Lok Sabha Question No. 2093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Nirbhaya Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2093

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## NIRBHAYA SCHEME

## 2093.   SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  is  providing  financial  assistance  to  State Government to improve safety and security of women and children under the Nirbhaya Scheme  ;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during   the  last  five  years,  year-wise  and  State-wise including Kerala ;
- (c) whether the Government has any mechanism to monitor the utilization of funds;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  funds  released  to  various  State  Governments  have  been  fully utilized ; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) :  Yes Sir.

(b)  :  The  details  of  funds  released  in  the  last  five  years,  year-wise  and  State-wise including Kerala is at annexure

(C)    &  (d):  An  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  of  Officers  appraises  and  recommends the proposals received from various Central Ministries/ Departments/ States/ UTs and other organizations for  funding  under  Nirbhaya  Fund. The  EC  reviews  the  status of implementation  of  the  approved  projects  from  time  to  time  in  conjunction  with  the concerned  Ministries/  Departments/  Implementing  Agencies  (IAs).  The  Ministries/ Departments/ IAs also review and monitor the progress of their respective schemes/ projects for faster implementation at their level.

(e)  &  (f)  :   Since,  inception,  an  amount  of  Rs.  1910.10  Cr.  have  been  utilised  as reported by the various Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies (IAS).

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## Annexure

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  ( b )  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question No.2093 for answer on 23.09.2020 regarding Nirbhaya Scheme

## (Rs. Crore)

| State                                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |      0.3  |      3.3  |      1.93 |      0.88 |      0.81 |
| Andhra Pradesh                           |      0.65 |     19.88 |     66.37 |      8.97 |     13.35 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        |      0.63 |      6    |      2.78 |      8.63 |      6.57 |
| Assam                                    |      0.73 |     17.3  |      4.19 |      8.03 |     18.36 |
| Bihar                                    |      0.76 |     21.51 |      2.85 |      3.63 |     24.14 |
| Chandigarh                               |      0.3  |      4.25 |      2.5  |      0.68 |      1    |
| Chattishgarh                             |      1    |     22    |     12.05 |      7.48 |     21.72 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |      1.06 |      0.2  |      8.97 |      0.01 |      4.22 |
| Delhi                                    |      0.5  |     32.8  |      9.23 |     74.23 |    291.32 |
| Goa                                      |      0.74 |      6.01 |      1.74 |      0.05 |      5.4  |
| Gujarat                                  |      1.09 |     16.16 |      6.54 |     58.07 |     68.95 |
| Haryana                                  |      0.88 |     16.13 |      2.91 |      4.8  |     13.36 |
| Himachal Pradesh                         |      0.87 |      5.92 |      1.8  |      4.6  |     16.7  |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        |      0.97 |      9.67 |      2.38 |      3.58 |     14.99 |
| Jharkhand                                |      0.45 |      5.07 |     11.38 |      7.07 |     15.12 |
| Karnataka                                |      1.09 |     20.29 |      5.65 |    206.84 |     24.24 |
| Kerala                                   |      0.97 |     16.07 |      4.68 |      3.51 |     15.42 |
| Ladakh-UT                                |      0    |      0    |      0.19 |      0    |      0    |
| Lakshdweep                               |      0    |      0.1  |      4.57 |      0    |      0.21 |
| Madhya Pradesh                           |      1.09 |     29.53 |     19.69 |     15.57 |     45.71 |
| Maharashtra                              |      1.09 |     19.79 |     21.81 |    118.21 |    132.39 |
| Manipur                                  |      0.63 |      4.81 |      1.63 |      5.93 |      9.29 |
| Meghalaya                                |      0.63 |      5.41 |      1.7  |      2.19 |      8.03 |
| Mizoram                                  |      0.89 |      4.86 |      3.44 |      5.68 |      6.84 |
| Nagaland                                 |      0.96 |      5.83 |      5.75 |      5.23 |     10.68 |
| Odisha                                   |      0.39 |     20.24 |      4.12 |      8.73 |     24.87 |
| Puducherry                               |      0.37 |      3.33 |      1.82 |      0.99 |      4.98 |
| Punjab                                   |      0.73 |     14.35 |      5.91 |      9.53 |     16.88 |
| Rajasthan                                |      0.75 |     28.99 |      4.7  |      6.23 |     25.93 |
| Sikkim                                   |      0.93 |      0.23 |      6.21 |      0.73 |      1.84 |
| Tamil Nadu                               |      1.09 |     15.31 |      3.39 |    183.67 |     97.11 |
| Telangana                                |      0.75 |     17.02 |      7.36 |     89.03 |     65.49 |
| Tripura                                  |      0.96 |      5.53 |      1.64 |      3.19 |      5.73 |
| Uttar Pradesh                            |      1.09 |     32.65 |     47.97 |     93.96 |    105.5  |
| Uttrakhand                               |      0.56 |      8.45 |      3.84 |      3.3  |      9.6  |
| West Bengal                              |      0.63 |     21.43 |      4.32 |     49.96 |     17.82 |
| Total                                    |     26.49 |    460.42 |    298.04 |   1003.19 |   1144.57 |

* Rs. 4.71 Crore has also been released to the State of Rajasthan during the years 2016-17 to 2018-19.

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