Funds Allocated under Step Scheme of WCD Ministry

Under the Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the following fields/sectors are covered:




























































Sl. No.Sectors
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Dairying
Fisheries
Handlooms
Handicrafts
Khadi and Village Industries
Sericulture
Social Forestry
Waste Land Development
Food Processing
Services Sector
Any other locally appropriate sector


Under the guidelines of the scheme revised in 2009, any locally appropriate sector other than those mentioned in the guidelines can be finalized and revised from time to time by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in consultation with State Government.

Furthermore, Rs. 833.14201 lakhs was released to states/UTs under this scheme during 2011-2012. The details of the state-wise funds released between 2009-2012 are as under:(Rs. in Lakhs)





































































































































































































































Sl. No.


STATES

2009-10



2010-11



2011-12



2012-13



1


Andhra Pradesh

22.15975



135.2085



9.4968



--



2


Arunachal Pradesh

23.2245



14.708



--



--



3


Assam

5.11175



683.1269



18.29925



--



4


Chhattisgarh

--



--



--



--



5


Gujarat

--



25.47



3.37500



--



6


Himachal Pradesh

--



3.79



--



--



7


Haryana

25.65244



22.73



24.07546



--



8


Jammu & Kashmir

54.217



17.43



30.44878



--



9


Kerala

14.05598



18.1778



265.28000



--



10


Karnataka

320.3549



623.464



290.67249



--



11


Madhya Pradesh

75.4551



46.21



10.94040



--



12


Maharashtra

15.7274



294.7751



25.11000



--



13


Manipur

56.50678



100.7302



42.41176



--



14


Meghalaya

--



--



--



--



15


Mizoram

21.909



--



--



--



16


Nagaland

100.45347



118.222



36.31447



--



17


Orissa

35.15495



36.3771



--



--



18


Punjab

87.91027



81.75019



--



--



19


Rajasthan

4.194



3.222



2.20950



--



20


Sikkim

--



--



--



--



21


Tamil Nadu

--



--



--



--



22


Tripura

1.5718



1.57



--



--



23


Uttranchal

57.07564



27.89618



6.52005



--



24


Uttar Pradesh

294.4621



129.6132



36.24862



--



25


West Bengal

10.13325



26.3449



9.92475



--



26


New Delhi

3.23108



20.89



21.81468



--


Total

1228.56116



2431.70610



833.14201



--




This was stated by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB

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