Lok Sabha Question No. 2236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Central Victims Compensation Scheme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2236.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH    NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

CENTRAL VICTIMS COMPENSATION SCHEME

2236. SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  to  ensure  proper enforcement and utilization of the Nirbhaya Fund for the Central Victims Compensation Fund (CVCF), and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the implementation of the Scheme and the funds utilized for the crime victims;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to bring uniformity in the amount of compensation provided by the State and the proper utilization of it;
- (d) the details of the funding allocation under the CVCF to the States and its utilization, State-wise;
- (e) whether it is true that the minimum amount of compensation specified in the scheme cannot cater to the victim's needs and requirements; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the compensation amount?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): As per Section 357A of Cr.P.C., every State Government in coordination with the Central Government shall prepare a victim compensation scheme for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or his dependents who have suffered loss or injury as a result ...2/

of  the  crime  and  who  require  rehabilitation.  In  view  of  the  disparity  in compensation awarded to women  victims by the States/UTs, the Government of India has issued the CVCF guidelines in October 2015 and revised  guidelines  in  July  2016,  which  is  available  in  the  website  of Ministry of Home Affairs viz www.mha.nic.in. Ministry of Home Affairs has allocated  Rs.  200  crores  as  one  time  grant  to  the  States/UTs  and disbursed  Rs.  190.68  crores  to  the  States/UTs,  for  compensation  to  the women  victims  as  per  CVCF  guidelines.  The  amount  allocated  and disbursed to States/UTs is at Annexe.

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Annexure Amount allocated and disbursed to States/UTs is as under

| Name of States     |   Amount allocated (In Lakh) |   Amount disbursed (In Lakh) |
|--------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     |                          662 |                          662 |
| Arunachal Pradesh  |                           33 |                           33 |
| Assam              |                          860 |                          860 |
| Bihar              |                          722 |                          722 |
| Chhattisgarh       |                          685 |                          685 |
| Goa                |                           50 |                           50 |
| Gujarat            |                          390 |                          390 |
| Haryana            |                          550 |                          550 |
| Himachal Pradesh   |                          120 |                          120 |
| Jammu & Kashmir    |                          170 |                          170 |
| Jharkhand          |                          450 |                          450 |
| Karnataka          |                          995 |                          995 |
| Kerala             |                          760 |                          760 |
| Madhya Pradesh     |                         2180 |                         2180 |
| Maharashtra        |                         1765 |                         1765 |
| Manipur            |                           34 |                           34 |
| Meghalaya          |                           50 |                           50 |
| Mizoram            |                           48 |                           48 |
| Nagaland           |                           10 |                           10 |
| Odisha             |                         1060 |                         1060 |
| Punjab             |                          410 |                          410 |
| Rajasthan          |                         1545 |                         1545 |
| Sikkim             |                           23 |                           23 |
| Tamil Nadu         |                          565 |                          565 |
| Telangana          |                          590 |                          590 |
| Tripura            |                          115 |                          115 |
| Uttar Pradesh      |                         2810 |                         2768 |
| Uttarakhand        |                          125 |                          125 |
| West Bengal        |                         1265 |                         1265 |
| TOTAL STATE(S)     |                        19042 |                        19000 |
| A & N Islands      |                           15 |                           15 |
| Chandigarh         |                           23 |                           23 |
| D&N Haveli         |                           10 |                           10 |
| Daman & Diu        |                           10 |                           10 |
| Delhi UT           |                          880 |                            0 |
| Lakshadweep        |                           10 |                           10 |
| Puducherry         |                           10 |                            0 |
| Total UT(s)        |                          958 |                           68 |
| Total (States/UTs) |                        20000 |                        19068 |

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