Lok Sabha Question No. 956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 956

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 1, 1938 (SAKA)

NIRBHAYA FUND

956. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that more than Rs. 3,000 crores are lying under the Nirbhaya Fund and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) has sent any request/guidelines in October, 2015 for grant of Rs. 200 crores to CVCF;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the total funds granted and utilized, Statewise;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure proper implementation of CVCF in various States;

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  with  regard  to disparity in payment of compensation in various States for similar crimes; and

(f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  that  equal compensation is paid to all the victims?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a): Under the Nirbhaya Fund for implementation of initiatives aimed at

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.956 FOR 22.11.2016

enhancing  the  safety  and  security  for  women  in  the  country  Rs.  2000 crores  have  been  made  available  to  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development.

(b) to (d): Ministry of Home Affairs has disbursed Rs. 190.68 crores to the States/UTs, for compensation  to  the  women  victims  as  per  CVCF guidelines.  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  had  issued  guidelines  in  October, 2015 and revised guidelines in July 2016 to States/UTs as a onetime grant amounting to Rs 200 crore allocated for disbursement under the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) Scheme, as per Annexure.

(e) to (f): No such complaints have been received.

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PAGE 1/1 OF Annexure L.S.US.Q.NO.956 FOR 22.11.2016

| Sl   | Amount allocated to States/UTs is as under   | Amount allocated to States/UTs is as under   |
|------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| No.  | Name of States                               | Lakh)                                        |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 33                                           |
| 3    | Assam                                        |                                              |
| 4    |                                              | 860                                          |
|      | Bihar                                        | 722                                          |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                                 | 685                                          |
| 6    | Goa                                          | 50                                           |
| 7    | Gujarat                                      | 390                                          |
| 8    | Haryana                                      | 550                                          |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh                             | 120                                          |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir                              | 170                                          |
| 11   | Jharkhand                                    | 450                                          |
| 12   | Karnataka                                    | 995                                          |
| 13   | Kerala                                       | 760                                          |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh                               | 2180                                         |
| 15   | Maharashtra                                  | 1765                                         |
| 16   | Manipur                                      | 34                                           |
| 17   | Meghalaya                                    | 50                                           |
| 18   | Mizoram                                      | 48                                           |
| 19   | Nagaland                                     | 10                                           |
| 20   | Odisha                                       | 1060                                         |
| 21   | Punjab                                       | 410                                          |
| 22   | Rajasthan                                    | 1545                                         |
| 23   | Sikkim                                       | 23                                           |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                                   | 565                                          |
| 25   | Telangana                                    | 590                                          |
| 26   | Tripura                                      | 115                                          |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh                                | 2810                                         |
| 28   | Uttarakhand                                  | 125                                          |
| 29   | West Bengal                                  | 1265                                         |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)                               | 19042                                        |
| 1    | A & N Islands                                | 15                                           |
| 2    | Chandigarh                                   | 23                                           |
| 3    | D&N Haveli                                   | 10                                           |
| 4    | Daman & Diu                                  | 10                                           |
| 5    | Delhi UT                                     | 880                                          |
| 6    | Lakshadweep                                  | 10                                           |
| 7    | Puducherry                                   | 10                                           |
|      | Total UT(s)                                  | 958                                          |
|      | Total All India                              | 20000                                        |

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