Lok Sabha Question No. 533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Funds Allocation under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 533 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2022

## FUNDS ALLOCATION UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

## 533.    SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the  government has set up a dedicated fund called 'Nirbhaya Fund' for implementation  of  schemes/projects  for  enhancing  the  safety  and  security  of women in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and utilized since its inception year and State / UT-wise;
- (d) whether the major part of the said fund is lying unutilized or underutilized with States and if so, the reasons therefor, State/Ut-wise; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Sir.     The  Government  of  India  had  set  up  a  dedicated  fund  called 'Nirbhaya  Fund'  for  implementation  of  initiatives  aimed  at  enhancing  the  safety  and security  for  women  in  the  country.  An  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  of  officers constituted  under  Nirbhaya  Framework  appraises  and  recommends  the  proposals  for funding under Nirbhaya Fund in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/ Departments/  Implementing  Agencies.  After  appraisal  by  the  EC,  the  concerned Ministries/ Departments obtain approval of their respective competent financial authorities to release funds out of their respective budgets and implement the approved projects/ schemes directly or through States/ UTs/ Implementing Agencies. State/ UTwise 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  projects/  schemes  under  Nirbhaya  Fund  are  demand  driven.  The projects/  schemes  appraised  by  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  under  Framework  for Nirbhaya  Fund  are  having  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 UCs are  required  to  be  submitted  within  twelve  months  of  the  closure  of  financial  year,  in which  grant  was  released.  Hence,  it  is  possible  that  more  funds  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 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 533 for answer on 09.12.2022 regarding 'Funds Allocation 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        | Uttar Pradesh                            | 32.65                       | 47.97                       | 93.96                       | 105.51                      | 163.24                      | 49.07                       | 305.33              |
| 35        | Uttrakhand                               | 8.45                        | 3.84                        | 3.30                        | 9.60                        | 8.40                        | 4.82                        | 21.97               |
| 36        | West Bengal                              | 21.43                       | 4.32                        | 49.96                       | 17.82                       | 6.18                        | 5.01                        | 95.32               |