SWADHAR SCHEME

About:

• Launched in:
  
  
• Parent Ministry: Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
  
  
• Objective: Rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances.
  
  
• Strategy:
  • The scheme provides shelter, food, clothing and care to the marginalized women in need. There are more than 300 Swadhar Homes across the country under the scheme.
    
    
  • Under it, funds are released to the implementing agencies (which are mainly NGOs).
    
    
  
  
  
• Beneficiaries:
  • Widows deserted by their families and relatives,
    
    
  • Women survivors of natural disasters,
    
    
  • Women prisoners released from jail and without family support,
    
    
  • Women victims of terrorist/extremist violence etc.