Question : MAHILA SAMAKHYA PROGRAMME



(a) the status of Mahila Samakhya Programme;

(b) the expenditure incurred on this scheme during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(c) the criterion for selection of the districts under this programme?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) The Mahila Samakhya programme is operational in 122 districts of 10 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

(b) The funds released under the Mahila Samakhya programme during the last three years and in the current year are at Annexure.

(c) The Mahila Samakhya programme is implemented in the districts with Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs).