Lok Sabha Question No. 2074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Poorna Shakti Kendras
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: 2074

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2015

## POORNA SHAKTI KENDRA

- 2074:  SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL: Will the MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT Be pleased to state:
- (a) whether the Government has set up the Poorna Shakti Kendras (PSKs) in the country for women empowerment;
- (b) if so, the salient features thereof;
- (c) the number of Poorna Shakti Kendras presently functional in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to start more such kendras in the country with the help of Panchayats in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the number of women members posted in each kendras as well as the number of women got employment opportunities through these kendras and average salary drawn by each women employees?

## ANSWERS:

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SMT MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) Under the Scheme National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Poorna Shakti Kendra (PSK) project is being implemented in a pilot mode in selected districts.
- (b) The project entails  setting  up  of  convergence  centres  at  the  district,  block  and Gram  Panchayat  (GP)  level.  The  convergence  centres  are  meant  to  facilitate greater access for women to government schemes/programs, create awareness on  gender  issues  and  facilitate/handholding  of  women  in  need/affected  by violence.
- (c) The number of Poorna Shakti Kendras presently functional in the country, State/ UT-wise is given below:

| State/UT in which Poorna Shakti Kendra is functional under NMEW Scheme   | State/UT in which Poorna Shakti Kendra is functional under NMEW Scheme   | State/UT in which Poorna Shakti Kendra is functional under NMEW Scheme   | State/UT in which Poorna Shakti Kendra is functional under NMEW Scheme   | State/UT in which Poorna Shakti Kendra is functional under NMEW Scheme   | State/UT in which Poorna Shakti Kendra is functional under NMEW Scheme   | State/UT in which Poorna Shakti Kendra is functional under NMEW Scheme   |
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| S.No.                                                                    | State                                                                    | PSK District                                                             | PSK District                                                             | S. No                                                                    | State PSK District                                                       | State PSK District                                                       |
| 1.                                                                       | Telangana                                                                | i.                                                                       | Medak                                                                    | 2. Rajasthan                                                             | ii. iii.                                                                 | Pali (in 150 GP) Bundi                                                   |
| 3.                                                                       | Bihar                                                                    | iv.                                                                      | Aurangabad                                                               | 4. Chandigarh                                                            | v.                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                               |
| 5.                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                  | vi.                                                                      | Sabarkantha                                                              | 6. Assam                                                                 | vii.                                                                     | Kamrup, Metro                                                            |
| 7.                                                                       | West Bengal                                                              | viii.                                                                    | Malda                                                                    | 8. Meghalaya                                                             | ix.                                                                      | Jaintia Hills, Jowai                                                     |
| 9.                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                  | x.                                                                       | Champai                                                                  | 10.Uttarakhand                                                           | xi.                                                                      | Haridwar                                                                 |
| 11.                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | xii.                                                                     | Solan (under process for continuation)                                   | 12.Nagaland                                                              | xiii.                                                                    | Kohima                                                                   |

- (d) There is no such proposal.
- (e) Does not arise.
- (f) Each  Kendra  at  Gram  Panchayat  level  has  two  Mahila  Gram  Samanvyaks (Women Village Coordinators) who act as motivators for the women in the area and  are  also  responsible  for  providing  support/awareness  on  various  issues related to empowerment of women. A monthly honorarium of Rs 4000 has been provided for each Village Coordinator at the Gram Panchayat level.

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