Lok Sabha Question No. 2720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## NIRBHAYA FUND

## +2720. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

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

- (a) whether the Nirbhaya Fund has been created by the Union Government for the safety and security of women and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  amount  of  money  allocated  from  Nirbhaya  Fund  to  different  States  along with the purpose and date of allocation; and
- (c) the  purpose  for  which  the  said  sanctioned  fund  has  been  utilized  by  the Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  along  with  the  head  and  date-wise  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) : Government has set up a dedicated fund called ' Nirbhaya Fund' in the year 2013which  can  be  utilized  for  projects  specifically  designed  to improve the safety and security of women. It is a non-lapsable corpus of fund, being administered by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. An Empowered Committee (EC) of officers appraises and recommends the proposals for funding under Nirbhaya Fund and also reviews the status of implementation from time to time in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies. After initial appraisal by the EC,  the  concerned  Ministry/  Department  get  the  projects/  schemes  appraised  by  the Expenditure  Finance  Committee  (EFC)/  Standing  Finance  Committee  (SFC)/  Public Investment Board (PIB)/ Delegated Investment Board(DIB) as per guidelines of Ministry of  Finance.  Thereafter,  they  obtain  approval  of  the  Competent  Financial  Authority (CFA),  release  the  funds  out  of  their  respective  budget  and  implement  the  project /scheme  either  directly  or  through  States/UTs  /  Implementing  Agencies.  The  amount appraised  by  Empowered  Committee  for  the  various  schemes/  projects  for  funding under Nirbhaya Fund is at Annexure-I.

Some of the projects are directly implemented by Central Government such as Central Forensic  Science  Laboratory  (CFSL)  at  Chandigarh  by  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs, Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS) by Railways, Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Stations by Railways, Development of Panic Switch for  Women's Safety by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.   However, majority of  the  projects  are  being  implemented  through  State Governments/  Union  Territory  Administrations  in  which  Central  Government  releases the funds to States/ UTs as per prescribed fund sharing pattern of respective projects/ schemes and implementation on ground is done by the States/ UTs. The State/ UT-wise details  of  funds  allocated/  released  for  the  various  projects/  schemes under  Nirbhaya Fund are at Annexure-II.

(c) The details of funds released/ sanctioned to Government of Madhya Pradesh for various schemes/ projects under Nirbhaya Fund is at Annexure-III.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2720 for answer on 06.03.2020 regarding Funds allocated from Nirbhaya Fund raised by Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen

Details of projects appraised by EC alongwith allocation of funds for these projects

(Rs. in Cr.)

| Ministries/ Departments              | Sl. No.   | Name of the Proposal                                                                                                                                   |   Amount Appraised |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 1         | Emergency Response Support system                                                                                                                      |             321.69 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 2         | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                    |             200    |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 3         | Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA)                                                                                                            |              83.2  |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             |           | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women &Children (CCPWC)                                                                                                 |             195.83 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 4         | Sub-project under CCPWC                                                                                                                                |              28.93 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 5         | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                        |               5.07 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 6         | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura |              23.53 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 7         | Proposal for implementing a 'Safe City Project' in Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha                                        |             110.35 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 8         | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                   |              10.2  |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 9         | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.                                         |            2919.55 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 10        | Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                             |              99.76 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 11        | Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases                                                                                     |               7.09 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 12        | Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 13 states                                                                  |             131.09 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 13        | Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts of States &UTs.                                                             |             100    |
| Ministry of Home Affairs             | 14        | Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations in all States &UTs (covering 10,000 Police Stations).                                    |             100    |
| Ministry of                          | 15        | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS)                                                                                                |             500    |
| Railways                             | 16        | Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station                                                                                       |              17.64 |
| MeiTY/ IIT Delhi                     | 17        | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women's Safety                                           |               3.49 |
| Deptt. of Justice                    | 18        | Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape &POCSO Act                                                          |             767.25 |
| M/o Tourism                          | 19        | Safe Tourism Destination for women in MP                                                                                                               |              27.98 |
| Ministry of Road Transport& Highways | 20        | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                                    |             138.49 |
|                                      | 21        | Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P.                                                                                              |              83.5  |
|                                      | 22        | Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles                                       |              56.06 |
|                                      | 23        | Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform.                                                |             465.02 |
| Ministry of Women and Child          | 24        | One Stop Centre (OSC)                                                                                                                                  |             867.74 |
| Development                          | 25        | Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL)                                                                                                               |             155.94 |
| Development                          | 26        | Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV)                                                                                                                         |              27.76 |
| Development                          | 27        | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate                                                                                                        |              10.2  |
| Development                          | 28        | Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls' Programme, Govt. of M.P.                                                             |               1.74 |
| Development                          | 29        | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                                                                                     |               0.72 |
| Development                          | 30        | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                                                                                     |               0.29 |
| Development                          | 31        | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                                                                                               |               2.84 |
| Development                          | 32        | Strategic communication initiatives for women's safety, Govt. of Tamil Nadu                                                                            |               1.45 |
| Development                          | 33        | NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard                                                                                                                |               0.24 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2720 for answer on 06.03.2020 regarding Funds allocated from Nirbhaya Fund raised by Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen

