Lok Sabha Question No. 2103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Mission Shakti Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2103

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025

## MISSION SHAKTI SCHEME

## 2103.  SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated/utilized under the Mission Shakti scheme for women's safety and empowerment;
- (b) the  number  of  One  Stop  Centres  (OSCs)  and  Women  Helplines  operational  in  the country;
- (c) the number of women beneficiaries who have availed support services from these OSCs during the last three years;
- (d) the details of the steps taken to strengthen the mechanism for fast-track trials in cases of crimes against women;
- (e) the  details  of  the  measures  being  taken  to  promote  financial  literacy/economic independence among women through said mission; and
- (f) the number of OSCs, Anganwadi centres/working women's hostels sanctioned under various schemes of the Ministry during the last five years for Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Parliamentary Constituency in Haryana?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) :  Mission Shakti aims at strengthening interventions for women safety, security and empowerment. Mission Shakti comprises of two verticals 'Sambal' for safety and security of women  and 'Samarthya' for  empowerment  of  women.   The  details  of  year-wise  and component-wise funds released from 2022-23 to 2025-26 is at Annexure .

SambalThe  following schemes have been included under the Sambal vertical: One Stop Centres (OSC) for providing integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence and those in distress, both in private and public spaces in a convergent and coordinated manner under one roof; Women Helplines (181- WHL) is a 24 x 7 x 365 toll-free emergency/nonemergency  response system that is integrated with ERSS  (112)  and other existing helplines/institutions; Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) ,  launched  with  an  aim  to  help  to address declining Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum and Nari Adalat is an pilot initiative aimed at empowering women by ensuring justice and to offer services such as alternate dispute resolution, grievance redressal,  counselling,  evidence-based  decision-making, pressure group  tactics,  negotiation, mediation, and reconciliation.

Samarthya -The following schemes have been included under 'Samarthya' vertical: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a Maternity Benefit Scheme under which cash incentives flow to the beneficiaries in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode for the first child and the second girl child; Shakti Sadan is an integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for women in distress situations including trafficked women; Sakhi Niwas provides availability of  safe  and  conveniently  located  accommodation  for  working  women; Palna that  aims  to provide quality crèche facility in safe and secure environment for children and SANKALP:HEW facilitate inter-sectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant for women at National level, State/ UT level and district level.

Since inception i.e. 1st April, 2015 up to 30th September, 2025, over 12.67 lakh women have been assisted under OSC across the country.   As on date, 864 OSCs are operational across the country including one OSC each in Bhiwani, Mahendragarh and Charkhi Dadri districts of Bhiwani- Mahendragarh Parliamentary Constituency of Haryana.

As per the Poshan Tracker as on 30.11.2025, the number of active Anganwadi Centres is 634 in Bhiwandi, 1201 in Charkhi Dadri and 1282 in Mahendergarh.

Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), including exclusive POCSO (ePOCSO) Courts was introduced in October, 2019 following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018. 773  Fast  Track  Special Courts (FTSCs), including 400 exclusive POCSO Courts are functional across 29 States/UTs, which have disposed of over 3.50 lakh cases.

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Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) to (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2103 FOR REPLY ON 12.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH REGARDING 'MISSION SHAKTI SCHEME'

Details of year-wise and component-wise funds released from 2022-23 to 2025-26

( Amount in Crores)

| SL          | Scheme       | 2022-23 Released   |   2023-24 Released |   2024-25 Released |   2025-26 Released# |
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 1           | OSC          | 65.69              |            189.73  |             158.3  |               98.45 |
| 2           | WHL          | 37.44              |             75.25  |              10.89 |               17.42 |
| 3           | BBBP         | 95.96              |             88.63  |              33.08 |               29.52 |
| 4           | Nari Adalat  | -                  |              0.424 |               0.09 |                0.17 |
| 5           | PMMVY        | 2032.8             |            870.34  |            1448    |              955.48 |
| 6           | Shakti Sadan | 15.45              |            118.98  |              84.98 |               22.56 |
| 7           | Sakhi Niwas  | 17.63              |              4.52  |               8.13 |                2    |
| 8           | Palna        | 4.68               |             64.15  |              45.17 |               10.26 |
| 9           | SANKALP:HEW  | 65.6               |            102.52  |              44.24 |               46.6  |
| Grand Total | Grand Total  | 2335.25            |           1514.54  |            1832.88 |             1182.46 |

# Released as on 30.11.2025