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Working Women’s Hostel

The Government of India launched the working women’s hostel scheme in 1972-73 in order to promote greater mobility of women in the employment market. The objective of the Scheme is to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women, with day care facility for their children, wherever possible, in urban, semi urban, or even rural areas where employment opportunity for women exist.

Performance Evaluation of Working Women’s Hostel

SWOT analysis of Working Women’s Hostel scheme by a study instituted by Ministry of Women

and Child Development in 2017 has been presented below-


 

Suggestions to further strengthen the Scheme