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |               695 |                 645 | 614               | 6644                  | 3839                   |                  0 | 12437         |
| Lakshadwee p                       |               365 |                 350 | 360               | 2725                  | 890                    |                  0 | 4690          |
| Tripura                            |             13945 |               11937 | 11527             | 112525                | 166712                 |              33072 | 349718        |
| Nagaland                           |               733 |                1128 | 1290              | 35743                 | 64063                  |              23937 | 126894        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |              1983 |                2115 | 2443              | 31541                 | 51065                  |              15613 | 104760        |
| Haryana                            |            113191 |              112195 | 93583             | 687805                | 949698                 |              12716 | 1969188       |
| Telangana                          |            143216 |              119385 | 117398            | 909523                | 863495                 |              22019 | 2175036       |
| West Bengal                        |            503299 |              473380 |                   |                       | 47534331036084032925   |                  0 | 8588555       |
| Meghalaya                          |              5746 |                7246 | 8159              | 112833                | 217094                 |              39875 | 390953        |
| Maharashtra                        |            305956 |              317466 |                   | 30276323710793248759  |                        |             105512 | 6651535       |
| Gujarat                            |            198295 |              200488 |                   | 19142413732721488658  |                        |              62225 | 3514362       |
| Manipur                            |              7861 |                8573 | 9223              | 93664                 | 165062                 |              42205 | 326588        |
| Ladakh                             |              1026 |                 912 | 805               | 7677                  | 8713                   |                  0 | 19133         |
| Kerala                             |            112454 |               89240 | 86693             | 713605                | 1040109                |              17847 | 2059948       |
| Karnataka                          |            329486 |              253970 |                   | 21831717577111804940  |                        |              74301 | 4438725       |
| Sikkim                             |              1251 |                1396 | 1441              | 11035                 | 16967                  |               7305 | 39395         |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |              2698 |                2392 | 2325              | 15781                 | 14163                  |                  0 | 37359         |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |           1258898 |             1095709 |                   | 102945190173579520739 |                        |             175366 | 2209752 0     |
| Assam                              |            119228 |              113068 |                   | 12175410280181604001  |                        |             397052 | 3383121       |
| Rajasthan                          |            294775 |              268013 |                   | 22342717728681692870  |                        |              40468 | 4292421       |
| Chhattisgarh                       |            160289 |              141044 | 133199            | 999069                | 1104531                |             105336 | 2643468       |
| Andhra Pradesh                     |            208927 |              186268 |                   | 17373813142841147208  |                        |              47723 | 3078148       |

| Delhi          |   52506 |   61039 | 60985   | 327810               | 149270               |      0 | 651610    |
|----------------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------|-----------|
| Odisha         |  267185 |  221665 |         | 21001014196421812135 |                      | 250204 | 4180841   |
| Jharkhand      |  158426 |  125708 |         | 11358712101651492335 |                      | 234642 | 3334863   |
| Bihar          |  529019 |  477117 |         |                      | 33921338309345360475 | 240386 | 1077714 4 |
| Puducherry     |    2798 |    3121 | 2757    | 22718                | 5006                 |      0 | 36400     |
| Mizoram        |    5201 |    3810 | 3992    | 39549                | 61188                |  18253 | 131993    |
| Punjab         |   74994 |   95235 | 95610   | 615848               | 740158               |  34055 | 1655900   |
| Goa            |    3352 |    4175 | 4000    | 31814                | 14494                |      0 | 57835     |
| UT- Chandigarh |    2943 |    3008 | 3013    | 15801                | 17452                |      0 | 42217     |
| Uttarakhand    |   53533 |   57422 | 52562   | 358273               | 250480               |  71041 | 843311    |

