Lok Sabha Question No. 5671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Status of Mission Shakti
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5671

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## STATUS OF MISSION SHAKTI

## 5671.  SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the current status of Mission Shakti along with the details of beneficiaries that have  been  covered  under  various  components  of  the  said  scheme  since  its launch;
- (b) the details of the implementation of said scheme along with the funds allocated, released and utilized under both Sambal (safety and security for women) and Samarthya (empowerment of women) sub-schemes;
- (c) the details of the steps being taken to strengthen the implementation of One Stop Centres, Women's Helplines/other support mechanisms under the said schemes particularly in rural and backward regions;
- (d) whether the Government has assessed the impact of said scheme on reducing crimes against women and improving their socio-economic conditions, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether measures are being taken to ensure better inter-ministerial coordination for  the  effective  implementation  of  the  said  scheme,  if  so,  the  details  thereof along with monitoring mechanisms for real-time tracking of progress?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (MWCD)  implements 'Mission Shakti', a Centrally Sponsored Scheme across the country for the welfare of women and girls during the 15th Finance Commission period, with effect from the financial year 2022-23. 'Mission Shakti' aims at strengthening interventions for women safety,  security  and  empowerment.  It  comprises  of  two  verticals  'Sambal'  and 'Samarthya'  for  safety  and  security  of  women  and  empowerment  of  women respectively.  The  'Sambal'  vertical  is  for  safety  and  security  of  women  and  its component include, One Stop Centres (OSCs) which is an institution located at district level offering under one roof immediate help and support to women in distress such as police assistance, medical aid, temporary shelter, psycho-socio counselling and legal aid and counselling, the Women Helpline (WHL) 181 provides toll-free 24-hours telecom service to women seeking support and information. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao  (BBBP)  component  focusses  on  improving  Sex  Ratio  at  Birth  (SRB), promoting girls education and outreach and awareness for mindset change towards valuing the girl child. The Nari Adalat component is implemented on pilot basis for providing alternate grievance redressal platform for resolving petty disputes women experience at the grassroots level. The 'Samarthya' vertical is for the empowerment of women. It includes Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) which is for providing cash incentives in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode to pregnant women and lactating mothers for promoting health seeking behaviour and partial compensation of wage losses. The Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel) that aims to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women in urban, semi-urban and even rural areas where employment opportunity for women exists.  Shakti  Sadan,  a  shelter  home  for  women  in  difficult  circumstances including  trafficked  women.  Under  Palna  component,  Government  is  establishing Creche facility in Anganwadi Centers for providing quality childcare services to the working mothers. The SANKALP: Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW) serves as a  vehicle  to  bridge  the  information  and  knowledge  gap  regarding  schemes  and facilities available for women.

The details of funds allocated, fund released, fund utilized and the number of women benefitted/ assisted from the year 2022-23 to 2024-25* is as under:

| Component           | Funds allocated in Revised Estimate Funds released (₹ in Cr)   | Funds allocated in Revised Estimate Funds released (₹ in Cr)   | Number of beneficiaries/ women   |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                     | (₹ in Cr)                                                      |                                                                | assisted (in lakh)               |
| Sambal- vertical    | 999.78                                                         | 754.52                                                         | 39.10**                          |
| Samarthya- vertical | 5444.52                                                        | 4942.05                                                        | 206.76                           |

* The provisional figures for 2024-25 have been included.

** Under the BBBP component, mass outreach programmes have been organised, but the number is not measurable.

(c): The OSC is now the mainstay of Ministry's intervention for safety and security of women  at  District  level.  The  OSCs  now  work  in  close  coordination  with  various institutions like Hospitals, Police Stations, Women Helpdesks in Police Stations, Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and other institutional support services available at district level. As on date, 818 OSCs are functional covering the entire geographical area of the country. Under Mission Shakti, the WHL of all States/ UTs (except West Bengal),  which  were  earlier  running  separately,  has  been  integrated  through computerised  application.  It  is  also  integrated  with  Emergency  Response  Support System (ERSS), national emergency helpline 112. Similarly, the Child Helpline 1098 has also been integrated with ERSS 112. The WHL 181 is also integrated with 501 OSCs. Similarly the Child Helpline 1098 has been integrated with the District Child Protection Units (DCPUs). These 3 helplines together, now provide facility for inter transferability  of  calls  and  data  for  seamless  assistance  and  support  to  the  needy women  and  girls  24x7x365  by  connecting  them  with  appropriate  authorities  and resources and also provide information about various government schemes, policies and programmes.

(d)and (e): The Government has put in place a 'Mission Shakti portal' for capturing the complete details of facilities and services as well as the details of women assisted/ supported under various components of the scheme for improving the efficiency and transparency through better monitoring.

