Lok Sabha Question No. 1247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Utilization of Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1247

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 th  DECEMBER, 2018 / AGRAHAYANA 27, 1940 (SAKA)

UTILIZATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND

†1247.     SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has been able to implement and utilise the Nirbhaya  Fund  adequately  under  the  Central  Victim  Compensation  Fund (CVCF) Scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds utilised during the last three years and the current year;

(c) the details of the status of implementation thereof and the compensation provided for the victims of a crime, State-wise; and

(d)  the  details  regarding  non-utilisation  or  under-utilisation  of  the  fund along with the details of the allocation under the (CVCF) to the States?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (d): As per Section 357A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr. PC), every State Government in coordination with the Central Government shall  prepare  a  victim  compensation  scheme  for  providing  funds  for  the purpose  of  compensation  to  the  victim  or  his  dependents  who  have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who  require rehabilitation.  All  the  States/Union  Territories  have  notified  the  victim compensation  scheme   in  their  respective  State/UT. Under  the  Central

## L.S.US.Q NO. 1247 FOR 18.12.2018

Victim    Compensation    Fund  (CVCF)  scheme,  financial  assistance  of Rs.200.00 Crores as one time grant was released to all the States/UTs in 2016-17  to  support  their  respective  State  Victim  Compensation  Scheme. Disbursement of compensation under CVCF is done by the State/UT Victim Compensation Scheme. Details of amount allocated & released to States/UTs under CVCF are given in Annexure-I

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## L.S.US.Q NO. 1247 FOR 18.12.2018

## Annexure-I

## Details of amount allocated & released to States/UTs under CVCF

| S.NO.      | State/UT          | Amount allocated & released (in lakhs)   |
|------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 662                                      |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 33                                       |
| 3          | Assam             | 860                                      |
| 4          | Bihar             | 722                                      |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 685                                      |
| 6          | Goa               | 50                                       |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 390                                      |
| 8          | Haryana           | 550                                      |
| 9 Himachal | Pradesh 120       |                                          |
| 10 Jammu & | Kashmir           | 170                                      |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 450                                      |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 995                                      |
| 13 Kerala  |                   | 760                                      |
| 14 Madhya  | Pradesh 2180      |                                          |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 1765                                     |
| 16         | Manipur           | 34                                       |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 50                                       |
| 18 Mizoram |                   | 48                                       |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 10                                       |
| 20         | Odisha            | 1060                                     |
| 21         | Punjab            | 410                                      |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 1545                                     |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 23                                       |
| 24 Tamil   | Nadu              | 565                                      |
| 25         | Telangana         | 590                                      |
| 26         | Tripura           | 115                                      |
| 27 Uttar   | Pradesh           | 2810                                     |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 125                                      |
| 29 West    | Bengal            | 1265                                     |
| 30         | A & N Islands     | 15                                       |
| 31         | Chandigarh        | 23                                       |
| 32         | D & N Haveli      | 10                                       |
| 33         | Daman & Diu       | 10                                       |
| 34         | Delhi             | 880                                      |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       | 10                                       |
| 36         | Puducherry        | 10                                       |
| Total      | Total             | 20,000                                   |