Lok Sabha Question No. 1091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Utilization of Nirbhaya fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1091

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## UTILIZATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND

## 1091.  ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received details of utilization of Nirbhaya Fund from various States and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the reasons for low utilization of Nirbhaya Fund in various States and if so, the details thereof State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  proposals  received  from  various  Ministries  and  States  under Nirbhaya Fund scheme;
- (d) the details of projects initiated, funds allocated/ utilized till date, State-wise; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government for faster implementation of aforementioned scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  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.  After  initial  appraisal  by  the  EC,  the concerned  Ministries/ Departments  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) and  release  the  funds  out  of  their  respective  budget.  The  Ministries/  Departments implement  the  projects/  schemes  either  directly  or  through  States/  Uts/  Implementing Agencies. A total of 35 schemes/ projects have been appraised and recommended by the EC so far. 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.  The  State-  wise  release  of  funds  and  the  funds  utilized,  as  reported  by  the Ministries/ Departments and Ias, are at annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.1091 for answer on 18.09.2020 regarding Utilization Of Nirbhaya Fund

(Rs. Crore)

|   SL | State                                    |   Total Released |   Total Utilisation |
|------|------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|    1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |             7.55 |                2.49 |
|    2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |           110.16 |               26.05 |
|    3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |            26.51 |               12.73 |
|    4 | Assam                                    |            51.4  |               16.48 |
|    5 | Bihar                                    |            55.98 |               23.03 |
|    6 | Chandigarh                               |            10.78 |                3.61 |
|    7 | Chattishgarh                             |            63.95 |               33.41 |
|    8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |            14.81 |                2.38 |
|    9 | Delhi                                    |           409.03 |              352.58 |
|   10 | Goa                                      |            14.27 |                3.21 |
|   11 | Gujarat                                  |           153.73 |              120.38 |
|   12 | Haryana                                  |            40    |               10.77 |
|   13 | Himachal Pradesh                         |            26.82 |               15.8  |
|   14 | Jammu and Kashmir                        |            25.88 |               12.29 |
|   15 | Jharkhand                                |            43.37 |               11.25 |
|   16 | Karnataka                                |           260.28 |              198.95 |
|   17 | Kerala                                   |            41.79 |               15.52 |
|   18 | Ladakh-UT                                |             0.27 |                0    |
|   19 | Lakshdweep                               |             4.88 |                0.77 |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh                           |           123.37 |               42.72 |
|   21 | Maharashtra                              |           295.93 |              179.36 |
|   22 | Manipur                                  |            23.65 |               11.31 |
|   23 | Meghalaya                                |            18.97 |                4.15 |
|   24 | Mizoram                                  |            22.99 |               13.67 |
|   25 | Nagaland                                 |            25.23 |               17.36 |
|   26 | Odisha                                   |            60.78 |               15.15 |
|   27 | Puducherry                               |            11.79 |                2.79 |
|   28 | Punjab                                   |            49.22 |               21.26 |
|   29 | Rajasthan                                |            69.11 |               28.58 |
|   30 | Sikkim                                   |            10.41 |                1.57 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu                               |           303.06 |              265.55 |
|   32 | Telangana                                |           182.3  |              135.82 |
|   33 | Tripura                                  |            18.16 |                5.18 |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh                            |           324.98 |              216.75 |
|   35 | Uttrakhand                               |            26.9  |               17.64 |
|   36 | West Bengal                              |            96.15 |               78.55 |

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