Lok Sabha Question No. 3413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Working Women Hostel
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, RAMCHARAN BOHARA, E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER, SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3413

To be answered on 18.12.2015

## WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL

3413.      Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Ram Charan Bohra, Shri E.T. Mohammed Basheer, Shri Kodikunnil Suresh.

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

- (a) the  number  of  Working  Women  Hostels  (WWHs)  presently  operational  in  the country,State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether any provision has been made for day care centres for children in such hostels and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  of  Government  is  implementing  any  scheme  for  construction/running the WWHs, if so, the details thereof indicating the criteria/norms laid down for granting/extending financial assistance thereunder;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  for  construction  of  more WWHs  under the said  scheme,  if  so,  the  details  of  proposals  received  and approved along with the funds allocated/released and utilised thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has made any studies to assess functioning of such hostels, if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (f) the  further  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  the  scheme  more effective and check mutualisation of funds thereunder?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        to  (c):-  The  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  under  the  Scheme  of 'Working  Women  Hostel'  provides  financial  assistance  to  State  Government agencies,  Urban  Municipal  Bodies  including  Cantonment  Boards,  Panchayati Raj  Institutions,  Self  Help  Groups,  Recognized  Colleges/  Universities,  Civil

Society  Organisations  and  Corporate  Houses  for  construction  of  hostels  for working women or running of working women hostels in rented premises. As per  the  Scheme  guidelines,  States/  UTs  are  required  to  undertake  need assessment for working women hostels and recommend proposals for sanction of grants.

Under the Scheme 75% of the Project Cost is provided as grant-in-aid to the implementing agencies for construction of Hostel building on Public Land. However, this assistance is limited to  50% to  Corporate Houses. For running hostels in rented premises, the amount of rent as assessed by the State PWD/ District  Collector  will  be  paid.  In  addition  to  construction  grant/  rent,  one  time non-recurring grant at the rate of Rs. 7500/- per inmate is payable for purchase of furniture and furnishings.

The  Scheme  provides  for  a  day  care  centre  in  the  working  women's  hostel. Normally for a 100 bedded hostel, provision for 30 children should be made in the day care centre. The fee charged from the children in the day care centre should  not  be  more  than  5%  of  the  emoluments  of  the  mother  or  the  actual expenditure whichever is less. State/UT-wise details of working women hostels with day care centres sanctioned under the scheme of Working Women Hostel is given in Annexure-I

- (d) State/  UT-  wise  details  of  proposals  received,  sanctioned  and  funds  released under the scheme of Working Women Hostel during each of last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-II .
- (e) The Scheme has been evaluated  by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and recommended its continuation
- (f) The Scheme has recently been revised in June, 2015 wherein a provision has been made to construct the hostel building only on public land. The Scheme provides  for facilities  like  Solar  Water  Heating  System/  Geyser  and  Washing Machines  for  the  convenience  of  the  inmates.    Regular  monitoring  of  the functioning of the hostels under this scheme is the responsibility of the District Women's  Welfare  Committee.    In  case,  implementing  agency  misutilizes  the financial  assistance  or  use  the  hostel  building  for  any  other  purpose,  the Government of India through the Ministry or State Department is entitled to take over the  hostel building and /or assests created by the grant-in-aid provided under the scheme.  The criminal proceeding may also be initiated by lodging an FIR against the defaulting implementing agency, and strict legal action taken in order  to  recover  grant  with  penal  rate  of  interest  as  agreed  in  the  bond furnished before the release of grant.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESITON NO. 3413 FOR 18.12.2015 BY  SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA, SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER AND  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH REGARDING WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL.

## STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  WORKING  WOMEN  HOSTELS  ALONG  WITH  DAY  CARE  CENTRES  FOR  CHILDREN SANCTIONED UNDER THE SCHEME FOR WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL (AS ON 14.12.2015)