## II. Mission Vatsalya

## (A) NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUPPORTED IN THE CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS

| S. No.   | State                                |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024-25         |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |      1504 |      1546 | Not available.* |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |       206 |       206 |                 |
| 3        | Assam                                |      1380 |      1241 |                 |
| 4        | Bihar                                |      2088 |      2227 |                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         |      1974 |      1843 |                 |
| 6        | Goa                                  |       526 |       461 |                 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |      1651 |      3195 |                 |
| 8        | Haryana                              |      1239 |       963 |                 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                     |       805 |       926 |                 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |       817 |      1104 |                 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                            |      1219 |      1238 |                 |
| 12       | Karnataka                            |      3182 |      3110 |                 |
| 13       | Kerala                               |       697 |       776 |                 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |      2292 |      2597 |                 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |      3654 |      3495 |                 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |      2121 |      2295 |                 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |       972 |      1031 |                 |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |       914 |      1172 |                 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |       493 |       562 |                 |
| 20       | Orissa                               |      4153 |      4431 |                 |
| 21       | Punjab                               |       607 |       533 |                 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                            |      2560 |      2733 |                 |
| 23       | Sikkim                               |       526 |       468 |                 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                           |      7785 |     10118 |                 |
| 25       | Telangana                            |      1129 |      2243 |                 |
| 26       | Tripura                              |       829 |       948 |                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                        |      3238 |      3226 |                 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                          |       700 |       589 |                 |
| 29       | West Bengal                          |      6220 |      4744 |                 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar                    |       308 |       274 |                 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                           |       202 |       222 |                 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |        28 |        36 |                 |
| 33       | Ladakh                               |        25 |        84 |                 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                          |         0 |         0 |                 |
| 35       | Delhi                                |      1206 |      1216 |                 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           |       690 |       739 |                 |
|          | Total                                |     57940 |     62592 |                 |

*Number of beneficiaries are calculated on the basis of funds released during the Financial Year

## (B) NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUPPORTED IN NON-INSTITUTIONAL CARE

| Sl.   | States/UTs                           | Total No. of Children approved in FY   | Total No. of Children approved in FY   | Total No. of Children approved in FY   |
|-------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| No.   |                                      | 2022-23                                | 2023-24                                | 2024-25                                |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                       | 9150                                   | 10000                                  | 14187                                  |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 840                                    | 1719                                   | 1318                                   |
| 3     | Assam                                | 858                                    | 1919                                   | 2400                                   |
| 4     | Bihar                                | 504                                    | 4001                                   | 6001                                   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                         | 288                                    | 1137                                   | 1550                                   |
| 6     | Goa                                  | 27                                     | 62                                     | 93                                     |
| 7     | Gujarat                              | 506                                    | 450                                    | 472                                    |
| 8     | Haryana                              | 5155                                   | 643                                    | 880                                    |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh                     | 1347                                   | 1352                                   | 2028                                   |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 1398                                   | 4024                                   | 5092                                   |
| 11    | Jharkhand                            | 3086                                   | 4629                                   | 6793                                   |
| 12    | Karnataka                            | 3875                                   | 12449                                  | 18673                                  |
| 13    | Kerala                               | 1133                                   | 1455                                   | 2182                                   |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh                       | 2377                                   | 13715                                  | 20572                                  |
| 15    | Maharashtra                          | 9844                                   | 21680                                  | 32520                                  |
| 16    | Manipur                              | 1120                                   | 1288                                   | 1932                                   |
| 17    | Meghalaya                            | 1028                                   | 1083                                   | 1285                                   |
| 18    | Mizoram                              | 591                                    | 1516                                   | 2011                                   |
| 19    | Nagaland                             | 752                                    | 779                                    | 789                                    |
| 20    | Odisha                               | 1772                                   | 3697                                   | 5545                                   |
| 21    | Punjab                               | 612                                    | 4150                                   | 2483                                   |
| 22    | Rajasthan                            | 239                                    | 933                                    | 475                                    |
| 23    | Sikkim                               | 323                                    | 460                                    | 427                                    |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                           | 2975                                   | 5411                                   | 8116                                   |
| 25    | Telangana                            | 6454                                   | 4858                                   | 7287                                   |
| 26    | Tripura                              | 305                                    | 1373                                   | 2059                                   |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                        | 1766                                   | 10000                                  | 15000                                  |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                          | 847                                    | 1817                                   | 1631                                   |
| 29    | West Bengal                          | 1670                                   | 2750                                   | 4125                                   |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 0                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      |
| 31    | Chandigarh                           | 199                                    | 309                                    | 350                                    |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 519                                    | 984                                    | 929                                    |
| 33    | Ladakh                               | 29                                     | 411                                    | 482                                    |
| 34    | Lakshadweep                          | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 35    | Delhi                                | 980                                    | 635                                    | 952                                    |
| 36    | Puducherry                           | 106                                    | 171                                    | 256                                    |
| Total | Total                                | 62675                                  | 121861                                 | 170895                                 |

