Lok Sabha Question No. 1903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mala Roy, V. Kalanidhi, Andimuthu Raja, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Vincent H Pala, S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1903

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## NIRBHAYA FUND

1903.  MS. MALA ROY:

DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

SHRI A. RAJA:

SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

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

- (a) the features of Nirbhaya Fund Scheme;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this  scheme, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of the compensation being provided under this scheme during the above said period, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  some  of  the  States including  Tamil  Nadu  to  operationalise  women  help  centre  under  this  fund  in  all police stations across the country especially in rural areas;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  sanctioned  and  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard; and
- (f) whether  any  State  has  utilised  the  funds  released  for  the  cyber  crime  against women and children scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) Government  of  India  has  set  up  a  dedicated  fund  called  Nirbhaya  Fund  for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security of women in  the  country.  Under  the  Nirbhaya  Fund,  the  proposed  projects  should  have  the features like direct impact on safety and security concerns of women, optimum use of  existing  infrastructure,  innovative  use  of  technology,  no  duplication  of  existing government  schemes/  programmes,  provision  for  real  time  intervention  as  far  as possible.  strict  privacy  and  confidentiality  of  women's  identity  and  information, defined monitoring mechanism etc. The Central Ministries/ Departments, States/UTs,  Autonomous and other Government Bodies can submit proposals as per the prescribed procedure. As per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal authority for appraisal of the schemes/ proposals received under Nirbhaya Fund. An Empowered Committee of officers (EC) under the Chairpersonship of Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development has been set up for appraising various schemes/ projects proposed to be funded from the Nirbhaya Fund.
- (b) to (e)The States/UTs-wise details (which includes Tamil Nadu) of funds sanctioned/ allocated  and  utilized  for  the  projects  being  implemented  by  various  Ministries/ Departments out of Nirbhaya Fund are at Annexure-I.

The Empowered Committee in this Ministry   in its meeting held on 22.10.2019 has appraised a project of Ministry of Home Affairs under Nirbhaya Fund for setting up/ strengthening of Women Help Desks in Police Stations in States/UTs at a cost of Rs. 100.00 crore.

- (f) States/UTs-wise  utilization  of  funds  released  for  Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against Women & Children (CCPWC) Scheme are at Annexure-II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1903 for  answer  on  29.11.219  regarding  Nirbhaya  Fund  raised  by Ms.  Mala  Roy,  Dr. Kalanidhiveeraswamy, Shri  A.  Raja,  Shri  AdhirRanjan  Chowdhury,  Shri  Vincent  H.  Pala and Shri Ramalingam S.

## Ministry of Home Affairs

State/UT-wise details of the total funds sanctioned/allocated & utilized for Nirbhaya funded Projects.

(In Rs. Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT          |   Total funds sanctioned/allocated to States/UTs |   Utilization Certificate Received * |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                          2085    |                               814.01 |
|         2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                           768.86 |                               224.03 |
|         3 | ASSAM             |                                          2072.63 |                               305.06 |
|         4 | BIHAR             |                                          2258.6  |                               702    |
|         5 | CHHATTISGARH      |                                          1687.41 |                               745.31 |
|         6 | GOA               |                                           776.59 |                               221    |
|         7 | GUJARAT           |                                          7004.31 |                               118.5  |
|         8 | HARYANA           |                                          1671.87 |                               606    |
|         9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                          1147.37 |                               291.54 |
|        10 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                                          1256.02 |                               324.53 |
|        11 | JHARKHAND         |                                          1569.81 |                               405.33 |
|        12 | KARNATAKA         |                                         19172.1  |                              1362    |
|        13 | KERALA            |                                          1971.77 |                               472    |
|        14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                          4316.96 |                               639.5  |
|        15 | MAHARASHTRA       |                                         14940.1  |                                 0    |
|        16 | MANIPUR           |                                           878.78 |                                 0    |
|        17 | MEGHALAYA         |                                           675.39 |                                 0    |
|        18 | MIZORAM           |                                           883.57 |                               543.68 |
|        19 | NAGALAND          |                                           689.55 |                               357.84 |
|        20 | ODISHA            |                                          2270.53 |                                58    |
|        21 | PUNJAB            |                                          2047.08 |                               300    |
|        22 | RAJASTHAN         |                                          3373.2  |                              1011    |
|        23 | SIKKIM            |                                           613.33 |                                 0    |
|        24 | TELENGANA         |                                         10351.9  |                               419    |
|        25 | TAMIL NADU        |                                         19068.4  |                               600    |
|        26 | TRIPURA           |                                           766.59 |                                 0    |
|        27 | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                         11939.9  |                               393    |
|        28 | UTTARAKHAND       |                                           953.27 |                               679.41 |
|        29 | WEST BENGAL       |                                          7570.8  |                               392.73 |
|        30 | A & N ISLANDS     |                                           653.08 |                               147.05 |
|        31 | CHANDIGARH        |                                           746.02 |                               260.83 |
|        32 | D & N HAVELI      |                                           420    |                               158    |
|        33 | DAMAN & DIU       |                                           420    |                                 0    |
|        34 | DELHI (UT)        |                                         39090.1  |                              1941.57 |
|        35 | LAKSHADWEEP       |                                           614.71 |                                76.93 |
|        36 | PUDUCHERRY        |                                           496.16 |                               128.55 |

## Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

State/UT-wise details of the total funds sanctioned/allocated & utilized for Nirbhaya funded Projects.

(In Rs. Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT       |   Funds released to States/UTs | Utilization   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH |                           5864 | 0.00          |
|         2 | UTTAR PRADESH  |                           4020 | 3110.0 0      |
|         3 | KARNATAKA      |                           3364 | 220.00        |

## Department of Justice

State/UT-wise details of the total funds sanctioned/allocated & utilized for Nirbhaya funded Projects.

(In Rs. Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT       |   Funds released to States/UTs |   Amount utilized |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | JHARKHAND      |                         495    |                 0 |
|         2 | KARNATAKA      |                         697.5  |                 0 |
|         3 | KERALA         |                         630    |                 0 |
|         4 | MADHYA PRADESH |                        1507.5  |                 0 |
|         5 | MAHARASHTRA    |                        3105    |                 0 |
|         6 | MANIPUR        |                          67.5  |                 0 |
|         7 | NAGALAND       |                          33.75 |                 0 |
|         8 | ODISHA         |                         540    |                 0 |
|         9 | RAJASTHAN      |                         585    |                 0 |
|        10 | TRIPURA        |                         101.25 |                 0 |
|        11 | UTTARAKHAND    |                         135    |                 0 |

## Ministry of Women and Child Development

1.     Mahila Police Volunteer Scheme under the Scheme on proposals of 12 States have been submitted and approved. The details of fund released and utilized in respect of those 12 States are as under:

(In Rs. Lakh)

|   Sl. No | State                       |   Funds released to States/UTs |   Amount utilized |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                           0    |              0    |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                         521.39 |             75.82 |
|        3 | Chattishgarh                |                         715.55 |            152.78 |
|        4 | Gujarat                     |                          76.2  |             41.65 |
|        5 | Haryana                     |                          77.52 |             88.45 |
|        6 | Jharkhand                   |                           2.64 |              0    |
|        7 | Karnataka                   |                          56.13 |              0    |
|        8 | Madhya Pradesh              |                          30.18 |              0    |
|        9 | Mizoram                     |                          35.85 |              0    |
|       10 | Nagaland                    |                           9.4  |              0    |
|       11 | Tripura                     |                          30.16 |              0    |
|       12 | Uttrakhand                  |                          68.82 |              0    |

## 2.  One Stop Centre Scheme (OSC)

(In Rs. Lakh)

|   Sl. No | State                       |   Funds released to States/UTs |   Amount utilized |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                          96.28 |             38.95 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                        1167.98 |            430.47 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                         981.85 |             94.37 |
|        4 | Assam                       |                        1408.23 |            122.79 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |                        1187.9  |              0    |
|        6 | Chandigarh                  |                          37.5  |              6.99 |
|        7 | Chattishgarh                |                        2017.19 |            928.67 |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagra Haveli      |                          87.33 |             35.22 |
|        9 | Daman & Diu                 |                          89.18 |              8.08 |
|       10 | Delhi                       |                         201.18 |              0    |
|       11 | Goa                         |                          96.07 |             12.11 |
|       12 | Gujarat                     |                        1246.51 |             56.89 |
|       13 | Haryana                     |                        1011.31 |            189.09 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh            |                         310.96 |             15    |
|       15 | Jammu and Kashmir           |                         402.29 |             48.69 |
|       16 | Jharkhand                   |                        1078.85 |             48.43 |
|       17 | Karnataka                   |                        1205.41 |              0    |
|       18 | Kerala                      |                         468.86 |             41    |
|       19 | Lakshdweep                  |                           0    |              0    |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh              |                        2797.6  |            590.73 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                 |                        1446.54 |             19.41 |
|       22 | Manipur                     |                         590.45 |             12.89 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                   |                         436.93 |             58.17 |
|       24 | Mizoram                     |                         416.75 |             64.63 |
|       25 | Nagaland                    |                         693.28 |            211.73 |
|       26 | Odisha                      |                        1038.82 |             54.46 |
|       27 | Puducherry                  |                         104.08 |              0    |
|       28 | Punjab                      |                        1185.37 |             65.62 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                   |                        1078.37 |            171.86 |
|       30 | Sikkim                      |                         132.06 |             38.9  |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                  |                        1672.64 |             45.88 |
|       32 | Telangana                   |                        1396.91 |            138.07 |
|       33 | Tripura                     |                         374.91 |             44.66 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh               |                        4088.39 |            540.02 |
|       35 | Uttrakhand                  |                         566.69 |            164.31 |
|       36 | West Bengal                 |                           0    |              0    |

