Lok Sabha Question No. 2518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Women Shelters
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2518

TO BE ANSWRED ON 11.3.2016

## WOMEN SHELTERS

- +2518. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

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

- (a) t he  details  of  safe  shelters  for  women  set  up  in  the  country  and  the  number  of  the women residing therein. State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  Complaints  of  sexual  abuse  and  harassment  of  women  inmates  of  women shelters have been reported, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken to curb such incidences and monitor these shelters to curb such incidences?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) A  Scheme  Swadhar  was  launched  by  the  Ministry  of  Women  &Child Development in 2001-2002 for rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances.  The  Swadhar  Shelter  Home  is  being  run  through  Social Welfare/  Women  and  Child  Welfare  Department  of  State  government. Women's Development Corporations, Urban Local Bodies, reputed Public/Private  Trust  or  Voluntary  Organisations.  The  Short  Stay  Home scheme, which is similar in nature as Swadhar scheme, is being implemented through Central Social Welfare Board since 1969. Details of Swadhar shelter homes and Short Stay Homes, state-wise, showing number of beneficiaries in Swadhar Homes and Short Stay Homes is annexed at Annexure-I & II.
- (b) NO
- (c ) Not applicable.

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## State/UT-wise Statement of functional home and beneficiaries under Swadhar Home Scheme

| S. No.   | Name of State   | Number of Swadhar Homes   | Number of women beneficiaries   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh  | 10                        | 500                             |
| 2.       | Assam           | 12                        | 600                             |
| 3.       | Bihar           | 3                         | 150                             |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh    | 1                         | 30                              |
| 5.       | Gujarat         | 4                         | 210                             |
| 6.       | Haryana         | -                         | -                               |
| 7.       | Jharkhand       | 2                         | 100                             |
| 8.       | Jammu &Kashmir  | 3                         | 100                             |
| 9.       | Karnataka       | 32                        | 1520                            |
| 10.      | Kerala          | 3                         | 150                             |
| 11.      | Madhya Pradesh  | 12                        | 525                             |
| 12.      | Maharashtra     | 44                        | 2000                            |
| 13       | Manipur         | 18                        | 850                             |
| 14.      | Mizoram         | 1                         | 50                              |
| 15.      | Nagaland        | -                         | -                               |
| 16       | Orissa          | 43                        | 2150                            |
| 17.      | Rajasthan       | 12                        | 550                             |
| 18.      | Telangana       | 10                        | 435                             |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu      | 14                        | 800                             |
| 19.      | Uttar Pradesh   | 41                        | 2745                            |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand     | 4                         | 250                             |
| 21.      | West Bengal     | 17                        | 663                             |
| Total    | Total           | 289                       | 14378                           |

State/UT-wise Statement of functional home and beneficiaries under Short Stay Home Scheme

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of functional Homes |   No. of beneficiaries |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                        16 |                   1536 |
| 2        | Assam               |                        12 |                   1152 |
| 3        | A &NIslands         |                         0 |                      0 |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                         1 |                     96 |
| 5        | Bihar               |                        13 |                   1248 |
| 6        | Chandigarh          |                         1 |                     96 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        |                         3 |                    288 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                         0 |                      0 |
| 9        | Delhi               |                         2 |                    192 |
| 10       | Gujarat             |                         3 |                    288 |
| 11       | Goa                 |                         1 |                     96 |
| 12       | Haryana             |                         1 |                     96 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh    |                         0 |                      0 |
| 14       | Jharkhand           |                         1 |                     96 |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir      |                         1 |                     96 |
| 16       | Karnataka           |                        28 |                   2688 |
| 17       | Kerala              |                         5 |                    480 |
| 18       | Lakshadweep         |                         0 |                      0 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh      |                        16 |                   1536 |
| 20       | Maharashtra         |                        32 |                   3072 |
| 21       | Manipur             |                         5 |                    480 |
| 22       | Mizoram             |                         1 |                     96 |
| 23       | Meghalaya           |                         0 |                      0 |
| 24       | Nagaland            |                         1 |                     96 |
| 25       | Odisha              |                        32 |                   3072 |
| 26       | Punjab              |                         2 |                    192 |
| 27       | Puducherry          |                         1 |                     96 |
| 28       | Rajasthan           |                         3 |                    288 |
| 29       | Sikkim              |                         1 |                     96 |
| 30       | Tamilnadu           |                        32 |                   3072 |
| 31       | Telangana           |                        15 |                   1440 |
| 32       | Tripura             |                         4 |                    384 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh       |                        34 |                   3264 |
| 34       | Uttarkhand          |                         6 |                    576 |
| 35       | West Bengal         |                        30 |                   2880 |
|          | Total               |                       303 |                  29088 |