III. Mission Shakti

## A. SAMBAL

## (i) One Stop Centres

|   SL | State /Uts        | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-2025 (upto 31.01.2025)   |
|------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|    1 | A&N Islands       | 106       | 133       | 129                           |
|    2 | Andhra Pradesh    | 4,356     | 2,993     | 2,544                         |
|    3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 370       | 293       | 387                           |
|    4 | Assam             | 5,348     | 5,714     | 6,445                         |
|    5 | Bihar             | 6,556     | 7,376     | 7,304                         |
|    6 | Chandigarh        | 199       | 329       | 343                           |
|    7 | Chhattisgarh      | 6,052     | 5,889     | 5,320                         |
|    8 | DNHDD             | 136       | 90        | 147                           |
|    9 | Delhi             | 4,387     | 6,945     | 8,917                         |
|   10 | Goa               | 2,132     | 611       | 368                           |
|   11 | Gujarat           | 8,669     | 7,158     | 5,904                         |
|   12 | Haryana           | 8,253     | 7,932     | 10,924                        |
|   13 | Himachal Pradesh  | 480       | 1,007     | 1,619                         |
|   14 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2,482     | 2,374     | 3,031                         |
|   15 | Jharkhand         | 830       | 1,683     | 1,233                         |
|   16 | Karnataka         | 6,551     | 6,997     | 7,075                         |
|   17 | Kerala            | 4,357     | 4,137     | 3,299                         |
|   18 | Ladakh            | 19        | 17        | 26                            |
|   19 | Lakshadweep*      | 0         | 0         | 0                             |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh    | 19,909    | 19,868    | 20,552                        |
|   21 | Maharashtra       | 6,814     | 9,894     | 6,112                         |
|   22 | Manipur           | 448       | 411       | 342                           |
|   23 | Meghalaya         | 1,168     | 771       | 946                           |
|   24 | Mizoram           | 217       | 366       | 1,024                         |
|   25 | Nagaland          | 246       | 186       | 224                           |

| 26   | Odisha**      | 7,188    | 7,480    | 5,830    |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 27   | Puducherry    | 62       | 36       | 47       |
| 28   | Punjab        | 3,403    | 3,315    | 4,298    |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 5,870    | 6,591    | 6,655    |
| 30   | Sikkim        | 323      | 367      | 432      |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 22,929   | 23,661   | 32,666   |
| 32   | Telangana     | 12,066   | 11,674   | 9,749    |
| 33   | Tripura       | 109      | 414      | 258      |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 22,155   | 33,774   | 31,773   |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 1,156    | 578      | 1,809    |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 328      | 2,163    | 2,952    |
|      | Total         | 1,65,674 | 1,83,227 | 1,90,684 |

