Lok Sabha Question No. 4237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Hubs for Empowerment of Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4237

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## HUBS FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

## 4237.  SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up Hubs for Empowerment of Women in the country including Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  such  hubs  presently  operational  in  the  country,  district-wise particularly in Supaul, Madhepura and Saharsa district of the said State;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up more such hubs with the help of Panchayats in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e): The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the Umbrella Scheme named as 'Mission Shakti' with effect from 01.04.2022 which aims at  strengthening interventions for women safety, security and empowerment in the country including the State of Bihar.

The  Mission  Shakti  has  two  verticals  'Sambal'  and  'Samarthya'.  The  'Samarthya' vertical is for empowerment of women and one of the schemes under Samarthya is SANKALP: Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW).

The  SANKALP:  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (HEW),  operates  as  a  Project Management Unit (PMU) to oversee and implement various components of Mission Shakti. Its primary role is to function as a single-window inter-sectoral convergence mechanism for supporting women across the country. The initiative is structured at three levels- National, State/UT and District, which work in coordination to provide effective outreach and support to women. Through SANKALP: HEWs, information on various components of Mission Shakti and other women-centric schemes/ initiatives of Government of India and States/UTs, is provided to women seeking support.

To  enable  dissemination  of  information  to  the  women  at  grassroot  level,  regular capacity-building training is provided to the staff to ensure that SANKALP: HEWs are well-equipped  to  discharge  their  duties,  which  includes  providing  them  with  a 'Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)' and a comprehensive Compendium detailing Central Government women-centric schemes, policies, laws, and legislations. Also, the SANKALP: HEWs have been equipped with additional funds for hiring of vehicles for mobility support to outreach activities, to enhance their effectiveness and reach of these awareness efforts.

SANKALP: HEWs at State level are functional in all States/UTs except the State of West Bengal.

State-wise number of SANKALP: HEWs functional at district level including Supaul, Madhepura and Saharsa districts of Bihar is at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in the reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 4237 for answer on 20.12.2024 regarding 'Hubs for Empowerment of Women' raised by Shri Dileshwar Kamait

State/UT-wise  number  of  SANKALP:  HEWs  functional  at  district  level  including Supaul, Madhepura and Saharsa districts of Bihar

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                        |   No. of DHEW Functional |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & N Islands                |                        3 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                       26 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                       25 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                       35 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                       38 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                        1 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                       33 |
| 8         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                        3 |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                       11 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                        2 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                       33 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                       22 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                       12 |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                  |                       20 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                       24 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                       31 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                       14 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                        2 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                        1 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                       52 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                       36 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                       16 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |                       12 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                       11 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                       16 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                       30 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                        4 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                       23 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                       33 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                        6 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                       38 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                       33 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                        8 |
| 34        | UP                                 |                       75 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                       13 |
| Total     |                                    |                      742 |

District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW)

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