Suggestions to further strengthen the Scheme

♤ Provisioning of more hostels due to surge in population of working women migrating to cities

♤ To create provision for a revolving fund and/or grants for maintenance in the scheme to ensure regular maintenance and upkeep of hostel buildings and equipment.

♤ Eligibility rules should be changed to increase salary limit to Rs. 75,000/- from current 50,000/- in metropolitan cities and increasing duration of maximum stay to 5 years from current 3 years.

♤ Stringent monitoring by the hostel management committee to ensure provision of reservation and facilities for the differently abled women is adhered to.

♤ Upgradation of security facilities:

o Provision of CCTV’S in all hostels

o Ensure Footage is regularly checked

o Provide In and Out Register at every entrance which should be checked

o Ensure street lighting in areas outside hostels

o Institute a 24x7 emergency service through helpline or any other mediums

♤ Provision of new facilities

o Hostels must ensure laundry facility

o Hostels must ensure Internet connectivity, Wi-Fi and computer room with printing and scanning facilities.

o Hostels may include facilities such as libraries, common room, recreation room, gym to provide additional facilities

♤ There is an urgent need to have a feedback mechanism through complaints box and so on

for the inmates to give their feedback on facilities.