(ii) Women Help Line

| SL   | State /UTs                                 | 2022-23                       | 2022-23         | 2023-24                      | 2023-24        | 2024-25 (till 31.01. 25)      | 2024-25 (till 31.01. 25)   |
|------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|      |                                            | Calls re gistere d/ recei ved | Women as sisted | Calls regist ered/ recei ved | Women assisted | Calls re gistered / receive d | Women a ssisted            |
| 1    | Andaman and Nicobar Islan ds               | 483                           | 35              | 360                          | 25             | 1,325                         | 35                         |
| 2    | Andhra Prade sh                            | 1,44,79 0                     | 1,852           | 1,17,6 56                    | 1,585          | 2,87,304                      | 1,001                      |
| 3    | Arunachal Pr adesh                         | 540                           | 425             | 1,067                        | 233            | 1,,252                        | 228                        |
| 4    | Assam                                      | 70,855                        | 5,711           | 60,82 6                      | 8,674          | 48,005                        | 10,957                     |
| 5    | Bihar                                      | 83,233                        | 2,602           | 96,42 4                      | 2,556          | 3,46,755                      | 55,582                     |
| 6    | Chandigarh                                 | 12,237                        | 12,237          | 15,37 4                      | 1,699          | 12,811                        | 6,533                      |
| 7    | Chattishgarh                               | 1,02,82 0                     | 3,181           | 88,10 4                      | 10,309         | 69,789                        | 8,667                      |
| 8    | Dadra and Na gra Haveli an d Daman and Diu | 42                            | 42              | 691                          | 180            | 2,482                         | 738                        |
| 9    | Delhi                                      | 7,80,91 0                     | 7,56,147        | 5,44,0 70                    | 5,44,070       | 3,07,324                      | 3,01,830                   |
| 10   | Goa                                        | 11,147                        | 9,149           | 3,180                        | 374            | 951                           | 951                        |
| 11   | Gujarat                                    | 1,60,89 1                     | 1,60,891        | 2,24,9 24                    | 1,83,795       | 1,67,604                      | 1,67,604                   |
| 12   | Haryana                                    | 18,164                        | 3,270           | 83,26 2                      | 2,227          | 2,45,469                      | 4,626                      |
| 13   | Himachal Pra desh                          | 32,957                        | 32,957          | 21,90 0                      | 1,198          | 16,675                        | 1,362                      |
| 14   | Jammu and K ashmir and L adakh             | 2,576                         | 2,504           | 31,47 9                      | 1,061          | 42,472                        | 1,345                      |
| 15   | Jharkhand                                  | 27,834                        | 18,894          | 42,95 0                      | 20,917         | 68,304                        | 22,778                     |
| 16   | Karnataka                                  | 48,316                        | 6,118           | 5,636                        | 604            | 1,62,693                      | 1,337                      |
| 17   | Kerala                                     | 93,622                        | 7,541           | 1,00,1 79                    | 18,061         | 1,28,754                      | 8,638                      |
| 18   | Ladakh                                     |                               |                 | 157                          | 41             | 890                           | 126                        |
| 19   | Lakshadweep *                              | 0                             | 0               | 0                            | 0              | 0                             | 0                          |

