Lok Sabha Question No. 1147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: New Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1147

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## NEW NIRBHAYA FUND

## 1147. SHRI  NATARAJAN P.R. :

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

- (a) whether the Government has constituted/ established a new Nirbhaya Fund;
- (b) if so, the details of aims and objectives of the new fund; and
- (c) the  funds  allocated/  utilized  towards  procurement  of  forensic  kits  for  cases  of sexual assault along with the number of beneficiaries so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b):  The  Nirbhaya  Fund  has  been  established  by  the  Government  for supporting projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women. It is a non-lapsable corpus fund, administered by the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance. The schemes/ projects under Nirbhaya Fund are either directly implemented  by  Ministries/  Departments  of  Central  Government  or  through  their Implementing Agencies (IAs)/ State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations.
- (c):    Police  and  Public  order  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh  Schedule  to  the Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibilities  to  maintain  law  and  order,  protection  of  life and property of the citizens are primarily the concern of the States/UTs. However,  in order to facilitate States/UTs to undertake efficient and timely investigation in cases of sexual assault, a total of 14950 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection  (SAEC)Kits have been  provided  to  them  for  use  in  such  cases  at  a  total  cost  Rs.  2.97  crore  under Nirbhaya Fund.  State/ UT-wise details of distribution of SAEC Kits are at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.1147 for answer on 18.09.2020 regarding 'New Nirbhaya Fund'

State/ UT-wise details of distribution of SAEC Kits

| Sr.No.   | States/UTs         |   SAEC Kits distributed |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.       | Uttar Pradesh      |                    3056 |
| 2.       | Bihar              |                     185 |
| 3.       | West Bengal        |                     454 |
| 4.       | Madhya Pradesh     |                    1187 |
| 5.       | Rajasthan          |                    1452 |
| 6.       | Jharkhand          |                     426 |
| 7.       | Assam              |                     621 |
| 8.       | Punjab             |                     344 |
| 9.       | Chhattisgarh       |                     466 |
| 10.      | Haryana            |                     787 |
| 11.      | J & K              |                      94 |
| 12.      | Uttarakhand        |                     204 |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh   |                     153 |
| 14.      | Delhi              |                     483 |
| 15.      | Chandigarh         |                     107 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra        |                     854 |
| 17.      | Tamil Nadu         |                     279 |
| 18.      | Karnataka          |                     334 |
| 19.      | Gujarat            |                     505 |
| 20.      | Andhra Pradesh     |                     257 |
| 21.      | Odisha             |                     513 |
| 22.      | Telangana          |                     415 |
| 23.      | Kerala             |                     517 |
| 24.      | Tripura            |                     105 |
| 25.      | Meghalaya          |                     109 |
| 26.      | Manipur            |                     108 |
| 27.      | Nagaland           |                      89 |
| 28.      | Goa                |                      96 |
| 29.      | Arunachal Pradesh  |                      98 |
| 30.      | Mizoram            |                     102 |
| 31.      | Sikkim             |                      93 |
| 32.      | Puducherry         |                      92 |
| 33.      | Andaman Nicobar    |                      97 |
| 34.      | Dadra Nagar Haveli |                      92 |
| 35.      | Daman and Diu      |                      88 |
| 36.      | Lakshadweep        |                      88 |
|          | Total              |                   14950 |