Top 10 States/UTs with respect to Funds Released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme during 2019-20

March 15, 2021

Author: susil

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a number of schemes for empowerment of women, and Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme is one of them. The top 10 States/UTs with respect to funds released under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme during 2019-20 (as on 04th Feb 2020) were Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Assam, Nagaland, Karnataka, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

The funds released for Mizoram was Rs. 117.82 lakh under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme in 2017-18. It has surged by 41.55% to Rs. 166.77 lakh during 2018-19 above 2017-18. We have seen annual growth of 529.8% in funds released for Tamil Nadu under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme from Rs. 36.18 lakh during 2017-18 to Rs. 227.86 lakh during 2018-19. The amount released under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme was Rs. 214.64 lakh during 2018-19 for Gujarat, up by 337.15% against Rs. 49.1 lakh during 2017-18. The funds released for Mizoram, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat was Rs. 109.72, 105.81 and 98.14 lakh respectively under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme during 2019-20 (as on 04/02/2020).

There was release of Rs. 0 and 81.51 lakh for Assam under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme during 2018-19 and 2019-20 (as on 04th Feb 2020) respectively. The funds released for Nagaland was Rs. 221.57 lakh in 2018-19 and Rs. 80.76 lakh in 2019-20 (as on 04.02.2020) under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme.

During 2019-20 (as on 04th Feb 2020), the amount released under Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme was Rs. 62.92, 48.62, 38.61, 37.18 and 35.41 lakh for Karnataka, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh respectively.

Note: Source: RAJYA SABHA SESSION – 251 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1749; Data values are as on 04 February, 2020; Data Amount are in Rs Lakh.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/resources/stateut-wise-funds-released-under-mahila-shakti-kendra-scheme-2017-18-2019-20-ministry

Resource Title: State/UT-wise Funds Released under Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme from 2017-18 to 2019-20 (From: Ministry of Women and Child Development)