Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: Schemes for Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 724**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2015

**SCHEMES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN**

+724. 	SHRI HARISH CHANDRA *ALIAS* HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- 1.2.1. the number of schemes being run by the Government for development of women and children in the country;
- 1.2.2. whether the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are getting grant from the Government for the purpose;
- 1.2.3. if so, the details thereof for the last three years and the current year State/UT-wise; and
- 1.2.4. whether certain Non-Governmental Organisations have been found misusing the funds allocated to them under various schemes, if so the details thereof along with action taken/being taken by the Government against such Non-Governmental Organisations during the said period, state/UT-wise?

##### ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

1. The number of schemes run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development together with the State Governments /UT Administrations for development of women and children in the country are as follows; i) Integrated Child Development Services(ICDS), ii) Integrated Child Protection Scheme(ICPS), iii) Support to Training & Employment Programme for Women (STEP), iv) Working Women Hostel (WWH),v) National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW), vi) SWADHAR Greh &, Short Stay Home, vii) Ujjawala and viii) Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme etc., The details of the schemes are available on the Ministry’s website viz. [www.wcd@nic.in](http://www.wcd@nic.in/) .

1. & (c): Yes Madam. The Ministry gives grants to the States/UTs/NGOs for running various schemes. The proposals received from State Governments / UT Administrations and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) both under Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes are considered by the Ministry as per the schematic norms. The grants are sanctioned on merits, and, funds are accordingly released to States / UTs / NGOs. The details of the grants released to the States/UTs for the schemes which are implemented through NGOs for the last three years and for the current year is at **Annexure-I.**

(d):   	The Central Sector Schemes of the Ministry, have in-built monitoring mechanism, and they are reviewed periodically and Ministry takes up the matter with the respective States Governments and UT administrations regarding irregularities in implementing the schemes. The Ministry has received complaints from two States namely Odisha and West Bengal regarding misuse of funds in Swadhar scheme. They are detailed in **Annexure-II**

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**ANNEXURE - I**

**Annexure referred to in Part (c) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 724 for 24.07.2015 by Shri Harish Chandra** ***alias*** **Harish Dwivedi regarding Schemes for Women and Children**

**State-wise details of the funds released under Ujjawala scheme duringthe  last three years and current year**

( inRs. lakhs)

| **Sl.**  **No.**   | **State**         | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**   | **2015-16**  (as on  21.07.2015)   |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------------------|
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 36.54         | 53.53         | 36.32         | 8.28                               |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh | -             | -             | -             | 9.74                               |
| 3                  | Assam             | 184.49        | 238.30        | 273.82        | 102.81                             |
| 4                  | Bihar             | -             | 7.07          | 7.18          |                                    |
| 5                  | Jharkhand         | -             | -             | -             |                                    |
| 6                  | Karnataka         | 154.01        | 321.99        | 233.48        | 32.06                              |
| 7                  | Kerala            | 12.00         | 8.32          | 4.18          | 16.54                              |
| 8                  | Madhya Pradesh    | 0.86          | 5.42          | 10.85         | 7.06                               |
| 9                  | Mizoram           | -             | 7.18          | -             |                                    |
| 10                 | Manipur           | 37.81         | 89.62         | 143.95        | 23.75                              |
| 11                 | Maharashtra       | 115.61        | 285.49        | 144.82        | 27.77                              |
| 12                 | Nagaland          | -             | 7.78          | -             |                                    |
| 13                 | Orissa            | 84.65         | 320.38        | 125.36        | 92.42                              |
| 14                 | Punjab            | -             | -             | -             |                                    |
| 15                 | Rajasthan         | 15.38         | 59.70         | 125.00        | 24.97                              |
| 16                 | Tamilnadu         | 22.94         | 52.67         | 38.95         | 19.37                              |
| 17                 | Uttar Pradesh     | 46.30         | 24.66         | 46.11         | 5.53                               |
| 18                 | Uttarakhand       | -             | 45.36         | 14.11         | 7.43                               |
| 19                 | West Bengal       | 7.75          | 1.21          | -             | 16.56                              |
| 20                 | Chhattisgarh      | 7.18          | 12.65         | 25.14         |                                    |
| 21                 | Delhi             | 11.52         | 3.34          | 1.89          |                                    |
| 22                 | Gujarat           | -             | 16.78         | 20.78         |                                    |
| 23                 | Telangana         |               | 27.00         | 26.98         | 57.95                              |
| 24                 | Haryana           | -             | 9.74          | -             |                                    |
|                    | **Total**         | **737.02**    | **1598.31**   | **1279.00**   | **452.24**                         |