## Ministry of Home Affairs

Funds allocated to States/ UTs under Nirbhaya Fund for the various schemes/ projects

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Schemes/ projects   | Schemes/ projects   | Schemes/ projects   | Schemes/ projects   | Schemes/ projects     | Schemes/ projects   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | CVCF                | ERSS                | Safe city Project   | CCPWC               | Delhi Police Projects | SFSLs               |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 662.00              | 980.50              | 28241.00            | 442.50              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 33.00               | 571.31              | 0.00                | 164.55              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 3         | Assam             | 860.00              | 841.02              | 0.00                | 418.70              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 4         | Bihar             | 722.00              | 1302.54             | 0.00                | 307.00              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 685.00              | 787.40              | 0.00                | 259.10              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 6         | Goa               | 50.00               | 563.99              | 0.00                | 162.60              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 390.00              | 1257.85             | 22011.00            | 271.90              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 8         | Haryana           | 550.00              | 920.02              | 0.00                | 253.37              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 120.00              | 499.82              | 0.00                | 168.55              | 0.00                  | 729.00              |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 170.00              | 742.72              | 0.00                | 169.80              | 0.00                  | 347.00              |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 450.00              | 937.89              | 0.00                | 181.92              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 995.00              | 1004.99             | 66700.00            | 446.10              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 13        | Kerala            | 760.00              | 776.77              | 0.00                | 435.00              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2180.00             | 1418.71             | 0.00                | 285.25              | 0.00                  | 866.00              |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 1765.00             | 1284.66             | 25200.00            | 458.40              | 0.00                  | 5370.00             |
| 16        | Manipur           | 34.00               | 473.01              | 0.00                | 162.75              | 0.00                  | 495.00              |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 50.00               | 490.88              | 0.00                | 162.00              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 48.00               | 464.07              | 0.00                | 162.00              | 0.00                  | 419.00              |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 10.00               | 516.80              | 0.00                | 162.75              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 20        | Odisha            | 1060.00             | 1004.99             | 0.00                | 261.82              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 21        | Punjab            | 410.00              | 983.56              | 0.00                | 254.52              | 0.00                  | 798.00              |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 1545.00             | 1073.13             | 0.00                | 441.07              | 0.00                  | 628.00              |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 23.00               | 428.33              | 0.00                | 162.00              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 24        | Telengana         | 590.00              | 1013.93             | 0.00                | 433.95              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 565.00              | 1022.86             | 42506.00            | 299.50              | 0.00                  | 487.00              |
| 26        | Tripura           | 115.00              | 464.07              | 0.00                | 163.50              | 0.00                  | 211.00              |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 2810.00             | 1595.00             | 19444.00            | 470.85              | 0.00                  | 1551.00             |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 125.00              | 662.29              | 0.00                | 165.98              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 1265.00             | 930.14              | 18132.00            | 431.75              | 0.00                  | 478.00              |
| 30        | A &Nislands       | 15.00               | 314.58              | 0.00                | 323.50              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 23.00               | 401.52              | 0.00                | 321.50              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 32        | D &NHaveli        | 10.00               | 401.52              | 0.00                | 160.00              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        | 10.00               | 410.45              | 0.00                | 160.00              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |
| 34        | Delhi (UT)        | 880.00              | 2400.00             | 61771.00            | 251.12              | 3880.00               | 730.00              |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 10.00               | 296.71              | 0.00                | 308.00              | 0.00                  | 0.00                |

