Lok Sabha Question No. 1290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Ujjawala Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Raja Ram Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## UJJAWALA SCHEME

## 1290:   SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated, released/utilised under the Ujjawala Scheme during the last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of rescue operations conducted, victims identified, rehabilitated/mainstreamed under the said Scheme indicating separately women and children during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the number of Ujjawala homes/shelters sanctioned/currently functional across the country along with their occupancy status and duration of stay of beneficiaries, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (c): From 1.4.2022, 'Swadhar Greh' Home for women in difficult circumstances and 'Ujjawala' - Home for women rescued from Trafficking, have been merged and are now known as 'Shakti Sadan' Scheme.

Shakti Sadan  is an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for women in distressful situations including trafficked women.  It aims at creating a safe and enabling environment for the women in such difficult situations, to enable them to overcome the adverse circumstances.

The Shakti Sadan Scheme is a demand driven Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under which funds are  released  to  the  States/UTs  for  implementation  of  the  scheme. The  States/UTs  assess  their requirement as per local needs and proposals are approved every year by the Programme Approval Board (PAB) after discussion with States/UTs.  Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided for running of Shakti Sadan in rented premises. Presently, 413 Shakti Sadans are functional across the country.

State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  released,  functional  Shakti  Sadans  across  the  country,  women benefited under Shakti Sadan Scheme during the 15 th Finance Commission are at Annexure I, II and III respectively.

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Annexure -I

ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1290  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2026  REGARDING UJJAWALA SCHEME ASKED BY SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (LS).

FUNDS RELEASED DURING 15 TH   FINANCE  COMMISSION  UNDER  SHAKTI  SADAN SCHEME

| S. No.   | State/UT                |   Fund Released( Amount in Lakhs) |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar Island |                              7.26 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh          |                           1560.82 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh       |                             48.81 |
| 4.       | Assam                   |                           3334.66 |
| 5.       | Bihar                   |                            330.71 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh              |                             37.73 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh            |                            237.74 |
| 8.       | Delhi                   |                             80.43 |
| 9.       | Goa                     |                             11.64 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh        |                            123.29 |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir          |                            334.22 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand               |                             99.53 |
| 13.      | Karnataka               |                           2211.09 |
| 14.      | Kerala                  |                            519.22 |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh          |                            481.71 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra             |                           1429.97 |
| 17.      | Manipur                 |                           6105.9  |
| 18.      | Meghalaya               |                            123.38 |
| 19.      | Mizoram                 |                            694.27 |
| 20.      | Nagaland                |                            380.7  |
| 21.      | Odisha                  |                           1841.97 |
| 22.      | Puducherry              |                             50.54 |
| 23.      | Punjab                  |                             12.78 |
| 24.      | Rajasthan               |                            211.5  |
| 25.      | Sikkim                  |                             79.08 |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu              |                           3170.59 |
| 27.      | Telangana               |                           1870.78 |
| 28.      | Tripura                 |                            228.81 |
| 29.      | Uttar Pradesh           |                           1128.51 |
| 30.      | West Bengal             |                           1111.25 |
|          | Total                   |                          27858.9  |

## ANNEXURE II

ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1290  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2026  REGARDING UJJAWALA SCHEME ASKED BY SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (LS).

## STATE/UT WISE DETAILS OF FUNCTIONAL SHAKTI SADAN:

|   Sl. No | State/UTs         |   No. of Shakti Sadan |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|       30 | Andhra Pradesh    |                    24 |
|       31 | Arunachal Pradesh |                     1 |
|       32 | Assam             |                    26 |
|       33 | Bihar             |                    11 |
|       34 | Chandigarh        |                     1 |
|       35 | Chhattisgarh      |                     4 |
|       36 | Delhi             |                     2 |
|       37 | Goa               |                     1 |
|       38 | Himachal Pradesh  |                     1 |
|       39 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                     2 |
|       40 | Jharkhand         |                     1 |
|       41 | Karnataka         |                    40 |
|       42 | Kerala            |                     8 |
|       43 | Madhya Pradesh    |                    14 |
|       44 | Maharashtra       |                    21 |
|       45 | Manipur           |                    47 |
|       46 | Meghalaya         |                     2 |
|       47 | Mizoram           |                    12 |
|       48 | Nagaland          |                     6 |
|       49 | Odisha            |                    68 |
|       50 | Puducherry        |                     1 |
|       51 | Punjab            |                     2 |
|       52 | Rajasthan         |                     8 |
|       53 | Sikkim            |                     1 |
|       54 | Tamil Nadu        |                    46 |
|       55 | Telangana         |                    21 |
|       56 | Tripura           |                     3 |
|       57 | Uttarakhand       |                     3 |

| 58.   | West Bengal   |   36 |
|-------|---------------|------|
|       | Total         |  413 |

Note: No Shakti Sadan is functional in UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep Islands and State of Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh.

ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1290  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2026  REGARDING UJJAWALA SCHEME ASKED BY SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (LS).

STATE/UT WISE DETAILS OF WOMEN BENEFITTED UNDER SHAKTI SADAN SCHEME DURING THE 15 TH  FINANCE COMMISSION CYCLE:

| Sl. No   | State/UTs                   |   Total Beneficiaries in Shakti Sadan |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                    47 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |                                  9577 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                   312 |
| 4.       | Assam                       |                                  7006 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |                                   382 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                  |                                    90 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                |                                  1037 |
| 8.       | Delhi                       |                                   862 |
| 9.       | Goa                         |                                   100 |
| 10.      | Gujarat                     |                                  1721 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh            |                                    92 |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir              |                                   177 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand                   |                                  2055 |
| 14.      | Karnataka                   |                                 10598 |
| 15.      | Kerala                      |                                  3354 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh              |                                  9874 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra                 |                                  6423 |
| 18.      | Manipur                     |                                  7546 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya                   |                                   248 |
| 20.      | Mizoram                     |                                  2097 |
| 21.      | Nagaland                    |                                   373 |
| 22.      | Odisha                      |                                 19895 |
| 23.      | Puducherry                  |                                   361 |
| 24.      | Punjab                      |                                   165 |
| 25.      | Rajasthan                   |                                  2448 |
| 26.      | Sikkim                      |                                   157 |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu                  |                                 10889 |
| 28.      | Telangana                   |                                 27125 |
| 29.      | Tripura                     |                                  3231 |
| 30.      | Uttarakhand                 |                                   198 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh               |                                  1045 |
| 32.      | West Bengal                 |                                  6596 |
| Total    | Total                       |                                136081 |

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