**Annexure-I-contd..**

**State-wise details of the funds released under STEP scheme during the last three years and current year**

**(inRs. lakhs)**

| **Sl. No.**   | **STATES**           | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**   | **2015-16**  **(as on 20.07.15)**   |
|---------------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh       | 9.49          | 82.82         | 86.58         | -                                   |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh    | -             | 29.64         | -             | -                                   |
| 3             | Assam                | 18.29         | 40.91         | 20.02         | -                                   |
| 4             | Bihar                | -             | -             | -             | 7.39                                |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh         | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 6             | Gujarat              | 3.37          | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 7             | Himachal Pradesh     | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 8             | Haryana              | 24.07         | 13.87         | -             | -                                   |
| 9             | Jammu & Kashmir      | 30.44         | 15.90         | 67.44         | -                                   |
| 10            | Kerala               | 265.28        | 19.93         | -             | 6.00                                |
| 11            | Karnataka            | 290.67        | 242.20        | 159.20        | -                                   |
| 12            | Madhya Pradesh       | 10.94         | 3.48          | 120.14        | -                                   |
| 13            | Maharashtra          | 25.11         | 19.54         | 48.12         | -                                   |
| 14            | Manipur              | 42.41         | 62.83         | 55.32         | -                                   |
| 15            | Meghalaya            | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 16            | Mizoram              | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 17            | Nagaland             | 36.31         | 47.55         | 21.77         | -                                   |
| 18            | Orissa               | -             | 3.36          | -             | 9.70                                |
| 19            | Punjab               | -             | -             | -             | 26.21                               |
| 20            | Rajasthan            | 2.20          | 0.97          | -             | 4.95                                |
| 21            | Sikkim               | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 22            | Tamil Nadu           | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 23            | Tripura              | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 24            | Uttaranchal          | 6.52          | 99.73         | 53.96         | -                                   |
| 25            | Uttar Pradesh        | 36.24         | 151.91        | 51.40         | -                                   |
| 26            | West Bengal          | 9.92          | -             | 5.41          | -                                   |
| 27            | Delhi                | -             | -             | -             | -                                   |
| 28            | For evaluation study | 21.81         | 48.65         | 12.49         | 3.97                                |
|               | **Total**            | **833.07**    | **883.29**    | **701.85**    | **58.22**                           |

**Annexure-I contd..**

**State-wise details of the funds released under Working Women Hostel (WWH) scheme during the last three years and current year**

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of State**   | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**     | **2014-15**     | **2015-16**  **(Upto  21.07. 2015)**   |
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.            | Andhra Pradesh      | 2,17,315      | ---             | ---             | ---                                    |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh   | ---           | 1,10,59,875     | 88,47,900       | ---                                    |
| 3             | Chhattisgarh        | ---           | 21,82,500       | ---             | ---                                    |
| 4             | Karnataka           | ----          | 60,44,218       | 46,56,630       | ---                                    |
| 5             | Kerala              | 45,51,207     | 1,06,93,500     | ---             | ---                                    |
| 6             | Maharashtra         | ---           | 10,63,133       | ---             | ---                                    |
| 7             | Manipur             | 46,94,762     | 53,19,616       | 35,31,958       | ----                                   |
| 8             | Nagaland            | -----         | ---             | 58,53,241       | ----                                   |
| 9             | Rajasthan           | 2,43,208      | 5,04,000        | ---             | ---                                    |
|               | **Total**           | **97,06,492** | **3,68,66,842** | **2,28,89,729** |                                        |

