Lok Sabha Question No. 1282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Schemes for Women Empowerment
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1282

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## SCHEMES FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

## 1282. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

- (a) the details of schemes being implemented by the Government during the last five years;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries under the said schemes in Bishnupur Parliamentary Constituency during the said period;
- (c) the  quantum  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  said  schemes  in  the above  said  Parliamentary  Constituency  through  any  source  during  the  said period, year-wise and scheme-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is running any programme for women empowerment; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof with regard to the above Parliamentary Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

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

(i) Mission  Shakti: The  'Mission  Shakti'  aims  at  strengthening  interventions  for women  safety,  security  and  empowerment.  It  seeks  to  realise  the  Government's commitment for 'women-led development' by addressing issues affecting women on a life-cycle  continuum basis and by making them equal partners in nation-building through convergence and citizen-ownership. It seeks to focus on proposing strategies for improving convergence across Ministries/ Departments and at different levels of governance. It also seeks to promote greater participation and support of Panchayats and other local level governance bodies, apart from strengthening digital infrastructure support, last mile tracking and Jan Sahabhagita.

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 (OSCs), 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 Creche Scheme (renamed as Palna) have been subsumed in 'Samarthya' and  a  new  component  of  Gap  Funding  for  Economic  Empowerment  i.e.  Hub  for Empowerment of Women (HEW) has been added in the Samarthya Scheme with the aim  to  facilitate  inter-sectoral  convergence  of  schemes  and  programs  meant  for women at the Central, State/ UT and District levels for creating an environment in which  women  are  able  to  realize  their  full  potential.  The  support  under  the  HEW provides  for  guiding,  linking  and  hand  holding  women  to  various  institutional  and schematic  set  ups  for  their  empowerment  and  development  including  access  to healthcare,  quality  education,  career  and  vocational  counseling/  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 components of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) and Women Helpline (WHL-181) of Sambal and Palna, Sakhi Niwas and Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW) of Samarthya ,  sub-schemes of 'Mission Shakti are not implemented by the State  of  West  Bengal.  Hence,  these  schemes  are  not  implemented  in  Bishnupur Parliamentary Constituency.

- (ii)  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  children  below  the  age  of  6  years,  Pregnant  Women,  Lactating  Mothers  and Adolescent Girls (14 -18 years); (ii) Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] and (iii) Anganwadi Infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadis.

(iii) Mission Vatsalya: Mission Vatsalya has subsumed Integrated Child Protection Scheme(ICPS) 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.

The  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  covered  under  the  schemes  of  the Ministry in the aforesaid Parliamentary Constituency during the last five years is at Annexure-I .

All the funds are released to the States/ UTs. The funds of Rs. 445.35 crore, Rs. 7.20 crore and Rs. 5.50 crore for PMMVY, Shakti Sadan and OSCs respectively, have been released to the State of West Bengal including Bishnupur Parliamentary Constituency.

Funds for OSCs were released directly to the districts till FY 2021-22. Rs. 28.41 lakhs to Bankura district and Rs. 28.41 lakhs to Purba Bardhaman district were released of Bishnupur Parliamentary Constituency.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in the reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1282 for answer on 09.02.2024 regarding 'Schemes for Women Empowerment'

Number of beneficiaries  covered  under  the  Schemes  in  the  Bishnupur  Parliament Constituency

1.       Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 (under Mission POSHAN 2.0)

| Parliamentary Constituency*   | Districts       | No. of Beneficiaries (till 05.02.2024)   | No. of Beneficiaries (till 05.02.2024)   | No. of Beneficiaries (till 05.02.2024)   | No. of Beneficiaries (till 05.02.2024)   | No. of Beneficiaries (till 05.02.2024)   |
|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Parliamentary Constituency*   | Districts       | Children (0 - 6m)                        | Children (6m - 3y)                       | Children (3y - 6y)                       | Pregnant women                           | Lactating mothers                        |
| Bishnupur                     | Bankura         | 16787                                    | 119356                                   | 141779                                   | 22135                                    | 18802                                    |
| Bishnupur                     | Purba Bardhaman | 20914                                    | 155378                                   | 190329                                   | 24467                                    | 21070                                    |

## 2.       Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) under Mission Shakti

| Parliamentary Constituency*   | Districts       |   No. of Beneficiaries (till 31.10.2023) |
|-------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
| Bishnupur                     | Bankura         |                                    84908 |
| Bishnupur                     | Purba Bardhaman |                                   105549 |

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