Question : SCHEME FOR THE WELFARE OF WOMEN AND CHILD

(a) the names of schemes being implemented for the welfare of women and child in the rural areas;

(b) whether the evaluation of these schemes is being conducted from time to time;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of funds released to each State under the schemes during the last three years;

(e) whether the State Governments fully utilized the said funds;

(f) if not, the reasons therefore; and
(g) the necessary steps taken by the Government in this regard so far?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN)

(a) Names of the schemes implemented for the welfare and development of women and children in the rural areas is given at Annexure-I.
(b) Yes, Sir.

(c) The details are given at Annexure-II

(d) The details are given at Annexure-III

(e)(f)&(g) State Governments generally utilise the funds released to them, however, there have been some shortfalls with some of the States. This is being constantly monitored and reviewed by the Department of Women and Child Development.

Annexure-I

Statement referred to in the reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4666 for 22.8.2000

Schemes implemented by the Department of Women & Child Development, Govern- ment of India for the welfare & development of women and children in rural areas

Sl. Name of the Scheme/Programme
No.
1 2
1 Creches/Day Care Centres for children of Working / Ailing
Mothers
2 National Creche Fund for Child Care Services
3 Balsevika Training Programme
4 Training of ICDS Functionaries
5 Early Childhood Education (ECE)
6 Balwadi Nutrition Programme (BNP)
7 Hostels for Working Women
8 Setting up of Employment and Income Generating Training-cum-
Production Centres for
Women (NORAD)
9 Support to Training-cum-Employment Programme (STEP)
10 Short Stay Homes
11 Education Work for Prevention of Atrocities against Women
12 National Credit Fund for Women (Rashtriya Mahila Kosh)
13 Mahila Samriddhi Yojana
14 Distance Education for Women Development and Empowerment
15 Condensed Courses of Education & Vocational Training for
Women
16 Socio Economic Programme
17 Awareness Generation Projects for Rural Poor Women in
Public Coorperation
18 GIA to Vol.Orgn.through CSWB & Strengthening CSWB`s field
Organisations
19 Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
20 Indira Mahila Yojana
21 World Bank Assisted ICDS Projects
22 Rural Women`s Development and Empowerment Project
23 Balika Samriddhi Yojana
24 Nutrition Education

Year Name of the organisation Subject
1990-91 NIPCCD, New Delhi. National Evaluation on ICDS
- A National survey.
1991-92 J.P. Institute of Social Comparative study of ICDS
Change, Calcutta (for West programme run by volunatary
Bengal). organisation.
-do- Department of Social Work, -do-
Lunknow univesity, Lucknow 

(for U.P.) 
-do- Dr. Baba Sahib Ambedkar -do-
Institute of Social
Sciences, Indore. 

-do- Research Institute Rajagiri, Impact of Growth Monitoring
Cochin. in ICDS on the children in
ICDS Blocks in Kerala.


-do- Nutrition Unit, AIIMS, Assessment of growth
New Delhi. Monitoring Activities and
its impact on nutritional
status of children in ICDS
and Non-ICDS blocks in
Rajasthan.

1993-94 B.L. Centre for Development Nutrition and Health
Research and Action, Education programme in ICDS
Lucknow. centre.
1995-96 Avinashilingam Institute Quick appraisal of ICDS and
for Home Science,Tamil TINP for Coimbatore distreict.
Nadu. 1975-88 



1975-88 Central Technical Committee ICDS –Evaluation and
Research 1975-88

1982 NIPCCD National Evaluation of ICDS.
1992 Central Technical Committee Multi-centric study on ICDS.
and National Institute
of Nutrition. 

1995 Central Technical Committee Evaluation results of Annual
– Integrated years of ICDS. survey on completion of 20
Mother & Child Development. years of ICDS. 


1975-95 National council of Nationwide evaluation study
Applied Economic Research. of states ICDS Scheme in
five viz. Gujarat, H.P.,
Karnataka, U.P. and West
Bengal.
1996 National Institute of End-line evaluation of ICDS-I.
Nutrition, Hyderabad. 
1998 JPS Associates. Base-line evaluation of ICDS-II
Madhya Pradesh


1998 - Base-line evaluation in
Maharashtra, Kerala,
Rajasthan and U.P. under
World Bank assisted ICDS-
III, is in the process.
RMK
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1997 Santek Conslutants Pvt. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
Ltd., N. Delhi (for
Rajasthan & U.P.)
- Centre of Women’s -do-
Studies, Alagappa
University, T.N. (for
Tamil Nadu).
- Sri Padmavati Mahila -do-
Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati

(for RASS).
- Sri Padmavati Mahila -do-
Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati

(for YCO).
- School of Women’s Studies, -do-
Jadavpur University,
Calcutta( for West
Bengal).
1997 Centre for Women’s -do-
Development Studies, New
Delhi (for M.P. and
Maharashtra).
(Note : Centre for Women’s
Development Studies, New
Delhi had synthesized all
the above reports.)
IMY
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1997 Jointly by Planning Indira Mahila Yojana.
Commission and Department
of Women and Child
Development. 

