Lok Sabha Question No. 2142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Women’s Empowerment Initiatives in Kalahandi and Nuapada Districts
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2142

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES IN KALAHANDI AND NUAPADA DISTRICTS

## 2142. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

- (a) the details of all schemes under this Ministry over the last nine years;
- (b) the  number  of  beneficiaries  in  the  districts  of  Kalahandi  and  Nuapada  covered thereunder during the said period;
- (c) the funds allocated and utilised in the State of Odisha through any sources including above said districts during the said period, fund and year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is running any program for women's empowerment; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof regarding the abovementioned districts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): For  better  implementation  and  efficient  monitoring,  all  schemes  of  the Ministry  which  were  being  implemented  for  the  welfare  of  women  and  children  in  the country, along with new initiatives, have been clubbed into three verticals, viz. (1) Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) for improving nutrition indicators in the country (2) Mission Shakti, for safety, protection and empowerment of women; and (3) Mission Vatsalya, for protection and welfare of children. The details of the schemes are as under:

- (i) Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0): Under this programme, Anganwadi Services Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls has been  reorganized  into  3  primary  verticals:  (i)  Nutrition  Support  for  POSHAN  and  for Adolescent Girls (ii) Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] and (iii) Anganwadi Infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadis.
- (ii)  Mission  Shakti: Mission  Shakti  comprises  of  two  sub-schemes 'Sambal' and 'Samarthya' for safety and security of women and empowerment of women respectively.

The existing schemes of One Stop Centres (OSC), Women Helplines (181-WHL) and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) have been made part of Sambal sub- scheme; while the existing schemes of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Ujjwala, Swadhar Greh (renamed as Shakti Sadan) and Working Women Hostel (renamed as Sakhi Niwas), National  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (NHEW)  and  National  Creche  Scheme (renamed as Palna) have been subsumed in 'Samarthya'. However, PMMVY scheme is not being implemented in the States of Odisha & Telangana and BBBP & WHL schemes are not being implemented in the State of West Bengal

(iii) Mission Vatsalya: The Integrated Child Protection Scheme(ICPS) has been renamed as Mission Vatsalya for better outreach and protection for children in need and care in a mission mode  with the objective to: (i)Support and sustain Children in difficult circumstances. (ii) Develop context-based solutions for holistic development of children from  varied  backgrounds.  (iii)  Provide  scope  for  green  field  projects  for  encouraging innovative solutions. (iv) Cement convergent action by gap funding, if required.

For the empowerment of women, a new initiative namely Hub for Empowerment of Women aims to facilitate inter-sectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant for women at Central level (NHEW), State/ UT level (SHEW) and district level (DHEW) with the mandate to create an environment in which women realize their full potential to address gaps  in  state  action  for  women  and  for  promoting  inter-ministerial  and  inter-sectoral convergence through strengthening the processes that promote holistic empowerment of women by creating an environment conducive to social change by improving access and utilization of government schemes.  The objective is being achieved through knowledge and  information  services  for  awareness  generation,  sensitization,  training  etc.  Further, BBBP  scheme  is  being  implemented  to  prevent  gender  based  sex  selection,  ensure survival and protection of girl child, education of the girl child and promote skilling among girls.

The details regarding number of beneficiaries covered under Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) in the districts of Kalahandi and Nuapada is annexed at Annexure-I .

The  year-wise details of funds allocated/ released and  utilized under  the aforementioned  schemes  of  the  Ministry  in  the  State  of  Odisha,  including  districts  of Kalahandi and Nuapada, during the last nine years is annexed at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2142 to be answered on 15.12.2023

## Number of beneficiaries covered under Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0)

| S.No.   | Beneficiary Type              | Number of Beneficiaries (as on November, 2023)   | Number of Beneficiaries (as on November, 2023)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|         |                               | Kalahandi District                               | Nuapada District                                 |
| 1.      | Pregnant women                | 14,185                                           | 6,331                                            |
| 2.      | Lactating mother              | 8,210                                            | 3,564                                            |
| 3.      | Children (0-6 months)         | 8,209                                            | 3,562                                            |
| 4.      | Children (6 months - 3 years) | 65,123                                           | 28,521                                           |
| 5.      | Children (3 years - 6 years)  | 83,467                                           | 36,811                                           |

## Annexure-II

Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2142 to be answered on 15.12.2023

Year-wise details of funds allocated/ released and utilized under the schemes of the Ministry during the last nine years (Rs. in lakhs)

| S.N o   | Mission                                   | 2014-15   | 2014-15            | 2015-16             | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18            | 2017-18   | 2018-19     | 2018-19           | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21    | 2021-22   | 2022- 23*   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|-----------|-------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|         | Mission                                   | Releas ed | Utilised Releas ed | Utilised            | Releas ed | Utilise d | Releas ed | Utilise d          |           | Releas ed d | Utilise Releas ed | Utilise d | Release d | Utilise d | Release d  | Utilise d | Releas ed   |
| 1.      | Mission Saksham Anganwa di and POSHAN 2.0 | 87511.73  | 116532. 61         | 65643.69 106505. 11 | 72497.49  | 70335. 92 |           | 95323.96 71863. 83 | 87864.0   | 78269. 34   | 82894.85          | 87708. 97 | 84652.26  | 88488. 24 | 106501.9 2 | 87074. 7  | 86724.6     |
| 2.      | Mission Vatsalya                          | 2544.82   | 1786.31            | 3309.07 2669.74     | 1089.22   | 2580.7 8  | 2599.30   | 2782.5 3           | 4352.44   | 3398.2 0    | 3541.66           | 3436.7 9  | 3302.54   | 3599.4 2  | 4019.15    | 3913.4 8  | 3755.49     |
| 3.      | Mission Shakti                            | 115.67    | 0 330.0            | 49.61               | 566.36    | 48.22     | 797.52    | 460.24             | 1452.34   | 440.78      | 934.82            | 675.05    | 1793.73   | 983.1     | 1376.12    | 848.77    | 1202.05     |

*Utilisation Certificate not due