Lok Sabha Question No. 5521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Sanjay Jaiswal, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5521 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## NIRBHAYA FUND

- +5521.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any monitoring mechanism in place to ensure the proper implementation of projects/ proposals under the Nirbhaya Fund;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  progress  made  thereunder  during  the  past  five years, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) if  not,  the  reasons therefor along with the details of projects/proposals/ schemes under the said fund during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b):  Yes  Sir.  In  accordance  with  the  Framework  for  Nirbhaya  Fund,  an  Empowered Committee  (EC)  of  officers  chaired  by  the  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child Development  (MWCD) appraises and  recommends  proposals  to  be  funded  under  this framework. It also provides for the concerned Ministry/ Department to seek approval of the designated competent financial authority, as well as of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) for funding of such proposals under the Nirbhaya Framework. As per this framework, the MWCD is responsible to review and monitor the progress of sanctioned projects/  schemes  in  conjunction  with  the  concerned  Central  Ministries/  Departments. Further, as per this framework, monitoring and reporting mechanisms are mandated at the  State/  UT  level  as  well  as  at  the  level  of  the  concerned  Central  Government Ministries/  Departments.  All  the  projects  appraised  by  the  EC  are  at  various  stages  of implementation having staggered gestation periods for completion of the projects. The details of projects/ proposals/ schemes appraised and recommended for funding under Nirbhaya Fund during the past five years are at Annexure.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Details of projects/ proposals/ schemes appraised and recommended for funding under Nirbhaya Fund during the past five years

(Amounts in Rupees crore)

| Ministry/ Department         | Sl. No.   | Name of the Proposal                                                                                                                                                         | Date of Appraisal                  |   Appraisal Amount | Amount approved by CFA#   | Amount released   | Amount utilized   |
|------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Ministry of                  | 1         | Emergency Response Support system                                                                                                                                            | 02.02.2014                         |             321.69 | 321.69                    | 292.15            | 292.15            |
| Home Affairs                 | 2         | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                                          | June, 2015                         |             200    | 200.00                    | 200.00            | NA*               |
| Home Affairs                 | 3         | Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA)                                                                                                                                  | 26.11.2015                         |              83.2  | -                         | 0.00              | 0.00              |
| Home Affairs                 | 4         | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)                                                                                                                      | 06.01.2016                         |             195.83 | 195.83                    | 95.05             | 95.05             |
| Home Affairs                 |           | Sub-project under CCPWC                                                                                                                                                      | 04.06.2018                         |              28.93 | 28.93                     | 0.00              | 0.00              |
| Home Affairs                 | 5         | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                                              | 18.02.2016                         |               5.07 | 5.07                      | 3.96              | 3.17              |
| 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                       | 18.02.2016                         |              23.53 | 23.53                     | 11.82             | 3.32              |
| Home Affairs                 | 7         | Proposal for implementing a 'Safe City Project' in Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha                                                              | 21.07.2017                         |             110.35 | -                         | -                 | -                 |
| Home Affairs                 | 8         | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                                         | 04.10.2017                         |              10.2  | 10.12                     | 6.80              | 6.50              |
| Home Affairs                 | 9         | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.                                                               | 01.03.2018                         |            2919.55 | 2840.05                   | 733.92            | 733.92            |
| Home Affairs                 | 10        | Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                                                   | 01.03.2018                         |              99.76 | 99.76                     | 25.64             | 12.15             |
| Home Affairs                 | 11        | Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases                                                                                                           | 16.11.2018                         |              28.33 | NA                        | 7.09              | 7.08              |
| Home Affairs                 | 12        | Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 13 states i.e. Delhi, HP, J&K, MP, Mah,Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, TN, Tripura, UP& WB. | 16.11.2018 20.02.2019 & 28.05.2019 |             131.09 | 131.09                    | 64.46             | 64.46             |
| Ministry of Railways         | 13        | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS)                                                                                                                      | 18.11.2015                         |             500    | NA                        | 300.00            | 50.00             |
| Ministry of Railways         | 14        | Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station                                                                                                             | 16.11.2018                         |              17.64 | NA                        | 17.64             | 0.00              |
| MeiTY/ IIT Delhi             | 15        | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women's Safety                                                                 | 19.07.2016                         |               3.49 | 3.49                      | 3.46              | 3.49              |
| Department of Justice        | 16        | Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act                                                                               | 16.11.2018                         |             767.25 | NA                        | 0.00              | 0.00              |
| Ministry of Road Transport & | 17        | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          | 19.07.2016                         |             138.49 | 138.49                    | 58.64             | 0.00              |
| Highways                     | 18        | Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P.                                                                                                                    | 21.07.2017                         |              83.5  | 83.50                     | 40.20             | 31.10             |
| Highways                     | 19        | Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles                                                             | 04.10.2017                         |              56.06 | 56.06                     | 33.64             | 2.20              |
| Highways                     | 20        | Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment and management of State- wise vehicle tracking platform.                                                                     | 20.02.2019                         |             465.02 | 463.88                    | 0.00              | 0.00              |
| Ministry of                  | 21        | One Stop Centre (OSC)                                                                                                                                                        | April, 2015                        |             867.74 | 867.74                    | 288.88            | 49.87             |

#CFA: Competent Financial Authority.

| Women and Child   |   22 | Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL)                                                   | April, 2015   |   155.94 |   155.94 |   42.85 |   19.40 |
|-------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
| Development       |   23 | Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV)                                                             | 20.12.2016    |    27.76 |    27.76 |   15.66 |    1.72 |
| Development       |   24 | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate                                            | 20.12.2016    |    10.2  |    10.2  |    4.71 |    1.09 |
| Development       |   25 | Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls' Programme, Govt. of M.P. | 21.07.2017    |     1.74 |     1.74 |    1.05 |    0    |
| Development       |   26 | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                         | 21.07.2017    |     0.72 |     0.72 |    0.32 |    0    |
| Development       |   27 | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                         | 20.02.2019    |     0.29 |     0.29 |    0    |    0    |
| Development       |   28 | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                                   | 21.07.2017    |     2.84 |     2.84 |    2.55 |    0    |
| Development       |   29 | Strategic communication initiatives for women's safety, Govt. of TamilNadu                 | 20.02.2019    |     1.45 |     1.45 |    0    |    0    |
| Development       |   30 | NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard                                                    | March, 2017   |     0.24 |     0.24 |    0.24 |    0.24 |

*NA: Not Available.