(a) whether the Government has established Mahila Shikshan Kendras (MSKs) for illiterate women;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the total number of women benefited from such MSKs during each of the last three years, State-wise;
(d) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of MSKs in the country; and
(e) if so, the details in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI ARJUN SINGH )
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the
House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.391 FOR 23.08.2005 REGARDING
MAHILA SHIKSHAN KENDRAS FOR ILLITERATE WOMEN ASKED BY SHRI
ANANT GUDHE AND SHRI MADAN LAL SHARMA
Mahila Shikshan Kendras are opened under the central
sector scheme of Mahila Samakhya to provide condensed
courses and to create a cadre of educated and aware women in
backward regions.
The number of Mahila Shikshan Kendras and the number of
beneficiaries is given at Annexure.
8 additional Mahila Shikshan Kendras have been approved
in the Annual Work Plans of State Mahila Samakhya Programmes
for 2005-06.
ANNEXURE
NUMBER OF MAHILA SHIKSHAN KENDRAS (MSKs) AND BENEFICIARIES FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS STATE-WISE
S. Name of the No. of NO. OF BENEFICIARIES No. State MSKs 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 1. Andhra Pradesh 11 449 483 380 2. Bihar 8 993 1251 1272 3. Gujarat 8 54 104 175 4. Jharkhand 6 186 177 282 5. Karnataka 1 36 44 50 6. Uttar Pradesh 12 245 414 636 TOTAL 46 1963 2473 2795