MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (PROF. RITA VERMA)
(a) Government has fixed the following targets in the social
sector during the Tenth Plan:
(i) increase in literacy rate to 75% and reduction in gender
gap in literacy by 50%;
(ii) enrolment of all children in school by 2003 and all children to complete 5 years of schooling by 2007;
(iii) reduction in infant mortality rate (IMR) to 45 per
1000 live births and in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to 2
per 1000 live births.
National Population Policy 2000 targets to bring the
total fertility rate (TFR) at the replacement level by 2010.
(b) The allocation for Tenth Five Year Plan is yet to be
finally approved.
(c) A Statement is enclosed.
(d)&(e) In the Human Development Report 2002, UNDP has ranked
India 105 in Gender-related Development Index (GDI). This
Index is calculated on the basis of relative weightage of four
indicators, namely,
(i) life expectancy at birth,
(ii) adult
literacy rate,
(iii) combined primary, secondary and tertiary
gross enrolment ratio and
(iv) estimated earned income.
Annexure
Statement referred in Part (C ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4380 for 17.12.2002
Amount released by Department of Women and Child Development under
various Women Specific Schemes during Ninth Five Year Plan.
Sl. Name of the Amount Achievements made during Ninth Plan
NO. State/Uts released During Ninth Plan Name of Scheme Number of women (Rs. In beneficiaries lakhs)
1 Andhra pradesh 3287.67 STEP 233135
2 Arunachal Pr. 105.72
3 Assam 941.73
4 Bihar 3289.34 Swyamsiddha 258233
5 Chittishgarh 231.79
6 Goa 31.60
7 Gujarat 136.72 Socio Economic Progm. 834
8 Haryana 846.56
9 Himachal Pr. 219.91
10 J & K 606.14 Awareness Generation 389756
11 Jharkahand 200.00 Programme
12 Karnataka 3322.66
13 Kerala 1646.03
14 Madhya Pradesh 3575.27 Swa-Shakti Project 306153
15 Maharashtra 2496.46
16 Manipur 513.77
17 Meghalaya 124.87 Condenced Courses 59240
18 Mizoram 98.63
19 Nagaland 280.81
20 Orissa 3192.55 Women`s Economic 195397
21 Punjab 646.02 Programme
22 Rajasthan 1240.26
23 Sikkim 88.46
24 Tamil Nadu 1527.29 Working Women`s 62308
25 Tripura 401.66 Hostels
26 Uttar Pradesh 7414.59
27 Uttaranchal 318.28
28 West Bengal 2010.65 Short Stay Homes 29209
29 Delhi 1286.94
30 Pondicharry 87.15
31 A & N Islands 11.38 Balika Samriddhi 1974205
32 Chandigarh 62.58 Yojana
33 D & N Haveli 48.19
34 Daman & Diu 4.61
35 Lakshadweep 5.97
