(a) National Crèche Scheme is being implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through States/UTs with effect from 01.01.2017 to provide day care facilities to children (age group of 6 months to 6 years) of working mothers in the community. The State Government of Telangana has not taken over any creches which were run under the erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme (RGNCS), a Central Sector Scheme, being implemented through Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) and Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW). Creche facilities are also provided under the Beedi & Cigar Worker (Conditions of Employment) Act,1966 .
(b) to (d) The details of Budget provision and expenditure incurred for the last five years and current year are at Annexure-I. The fund sharing pattern under National Creche Scheme amongst Centre, States/UTs & Non Governmental Organisations/Voluntary Organisations for all recurring components of the scheme is in the ratio of 60:30:10 for States, 80:10:10 for North Eastern States and Himalayan States and 90:0:10 for UTs. The details of funds released for the last three years 2016-17 (w.e.f. 01.01.2017), 2017-18 and 2018-19 are in Annexure-II.
(e) Grants have been released to the State Governments/UT Administration for Creches found functional and taken over by them.
| Year | Fund Allocation | Expenditure incurred |
Remarks
|
|
| Budget Estimate (B.E) | Revised Estimate (R.E) | |||
| 2014-15 | 125.00 | 100.00 | 97.68 | Released under RGNCS to Implementing Agencies ICCW & CSWB |
| 2015-16 | 205.94 | 144.00 | 133.02 | Released under RGNCSto Implementing Agencies ICCW & CSWB |
| 2016-17 | 150.00* | 150.00* | 124.60 | (i)Released Rs.78.15 Cr. under RGNCSto Implementing Agencies ICCW & CSWB upto Dec,2016. (ii)emaining amount released under NCS to States/UTs for 01.01.17 to 31.03.17 |
| 2017-18 | 200.00 | 65.00 | 48.79 | Released to States/UTs |
| 2018-19 | 128.39 | 30.00 | 29.77 | Released to States/UTs |
| 2019-20 | 50.00 |
—–
|
8.58 (till 12.07.2019) |
Released to States/UTs |
| 2016-17 (w.e.f 1.1.2017) |
2017-18 | 2018-19 | ||
| S. No. | Name of States/UT | Amount released | Amount released | Amount released |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh |
207.30
|
221.25
|
0.00
|
| 2 | Andaman & Nicobar |
12.04
|
12.85
|
0.00
|
| 3 | Bihar |
51.94
|
55.43
|
0.00
|
| 4 | Chandigarh |
10.70
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| 5 | Chhattisgarh |
255.44
|
272.63
|
0.00
|
| 6 | Dadar& Nagar Haveli |
9.03
|
9.63
|
0.00
|
| 7 | Daman & Diu |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| 8 | Delhi |
0.00
|
115.43
|
62.22
|
| 9 | Goa |
7.13
|
7.61
|
0.00
|
| 10 | Gujarat |
247.64
|
264.31
|
0.00
|
| 11 | Haryana |
103.20
|
31.64
|
219.53
|
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh |
142.36
|
151.94
|
74.96
|
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir |
209.23
|
223.31
|
411.65
|
| 14 | Jharkhand |
165.61
|
176.76
|
0.00
|
| 15 | Karnataka |
193.70
|
206.74
|
480.71
|
| 16 | Kerala |
170.96
|
182.47
|
0.00
|
| 17 | Lakshadweep |
4.01
|
4.28
|
0.00
|
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh |
316.52
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| 19 | Maharashtra |
407.02
|
434.41
|
0.00
|
| 20 | Odisha |
142.66
|
152.26
|
0.00
|
| 21 | Puducherry |
0.00
|
77.69
|
36.88
|
| 22 | Punjab |
48.15
|
51.39
|
0.00
|
| 23 | Rajasthan |
121.26
|
129.42
|
0.00
|
| 24 | Tamil Nadu |
223.79
|
264.91
|
657.48
|
| 25 | Telangana |
207.07
|
221.01
|
0.00
|
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh |
384.28
|
410.14
|
0.00
|
| 27 | Uttarakhand |
156.92
|
167.48
|
0.00
|
| 28 | West Bengal |
259.23
|
276.68
|
0.00
|
| 29 | Assam |
204.48
|
218.23
|
0.00
|
| 30 | Arunachal Pradesh |
56.17
|
59.95
|
0.00
|
| 31 | Manipur |
158.41
|
169.07
|
0.00
|
| 32 | Meghalaya |
31.50
|
33.62
|
39.00
|
| 33 | Mizoram |
77.87
|
120.42
|
601.72
|
| 34 | Nagaland |
36.56
|
39.02
|
0.00
|
| 35 | Tripura |
60.63
|
64.71
|
336.55
|
| 36 | Sikkim |
0.00
|
65.74
|
55.79
|
5702. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN
DR. G. RANJITH REDDY
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
- (a) whether Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme (RGNCS) for children of working mothers has been extended to Bidi workers in Telangana, if so, the status of implementation of the scheme in Telangana;
- (b) whether any special provision in the Budget has been made for women, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of provisions made for RGNCS and expenditure incurred during the last five years and the current year;
- (d) whether the Government has made any cuts in the funding to National crèche scheme, and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the grants have not been paid to many creches, and if so, the details thereof?