Working Women's Hostel Scheme and List of Hostels

Scheme for Working Women’s Hostel: A scheme to promote housing for working women, with daycare facilities for their children, in urban, semi-urban, or even rural areas where there are employment opportunities for women. To see housing schemes and hostel lists for women across India and Gujarat in urban, semi-urban, or even rural areas.

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Employed women, and women undergoing job training may also be included. Special preference may be given to women from underprivileged sections of society. There is also a provision to reserve seats for physically challenged beneficiaries.

Fare for Working Women Hostel

For single bedroom – Maximum 15% of gross salary

For double bedroom – Maximum 10% of gross salary

For Dormitories – Maximum 7.5% of gross salary

For availing day care center facilities for children – Maximum 5% of the gross salary of the mother or actual expenditure whichever is less.

Scheme for Working Women Hostel

For women under training

The fare for women under training for employment should not exceed the fare charged to working women.

The fare of such trainees may be collected from the institution/organization sponsoring the training or from the woman.

Tenure of Stay for Working Women Hostel

No working woman is allowed to stay in an aided hostel under this scheme for more than 3 years. In exceptional circumstances, the District Administration may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, allow working women to stay in hostels beyond a period of 3 years, subject to the condition that the period of extension shall not exceed 6 months at a time. , and the total stay of that woman, including extensions, should not exceed 5 years.

Benefits of the Working Women Hostel Scheme

Safe and secure hostel facilities for working women or women undergoing job training

Girls up to 18 years and boys up to 5 years, working mothers will be accommodated with their mother.

Working mothers can also avail the services of daycare centers

Eligibility for Working Women Hostel

Working women may be single, widowed, divorced, separated, or married but whose husband or immediate family does not live in the same city/area. Special preference may be given to women from underprivileged sections of society. There should also be a provision for reserving seats for physically challenged beneficiaries.

The total period of training for women under training for employment should not exceed one year. This is only on the condition that vacancies are available after accommodating working women. The number of women under training for the job should not exceed 30% of the total capacity.

Girls up to 18 years and boys up to 5 years, working mothers will be accommodated with their mother. Working mothers can also avail of the services of daycare centers provided under the scheme.

Income Limit, Rent, and Duration of Stay for Working Women Hostel

Working women are entitled to hostel facilities if their gross income is Rs. Not more than Per month in metropolitan cities Rs. 50,000/- consolidated (gross) or anywhere else, per month Rs. 35,000/- Consolidated (Gross). When the income of any working woman already staying in the hostel exceeds the prescribed limit, she has to vacate the hostel within six months of crossing the income limit.

Exclusion from Scheme for Working Women Hostel

When the income of any working woman already staying in the hostel exceeds the prescribed limit, she has to vacate the hostel within 6 months of crossing the income limit

Application Procedure for Scheme for Working Women Hostel

Women can check the list of hostels for working women through the given link-

https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/wwhlistdtd09112012.pdf

Then they can physically visit the respective hostel of choice.

Once, she fulfills all the criteria of the scheme, she needs to fill the form with employee details, family details, income details,

employment details, etc.

Once the form is filled, the necessary documents need to be attached to the form and submitted to the hostel committee.

Important Link

Download the Application: Click Here

List of Hostels for Women: Click Here

Documents required for Working Women Hostel

aadhar card,

Address Proof – Passport/Passport Verification, Driving License, Water ID Card, Water Bill/ Connection, Electricity Bill, Telephone

Bill, Vehicle Registration, Land Valuation/Holding/Record Certificate, Post Office/Bank Passbook, Photo Identity Card with address (only of Central Govt/PSU or State Govt/PSU)