Lok Sabha Question No. 1332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Hostels for Working Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Biplab Kumar Deb, Thiru D M Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1332 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN

## 1332. SHRI BIPLAB KUMAR DEB: THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:

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

- (a)      the number of hostels for working women currently existing in various States of the country;
- (b)      whether the Government is planning/proposes to build more hostels in different parts of the country, if so, the details of the districts in which these hostels are proposed to be opened in different parts of the country, district-wise, including Tripura;
- (c)      whether  the  Government  has  provided  any  funds  to  establish  Working  Women's Hostels (WWHs) in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d)      whether the Union Government has allocated Rs. 5000 Crore for the construction of New WWH across 28 States, if so, the details thereof, State-wise, year-wise;
- (e)      whether  the  Union Government has conducted any study/assessment about the total requirement of number of WWHs in the country, State-wise, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)       whether the Public/Private Companies/organizations/NGOs are also approved/allowed to run the Working Women Hostels with the funding from Union Government, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(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.    The State Governments/UT Administrations are eligible to receive financial assistance for setting up of a Sakhi Niwas.

Presently,  560  Sakhi  Niwas  (Working  Women  Hostel)  are  functioning  across  the country including Tripura.  The details of the Sakhi Niwas  (WWH) functioning across the country are at Annexure-I .    The details of funds released to the States/UTs under Sakhi Niwas Scheme during 15 th finance commission period is at Annexure-II.

Ministry of Finance (MoF), Department of Expenditure (DoE) vide O.M. No.44(1)/PFS/2024-25 (CAPEX) dated 09.08.2024 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  SASCI Scheme, Department of Expenditure(DoE) has approved construction of 254 working women hostels with total capacity of 52991 beds in 28 States at a total approved cost of Rs.4,826.31 crore and out of this 1 st instalment of Rs.3,148.28 crore has been released to the States during 2024-25.  Details may be seen at Annexure-III .

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ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1332  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2026  REGARDING HOSTELS  FOR  WORKING  WOMEN  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BIPLAB  KUMAR  DEB AND  THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND , HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LS) .

The details of functional Sakhi Niwas (WWH) as on 31.12.2025

|   Sl.No. | States/UTs               |   No. of Functional Hostels |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                          03 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh           |                          23 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                          03 |
|        4 | Assam                    |                          10 |
|        5 | Chandigarh               |                          06 |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh             |                          06 |
|        7 | Delhi                    |                          14 |
|        8 | Gujarat                  |                          13 |
|        9 | Haryana                  |                          07 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh         |                          06 |
|       11 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                          02 |
|       12 | Jharkhand                |                          02 |
|       13 | Karnataka                |                          62 |
|       14 | Kerala                   |                         124 |
|       15 | Lakshadweep              |                          01 |
|       16 | Madhya Pradesh           |                          03 |
|       17 | Maharashtra              |                          88 |
|       18 | Manipur                  |                          54 |
|       19 | Meghalaya                |                          03 |

| 20.   | Mizoram       |   08 |
|-------|---------------|------|
| 21.   | Nagaland      |   15 |
| 22.   | Odisha        |   11 |
| 23.   | Puducherry    |   02 |
| 24.   | Rajasthan     |   15 |
| 25.   | Sikkim        |   01 |
| 26.   | Tamil Nadu    |   60 |
| 27.   | Telangana     |   09 |
| 28.   | Tripura       |   01 |
| 29.   | Uttar Pradesh |   08 |
|       | Total         |  560 |

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1332  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2026  REGARDING HOSTELS  FOR  WORKING  WOMEN  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BIPLAB  KUMAR  DEB AND  THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND , HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LS) .

## Details of funds released during the 15 th  Finance Commission Cycle

## (Rupees in Lakhs)

| States/UTs        |   Total |
|-------------------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |   30.52 |
| Bihar             |   90    |
| Arunachal Pradesh |  147.02 |
| Assam             |  156.23 |
| Chhattisgarh      |   48.87 |
| Delhi             |   14.54 |
| Gujarat           |  116.16 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |   33.46 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |   42.04 |
| Kerala            |  883.09 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |  191.26 |
| Maharashtra       |   89.5  |
| Meghalaya         |   24.98 |
| Mizoram           |   90.55 |
| Manipur           | 1089.97 |
| Nagaland          |  299.11 |
| Odisha            |   56.06 |
| Puducherry        |    0.26 |
| Sikkim            |   13.43 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1075    |
| Tripura           |    0.25 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |   40.7  |

ANNEXURE  WITH  REGARD  TO  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (F)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1332 FOR ANSWER ON 06.02.2026 REGARDING HOSTELS FOR WORKING WOMEN ASKED BY SHRI BIPLAB KUMAR DEB AND  THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND , HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LS) .

Details of state wise fund allocation to the States for construction of Working Women Hostels under Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) Scheme.

|    | S.No.Name of State   |   Allocation (In crores) |   Approved Amount (In crores) |   Amount released as 1 st instalment by Ministry of Finance (in crores) |
|----|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh       |                      172 |                        172    |                                                                  113.52 |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh    |                      188 |                        187.98 |                                                                   90    |
| 3  | Assam                |                      226 |                        226    |                                                                  149.16 |
| 4  | Bihar                |                      223 |                        223    |                                                                  147.18 |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh         |                      202 |                        202    |                                                                  133.32 |
| 6  | Goa                  |                      100 |                        100    |                                                                   66    |
| 7  | Gujarat              |                      202 |                        190.48 |                                                                  125.7  |
| 8  | Haryana              |                      155 |                         65.3  |                                                                   43.1  |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh     |                      132 |                        132    |                                                                   87.12 |
| 10 | Jharkhand            |                      163 |                        163    |                                                                  107.58 |
| 11 | Karnataka            |                      193 |                        193    |                                                                  127.38 |
| 12 | Kerala               |                      120 |                        120    |                                                                   79.2  |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh       |                      284 |                        284    |                                                                  187.44 |
| 14 | Maharashtra          |                      215 |                        215    |                                                                  141.9  |
| 15 | Manipur              |                      149 |                        149    |                                                                   98.34 |
| 16 | Meghalaya            |                      132 |                        132    |                                                                   87.12 |
| 17 | Mizoram              |                      127 |                        127    |                                                                   83.82 |
| 18 | Nagaland             |                      145 |                        145    |                                                                   95.7  |
| 19 | Odisha               |                      189 |                        189    |                                                                  124.74 |
| 20 | Punjab               |                      159 |                        136.56 |                                                                   90.13 |
| 21 | Rajasthan            |                      202 |                        165.32 |                                                                  109.11 |
| 22 | Sikkim               |                      106 |                        106    |                                                                   69.96 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu           |                      223 |                        223    |                                                                  147.18 |
| 24 | Telangana            |                      202 |                        202    |                                                                  133.32 |
| 25 | Tripura              |                      114 |                        114    |                                                                   75.24 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh        |                      382 |                        381.56 |                                                                  251.83 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand          |                      136 |                        136    |                                                                   86.76 |
| 28 | West Bengal          |                      159 |                        146.11 |                                                                   96.43 |
|    | Total                |                     5000 |                       4826.31 |                                                                 3148.28 |