Lok Sabha Question No. 4182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Central Victim Compensation Fund
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4182

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  28 th   MARCH,  2017  /  CHAITRA  7,  1939 (SAKA)

CENTRAL VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND

4182. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)    whether  all  the  States  have  implemented  Central  Victim Compensation  Fund  (CVCF)  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof and if not, the reasons therefor , State-wise;

(b) the total funds granted by the Government under the scheme as well  as  under  Nirbhaya  funds,  separately  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c)  the  total  number  of  victims  benefited  in  this  regard  during  the said period, State-wise;

(d)  whether  all  the  funds  under  CVCF  has  been  utilized,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the steps taken to utilise all the funds, Statewise;

(e) the measures taken by the Government to bring uniformity in the amount of compensation provided by the States and ensuring proper utilization of funds; and

(f)  whether the Government has any proposal to incorporate some changes in CVCF scheme and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

## L.S.US.Q. NO. 4182 FOR 28.03.2017

(a) to (f):  As per Section 357A of Cr.P.C., every State Government in Co-ordination  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 of the crime and who require rehabilitation.  All  the  State/Union  Territories  have  notified  victim compensation scheme in their respective State/UT. In  view of  the disparity in quantum of compensation notified by different States/UTs  for  victims  of  similar  crimes,  the  Government  of  India has issued the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) guidelines in  October  2015  and  revised  guidelines  in  July  2016,  which  are available in the website of Ministry of Home Affairs viz www.mha.nic.in. Under the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 200 Crores as one time grant has been released to all the States/UTs in 2016-17 to support their respective State Victim Compensation Scheme as per Annexure.

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## Annexure

| Amount allocated to States/UTs is as under   | Amount allocated to States/UTs is as under   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Name Of State                                | Amount allocated & Released (in Lakh)        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            |                                              |
| Assam                                        | 860                                          |
| Bihar                                        |                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 685                                          |
| Goa                                          |                                              |
| Gujarat                                      |                                              |
| Haryana                                      | 550                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 120                                          |
| Jammu & Kashmir                              |                                              |
| Jharkhand                                    |                                              |
|                                              | 450 995                                      |
| Karnataka                                    |                                              |
| Kerala                                       |                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                               |                                              |
| Maharashtra                                  | 1765                                         |
| Manipur                                      |                                              |
| Meghalaya                                    |                                              |
| Mizoram                                      |                                              |
| Nagaland                                     |                                              |
| Odisha                                       |                                              |
| Punjab                                       | 410                                          |
| Rajasthan                                    | 1545                                         |
| Sikkim                                       |                                              |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 565                                          |
| Telangana                                    | 590                                          |
| Tripura                                      |                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 2810                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 125                                          |
| West Bengal                                  | 1265                                         |
| TOTAL STATES (S)                             | 19042                                        |
|                                              | 23                                           |
| A & N Islands                                | 15                                           |
| Chandigarh                                   |                                              |
| D & N Haveli                                 | 10                                           |
| Daman & Diu                                  | 10                                           |
| Delhi UT                                     | 880                                          |
| Puducherry                                   | 10                                           |
|                                              | 958                                          |