Context: The scheme was implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It 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. 

• Related Ministry/Department: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Objective: Swadhar Greh Scheme 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.
• Under this scheme, Swadhar Greh will be set up in every district with capacity of 30 women.
• The scheme also envisages offering legal aid and guidance to these women for their readjustment in family/society.
• It also offers vocational training and economic rehabilitation so that they can start their life afresh with dignity.

Beneficiaries could include women above the age of 18 years who

• are deserted and are without any social and economic support;
• are survivors of natural disasters and have been rendered homeless and are without any social and economic support;
• are prisoners released from jail and are without family, social and economic support;
• are victims of domestic violence or family/marital discord and were made to leave homes;
• trafficked women, etc.

Swadhar Greh is a DBT compliant scheme. Gazette Notification has been issued and the same has been forwarded to the State Governments/UT Administrations with the request to furnish the data of beneficiaries.
As per guidelines of the Swadhar Greh Scheme, to seek financial assistance the agency should meet following requirements:

• The agency should be either recognized by State/UT under existing law or should be well known with the experience or working in the field for at least 3 years and its work should be reported satisfactory by the State Govt./UT Administration concerned.
• It should ordinarily have been engaged in the field of women’s welfare/social welfare for a minimum period of two years
• Its financial position should be sound
• It should have facilities, resources, experience and personnel to undertake the management of such project
• It should run Swadhar Greh on a no-profit basis and
• It should have facilities like computers, internet connection etc at Swadhar Greh.