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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 EFFECTIVENESS OF REHABILITATION OF WOMEN IN DISTRESS THROUGH SHAKTI SADAN 2240. SHRI TEJVEER SINGH: Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been any measurable improvement in the quality and outcomes of shelter,...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 EFFECTIVENESS OF REHABILITATION OF WOMEN IN DISTRESS THROUGH SHAKTI SADAN
2240. SHRI TEJVEER SINGH:
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether there has been any measurable improvement in the quality and outcomes of shelter, counselling, legal aid and rehabilitation services provided to distressed and abandoned women after the merger of Swadhar Greh and Ujjawala Scheme into ‘Shakti Sadan’ under Mission Shakti, if so, the details thereof; and
(b) the number of ‘Shakti Sadans’ currently operational across the country, State wise/Union Territory-wise and whether the Ministry has conducted any assessment regarding their adequacy in accordance with demand and need? ANSWER MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)
(a) to (b): Under the overarching ‘Mission Shakti’, erstwhile schemes of ‘Swadhar Greh’ – Home for women in difficult circumstances and ‘Ujjawala’- Home for women rescued from Trafficking, have been merged w.e.f. 01.04.2022 and are now known as ‘Shakti Sadan Scheme’, which is an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for women in distressful situations including trafficked women. It aims at creating a safe and enabling environment for women in such difficult situations, to enable them to overcome the adverse circumstances.
Shakti Sadan is helpful towards support for women in distress, providing shelter and rehabilitation support including those affected of trafficking.
The Shakti Sadan Scheme is a demand driven Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under which funds are released to the States/UTs for implementation of the scheme. The States/UTs assess their requirement as per local needs and proposals are approved every year by the Programme Approval Board (PAB) after discussion with States/UTs. Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided for running of Shakti Sadan in rented premises. Presently, 419 Shakti Sadans are functional across the country.
State/UT-wise details of functional Shakti Sadas across the country are at Annexure. *****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE WITH REGARD TO REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (B) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2240 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2026 REGARDING 'EFFECTIVENESS OF REHABILITATION OF WOMEN IN DISTRESS THROUGH SHAKTI SADAN' ASKED BY SHRI TEJVEER SINGH, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (RS) State/UT wise details of functional Shakti Sadan Sl.No State/UTs No. of Shakti Sadan
1. Andhra Pradesh 26
2. Arunachal Pradesh 1
3. Assam 26
4. Bihar 11
5. Chandigarh 1
6. Chhattisgarh 4
7. Delhi 2
8. Goa 1
9. Himachal Pradesh 1
10. Jammu & Kashmir 2
11. Jharkhand 1
12. Karnataka 40
13. Kerala 8
14. Madhya Pradesh 14
15. Maharashtra 21
16. Manipur 47
17. Meghalaya 2
18. Mizoram 12
19. Nagaland 6
20. Odisha 68
21. Puducherry 1
22. Punjab 2
23. Rajasthan 6
24. Sikkim 1
25. Tamil Nadu 46
26. Telangana 21
27. Tripura 3
28. Uttarakhand 3
29. Uttar Pradesh 6
30. West Bengal 36 Total 419 *****