Lok Sabha Question No. 1394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Financial Assistance under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1394

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

1394.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  assistance  to  the  State Governments under Nirbhaya Fund Scheme to enhance the safety of women;
- (b) if so, the details of such assistance given to various State Governments during each of the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) the details of fund allocation and utilization under Nirbhaya Fund, State-wise;
- (d) whether allocated amounts under the said fund remains unutilized in various States and if so, the reasons therefor along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government has any mechanism to monitor the scheme; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  Government of India has set up a dedicated fund namely 'Nirbhaya Fund' in 2013 for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country. Department of  Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance is  the custodian of the fund. The projects/ schemes under Nirbhaya Fund are demand driven which are   appraised by   an  Empowered Committee (EC) under constituted under the Framework  for Nirbhaya Fund.These projects/schemes have staggered implementation schedule.  While some  of the appraised projects are directly implemented  by  Central  Ministries/  Departments;  majority  of  the  projects are implemented through State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations in which Central Government releases the funds to States/ UTs as per prescribed fund-sharing pattern of respective projects/ schemes. Thereafter, implementation on ground is done by the States/ UTs in the given timelines. Further, there are schemes, which require recurring  expenditure  for  providing  services,  in  respect  of  which,  further  funds  are released upon receipt of Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and Statement of Expenditure (SoE) from the Implementing Agency/ authority.

The State / UT-wise and year-wise quantum of funds allocated / released and utilized under Nirbhaya Fund, since financial year 2016-17 to 2021-22, are at Annexure.

(d) to (e): The UCs  for the projects approved  under Nirbhaya Fund are required to be submitted within twelve months of the closure of financial year, in which grant was released. Hence, it is possible that in a given financial year, more funds might have been actually utilised, but Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and Statement of Expenditure (SoE), as required, as per provisions of General Financial Rules (GFR) have not been submitted  by  the  concerned  States/  Implementing  Agencies  (IAs).  The  Ministry regularly follows up with the States/ Implementing agencies to submit UCs and SoEs. Various  other  factors,  such  as,  time  taken  in  getting  required  approvals  from competent authorities, procedure to be followed for award of contract, disruptions due to  unforeseen  reasons  such  as  the  one  created  by  the  Covid  19  etc.  have   also affected implementation of schemes/  projects. Under  Nirbhaya Fund, so far approximately 70% of the fund released has been reported to be utilised.

The Empowered Committee also reviews the status of implementation of projects, and expenditure on approved projects from time to time in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies. Further, the concerned Ministries / Departments /Implementing Agencies also monitor the progress of implementation at their levels.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.  1394  for  answer  on  10.02.2023  regarding  'Financial  Assistance  under Nirbhaya Fund'

State/ UT-wise and year-wise quantum of Nirbhaya Funds allocated/ released and utilized since financial year 2016-17 to 2021-22

