Under the newly approved Mission Shakti launched by the Ministry, Working Women Hostel(WWH) known as Sakhi Niwas is a centrally sponsored scheme under which financial assistance for working women hostels is directly released to States/UTs governments for implementing the scheme. There are 494 functional Working Women Hostels in the country, with Day Care Facility for the children. State/UT-wise number of functional Working Women Hostels is at Annexure-I.

During the last three years’ period, proposals received and sanctioned for construction of working women hostels is at Annexure-II. As per new Mission Shakti guidelines, no proposal for construction was received and approved in Financial Year 2022-23.

State/UT-wise details of funds released under Working Women Hostel Scheme known as Sakhi Niwas is at Annexure-III. During the current financial year, no complete proposal has been received from the States/UTs for release of funds under ‘Sakhi Niwas’ scheme.

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Annexure-I

States/UTs wise number of Working Women Hostel functional with day care facility

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Annexure II

State/UT-wise proposals received and sanctioned regarding Sakhi Niwas during last three years’ period.

* The WWH sanctioned for Tamil Nadu has a capacity of 457 beds, which is equivalent to 9 WWH Units of standard capacity of 50 beds each.

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Annexure III

State/UT-wise funds released during the last three years under the scheme

(Rupees in Lakhs)

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

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