Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, C. N. JAYADEVAN, GANESH SINGH, RAVNEET SINGH, DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1836

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2017

## NIRBHAYA FUND

1836.   SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY: SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN: SHRI GANESH SINGH: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH: SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

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

- (a)          the  salient  features  of  Nirbhaya  Fund  administer  by  the  Government  for  enhancing safety  and  security  of  women  in  this  country  indicating  its  corpus  and  the  funds allocated thereunder since its inception;
- (b)          the  details  of  project  proposals  of  various  Ministries/Departments  and  States/  UTs received, appraised and recommended/ approved along with the funds provided and number of beneficiaries thereunder since its inception;
- (c)       the details of projects completed by the Government out of the total projects funded thereunder;
- (d)       whether the cases of noncompliance of rules/guidelines for sanction of projects under the fund have been reported to the Government and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (e)          whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  assess  the  effectiveness  of  women safety initiatives that are funded by the Nirbhaya Fund and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)      the further measures taken for the judicious utilisation of funds and sanction of projects under the Nirbhaya Fund for its better implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) Ministry of Finance, Government of India had set up a dedicated fund called Nirbhaya Fund for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country. The corpus transferred to the Public Account for the Nirbhaya fund  till  2015-16  is  Rs.  2000  Crore.  Recognizing  the  need  to  strengthen  the mechanism for scrutiny and sanction of the proposals under Nirbhaya Fund, Ministry of  Finance  (DEA)  has  issued  guidelines  from  time  to  time  for  administration  and operationalization of the Fund.
- (b)       & (c) Empowered Committee of Officers, which is an inter-ministerial committee, appraises and recommends various proposals/projects proposed by different Ministries/Departments/States.  Under  Nirbhaya  fund,  16  proposals  amounting  to Rs.2348.85 Crores have been received so far, out of which 15 proposals amounting to Rs.  2047.85  Crores  have  been  appraised  and  recommended  by  the  Empowered Committee.  The  list  of  projects  appraised  and  recommend  under  Nirbhaya  fund  is annexed.

Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  three  schemes  under Nirbhaya Fund namely, One Stop Centre (OSC), Women Helpline(WHL) and Mahila Police  Volunteer.  One  Stop  Centres  have  been  set  up  to  facilitate  access  to  an integrated  range  of  services  including  medical,  legal,  and  psychological  support  to women  affected  by  violence  to  be  funded  through  Nirbhaya  Fund.  The  One  Stop Centres will be integrated with 181 and other existing helplines. So far, 84 One Stop Centres have become operational. The number of women assisted as informed by the States  is  1143.  The  Scheme  of  Universalisation  of  Women  Helpline  is  intended  to provide 24 hours immediate and emergency response to women affected by violence through referral and information about women related government schemes programs across  the  country  through  a  single  uniform  number.  The  MWCD  in  collaboration with MHA has envisaged engagement of Mahila Police Volunteer in State/UTs who will act as a link between Police and Community and facilitate women in distress. The proposals of different Ministries, appraised and recommended  so  far by the Empowered Committee are at different stages of implementation.

- (d)      No, Madam.
- (e)       & (f) The Empowered Committee of Officers, under the chairmanship of Secretary, WCD,  which  is  an  inter-ministerial  committee  appraises  and  recommends  various proposals/projects proposed by different Ministries/Departments/States. The concerned Ministries then take up the sanction and implementation of the schemes/proposals  so  appraised  as  they  do  for  their  other  schemes/projects.  This Committee regularly reviews the implementation of the projects and   try to ensure judicious utilization of funds from time to time with the concerned Ministries.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1836 for  10.03.2017 by Shri  Mullappally Ramachandran, Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, Shri C.N. Jayadevan, Shri Ganesh Singh, Shri Ravneet Singh and Shri Dinesh Trivedi regarding Nirbhaya Fund.

## List of proposals appraised and recommended under Nirbhaya Fund

| Sl.No.   | Name of the proposal and Ministry                                                                                                                                       | Cost of proposal   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Emergency Response Support system,MHA                                                                                                                                   | Rs. 321.69 Cr.     |
| 2.       | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF),MHA                                                                                                                 | Rs. 200.00 Cr.     |
| 3.       | Creation of Investigative Units for Crime against Women (IUCAW),MHA                                                                                                     | Rs. 324.00 Cr      |
| 4.       | Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA), MHA                                                                                                                        | Rs. 83.20 Cr.      |
| 5.       | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC),MHA                                                                                                             | Rs. 244.32 Cr.     |
| 6.       | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi, Delhi Police/MHA                       | Rs. 6.20 Cr.       |
| 7.       | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women &Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura, Delhi Police/MHA | Rs.23.53 Cr.       |
| 8.       | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IEMRS), Ministry of Railways                                                                                           | Rs. 500.00 Cr.     |
| 9.       | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women's Safety, MeiTY                                                     | Rs. 3.50 Cr.       |
| 10.      | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | Rs. 138.49 Cr.     |
| 11.      | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate, Govt. of Rajasthan                                                                                                     | Rs. 10.20 Cr.      |
| 12.      | One Stop Centre,MWCD                                                                                                                                                    | Rs. 119.69 Cr.     |
| 13.      | Universalisation of Women Helpline,MWCD                                                                                                                                 | Rs. 69.49 Cr.      |
| 14. (a)  | Mahila Police Volunteers for Karnal and Mohindergarh District, Haryana                                                                                                  | Rs.1.29 Cr.        |
| 14.(b)   | Govt. of Andhra Pradesh's proposal for implementation of Mahila Police Volunteers (MPVs) at Village level in 2 districts of Anantapur and Kadapa on pilot basis.        | Rs. 2.25 Cr.       |