Lok Sabha Question No. 1739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI), JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, ANIL SHIROLE, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, George Baker, Richard Hay, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, M. I. SHANAVAS, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1739

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2018

## NIRBHAYA FUND

## 1739.   SHRI MUTHAMSETTI

SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

PROF. RICHARD HAY:

DR. P.K. BIJU:

SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the salient features and corpus of Nirbhaya Fund set up for enhancing safety and security of women in the country.
- (b) the details of guidelines/instructions issued on its spending modes  by different Ministries/Departments and States/UTs along with the extent to which these guidelines/instructions have been followed by them;
- (c) the  details  of  project  proposals  of  various  Ministries/Departments  and  States/UTs received,  appraised  and  recommended/approved  along  with  the  funds  provided  and women beneficiaries thereunder since its inception, project-wise;
- (d) the details of projects completed/commenced and funds utilised so far, project-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has taken note that a large portion of Nirbhaya Fund remains unutilised or under-utilised and not reaching to the needy beneficiaries, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (f) the  guidelines  put  in  place  by  the  Government  for  the  judicious/optimum  utilisation  of Nirbhaya  Fund  along  with  the  coordination  among  different  ministries  for  its  better implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to  (f)  Government of  India has set up a dedicated fund called 'Nirbhaya Fund' in 2013 for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country. It is a non-lapsable corpus fund. The corpus transferred to the Public Account for the Nirbhaya Fund up to 2018-19 is Rs. 3600 Cr. The Financial year-wise allocation of funds is as follows:

| Financial Year    |   2013-14 |   2014-15 | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   Total |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Amount (in Crore) |      1000 |      1000 | -         |       550 |       550 |       500 |    3600 |

The guidelines/instructions are being issued by Department of Economic Affairs from  time  to  time  on  its  spending  modes  by  different  Ministries/Departments  and States/UTs. A Framework For Nirbhaya Fund has also been developed and put in place indicating  the    Project  Contours,  Composition  of  Empowered  Committee  of  Officers, Procedure  for  Submitting  Proposals,  Procedure  for  Processing  Proposals,  Funding Pattern, etc.,

As  per  the  extant  guidelines/instructions  the  Central  Government  Ministries/ Departments  and  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  sends  proposals  factoring  in women safety issues  in  their  sector  within  the  public  sphere.  Ministry  of  Women  and Child Development is the nodal authority for appraising/recommending the proposals/schemes to be funded under Nirbhaya Fund.

Under the scheme for setting up of One Stop Centre which is being funded under Nirbhaya Fund, 195 such OSCs have been set up across 33 States/UTs so far. Together, they have provided assistance to over 1.7 lakh women.

Under the scheme for Universalisation of Women Helpline which is being funded under Nirbhaya Fund, women helplines have become operational in 30 States/UTs so far. Over 16.5 lakh women have been assisted by the Women Helplines.

The  details  of  project/proposals  of  various  Ministries/  Departments  and  States/UTs received,  appraised  and  recommended/approved  along  with  the  funds  provided  there under since its inception are at Annexure I

An  Empowered  Committee  which  is  an  inter-ministerial  committee  has  been constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry  of  Women  &  Child Development (Nodal ministry) for appraising and recommending schemes/ proposals by Ministries/Departments  and  State  Governments.  The  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Home Affairs: Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways; Chairman, Railway Board ; Secretary, Ministry of Electronic & IT; Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs; Secretary  of  the  Project  Sponsoring  Department;  Secretary  of  the  concerned  State Government Department; and Secretary, State Department of WCD as Members. After recommendation/  appraisal  by  the  Empowered  Committee,  the  concerned  Ministry/ Department takes the approval of Competent Authority for sanction of the proposal.

The  Empowered  Committee  from  time  to  time  appraises,  recommends  and reviews proposals/projects proposed by different Ministries/Departments/ States/UTs. So far seventeen meetings of Empowered Committee have been held. All proposals received till last Empowered Committee meeting in June, 2018, which fulfill the conditions of the guidelines, have been appraised by Empowered Committee.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (f) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1739 FOR 27.07.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  MUTHAMSETTI  SRINIVASA  RAO  (AVANTHI),  SHRI  JYOTIRADITYA  M.  SCINDIA, KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV, SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH, SHRI ANIL SHIROLE, SHRI KIRTI AZAD, SHRI GEORGE BAKER, PROF. RICHARD HAY, DR. P.K. BIJU, SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS, SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA REGARDING NIRBHAYA FUND.