| 20   | Madhya Prad esh   | 43,896     | 20,022    | 23,28 0    | 17,385     | 1,12,758             | 78,664               |
|------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 21   | Maharashtra       | 3,785      | 3,785     | 1,42,2 80  | 4,682      | 35,13,13 7           | 1,46,719             |
| 22   | Manipur           | 5,738      | 109       | 2,578      | 269        | 1,901                | 52                   |
| 23   | Meghalaya         | 2,577      | 402       | 5,349      | 317        | 3,067                | 1,071                |
| 24   | Mizoram           | 3,094      | 3,094     | 5,568      | 3,050      | 11,839               | 4,090                |
| 25   | Nagaland          | 57         | 57        | 2,873      | 67         | 2,072                | 122                  |
| 26   | Odisha**          | 16,523     | 4,435     | 0          | 9,207      | 7,818                | 3,756                |
| 27   | Puducherry        |            |           | 2,052      | 33         | 3,839                | 617                  |
| 28   | Punjab            | 42,893     | 42,349    | 40,02 7    | 39,771     | 48,821               | 44,577               |
| 29   | Rajasthan         | 8,079      | 8,079     | 22,19 3    | 9,670      | 7,991                | 7,951                |
| 30   | Sikkim            | 5,881      | 62        | 5,055      | 140        | 6,687                | 88                   |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu        | 1,10,86 6  | 36,671    | 97,13 4    | 40,838     | 2,58,300             | 30,426               |
| 32   | Telangana         | 6,28,07 3  | 18,848    | 2,15,4 57  | 9,627      | 2,03,569             | 2,239                |
| 33   | Tripura           | 42         | 41        | 5,196      | 110        | 12,401               | 270                  |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh     | 72,118     | 72,118    | 61,36 0    | 61,360     | 73,613               | 73,613               |
| 35   | Uttarakhand       | 744        | 744       | 41,79 6    | 23,094     | 95,737               | 24,819               |
|      | Total             | 25,35,7 83 | 12,34,372 | 21,10, 437 | 10,17,22 9 | 62,74,40 9 10,13,412 | 62,74,40 9 10,13,412 |

*Lakshadweep have not furnished information till date.

**Odisha has not shared the information for the month of December

## B. SAMARTHYA

## (i) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

| Sl. No   | State/UT                                     | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25*   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  | 1,291     | 851       | 898        |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 3,92,312  | 1,45,809  | 2,29,679   |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 4,533     | 1,379     | 2,796      |
| 4        | ASSAM                                        | 1,79,829  | 1,60,262  | 2,56,763   |
| 5        | BIHAR                                        | 7,31,838  | 98,971    | 6,74,838   |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH                                   | 5,868     | 3,038     | 3,477      |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 1,60,786  | 82,586    | 2,55,674   |
| 8        | DELHI                                        | 84,713    | 42,130    | 95,427     |
| 9        | GOA                                          | 6,648     | 1,379     | 4,453      |
| 10       | GUJARAT                                      | 2,54,947  | 1,58,121  | 2,05,489   |
| 11       | HARYANA                                      | 1,54,175  | 10,353    | 1,25,499   |
| 12       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 44,220    | 8,439     | 46,900     |
| 13       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 56,049    | 12,134    | 1,13,427   |
| 14       | JHARKHAND                                    | 91,961    | 64,603    | 1,46,543   |
| 15       | KARNATAKA                                    | 5,97,325  | 1,49,683  | 6,18,144   |
| 16       | KERALA                                       | 1,52,962  | 76,209    | 1,56,076   |
| 17       | LADAKH                                       | 699       | 1,365     | 1,832      |
| 18       | LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 70        | 531       | 937        |
| 19       | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 5,70,016  | 4,13,504  | 8,57,704   |
| 20       | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 6,91,219  | 83,540    | 4,62,884   |
| 21       | MANIPUR                                      | 6,494     | 7,685     | 17,340     |
| 22       | MEGHALAYA                                    | 10,330    | 3,816     | 14,146     |
| 23       | MIZORAM                                      | 6,817     | 2,292     | 3,764      |
| 24       | NAGALAND                                     | 5,532     | 2,473     | 8,011      |
| 25       | ODISHA                                       | -         | -         | -          |
| 26       | PUDUCHERRY                                   | 6,368     | 243       | 8,854      |
| 27       | PUNJAB                                       | 1,41,304  | 76,262    | 1,40,170   |
| 28       | RAJASTHAN                                    | 4,05,991  | 1,83,165  | 5,37,399   |
| 29       | SIKKIM                                       | 2,845     | 815       | 3,052      |
| 30       | TAMIL NADU                                   | 1,35,752  | 1,25,429  | 69,695     |
| 31       | TELANGANA                                    | -         | -         | -          |
| 32       | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 4,199     | 2,812     | 3,364      |
| 33       | TRIPURA                                      | 21,027    | 7,690     | 23,449     |
| 34       | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 14,24,694 | 2,73,575  | 2,86,492   |
| 35       | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 67,387    | 45,945    | 74,940     |
| 36       | WEST BENGAL                                  | 8,68,049  | -         | -          |
|          | Total                                        | 72,88,250 | 22,47,089 | 54,50,116  |

* Data as on 17.03.2025.

