Lok Sabha Question No. 4734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, PRATHAP SIMHA, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4734

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2018

## NIRBHAYA FUND

## 4734. DR. PRITAM GOPINTH MUNDE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI PRATAP SIMHA:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently approved projects worth over Rs. 2,900 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund for eight major cities of the country to make them safer for women and if so, the details thereof city- wise along with the cost sharing pattern thereof;
- (b) whether Rs. 500 crore has also been approved under the Nirbhaya Fund for 2018-19 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c ) the central mechanism to monitor the implementation of the projects; and
- (d) the other initiatives being considered by the Government for the safety of women and to sensitize the citizens about the issue?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Government has recently  appraised  projects  on  safe  city  worth  Rs.  2,919.55  Crores under  the  Nirbhaya  Fund  for  eight  major  cities  of  the  country  to  make  them  safer  for women. The city-wise details are as follows:

|   s/n | City      | Appraised amount (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-------|-----------|-----------------------------------|
|     1 | Delhi     | ₹ 663.67                          |
|     2 | Mumbai    | ₹ 252.00                          |
|     3 | Chennai   | ₹ 425.06                          |
|     4 | Ahmedabad | ₹ 253.00                          |
|     5 | Kolkata   | ₹ 181.32                          |
|     6 | Bengaluru | ₹ 667.00                          |
|     7 | Hyderabad | ₹ 282.50                          |
|     8 | Lucknow   | ₹ 195.00                          |

All  proposals  will  be  funded  at  the  rate  of  60:40  Central  and  State  share  basis.  Delhi proposal may be funded on 100% basis.

- (b) For the year 2018-19, Rs. 500 crore has been allocated for Nirbhaya Fund.
- (c) Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  the  nodal  authority  for  appraisal  of  the schemes/ proposals received under Nirbhaya Fund. The Empowered Committee (EC) which is an inter-ministerial committee has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary, WCD (Nodal Ministry) for appraising and recommending schemes/ proposals of Ministries/ Departments  and  State  Governments  under  Nirbhaya  Fund.  The  Empowered  Committee under  Nirbhaya  Fund  from  time  to  time  reviews  and  monitors  the  implementation  of schemes/ projects already appraised by it.
- (d) The other projects appraised by the Government under the Nirbhaya Fund for the safety and security  of  women  including  sensitization  are:  Emergency  Response  Support  system  and Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC), Ministry of Home Affairs; Abhaya Project for safety    of  women  and  girl  child  in  public  transport,  Govt.  of  Andhra Pradesh;  Development  &  Field  Testing  of  panic  switch  based  safety  device  for  Cars  and Buses  for  aiding  Women's  Safety,  MeiTY/IIT  Delhi;    Integrated  Emergency  Response Management System  (IERMS), Ministry of Railways; Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC,  Government  of  U.P.;  Chirali  Proposal,  Women  Empowerment  Directorate, Rajasthan;  Mahila  Police  Volunteers  in  Haryana,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Mizoram and  Universalisation of Women Helpline, etc.

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