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                              | Funds allocated/ released   | Funds allocated/ released   | Funds allocated/ released   | Funds allocated/ released   | Funds allocated/ released   | Funds allocated/ released   | Total Utilization   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                              | 2016-17 2017-18             |                             | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | 2021-22                     | Total Utilization   |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 3.30                        | 1.93                        | 0.88                        | 0.82                        | 5.86                        | 0.91                        | 9.75                |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           | 19.88                       | 66.36                       | 8.98                        | 13.35                       | 2.63                        | 12.98                       | 41.97               |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 6.00                        | 2.78                        | 8.63                        | 6.56                        | 11.04                       | 9.96                        | 16.05               |
| 4         | Assam                                    | 17.30                       | 4.19                        | 8.03                        | 18.36                       | 16.82                       | 11.70                       | 36.26               |
| 5         | Bihar                                    | 21.51                       | 2.85                        | 3.63                        | 24.15                       | 26.90                       | 33.26                       | 43.58               |
| 6         | Chandigarh                               | 4.25                        | 2.50                        | 0.68                        | 1.00                        | 3.77                        | 0.77                        | 9.07                |
| 7         | Chattishgarh                             | 22.00                       | 12.06                       | 7.47                        | 22.06                       | 7.58                        | 12.29                       | 53.11               |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0.20                        | 8.97                        | 0.01                        | 4.22                        | 3.67                        | 0.45                        | 12.52               |
| 9         | Delhi                                    | 32.80                       | 9.24                        | 74.23                       | 291.32                      | 8.85                        | 6.44                        | 413.07              |
| 10        | Goa                                      | 6.01                        | 1.74                        | 0.05                        | 5.42                        | 3.47                        | 0.47                        | 12.74               |
| 11        | Gujarat                                  | 16.16                       | 6.54                        | 58.07                       | 68.95                       | 54.26                       | 13.40                       | 177.12              |
| 12        | Haryana                                  | 16.13                       | 2.91                        | 4.80                        | 13.36                       | 7.75                        | 9.65                        | 35.97               |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 5.92                        | 1.80                        | 4.60                        | 16.70                       | 3.68                        | 1.92                        | 19.38               |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 9.67                        | 2.38                        | 3.58                        | 14.98                       | 2.79                        | 6.53                        | 22.39               |
| 15        | Jharkhand                                | 5.07                        | 11.38                       | 7.07                        | 15.12                       | 19.44                       | 7.41                        | 34.87               |
| 16        | Karnataka                                | 20.29                       | 5.65                        | 206.84                      | 24.24                       | 21.06                       | 21.66                       | 229.81              |
| 17        | Kerala                                   | 16.07                       | 4.68                        | 3.51                        | 15.42                       | 12.28                       | 5.69                        | 34.25               |
| 18        | Ladakh-UT                                | 0.00                        | 0.19                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 4.05                        | 0.30                        | 1.27                |
| 19        | Lakshdweep                               | 0.10                        | 4.57                        | 0.00                        | 0.21                        | 0.37                        | 0.15                        | 4.96                |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                           | 29.53                       | 19.70                       | 15.57                       | 45.72                       | 33.05                       | 47.02                       | 94.40               |
| 21        | Maharashtra                              | 19.79                       | 21.81                       | 118.21                      | 132.39                      | 13.25                       | 8.61                        | 254.65              |
| 22        | Manipur                                  | 4.81                        | 1.63                        | 5.92                        | 9.30                        | 11.37                       | 5.41                        | 22.15               |
| 23        | Meghalaya                                | 5.41                        | 1.70                        | 2.19                        | 8.03                        | 8.50                        | 3.47                        | 12.36               |
| 24        | Mizoram                                  | 4.86                        | 3.44                        | 5.68                        | 6.84                        | 4.06                        | 11.47                       | 18.85               |
| 25        | Nagaland                                 | 5.82                        | 5.75                        | 5.23                        | 10.68                       | 4.66                        | 8.69                        | 27.33               |
| 26        | Odisha                                   | 20.24                       | 4.12                        | 8.74                        | 24.87                       | 15.77                       | 25.46                       | 49.26               |
| 27        | Puducherry                               | 3.33                        | 1.82                        | 0.99                        | 4.98                        | 3.32                        | 0.90                        | 9.62                |
| 28        | Punjab                                   | 14.35                       | 5.91                        | 9.52                        | 16.88                       | 9.27                        | 5.05                        | 37.48               |
| 29        | Rajasthan                                | 29.22                       | 7.22                        | 8.18                        | 25.93                       | 21.74                       | 36.89                       | 82.83               |
| 30        | Sikkim                                   | 0.23                        | 6.21                        | 0.73                        | 1.84                        | 6.33                        | 1.38                        | 7.27                |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                               | 15.31                       | 3.38                        | 183.68                      | 97.52                       | 14.05                       | 15.65                       | 304.47              |
| 32        | Telangana                                | 17.02                       | 7.36                        | 89.03                       | 65.08                       | 8.99                        | 50.68                       | 200.95              |
| 33        | Tripura                                  | 5.53                        | 1.64                        | 3.19                        | 5.73                        | 2.63                        | 6.98                        | 11.96               |
| 34        | Pradesh                                  | 32.65                       | 47.97                       | 93.96                       |                             |                             |                             |                     |
| 35        | Uttar                                    | 8.45                        |                             |                             | 105.51                      | 163.24                      | 49.07                       | 305.33              |
|           | Uttrakhand                               |                             | 3.84                        | 3.30                        | 9.60                        | 8.40                        | 4.82                        | 21.97               |