Lok Sabha Question No. 5589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Status of Working Women Hostels in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5589

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

## STATUS OF WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 5589. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

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

- (a) the  number  of  Working  Women  Hostels  sanctioned,  constructed  and  presently operational  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  the  details  of  the  facilities  available  in  the  said hostels, district-wise and year-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, released/utilised under the said scheme in the State during the last five years, year-wise and district-wise;
- (c) whether any proposal for their upgradation/expansion is under consideration, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the current status of proposals submitted by the said State during the last five years including  the  number  of  proposals  approved,  pending/rejected  along  with  reasons therefor;
- (e) the details of the sanctioned capacity/actual occupancy of these hostels during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (f) whether any review, inspection/independent assessment has been conducted regarding their functioning, safety, accessibility and overall condition, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f) Sakhi  Niwas  Scheme  [Working  Women  Hostel  (WWH)]  under  the  overarching Mission Shakti, is a demand driven centrally sponsored scheme where States/UTs assess their requirement as per local needs and their proposals are approved by the Programme Approval Board (PAB) after discussion with States/UTs. The Scheme aims to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women and for those women who are pursuing higher education and training, with Day care facility for children in urban, semiurban and even rural areas where employment opportunity for women exists.  In this scheme, fund is provided for rental accommodation.  Component of construction has been discontinued.

At present 23 Sakhi Niwas (WWH) are operational in the State. The details of the functional Sakhi Niwas are provided in Annexure-I .

Further,  Thirty  new  proposals  for  setting  up  Sakhi  Niwas  (WWH)  on  a  rental  mode  were received from the Government of Andhra Pradesh during the Financial Year 2024 -25, and the same were approved by the Programme Approval Board (PAB). The State has informed that the establishment of 30 Sakhi Niwas are under process.

During the last five years, an amount of Rs. 89.02 lakh has been sanctioned to the State through SNA or SNA SPARSH (Mother Sanction).

The State Government has informed that the functional hostels are provided with facilities including rooms with beds, toilets, drinking water, CCTV cameras, Wi-Fi connectivity, and security arrangements.

Also,  Ministry  of  Finance  (MoF),  Department  of  Expenditure  (DoE)  in  August,  2024  has allocated  Rs.5,000/-  crores  to  28  States  under  Part  (X)  (Construction  of  Working  Women Hostels)  of  Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital  Investment  (SASCI)  Scheme  for construction  of  working  women  hostels.  Under  this  Scheme,  Rs.172.00  crore  has  been allocated to the government of Andhra Pradesh and State Govt. has submitted 03 proposals for construction of hostels in Vishakhapatnam District at the total cost of Rs.172.00 crore.  The proposals of State government have been approved by DoE and 1 st instalment of Rs.113.52 crore released by DoE to the State Government during 2024-25.  Details of proposals approved under the Scheme are at Annexure-II.

The  Ministry  continuously  monitors  the  progress  of  implementation  of  Scheme  through physical and virtual meetings with State/UTs, field visit by the officials of the Ministry and through digital mode and takes appropriate measures and issues advisories to States and UTs from time to time.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.5589  FOR  ANSWER  ON  27.03.2026  REGARDING STATUS OF WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS IN ANDHRA PRADESH ASKED BY SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (LS).

|   Sl. No | District                         | Address                                                                                  |   Capacity |
|----------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|        1 | Working Women NTR District       | Hostel, Door No: 29 - 16 - 3, C.V.R Compound, Gopalreddy Road Vijayawada -2              |         60 |
|        2 | Working Women Srikakulam         | Hostel, Badurlapeta, Near Collector Office, Srikakulam                                   |         50 |
|        3 | Working Women Vizianagaram       | Hostel, B.C. Colony, Opp District Court, V.T. Agraharam, Vizianagaram                    |         45 |
|        4 | Working Women Vishakapatnam - 1  | Hostel, Door No.51-8-40, Near Eenadu Rythu Bazaar, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam, 530013 |         75 |
|        5 | Working Women Vishakapatnam - 2  | Hostel, Door No.51-8-40, Near Eenadu Rythu Bazaar, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam, 530013 |         50 |
|        6 | Working Women Raja-mahendravaram | Hostel, Opposite SKR Women's College, Danavaipeta, Rajamahendravaram                     |         60 |
|        7 | Working Women Eluru              | Hostel, J.V R Nagar, beside ACB office, Eluru                                            |         60 |
|        8 | Working Women Guntur             | Hostel, Mahila Pranganam Campus, Guntur                                                  |         60 |
|        9 | Working Women Nellore            | Hostel, Police Colony, Dargamitta, Nellore 524004                                        |         60 |
|       10 | Working Women Kurnool            | Hostel, Near Silver Jubilee College, 50/706-D, B-Camp, Kurnool                           |         60 |
|       11 | Working Women Tirupati           | Hostel, D.No.1-5-599/KI, Revenue Ward, Balaji Colony, Tirupathi                          |         50 |
|       12 | Working Women Visakhapatnam      | Hostel, APWCFC Location - 38-28-10, Near R&B office, FCI nagar, Marripalem-530018        |         50 |
|       13 | Working Women Ananthapuram -     | Hostel, APWCFC, Service Home Compound, Beside APSPDCL, 515001                            |         50 |
|       14 | Working Women Kadapa             | Hostel, APWCFC, Ramaraju Palle,                                                          |        100 |
|       15 | Working Women Prakasam           | Hostel, APWCFC, Edulurudonka, Santha-nuthalapadu Mandal,                                 |        100 |
|       16 | Working Women Rajahmundry,       | Hostel, APWCFC, - Bommuru,                                                               |        100 |
|       17 | Working Women Tirupathi          | Hostel, APWCFC, Tiruchanur, Tirupathi Rural                                              |        100 |
|       18 | Working Women Nellore            | Hostel, APWCFC, Vedayapalem, Gandhinagar,                                                |        100 |
|       19 | Working Women Visakhapatnam      | Hostel, APWCFC Location - Pineapple Colony , Mudasarlova,                                |        100 |

| 20   | Working Women Hostel, Guntur APWCFC, Hyderabad Town, Guntur                                               |   100 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 21   | Working Women Hostel, Srikakulam APWCFC Location - Etcherla, Srikakulam                                   |   100 |
| 22   | Working Women Hostel, Satya-vedu MandaL, Chittoor APWCFC, Madanaplem Village in Satyavedu Manda, Chittoor |   100 |
| 23   | Working Women Hostel, Vijayanagaram APWCFC, C.T. Agraharam, Vijayanagaram                                 |   100 |
|      | TOTAL                                                                                                     |  1730 |

ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.5589  FOR  ANSWER  ON  27.03.2026  REGARDING STATUS OF WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS IN ANDHRA PRADESH ASKED BY SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (LS).

## Details of WWHs approved under SASCI in Andhra Pradesh

| Proposed Location   | Name of the District   |   No. of approved |   WWH Amount approved (In crores) |
|---------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Mudasarlova         | Vishakhapatnam         |                01 |                             90.54 |
| Madhurawada         | Vishakhapatnam         |                01 |                             51.08 |
| Gajuwaka            | Vishakhapatnam         |                01 |                             30.38 |
| Total               | Total                  |                03 |                            172    |

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