Lok Sabha Question No. 246 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.246

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## NIRBHAYA FUND

| 246:   | SHRIRAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:                                                                                                                                                |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | Will the Minister of WOMENANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                   |
| (a)    | whether schemes under Nirbhaya Fund have been implemented successfully in all the States and if so, the details thereof including the initiatives undertaken or projects started under the said Fund; |
| (b)    | whether the implementation of the schemes under the said Fund is being monitored constantly and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;                                                           |
| (c)    | whether there is any data to show the amount of fund utilised since 2013 under Nirbhaya Fund till date; and                                                                                           |
| (d)    | if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?                                                                                                                                          |

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) to the Lok  Sabha  Starred Question  No.  246  for  03.08.2018  by  Shri  Ramesh  Chander  Kaushik,  Shri  Md. Badaruddoza Khan regarding 'Nirbhaya Fund'.

- (a) to (d):  Ministry of Women & Child Development  has undertaken several initiatives for the successful implementation of the schemes at the states level. State Governments  were  requested  and  reminded  to  send  innovative  proposals  that  can enhance the security and safety of women. All the states have been informed of the Framework for Nirbhaya Fund which has been developed and being implemented by Ministry of Women & Child Development. Several proposals are being received from various  States/Central  Ministries  to  be  funded  under  Nirbhaya  Fund  which  are  at various stages of examination by line ministries for appraisal as part of a continuous process.

The implementation of the schemes is being monitored through an Empowered Committee of Officers which is an inter-ministerial committee has been constituted  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child Development (Nodal ministry) for appraising and recommending schemes/ proposals by Ministries/Departments and State Governments. After recommendation/ appraisal by  the  Empowered  Committee,  the  concerned  Ministry/  Department  takes  the approval of Competent Authority for sanction of the proposal.

The  Empowered  Committee  from  time  to  time  appraises,  recommends  and reviews proposals/projects proposed by different Ministries/Departments/ States/UTs. So far seventeen meetings of Empowered Committee have been held. All proposals received  till  last  Empowered  Committee  meeting  in  June,  2018,  which  fulfill  the conditions of the framework, have been appraised by Empowered Committee. The list of proposals appraised and recommended by Empowered Committee of Officers and amount of fund utilised since 2013 under Nirbhaya Fund till date is at Annexure-I .

********

Annexure I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 246 FOR 03.08.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK,  SHRI  MD.  BADARUDDOZA  KHAN  REGARDING NIRBHAYA FUND.

## The details of fund appraised and utilized  under Nirbhaya Fund as on 27.07.2018

(Rs. Crore)

| Minstries/ Deptt.        | Sl. No.   | Name of the Proposal                                                                                                                                   | Amount Appraised by EC   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Total released   |
|--------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Minstries/ Deptt.        | Sl. No.   | Name of the Proposal                                                                                                                                   | Amount Appraised by EC   | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | Total released   |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 1         | Emergency Response Support system                                                                                                                      | 321.69                   | -                | 217.97           | 55.39            | -                | 273.36           |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 2         | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                    | 200                      | -                | 200.00           | -                | -                | 200              |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 3         | Creation of Investigative Units for Crime against Women (IUCAW)                                                                                        | 324                      | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 4         | Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA)                                                                                                            | 83.2                     | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 5         | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)                                                                                                | 195.83                   | -                | -                | 94.51            | 0.04             | 94.55            |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 6         | Sub Project under CCPWC                                                                                                                                | 28.93                    | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 7         | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                        | 5.07                     | -                | -                | 0.82             | 0.61             | 1.43             |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 8         | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura | 23.53                    | -                | -                | 2.35             | -                | 2.35             |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 9         | Proposal for implementing a 'Safe City Project' in Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha                                        | 110.35                   | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 10        | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                   | 10.2                     | -                | -                | 2.43             | 0.95             | 3.38             |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 11        | Establishment of a State-of-Art DNA Laboratory at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                     | 99.76                    | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | 12        | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow                                          | 2919.55                  | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Railways     | 13        | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS)                                                                                                | 500                      | -                | 50               | 100.00           | -                | 150              |

| MeiTY/ IIT Delhi                        |   14 | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women's Safety                                                                                      |    3.5 | -     | 2.44   | 1.02   | -     |   3.46 |
|-----------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   |   15 | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of                                                                                                                              | 138.49 | -     | -      | 58.64  | -     |  58.64 |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   |   16 | Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P.                                                                                                                                         |  83.5  | -     | -      | 40.2   | -     |  40.2  |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   |   17 | Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles                                                                                  |  56.06 | -     | -      | -      | -     |   0    |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   |   18 | Installation of CCTV Cameras in 6655 buses (DTC+Cluster) to strengthen the safety of women in public transport buses                                                                              | 140    | -     | -      | -      | -     |   0    |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   |   19 | Installation of CCTV Cameras through Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. In 100 strategic located modern stainless steel bus queue shelters to strengthen safety of women |   1.87 | -     | -      | -      | -     |   0    |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   20 | One Stop Centre                                                                                                                                                                                   | 867.74 | 11.02 | 40.29  | 30.03  | 27.66 | 109    |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   21 | Universalisation of Women Helpline                                                                                                                                                                | 155.93 | 15.46 | 0.67   | 7.63   | 2.25  |  26.01 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   22 | Mahila Police Volunteers: Government of Haryana                                                                                                                                                   |  27.76 | -     | 0.77   | -      | -     |   0.77 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   22 | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 |  27.76 | -     | 0.75   | -      | -     |   0.75 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   22 | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Gujarat                                                                                                                                                        |  27.76 | -     | -      | 0.76   | -     |   0.76 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   22 | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Mizoram                                                                                                                                                        |  27.76 | -     | -      | 0.35   | -     |   0.35 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   22 | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                   |  27.76 | -     | -      | 7.15   | -     |   7.15 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   22 | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Karnataka                                                                                                                                                      |  27.76 | -     | -      | 0.56   | -     |   0.56 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   22 | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 |  27.76 | -     | -      | 0.3    | -     |   0.3  |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   23 | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate                                                                                                                                                   |  10.2  |       | 0.23   | 2.53   | -     |   2.76 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   24 | Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls' Programme, Govt. of M.P.                                                                                                        |   1.74 | -     | -      | 1.05   | -     |   1.05 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   25 | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                |   0.72 | -     | -      | 0.32   | -     |   0.32 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |   26 | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                                                                                                                                          |   2.84 | -     | -      | 2.55   | -     |   2.55 |