Note : The CVCF has been released as one-time grant to States/UTs to support and supplement the Victim Compensation schemes in respective States/UTs. Expenditure from this fund is allowed to States/UTs only after consuming non-budgetary resource with them.

## Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Funds released to States/ UTs under Nirbhaya Fund for the various schemes/ projects

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT       | Schemes/ projects                                                  |   Funds released |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Abhaya Project of Andhra Pradesh Transport Department              |             5864 |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh  | Project of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) |             4020 |
|         3 | Karnataka      | Project of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)     |             3364 |

## Department of Justice

Funds released to States/ UTs under Nirbhaya Fund for the various schemes/ projects

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT         | Schemes/ projects                               |   Funds released |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Setting up of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) |             0.3  |
|         2 | Assam            |                                                 |             1.69 |
|         3 | Bihar            |                                                 |             2.03 |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     |                                                 |             1.69 |
|         5 | Delhi            |                                                 |             1.8  |
|         6 | Gujarat          |                                                 |             3.94 |
|         7 | Nagaland         |                                                 |             0.34 |
|         8 | Maharashtra      |                                                 |            31.05 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh |                                                 |             0.17 |
|        10 | Jharkhand        |                                                 |             4.95 |
|        11 | Karnataka        |                                                 |             6.98 |
|        12 | Kerala           |                                                 |             6.3  |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                 |            15.08 |
|        14 | Manipur          |                                                 |             0.68 |
|        15 | Meghalaya        |                                                 |             0.28 |
|        16 | Odisha           |                                                 |             5.4  |
|        17 | Punjab           |                                                 |             1.35 |
|        18 | Haryana          |                                                 |             1.8  |
|        19 | Chandigarh Admn  |                                                 |             0.19 |
|        20 | Rajasthan        |                                                 |             5.85 |
|        21 | Tamilnadu        |                                                 |             0.53 |
|        22 | Tripura          |                                                 |             1.01 |
|        23 | Telangama        |                                                 |             1.35 |
|        24 | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                 |             2.78 |
|        25 | Uttarakhand      |                                                 |             1.35 |
|        26 | Mizoram          |                                                 |             0.51 |
|        27 | Goa              |                                                 |             0.07 |

## Ministry of Women and Child Development

Funds released to States/ UTs under Nirbhaya Fund for the various schemes/ projects

