Lok Sabha Question No. 3784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Central Victim Compensation Fund
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3784

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 30, 1943 (SAKA) CENTRAL VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND

3784.

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up the Central Victim Compensation Fund, if so, the objectives thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has made any review of the modified Central Victim Compensation Fund, if so, the details thereof and the extent to which modifications made has so far been able to achieve its objectives;
- (c) the details of the amount  allocated for victim compensation  by the Government and disbursed to each State;
- (d) the amount of fund utilized by each State for victim compensation;
- (e) whether the Union Government has observed any underutilization of funds by State for victim compensation; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  action  taken  thereon  to  increase  utilization  of  Central  Victim Compensation Fund?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

- (a)  The  State  Governments/Union  Territories  (UTs)  have  notified  their  Victim Compensation  Schemes  in  terms  of  Section  357A  of  the  Code  of  Criminal Procedure  (Cr.P.C.).  Further,  in  order  to  support  and  supplement  the  State Compensation Schemes, Ministry of Home Affairs had released Rs. 200 crores as

## LS.US.Q.NO.3784 FOR 21.12.2021

a one-time grant to State Governments/UTs under the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) from Nirbhaya Fund. The objectives of Central Victim Compensation Fund, inter-alia, are:

- (i) Support  and  supplement  existing  Victim  Compensation  Schemes  in  the States/UTs as one time grant of funds.
- (ii) State/UT  to  use  the  funds  to  compensate  victims  of  various  crimes, especially  sexual  offences  including  rape,  acid  attacks,  crime  against children, human trafficking etc.
- (b) The  Supreme  Court,  vide  its order dated  11.05.2018  has  directed all States/UTs to modify their Victim Compensation Scheme in terms of the Scheme prepared  by  the  National  Legal  Services  Authority.  Details  on  any  addition  or modification in their Scheme by States/ UTs is not maintained centrally.
- (c)  The  State/UT-  wise  details  of  the  amount  allocated  under  CVCF  by  the Government is at Annexure.

(d)  to  (f)  Details  on  implementation  and  compensation  provided  to  victims  of  a crime by State Governments/UTs are not maintained centrally.

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## State/ UT- wise details of the amount allocated under Central Victim Compensation Fund by the Government

| S. No.   | Name of State/Union Territory   |   Amount allocated (Rs. in Crores) |
|----------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                  |                               6.62 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh               |                               0.33 |
| 3        | Assam                           |                               8.6  |
| 4        | Bihar                           |                               7.22 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                    |                               6.85 |
| 6        | Goa                             |                               0.5  |
| 7        | Gujarat                         |                               3.9  |
| 8        | Haryana                         |                               5.5  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                |                               1.2  |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir                 |                               1.7  |
| 11       | Jharkhand                       |                               4.5  |
| 12       | Karnataka                       |                               9.95 |
| 13       | Kerala                          |                               7.6  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                  |                              21.8  |
| 15       | Maharashtra                     |                              17.65 |
| 16       | Manipur                         |                               0.34 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                       |                               0.5  |
| 18       | Mizoram                         |                               0.48 |
| 19       | Nagaland                        |                               0.1  |
| 20       | Odisha                          |                              10.6  |
| 21       | Punjab                          |                               4.1  |
| 22       | Rajasthan                       |                              15.45 |
| 23       | Sikkim                          |                               0.23 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                      |                               5.65 |
| 25       | Telangana                       |                               5.9  |
| 26       | Tripura                         |                               1.15 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                   |                              28.1  |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                     |                               1.25 |
| 29       | West Bengal                     |                              12.65 |
| 30       | A & N Islands                   |                               0.15 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                      |                               0.23 |
| 32       | D & N Haveli                    |                               0.1  |
| 33       | Daman & Diu                     |                               0.1  |
| 34       | Delhi                           |                               8.8  |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                     |                               0.1  |
| 36       | Puducherry                      |                               0.1  |
|          | Total                           |                             200    |