Note: Before 2023-24, payments to eligible beneficiaries in PMMVY were made through PMMVY-         CAS (old software) and the data has been migrated to PMMVYsoft MIS (new software). From 2023-       24 onwards, the number of beneficiaries paid are the ones who have enrolled on the new portal              (PMMVYsoft). This information has been taken from the PMMVY Portal (https://pmmvy.wcd.gov.in).

(ii) Palna

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| 23    | Tamil Nadu                               | 600    | -     | -      | 600   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|--------|-------|--------|-------|
| 24    | Telangana                                | 1,033  | 8     | 78     | 1025  |
| 25    | Tripura                                  | 114    | 94    | 1,747  | 20    |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh*                           | -      | -     | -      | 0     |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                              | 202    | 32    | 296    | 170   |
| 28    | West Bengal                              | 10     | -     | -      | 10    |
| 29    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                | 8      | 7     | 52     | 1     |
| 30    | Chandigarh                               | 210    | 200   | 2,621  | 10    |
| 31    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 95     | 25    | 614    | 70    |
| 32    | Delhi                                    | 502    | 139   | 1303   | 363   |
| 33    | Jammu & Kashmir                          | 230    | -     | -      | 230   |
| 34    | Ladakh                                   | 6      | 6     | 87     | 0     |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                              | 8      | -     | -      | 8     |
| 36    | Puducherry                               | 86     | 9     | -      | 77    |
| Total | Total                                    | 11,395 | 1,516 | 24,449 | 9,879 |

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|        |                   | Standalone Creches as on 31.12.2024   | Standalone Creches as on 31.12.2024   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | STATE/ UT         | Operational Creches                   | Beneficiaries                         |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 10                                    | 218                                   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 43                                    | 1,075                                 |
| 3      | Assam             | -                                     | -                                     |
| 4      | Bihar             | -                                     | -                                     |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | -                                     | -                                     |
| 6      | Goa               | 2                                     | 56                                    |
| 7      | Gujarat           | -                                     | -                                     |
| 8      | Haryana           | 197                                   | 4,343                                 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 50                                    | 686                                   |
| 10     | Jharkhand         | -                                     | -                                     |
| 11     | Karnataka         | 170                                   | 2470                                  |
| 12     | Kerala            | 264                                   | 3680                                  |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    | 3                                     | 46                                    |
| 14     | Maharashtra       | -                                     | -                                     |
| 15     | Manipur           | 214                                   | 5,350                                 |
| 16     | Meghalaya         | 14                                    | 286                                   |
| 17     | Mizoram           | -                                     | -                                     |
| 18     | Nagaland          | -                                     | -                                     |
| 19     | Odisha            | -                                     | -                                     |
| 20     | Punjab            | 144                                   | 1,429                                 |
| 21     | Rajasthan         | -                                     | -                                     |
| 22     | Sikkim            | 12                                    | 96                                    |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu        | 120                                   | 2,280                                 |
| 24     | Telangana         | -                                     | -                                     |

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| 25    | Tripura                                  | 20    | 500    |
|-------|------------------------------------------|-------|--------|
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh                            | -     | -      |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                              | -     | -      |
| 28    | West Bengal                              | -     | -      |
| 29    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                | -     | -      |
| 30    | Chandigarh                               | -     | -      |
| 31    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | -     | -      |
| 32    | Delhi                                    | -     | -      |
| 33    | Jammu & Kashmir                          | -     | -      |
| 34    | Ladakh                                   | -     | -      |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                              | -     | -      |
| 36    | Puducherry                               | 47    | 260    |
| Total | Total                                    | 1,310 | 22,728 |