## 3.  Universalisation of Women Helpline Scheme

(In Rs. Lakh)

|   Sl.No | State                       |   Funds released to States/UTs |   Amount utilized |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                         102.03 |              0.13 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                         146.26 |            106.5  |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                         224.64 |            167.84 |
|       4 | Assam                       |                         112.63 |             78.55 |
|       5 | Bihar                       |                         202.21 |            133.36 |
|       6 | Chandigarh                  |                         199.16 |            132.8  |
|       7 | Chattishgarh                |                         272.57 |            204.41 |
|       8 | Dadra and Nagra Haveli      |                           0    |              0    |
|       9 | Daman & Diu                 |                          85.16 |             20.64 |
|      10 | Delhi                       |                          49.78 |              0    |
|      11 | Goa                         |                          27.9  |              0    |
|      12 | Gujarat                     |                         377.4  |            241.5  |
|      13 | Haryana                     |                          51.58 |              7.11 |
|      14 | Himachal Pradesh            |                          49.7  |              0    |
|      15 | Jammu and Kashmir           |                         119.49 |             51.33 |
|      16 | Jharkhand                   |                          34.54 |              0.23 |
|      17 | Karnataka                   |                          62.7  |              0    |
|      18 | Kerala                      |                         174.96 |            106.79 |
|      19 | Lakshdweep                  |                           0    |              0    |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh              |                          62.7  |              0    |
|      21 | Maharashtra                 |                          62.7  |              0    |
|      22 | Manipur                     |                          49.7  |             49.7  |
|      23 | Meghalaya                   |                         116.48 |             49.7  |
|      24 | Mizoram                     |                         255.56 |            187.4  |
|      25 | Nagaland                    |                         257.39 |            189.23 |
|      26 | Odisha                      |                         191.76 |            140.64 |
|      27 | Puducherry                  |                          51.08 |              0    |
|      28 | Punjab                      |                          90.13 |             28.86 |
|      29 | Rajasthan                   |                         109.2  |              0    |
|      30 | Sikkim                      |                         115.14 |             47.25 |
|      31 | Tamil Nadu                  |                         155.7  |             62.7  |
|      32 | Telangana                   |                         157.25 |            123.17 |
|      33 | Tripura                     |                          49.7  |              0    |
|      34 | Uttar Pradesh               |                         237.86 |            146.66 |
|      35 | Uttrakhand                  |                         207.9  |            139.74 |
|      36 | West Bengal                 |                          62.7  |              0    |

## 4.  Other States/UTs projects

|   Sl. No. | State/UT       |   Funds released to States/UTs |   Utilization |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | MADHYA PRADESH |                         104.7  |          0    |
|         2 | NAGALAND       |                         255.6  |          0    |
|         3 | RAJASTHAN      |                         470.97 |        108.89 |
|         4 | UTTARAKHAND    |                          32.4  |          0    |

(inRs.lakh)

Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1903 for answer on 29.11.219 regarding Nirbhaya Fund raised by Ms. Mala Roy, Dr. Kalanidhiveera swamy, Shri A. Raja, Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Shri Vincent H. Pala and Shri Ramalingam S.

States which have utilized funds in respect of CCPWC Scheme

(in Rs. Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT         |   Funds utilized |
|-----------|------------------|------------------|
|         1 | HARYANA          |              231 |
|         2 | HIMACHAL PRADESH |              147 |
|         3 | KARNATAKA        |              282 |
|         4 | KERALA           |              135 |
|         5 | MADHYA PRADESH   |              156 |
|         6 | MIZORAM          |              111 |
|         7 | NAGALAND         |              148 |
|         8 | ODISHA           |               58 |
|         9 | TELENGANA        |              394 |
|        10 | UTTAR PRADESH    |              393 |
|        11 | UTTARAKHAND      |              147 |

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