Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO *64

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## NIRBHAYA FUND

- *64.    SHRI KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

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

- (a) the number of rape cases in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of funds allocated, disbursed and utilised out of Nirbhaya Fund so far;
- (c) whether the Government has put in place any concrete mechanism to provide relief to rape victims and their rehabilitation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO. 64 FOR 05.02.2021 BY SHRI KUNWAR DANISH ALI REGARDING 'NIRBHAYA FUND'

- (a)  :  The State/ UT- wise number of cases of rape in the country during the last three years is available in the publication 'Crime in India' on the website of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) https://ncrb.gov.in. The published reports are available till the year 2019.
- (b)   :  Under  Nirbhaya  Fund,  schemes/  projects  worth  Rs.  9288.45  Cr.  have  been appraised till date. An amount of Rs.5712.85 crore has been allocated and an amount of  Rs.3544.06  crore  has  been  disbursed/  released  by  the  concerned  Ministries/ Departments.
- (c) & (d) : 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including women  are with the respective State Governments. The State governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provision of law. As per provisions of Section 357A of Cr.PC, States/ Union Territories  (UTs)  must  notify  the  Victim  Compensation  Scheme.  However,  under  the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) scheme 2015, Ministry of Home Affairs has released  financial  assistance  of  Rs.200.00  crores  as  one  time  grant  out  of  Nirbhaya Fund to States and UTs during 2016-17 to support and supplement their existing Victim Compensation  Schemes.  In  terms  of  'Compensation  Scheme  for  Women  Victims/ Survivors  of  Sexual  Assault/  Other  Crimes  -  2018',  amount  of  compensation,  as decided by the State Legal Services Authorities or District Legal Services Authorities, shall be paid to the women victims or her dependents who have suffered loss or injury of  an  offence  and  who  require  rehabilitation.  Applications  for  compensation  are  filed with State Legal Services Authority or District Legal Service Authority in the respective States/ UTs.

Major schemes/ projects for women affected by violence (including the victims of  sexual  assault)  include  One  Stop  Centres  (OSCs),  Ujjwala  and  Swadhar  Grah, Emergency  Response  Support  System  (ERSS)  which  is  a  pan-India  single  number (112)/  mobile  app  based  system  for  emergencies  like  police,  ambulance  and  fire; training and skill development programs for Investigation Officers, Prosecution Officers and Medical Officers; distribution of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection (SAEC) Kits to States/  UTs;  establishment  of  state  of  the  art  DNA  Laboratory  at  CFSL,  Chandigarh; assistance to 20 States/ UTs to strengthen Forensic Science Laboratories; setting up/ strengthening of Women Help Desks (WHDs) at Police Stations etc. The government also assists the States/ UTs for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for  speedy  disposal  of  cases  of  rape  and  cases  under  POCSO  Act. MHA  has  also launched an online analytic tool 'Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences' on 19.02.2019  to  facilitate  them  to  monitor  and  track  time  bound  investigation  in  sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.

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