934 hostels sanctioned till date under the Working Women Hostel Scheme

934 hostels sanctioned till date under the Working Women Hostel Scheme

934 hostels have been sanctioned till date under the Working Women Hostel scheme of Ministry of Women & Child Development all over the country benefitting more than 70,000 working women.

As per the Scheme guidelines, the proposals forwarded by all the State Governments / UT Administrations including North Eastern States are considered by a Project Sanctioning Committee headed by Secretary (WCD) for sanction of Working Women Hostels under the Scheme.

This information was given by Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Smt Krishna Raj in reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha today.