## (iii) Sakhi Niwas Scheme

| Sl. No   | State/UTs                            |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (up to 31.12.2024) |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       |      2923 |      4478 |                          750 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |        45 |        37 |                           37 |
| 4        | Assam                                |       279 |       273 |                          306 |
| 5        | Bihar                                |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           |       337 |       309 |                          337 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         |       237 |       229 |                          261 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 9        | Delhi                                |      1641 |      1750 |                         1952 |
| 10       | Goa                                  |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 11       | Gujarat                              |      1913 |      1889 |                         1036 |
| 12       | Haryana                              |       310 |       285 |                          294 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     |       111 |       107 |                          100 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                      |         0 |         0 |                           11 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            |       154 |       147 |                          124 |
| 16       | Karnataka                            |      3200 |      3176 |                         3199 |
| 17       | Kerala                               |     13800 |     14039 |                        12190 |
| 18       | Laddakh                              |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep Islands                  |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                       |       108 |       106 |                          105 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                          |      9224 |      9573 |                         7155 |
| 22       | Manipur                              |       341 |       464 |                          661 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                            |       111 |       163 |                          112 |
| 24       | Mizoram                              |       167 |       209 |                          207 |
| 25       | Nagaland                             |       255 |       306 |                          272 |
| 26       | Odisha                               |         0 |         0 |                          425 |
| 27       | Puducherry                           |       714 |       685 |                          324 |
| 28       | Punjab                               |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                            |       146 |       124 |                          193 |
| 30       | Sikkim                               |         0 |         0 |                            8 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                           |      3598 |      4084 |                         4471 |
| 32       | Telangana                            |      6920 |      5368 |                         2779 |
| 33       | Tripura                              |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                          |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh                        |         0 |         0 |                         1291 |
| 36       | West Bengal                          |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| Total    | Total                                |     46534 |     47801 |                        38600 |

## (iv) Shakti Sadan

| Sl. No   | State/UTs                            |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (up to 31.12.2024) |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          |         9 |         0 |                            0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       |      2095 |      1868 |                         2252 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |        76 |        58 |                          349 |
| 4        | Assam                                |      1496 |      1534 |                         2755 |
| 5        | Bihar                                |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           |         6 |        25 |                            9 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         |       234 |       202 |                          222 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 9        | Delhi                                |       165 |       128 |                          169 |
| 10       | Goa                                  |        10 |        27 |                            9 |
| 11       | Gujarat                              |       444 |       359 |                            0 |
| 12       | Haryana                              |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     |        20 |        20 |                           15 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                      |        44 |        44 |                           43 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            |       712 |       512 |                            0 |
| 16       | Karnataka                            |      1786 |      2515 |                         1209 |
| 17       | Kerala                               |       783 |       687 |                          938 |
| 18       | Laddakh                              |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep Islands                  |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                       |      2240 |      2077 |                         1824 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                          |      1274 |      1513 |                         1672 |
| 22       | Manipur                              |      1602 |      1571 |                         2209 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                            |        55 |        56 |                           25 |
| 24       | Mizoram                              |       432 |       388 |                          363 |
| 25       | Nagaland                             |        83 |        56 |                           24 |
| 26       | Odisha                               |      5483 |         0 |                         4348 |
| 27       | Puducherry                           |        75 |        47 |                           41 |
| 28       | Punjab                               |        34 |        28 |                           21 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                            |       526 |       499 |                          431 |
| 30       | Sikkim                               |        39 |        29 |                           35 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                           |      1129 |      1281 |                         1800 |
| 32       | Telangana                            |      7743 |      6661 |                         5559 |
| 33       | Tripura                              |      1021 |      1017 |                          157 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                          |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh                        |       365 |       364 |                            0 |
| 36       | West Bengal                          |      2132 |      1187 |                         1197 |
| Total    | Total                                |     32113 |     24753 |                        27676 |

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