| S.No. State/U.T.                    | No. of Hostels                                                              | No. of Day Care Centres --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                                  | 37                                                                          | 18                                                                                                                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh 2. Arunachal Pradesh | 12                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                        |
| 3. Assam                            | 14                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                        |
| 4. Bihar                            | 6                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                        |
| 5. Chhattisgarh                     | 10                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                        |
| 6. Goa                              | 2                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                        |
| 7. Gujarat                          | 26                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                        |
| 8. Haryana                          | 20                                                                          | 9                                                                                                                                        |
| 9. Himachal Pradesh                 | 13                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                        |
| 10. Jammu& Kashmir                  | 5                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                        |
| 11. Jharkhand                       | 2                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                        |
| 12. Karnataka                       | 52                                                                          | 19                                                                                                                                       |
| 13. Kerala                          | 154                                                                         | 88                                                                                                                                       |
| 14. Madhya Pradesh                  | 62                                                                          | 12                                                                                                                                       |
| 15. Maharashtra                     | 138                                                                         | 47                                                                                                                                       |
| 16. Manipur                         | 20                                                                          | 11                                                                                                                                       |
| 17. Meghalaya                       | 3                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                        |
| 18. Mizoram                         | 4                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                        |
| 19. Nagaland                        | 18                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                        |
| 20. Orissa                          | 29                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                                        |
| 21. Punjab                          | 14                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                        |
| 22. Rajasthan                       | 39                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                                       |
| 23. Sikkim                          | 2                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                        |
| 24. Tamil Nadu                      | 96                                                                          | 40                                                                                                                                       |
| 25 Telangana                        | 21                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                        |
| 26. Tripura                         | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                        |
| 27. Uttar Pradesh                   | 41                                                                          | 16                                                                                                                                       |
| 28. Uttarakhand                     | 7                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                        |
| 29. West Bengal                     | 38                                                                          | 16                                                                                                                                       |
| Total States                        | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 886  | 337                                                                                                                                      |
| Union Territories                   | ----------------------------------------------------------------------      |                                                                                                                                          |
| 1. A & N Islands                    | -                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                        |
| 2. Chandigarh                       | 7                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                        |
| 3. Delhi                            | 20                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                        |
| 4. Pondicherry                      | 4                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                        |
| Total UTs                           | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 31  | 8                                                                                                                                        |
| All India Total                     | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 345 | 917                                                                                                                                      |
| Hotels in rented premises           | Hotels in rented premises                                                   |                                                                                                                                          |
| 1. Rajasthan                        | 1                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                        |
| 2. Maharashtra                      | 2                                                                           | ---                                                                                                                                      |

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESITON NO. 3413 FOR 18.12.2015 BY  SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA, SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER AND  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH REGARDING WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL.

## DETAILS OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED, SANCTIONED AND FUNDS RELEASED TO THE ORGANISATIONS LOCATED IN VARIOUS STATES/UTs UNDER THE SCHEME OF WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR.

|        | Year              | 2012-13   | 2012-13    | 2012-13        | 2013-14   | 2013-14    | 2013-14        | 2014-15   | 2014-15     | 2014-15        | 2015-16 (As on 14.12.2015)   | 2015-16 (As on 14.12.2015)   | 2015-16 (As on 14.12.2015)   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|------------|----------------|-----------|------------|----------------|-----------|-------------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No. | Name of State/UTs | Received  | Sanctioned | Funds released | Received  | Sanctioned | Funds released | Receive d | Sanctione d | Funds released | Received                     | Sanctioned                   | Funds released               |
| 01     | Andhra Pradesh    | 09        | 07         | 5,20,51,233    | 06        | ---        |                | ---       | 05****      | 6,49,34,707    | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 02.    | Arunachal Pradesh | ---       | ----       | ----           | ---       | 01**       | 1,10,59,875    | ---       | ---         | 88,47,900      | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 03.    | Chhatisgarh       | ---       | ----       | ----           | ---       | ----       | 21,82,500      |           |             | ----           |                              |                              | ----                         |
| 04.    | Gujarat           | ----      | ----       | ----           | 02        | ---        | ----           | ---       | 02****      | ----           | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 05.    | Haryana           | 02        | ----       | ----           | ---       | ---        | ----           | ---       | ---         | ----           | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 06.    | Himachal Pradesh  | ----      | ----       | ----           | ---       | ---        | ----           | ---       | ---         | ----           | 02                           | ---                          | ----                         |
| 07.    | Karnataka         | 01        | ----       | ----           | ---       | 01***      | 60,74,219      | ---       | ---         | 46,56,630      | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 08.    | Kerala            | 02        | 01         | 1,54,69,937    | 05        | 04         | 7,98,70,682    | 06        | ---         | 20,66,829      | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 09.    | Maharashtra       | 01        | ----       |                | 01        | ---        | 10,63,133      | 03        | ---         | ----           | ---                          | 03*****                      | 1,92,80,521                  |
| 10.    | Manipur           | ----      | 01*        | 46,94,762      | 08        | 01         | 53,19,616      | ---       | 01***       | 35,31,958      | ---                          | 01****                       | 75,47,250                    |
| 11.    | Mizoram           | ----      | ----       | ----           | ---       | ---        | ----           | ---       | ---         | ----           | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 12.    | Nagaland          | ----      | ----       | ----           | 05        | 01         | 1,67,76,000    | 02        | 01***       | 58,53,241      | ---                          | ---                          | 1,34,20,800                  |
| 13.    | Rajasthan         | 01        |            | 2,43,208       | ---       | ---        | 5,04,000       | ---       | ---         | ----           | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 14.    | Tamil Nadu        | ----      | ----       | ----           | ---       | ---        | ----           | ---       | ---         | ----           | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 15.    | Telangana         | ----      | ----       | ----           | ---       | ---        | ----           | ---       | 01****      | ----           | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
| 16.    | West Bengal       | 01        | ----       | ----           | ---       | ---        | ----           | ---       | ---         | ----           | ---                          | ---                          | ----                         |
|        | Total             | 17        | 09         | 7,24,59,140    | 27        | 08         | 12,28,50,025   | 11        | 10          | 8,98,91,265    | 02                           | 04                           | 4,02,48,571                  |