Lok Sabha Question No. 234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: ICDS and Women Empowerment Scheme in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 234

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023

## ICDS AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEME IN TAMIL NADU

## 234.   SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a) the present status of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and Women Empowerment  Scheme  being  implemented  in  the  country  especially  in  Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  any  task  force  has  been  constituted  by  the  Government  for  proper planning of these schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of funds released/provided for these schemes in the last and the current Budget?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Presently, Anganwadi Services Scheme under Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan  2.0 {erstwhile Integrated Child  Development  (ICDS)  Scheme}  is  being implemented through 7074 Projects and 1391412 operational Anganwadi Centres (as on 30.06.2022)  across  the  country,  including  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  covering  9.51  crore beneficiaries. The details of funds released under Anganwadi Services Scheme during the last year and current year is as under:

(Rupees in crore)

| S. No.   | Year                      |   Funds Released |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------|
| i.       | 2021-22                   |          18203.2 |
| ii.      | 2022-23 (upto 30.01.2023) |          14877.9 |

Under Mission Shakti following is the status of the Schemes for Women Empowerment:

- i. Out of total 801 approved One Stop Centres (OSCs), 733 OSCs are functional in 36  States/UTs.  These  centres  have  assisted  over  6.22  lakh  women  upto September, 2022.
- ii. Under Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL), women helpline is operational in 34 States/UTs which have handled over 82 lakh calls upto September, 2022.
- iii. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is being implemented across the country wherein more than 3.24 crore beneficiaries have been enrolled and 2.93 crore beneficiaries have been paid a total amount of Rs.12924 crores.
- iv. Under Sakhi Niwas Scheme, there are 494 functional Sakhi Niwas covering 23319 beneficiaries.
- v. Under  Shakti  Sadan  there  are  347  Swadhar  Grehs  and  94  Ujjawala  Homes covering 8962 and 1993 beneficiaries respectively.
- vi. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme has been expanded to cover all the districts of the country through multi-sectoral interventions focused on zero-budget advertising  and  encouraging  greater  spend  on  activities  that  have  on  ground impact.
- vii. Hub  for Empowerment  of  Women  (HEW)  aims  to  facilitate  inter-sectoral convergence  of  schemes  and  programs  meant  for  women  both  at  the  central (NHEW), State/UT level (SHEW) and district level (DHEW). The support under the HEW would be for guiding, linking and hand-holding women to various institutional and schematic set ups for their empowerment and development including equal access to healthcare, quality education, career and vocational counselling/training, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, backward and forward linkages,  health  and  safety  for  workers,  social  security,  and  digital  literacy  at districts/Blocks/Gram Panchayats level across the country.

The details of funds  released  during  the  last  year  and  current  year  for  the  above mentioned schemes are as under:

(Rupees in crores)

| S. No.   | Scheme       |   2021-22 | 2022-23                    |
|----------|--------------|-----------|----------------------------|
| i.       | OSC          |    146.35 | 48.16 (as on 30.01.2023)   |
| ii.      | WHL          |     14.53 | 4.62 (as on 30.01.2023)    |
| iii.     | PMMVY        |   1628.34 | 1234.20 (as on 31.01.2023) |
| iv.      | Sakhi Niwas  |     12.04 | Nil                        |
| v.       | Shakti Sadan |     18.29 | 2.99 (as on 30.01.2023)    |

The details of fund released under BBBP component is as under:

| S. No.   | Financial year   | Total fund available for Multi Sectorial Intervention   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| i.       | 2021-22          | 105.30                                                  |
| ii.      | 2022-23          | 132.43 (as on 31.01.2023)                               |

## (Rupees in crores)

Further the Government of India issues advisories to all State Governments/UT Administrations to ensure effective implementation of the schemes. The Government of India  is  regularly  monitoring  and  reviewing  the  implementation  of  schemes  through workshops/conferences with State Governments/UT Administrations.

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