Sakhi Niwas — Working Women Hostel Expansion (New Scheme)

iAbout This Scheme

Sakhi Niwas (rebranded Working Women Hostel under Mission Shakti) provides affordable and safe accommodation for working women in cities. Grants are provided to government agencies, autonomous bodies, NGOs, and eligible private organisations to construct hostels with a minimum of 50 inmates near industrial areas and offices.

🎁Key Benefits

• Safe, subsidised hostel accommodation for working women
• Located near industrial/commercial areas and offices
• Day care for children under 6 years (where feasible)
• Security guard and warden services
• Common facilities: kitchen, recreation, reading room

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  Women employed in formal and informal sectors
• 2
  Apprentices and vocational trainees eligible

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions