SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme For Women In Difficult Circumstances)

Details

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with dignity. The Scheme envisages providing shelter, food, clothing and health as well as economic and social security for these women.

Beneficiaries

The benefit of the component could be availed by women above 18 years of age in the following categories:

Women who are deserted and are without any social and economic support;
Women survivors of natural disasters who have been rendered homeless and are without any social and economic support;
Women prisoners released from jail and are without family, social and economic support;
Women victims of domestic violence, family tension or discord, who are made to leave their homes without any means of subsistence and have no special protection from exploitation and/ or facing litigation on account of marital disputes; and
Trafficked women/girls rescued or run away from brothels or other places where they face exploitation and Women affected by HIV/AIDS who do not have any social or economic support. However such women/ girls should first seek assistance under UJJAWALA Scheme in areas where it is in operation.
Women affected by domestic violence could stay up to one year. For other categories of women, the maximum period of stay could be up to 3 years. The older women above the 55 years of age may be accommodated for a maximum period of 5 years after which they will have to shift to old age homes or similar institutions.

Swadhar Greh facilities could also be availed by the children accompanying women in the above categories. Girls up to the age of 18 years and boys up to the age of 8 years would be allowed to stay in the Swadhar Greh with their mothers. (Boys of more than 8 years of age need to be shifted to the Children Homes run under JJ Act/ICPS.)

Objectives

Under the Scheme, Swadhar Greh will be set up in every district with a capacity of 30 women with the following objectives:

1. To cater to the primary need of shelter, food, clothing, medical treatment, and care of the women in distress and who are without any social and economic support.
2. To enable them to regain their emotional strength that gets hampered due to their encounter with unfortunate circumstances.
3. To provide them with legal aid and guidance to enable them to take steps for their readjustment in family/society.
4. To rehabilitate them economically and emotionally.
5. To act as a support system that understands and meets various requirements of women in distress.
6. To enable them to start their life afresh with dignity and conviction.

Strategies

The objectives cited above would be pursued by adopting the following strategies:

Temporary residential accommodation with the provision of food, clothing, medical facilities, etc.
Vocational and skill up-gradation training for economic rehabilitation of such women
Counseling, awareness generation and behavioral training
Legal aid and Guidance
Counseling through telephone

Benefits

Women affected by domestic violence could stay up to one year.
For other categories of women, the maximum period of stay could be up to 3 years.
The older women above the 55 years of age may be accommodated for a maximum period of 5 years after which they will have to shift to old age homes or similar institutions.
Swadhar Greh facilities could also be availed by the children accompanying women in the above categories.
Girls up to the age of 18 years and boys up to the age of 8 years would be
allowed to stay in the Swadhar Greh with their mothers. (Boys of more than 8 years of age
need to be shifted to the Children Homes run under JJ Act/ICPS.)

Types of Services other than Shelter:

Legal Service
Vocational Training
Medical Facilities
Counseling

Eligibility

The benefit of the component could be availed by women above 18 years of age in the following categories:

1. 1. Women who are deserted and are without any social and economic support;
  2. Women survivors of natural disasters who have been rendered homeless and are without any social and economic support;
  3. Women prisoners released from jail and are without family, social and economic support;
  4. Women victims of domestic violence, family tension or discord, who are made to leave their homes without any means of subsistence and have no special protection from exploitation and/ or facing litigation on account of marital disputes; and
  5. Trafficked women/girls rescued or run away from brothels or other places where they face exploitation and Women affected by HIV/AIDS who do not have any social or economic support. However such women/ girls should first seek assistance under UJJAWALA Scheme in areas where it is in operation.
  6. Women affected by domestic violence could stay up to one year. For other categories of women, the maximum period of stay could be up to 3 years. The older women above the 55 years of age may be accommodated for a maximum period of 5 years after which they will have to shift to old age homes or similar institutions.

Documents Required

The documents required shall be notified to you by the helpcentre.

What kind of Legal assistance is provided?

The legal assistance requirements of the beneficiaries shall be met through the District Legal Services Authority(DLSA). In case such assistance is not available from DLSA, the implementing organization will arrange alternative suitable legal assistance.

What is meant by Vocational Training as a service?

Arrangement would be made by the implementing organization for providing vocational training to the women through the Vocational Training Institutes recognized by Directorate General of Employment and Training under the Ministry of Labour and Employment

What kind of Medical Facilities is provided as a service?

Health Check up and medical facilities will be tied up with local civil hospital/CHC/PHC. However, implementing organization shall engage a part time doctor for Swadhar Greh who should visit the shelter home at least once in a week to ensure general health of the inmates

What is the meaning of Counselling Facility?

The staff proposed under Swadhar Greh scheme will provide the telephonic counseling to the needy women

Is there any application process?

No. The entire application process is easy, Just call the nearest Swadhar Greh.

I dont know, where is the Swadhar Greh are?

Use the Swadhar Map to identify the nearest center.

Sources And References

Scheme Guidelines