**( inRs.)**

**Annexure-I-contd..**

#### 

#### State-wise details of the funds released under SWADHAR GREH scheme during the last three years and current year

**(Rupees in lakhs)**

| **Sl.**  **No**   | **Name of States**       | **Amount released**  **2012-13**   | **Amount released 2013-14**   | **Amount released**  **2014-15**   | **Amount released 2015-16(as on 21.7.2015)**   |
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                | Andhra Pradesh           | 88.51                              | 184.77                        | 93.78                              | 5.25                                           |
| 2.                | Assam                    | 112.96                             | 97.98                         | 128.91                             | 2.68                                           |
| 3.                | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 4.                | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 5.                | Bihar                    | 0                                  | 33.01                         | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 6.                | Chandigarh               | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 7.                | Chhattisgarh             | 7.11                               | 7.17                          | 7.00                               | 0                                              |
| 8.                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 9.                | Delhi                    | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 10.               | Gujarat                  | 44.46                              | 27.75                         | 19.20                              | 0                                              |
| 11.               | Goa                      | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 12.               | Haryana                  | 21.98                              | 9.07                          | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 13.               | Himachal Pradesh         | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 14.               | Jharkhand                | 21.40                              | 7.79                          | 28.58                              | 0                                              |
| 15.               | Jammu & Kashmir          | 0                                  | 20.23                         | 5.99                               | 0                                              |
| 16.               | Karnataka                | 293.17                             | 270.96                        | 268.04                             | 7.35                                           |
| 17.               | Kerala                   | 15.61                              | 16.10                         | 20.79                              | 0                                              |
| 18.               | Lakshadweep              | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 19.               | Madhya Pradesh           | 126.93                             | 114.58                        | 76.12                              | 4.26                                           |
| 20.               | Maharastra               | 321.02                             | 301.49                        | 279.06                             | 14.09                                          |
| 21.               | Mizoram                  | 3.10                               | 8.64                          | 2.51                               | 0                                              |
| 22.               | Manipur                  | 165.14                             | 148.52                        | 106.63                             | 0                                              |
| 23.               | Meghalaya                | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 24.               | Nagaland                 | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 24.               | Odisha                   | 465.96                             | 16.20                         | 104.86                             | 46.95                                          |
| 25                | Punjab                   | 1.60                               | 1.80                          | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 26                | Puducherry               | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 27                | Rajasthan                | 47.53                              | 58.65                         | 23.35                              | 5.16                                           |
| 28                | Sikkim                   | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 29.               | Tamil Nadu               | 101.82                             | 120.63                        | 38.53                              | 12.50                                          |
| 30.               | Telangana                | -                                  | -                             | 74.85                              | 37.64                                          |
| 31.               | Tripura                  | 0                                  | 0                             | 0                                  | 0                                              |
| 32                | Uttar Pradesh            | 402.73                             | 144.39                        | 247.03                             | 11.17                                          |
| 33.               | Uttarakhand              | 48.39                              | 0                             | 60.91                              | 3.63                                           |
| 34.               | West Bengal              | 73.73                              | 128.81                        | 74.18                              | 0                                              |
|                   | **Total**                | **2363.15**                        | **2018.55**                   | **1660.32**                        | **150.68**                                     |

**ANNEXURE- II**

**Annexure referred to in Part (d) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 724 for 24.07.2015 by  Shri Harish Chandra** ***alias*** **Harish Dwivedi regarding Swadhar Scheme.**

**Details of complaints received  since 2012**

|   Sl.  No. | Name of the  State   | Nature of complaints                        | Action taken                                                                                                                              |
|------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | Odhisha              | Misappropriation  of funds                  | State Govt. reported that the  complaint was false and submitted a satisfactory report.                                                   |
|          2 | West Bengal          | Misuse/ misutilisation of funds    of funds | As per direction of the Ministry,  State Govt. inspected the Home  and found no merit in the complaint and submitted satisfactory report. |