## The details of fund appraised and utilized  under Nirbhaya Fund as on 20.07.2018

(Rs. Crore)

| Minstries/ Deptt.                     | Sl. No.   | Name of the Proposal                                                                                                                                   | Amount Appraised by EC   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Total released   |
|---------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Minstries/ Deptt.                     |           |                                                                                                                                                        | Amount Appraised by EC   | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | Total released   |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 1         | Emergency Response Support system                                                                                                                      | 321.69                   | -                | 217.97           | 55.39            | -                | 273.36           |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 2         | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                    | 200                      | -                | 200.00           | -                | -                | 200              |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 3         | Creation of Investigative Units for Crime against Women (IUCAW)                                                                                        | 324                      | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 4         | Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA)                                                                                                            | 83.2                     | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 5         | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)                                                                                                | 195.83                   | -                | -                | 94.51            | 0.04             | 94.55            |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 6         | Sub Project under CCPWC                                                                                                                                | 28.93                    | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 7         | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                        | 5.07                     | -                | -                | 0.82             | 0.61             | 1.43             |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 8         | 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                    | -                | -                | 2.35             | -                | 2.35             |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 9         | Proposal for implementing a 'Safe City Project' in Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha                                        | 110.35                   | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 10        | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                   | 10.2                     | -                | -                | 2.43             | 0.70             | 3.13             |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 11        | Establishment of a State-of-Art DNA Laboratory at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                     | 99.76                    | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Home Affairs              | 12        | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow                                          | 2919.55                  | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |
| Ministry of Railways                  | 13        | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS)                                                                                                | 500                      | -                | 50               | 100.00           | -                | 150              |
| MeiTY/ IIT Delhi                      | 14        | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women's Safety                                           | 3.5                      | -                | 2.44             | 1.02             | -                | 3.46             |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | 15        | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of                                                                                   | 138.49                   | -                | -                | 58.64            | -                | 58.64            |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | 16        | Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P.                                                                                              | 83.5                     | -                | -                | 40.2             | -                | 40.2             |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | 17        | Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles                                       | 56.06                    | -                | -                | -                | -                | 0                |

|                                         | 18   | Installation of CCTV Cameras in 6655 buses (DTC+Cluster) to strengthen the safety of women in public transport buses                                                                              |   140.00 | -     | -     | -     | -     |      0 |
|-----------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
|                                         | 19   | Installation of CCTV Cameras through Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. In 100 strategic located modern stainless steel bus queue shelters to strengthen safety of women |     1.87 | -     | -     | -     | -     |   0    |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 20   | One Stop Centre                                                                                                                                                                                   |   867.74 | 11.02 | 40.29 | 30.03 | 27.39 | 108.73 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 21   | Universalisation of Women Helpline                                                                                                                                                                |   155.93 | 15.46 | 0.67  | 7.63  | 1.61  |  25.37 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 22   | Mahila Police Volunteers: Government of Haryana                                                                                                                                                   |    27.76 | -     | 0.77  | -     | -     |   0.77 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |      | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 |    27.76 | -     | 0.75  | -     | -     |   0.75 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |      | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Gujarat                                                                                                                                                        |    27.76 | -     | -     | 0.76  | -     |   0.76 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |      | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Mizoram                                                                                                                                                        |    27.76 | -     | -     | 0.35  | -     |   0.35 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |      | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                   |    27.76 | -     | -     | 7.15  | -     |   7.15 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |      | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Karnataka                                                                                                                                                      |    27.76 | -     | -     | 0.56  | -     |   0.56 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development |      | Mahila Police Volunteers: Govt. of Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 |    27.76 | -     | -     | 0.3   | -     |   0.3  |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 23   | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate                                                                                                                                                   |    10.2  |       | 0.23  | 2.53  | -     |   2.76 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 24   | Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls' Programme, Govt. of M.P.                                                                                                        |     1.74 | -     | -     | 1.05  | -     |   1.05 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 25   | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                |     0.72 | -     | -     | 0.32  | -     |   0.32 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 26   | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                                                                                                                                          |     2.84 | -     | -     | 2.55  | -     |   2.55 |