The Ministry implements Working Women Hostel Scheme through the State Governments/UT Administrations to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women in urban, semi-urban or even rural areas, including the metro cities of the country, where employment opportunities for women exist. State-wise list of Working Women Hostels is placed at Annexure- I.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE- I | ||||
S.No. | State/UTs | No. of Completed Hostel | No. of Hostels UnderConstruction | Total No. of Hostels |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 40 | 1 | 41 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 13 | 1 | 14 |
3 | Assam | 17 | 0 | 17 |
4 | Bihar | 6 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Chhattisgarh | 9 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Goa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Gujarat | 26 | 1 | 27 |
8 | Haryana | 20 | 0 | 20 |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | 14 | 2 | 16 |
10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 5 | 0 | 5 |
11 | Jharkhand | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Karnataka | 51 | 11 | 62 |
13 | Kerala | 149 | 11 | 160 |
14 | Madhya Pradesh | 60 | 2 | 62 |
15 | Maharashtra | 136 | 2 | 138 |
16 | Meghalaya | 3 | 1 | 4 |
17 | Mizoram | 4 | 1 | 5 |
18 | Manipur | 17 | 15 | 32 |
19 | Nagaland | 21 | 4 | 25 |
20 | Orissa | 28 | 0 | 28 |
21 | Punjab | 14 | 1 | 15 |
22 | Rajasthan | 39 | 0 | 39 |
23 | Sikkim | 2 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Tamil Nadu | 94 | 02 | 96 |
25 | Telangana | 21 | 6 | 27 |
26 | Tripura | 1 | 0 | 1 |
27 | Uttrakhand | 6 | 0 | 6 |
28 | UP | 36 | 2 | 38 |
29 | West Bengal | 38 | 1 | 39 |
30 | Chandigarh | 7 | 0 | 7 |
31 | Delhi | 20 | 0 | 20 |
32 | Puducherry | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 905 | 65 | 970 |