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl.No   |                             | Schemes/ projects   | Schemes/ projects   | Schemes/ projects   |
|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl.No   | State/ UT                   | OSC                 | WHL                 | MPV                 |
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 122.87              | 102.03              | 0.00                |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 1218.84             | 146.26              | 521.39              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 981.85              | 224.64              | 0.00                |
| 4       | Assam                       | 1462.07             | 112.63              | 0.00                |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 1296.41             | 202.21              | 0.00                |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  | 37.50               | 231.35              | 0.00                |
| 7       | Chattishgarh                | 2289.46             | 272.57              | 715.55              |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagra Haveli      | 102.48              | 0.00                | 0.00                |
| 9       | Daman &Diu                  | 104.19              | 85.16               | 0.00                |
| 10      | Delhi                       | 362.55              | 49.78               | 0.00                |
| 11      | Goa                         | 96.07               | 55.61               | 0.00                |
| 12      | Gujarat                     | 1366.55             | 377.40              | 76.20               |
| 13      | Haryana                     | 1072.73             | 73.68               | 77.52               |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh            | 345.38              | 49.70               | 0.00                |
| 15      | Jammu and Kashmir           | 451.31              | 119.49              | 0.00                |
| 16      | Ladakh                      | 0.00                | 0.00                | 0.00                |
| 17      | Jharkhand                   | 1160.45             | 34.54               | 2.64                |
| 18      | Karnataka                   | 1224.26             | 62.70               | 56.13               |
| 19      | Kerala                      | 594.76              | 174.96              | 0.00                |
| 20      | Lakshdweep                  | 20.91               | 0.00                | 0.00                |
| 21      | Madhya Pradesh              | 3453.31             | 62.70               | 30.18               |
| 22      | Maharashtra                 | 1585.99             | 62.70               | 0.00                |
| 23      | Manipur                     | 618.96              | 49.70               | 0.00                |
| 24      | Meghalaya                   | 497.13              | 116.48              | 0.00                |
| 25      | Mizoram                     | 470.15              | 255.56              | 35.85               |
| 26      | Nagaland                    | 828.32              | 257.39              | 9.40                |
| 27      | Odisha                      | 1038.82             | 191.76              | 0.00                |
| 28      | Puducherry                  | 147.84              | 51.08               | 0.00                |
| 29      | Punjab                      | 1289.55             | 90.13               | 0.00                |
| 30      | Rajasthan                   | 1368.04             | 109.20              | 0.00                |
| 31      | Sikkim                      | 171.42              | 115.14              | 0.00                |
| 32      | Tamil Nadu                  | 1889.57             | 155.70              | 0.00                |
| 33      | Telangana                   | 1685.05             | 157.25              | 0.00                |
| 34      | Tripura                     | 374.91              | 49.70               | 30.16               |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh               | 4129.60             | 237.86              | 0.00                |
| 36      | Uttrakhand                  | 711.63              | 207.90              | 68.82               |
| 37      | West Bengal                 | 0.00                | 62.70               | 0.00                |

## Other States/UTs projects funded from Nirbhaya Fund

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT       | Schemes/ projects                                                          |   Funds released |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Madhya Pradesh | Smart & safe cities free from violence against Women and Girls' Programme, |           104.7  |
|         2 | Nagaland       | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                   |           255.6  |
|         3 | Rajasthan      | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate                            |           470.97 |
|         4 | Uttarakhand    | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand (5 districts)           |            32.4  |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question  No.  2720  for  answer  on 06.03.2020 regarding Funds allocated from Nirbhaya Fund raised by Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen

The  details  funds  released/  sanctioned  to  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  for  various  projects  under Nirbhaya Fund and status of fund's utilization

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.                      | Schemes/ projects                                                              | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Utilization certificate received   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                      | Schemes/ projects                                                              | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20*         | Utilization certificate received   |
| M/o Home Affairs             | M/o Home Affairs                                                               |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |                                    |
| 1                            | Emergency Response Support system (ERSS)                                       | 0.00             | 0.00             | 1418.71          | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00                               |
| 2                            | Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                        | 0.00             | 2180.00          | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 483.50                             |
| 3                            | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC), including sub-project | 0.00             | 0.00             | 285.25           | 0.00             | 0.00             | 156.00                             |
| 4                            | Strengthening of DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs    | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 433.00           | 0.00             | 0.00                               |
| M/o Women &Child Development | M/o Women &Child Development                                                   |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |                                    |
| 5                            | One Stop Centres (OSCs)                                                        | 45.88            | 773.48           | 131.27           | 1123.91          | 1378.76*         | 821.59                             |
| 6                            | Women Helplines (WHL)                                                          | 62.70            | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00                               |
| 7                            | Mahila Police Volunteer (MPV)                                                  | 0.00             | 0.00             | 30.18            | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00                               |
| 8                            | Smart & safe cities free from violence againstWomen and Girls' Programme,      | 0.00             | 0.00             | 104.70           | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00                               |
| D/o Justice                  | D/o Justice                                                                    |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |                                    |
| 9                            | Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs)                                              | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 1508.00*         | 0.00                               |

*Note : The Utilization Certificate is not due in respect of funds released during the current financial year 2019-20.

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