With  the  introduction  of  umbrella  Mission  Shakti  scheme  from  1 st   April,  2022,  the number of instalments under PMMVY have been reduced from three (3) to two (2). Further, maternity benefit under PMMVY is also extended for the second child subject to  second child being a girl. A new portal, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Software (PMMVYSoft) was launched in March, 2023. In order to provide seamless transfer  of  funds  directly  to  the  beneficiaries  Aadhaar-seeded  bank  or  post  office accounts in a transparent manner, under PMMVYSoft, beneficiary authentication is done through Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and National Payment Corporations of India (NPCI). Further, to facilitate the beneficiaries for tracking the status of their applications and payments, a 'Track and Search' feature is available on the  PMMVY portal. Also, a Grievance redressal module has been implemented to lodge and track any PMMVY related grievances by any beneficiary.

The support under the HEW is for guiding, linking and hand holding women to various institutional  and  schematic  set  ups  in  coordination  and  convergence  with  various Ministries/ Departments of Central Government and their counterparts at State/ UT and District level for their empowerment and development including facilitating access to  healthcare,  quality  education,  career  and  vocational  counselling  and  training, financial  inclusion,  entrepreneurship,  backward  and  forward  linkages,  health  and safety for workers, social security and digital literacy at districts, Blocks and Gram Panchayat levels across the country.

There are various other schemes/ programmes implemented by the various Ministries/ Departments  of  the  Central  Government  for  the  socio-economic  development  of women and girls in the country. The details of some of them are as under:

(i) In order to reduce drudgery and enhance the ease of living for the women particularly in the rural areas of the country under the Swacch Bharat Mission more than 11.8 crore toilets have been constructed, 10.3 crore households have been provided Clean cooking fuel through Ujjawala Yojana and safe and potable tap water connection to over 15 crore households through Jal Jeevan Mission.

(ii)  Prime  Minister  Awaas  Yojana  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  and  Pradhan  Mantri Awaas  Yojana  Urban  (PMAY-U)  aim  to  provide  'Housing  for  All'  through provision of pucca house with basic amenities to all houseless families and households  living  in  kutcha  and  dilapidated  house  in  rural  areas  and  the housing requirement of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) including slum dwellers in the urban areas.

- (iii)  Under  Ayushman  Bharat,  the  Government  is  providing  free  of  cost treatment through over 1200 medical packages to over 55 crore citizens. Out of these, over 141 medical packages are exclusively designed for addressing medical  needs  of  women.  Seven  types  of  screening  (TB,  Hypertension, Diabetes,  Oral  Cancer,  Breast  Cancer,  Cervical  Cancer  and  Cataract)  are provided under the scheme, which have benefitted crores of women. There are over 150,000 Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), also referred to as Ayushman Arogya Mandir, in both urban and rural areas, bring health care closer to the community. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY) is the world's largest public funded health assurance scheme, with special focus on poor and disadvantaged women.
- (iv)  There  are  over  15,000  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  JanaushadhiKendras (PMBJK)  functional  across  the  country.  The  PMBJK  besides  providing affordable medicines and medical devices, including about 40 women specific items and also have provision for sale of Sanitary Napkins named 'Suvidha Sanitary Napkins' at extremely affordable price of Rupee 1 per pad.
- (v) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY), skill and vocational training is provided to women.
- (vi) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) provides digital literacy to rural populations.
- (vii) Women are also the largest beneficiaries under Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojna (PM-JDY) one of the largest financial inclusion initiatives in the world which also provides access to direct benefits under various welfare schemes, credit and insurance services.
- (viii) Stand-up India and MUDRA Yojna facilitate bank loans and entrepreneurial activities and have majorly benefitted women entrepreneurs.
- (ix) Schemes  such  as  Start-up India, Pradhan  Mantri Street  Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) provides  employment/  selfemployment  and  credit  facilities.  Majority  of  the  beneficiaries  under  these schemes are women.
- (x)  Atal  Pension  Yojana  (APY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) have been

implemented  to  provide  social  protection  through  insurance  coverage  and pension.

The Ministry reviews the progress of implementation in coordination with States/ UTs through various  modes including  the  Programme Approval Board (PAB) meetings, Video Conferencing, field visits and issues advisories from time to time. The Ministry also conducts various awareness programs through States/UTs. It includes various Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and Behavioral Change Communication  (BCC)  activities  among  others,  Prabhat  Pheri,  Nukkad  Natak, Newspaper  Advertisements,  Airing  Radio  Jingles,  Selfie  Campaign,  Door  to  Door Campaign, Community Programmes which are conducted at field functionary levels. Further, the Ministry also runs special campaign for registration of eligible beneficiaries in all the States and UTs under PMMVY on a periodic basis.

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