STEP
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1993- Santek Consultants Pvt. Evaluation for assessment of
94 Ltd., New Delhi. the STEP Scheme for the
dairy sector through a
comparative study of
beneficiaries and non-
beneficiaries in the State
of Rajasthan.
1996- Socio-Economic Research Study on “Assessment of the
97 Centre, New Delhi. STEP Scheme for women in
Dairying Sector in U.P.
2000- Administrative Training Evaluation of West Bengal
2001 Institute, Govt. of West Women Dairy Cooperative
Bengal, West Bengal. Project under STEP Scheme.
NORAD
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1994- Santek Consultants Pvt. Evaluation study for
95 Ltd., New Delhi. assessment of the NORAD
Scheme in the State of U.P.
1999- Integrated Management Evaluation of NORAD Scheme
2000 Group, Lucknow. in the States of U.P., M.P.,
Rajasthan, Haryana, H.P.,
Punjab, Delhi and J & K.
HOSTEL
Year Name of the organisation Subject
Tata Institute of Social Evaluation of Working
Sciences Bombay, Mumbai. Women’s Hostels in India –
multi-centric study.
Self Help Gourp
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1997- Agricultural Finance Evaluation of Self Help
98 Corporation Ltd., New Groups of Women promoted by
Delhi. Government Agencies.

Short Stay Home
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1999 Programme Evaluation Short Stay Home
Organisation of Planning
Commission.
Family Counseling Centre
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1999 Tata Institute of Social Family counseling Centre.
Sciences, Bombay (for
North Zone). 
1989-90 Avinashilingam College -do-
Home Science, Coimbatore 

(for South Zone). 
1995-96 Sadu Ashom Gramya Evaluation of the scheme
Puthibharal Santhan, Family Counseling Centre
Assam.
CCVT
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1986 NIEPA CCVT
ECE
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1990- Operations Research Evaluation of ECE Centres
91 Group, Bhubaneshwar. helping in school enrolment
and Tribal and Backward
areas.
Creches/Day care
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1990- P.G. College of Social Evaluation of Creaches/Day
91 Work, Hyderabad. care centres for children of
working and ailing mothers
in tribal and backward areas
implemented by BAJSS and
ICCW.

Anganwadi Centres
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1991- Tata Institute of Social Study of Anganwadi Training
92 Sciences, Bombay. Centres in Maharashtra.
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1998- Organiation for Applied Study on “Assessment of
99 Socio-Economic System, Nutrition and Health Care
New Delhi. Programme for adolescent
girls in U.P., M.P. and
Rajasthan.
Mode Research Pvt. Ltd., Study on `Apna Beti Apna
New Delhi. Dhan` in Tamil Nadu, A.P.
and Haryana.
1996-97 Administrative Staff Evaluation of NIPCCD.
College of India, (Report is received by TR
Hyderabad. Section).



Mahila Samriddhi Yojana (MSY)
Year Name of the organisation Subject
1996- Programme Evaluation Evaluation of Mahila
97 Organisation, Samriddhi Yojana
Planning Commission,
New Delhi


Annexure-III
Statement referred to in the reply to Part (d) of
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4666 for
22.8.2000
Funds released to States/Uts under its schemes by
the Department of Women & Child Development during
last three years

(Rs. In Crore)
Sl. Name of the Total
State/Uts
No All Schemes
1 2 3
1 Andhra pradesh 295.16
2 Arunachal Pradesh 19.61
3 Assam 81.88
4 Bihar 229.99
5 Goa 8.33
6 Gujarat 162.49
7 Haryana 101.84
8 Himachal Pradesh 38.48
9 Jammu & Kahsmir 40.10
10 Karnataka 169.08
11 Kerala 121.02
12 Madhya Pradesh 330.76
13 Maharashtra 238.32
14 Manipur 27.41
15 Meghalaya 15.21
16 Mizoram 11.11
17 Nagaland 32.08
18 Orissa 27.27
19 Punjab 64.78
20 Rajasthan 126.39
21 Sikkim 5.16
22 Tamil Nadu 233.6
23 Tripura 17.00
24 Uttar Pradesh 290.15
25 West Bengal 177.81
26 Delhi 35.26
27 Pondicharry 5.26
28 A & N Islands 3.65
29 Chandigarh 2.86
30 D & N Haveli 0.88
31 Daman & Diu 0.97
32 Lakshadweep 0.62