Lok Sabha Question No. 431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Projects under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 431

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023

## PROJECTS UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

## 431.    SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a) the details of the projects approved under Nirbhaya Fund, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  proposals  received  from  various  authorities  for  utilization  of Nirbhaya Fund from the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of fund allocated to the State of Tamil Nadu during the last five years;
- (d) whether any audit or monitoring of Nirbhaya Fund utilization has been done so far; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  Presently , a  total  of  38  projects with  total  project  cost  of Rs.  9228.50 crore stand  appraised by the Empowered Committee (EC) for funding under Nirbhaya Fund. 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. The details of projects approved under Nirbhaya Fund are at Annexure-I.

The proposal received from various authorities for implementation in Tamil Nadu under Nirbhaya Fund includes proposals for Emergency Response Support System, One Stop  Centre,  Universalisation  of  Women  Helpline,  Central  Victim  compensation  fund, Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against  Women  &  Children  (CCPWC),  Setting  up  and strengthening Anti Human Trafficking Units, Setting up and strengthening of Women Help Desks  in  Police  Stations,  Setting  up  of  Fast  Track  Special  courts,  Proposal     for customization, deployment and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform, Safe City Project, Strengthening of DNA analysis, Cyber Forensic and related facilities in State Forensic  Laboratories,  etc.  As  reported  by  concerned  Ministries  /  Departments  / Implementing Agencies, a total of Rs. 314.28 crore has been allocated / released to State Government of Tamil Nadu  during the year 2017-18 to 2021-22.

(d) & (e): An Empowered Committee (EC) of Officers constituted under the Framework for Nirbhaya Fund  appraises and recommends the proposals for funding under Nirbhaya Fund and reviews the status of implementation of approved projects from time to time in conjunction  with  the  concerned  Ministries/  Departments/ Implementing Agencies (IAs). The Ministries/ Departments/ IAs also review and monitor the progress of their respective Schemes/ projects to ensure faster implementation at their level.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)  to (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 431 for answer on 03.02.2023  regarding 'Projects under Nirbhaya Fund'

## Details of the projects appraised under Nirbhaya Fund since its inception

(Rs. in crore)

| Ministries/ Departments   | Sl. No.   | Project Name                                                                                                                                           | Date of appraisal by EC                                                 |   Fund appraised by EC |
|---------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 1.        | Emergency Response Support system (ERSS)                                                                                                               | 02.02.2014 (CCEA)                                                       |                 321.69 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 2.        | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                    | June, 2015                                                              |                 200    |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 3.        | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)                                                                                                | 06.01.2016                                                              |                 195.83 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  |           | Sub-project under CCPWC                                                                                                                                | 04.06.2018                                                              |                  28.93 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 4.        | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/ Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                       | 18.02.2016                                                              |                   5.07 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 5.        | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura | 18.02.2016                                                              |                  23.53 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 6.        | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                   | 04.10.2017                                                              |                  10.2  |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 7.        | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities i.e. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai                                         | 01.03.2018                                                              |                2919.55 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 8.        | Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                             | 01.03.2018                                                              |                  99.76 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | 9.        | Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 28 States/UTs i.e.                                                         | 16.11.2018, 20.02.2019, 29.03.2019, 18.03.2020, 29.09.2020, 30.09.2021, |                 235.9  |

|                   |     |     | Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Goa, Odisha, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, A&N Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Haryana, Telangana and 29.04.2022 17.10.2022   |        |
|-------------------|-----|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 10.               | 10. | 10. | Uttarakhand Setting up and strengthening Anti- Human Trafficking Units in all districts of States & UTs. 22.10.2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 100    |
| 11.               | 11. | 11. | Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations in all States & UTs (covering 10,000 Police Stations). 22.10.2019                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 100    |
| 12.               | 12. | 12. | Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases 16.11.2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   7.09 |
| 13.               | 13. | 13. | Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) for three years 18.03.2020                                                                                                                                                               |   7.5  |
|                   |     | 14. | Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development 29.04.2022                                                                                                                                                                                       |   4.69 |
| Ministry Railways | of  | 15. | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS) 18.11.2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 500    |
|                   |     |     | 16. Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station 16.11.2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  17.64 |
|                   |     |     | 17. Proposal for procurement 29.04.2022                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   6.35 |
| MeiTY/ Delhi      | IIT | 18. | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch 19.07.2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   3.49 |

|                                  |                       | based safety Cars and Buses Women's Safety   | Device for for aiding                                                                                                                                                    |         |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| Department of Justice            | Department of Justice | 19.                                          | Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act 16.11.2018                                                                |  767.25 |
|                                  |                       |                                              | (Extension of the FTSCs for two more years upto FY 2021-22) 05.02.2020                                                                                                   | 1687.95 |
| Ministry Tourism                 | of                    | 20.                                          | Safe Tourism Destination for women in MP 19.12.2019                                                                                                                      |   27.98 |
| Ministry Road Transport Highways | of &                  | 21.                                          | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 19.07.2016                                                                           |  138.49 |
|                                  |                       | 22.                                          | Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P. 21.07.2017                                                                                                     |   83.5  |
|                                  |                       | 23.                                          | Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles 04.10.2017                                              |   56.06 |
|                                  |                       | 24.                                          | Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment and management of State- wise vehicle tracking platform 20.02.2019                                                       |  465.02 |
|                                  |                       | 25.                                          | Installation of Vehicle Tracing Devices with SOS Buttons in Buses ofTSRTC with monitoring from Central Command Control Centre (State Government of Telangana) 17.10.2022 |   19.21 |
| Ministry Women                   | of and                | 26. Centre (OSC)                             | One Stop April,2015                                                                                                                                                      |  867.74 |
| Child Development                |                       | 27.                                          | Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) April, 2015                                                                                                                     |  155.94 |
|                                  |                       | 28.                                          | Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) 20.12.2016                                                                                                                                |   27.76 |
|                                  |                       | 29.                                          | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate 20.12.2016                                                                                                               |   10.2  |
|                                  |                       | 30.                                          | Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence againstWomen and Girls' 21.07.2017                                                                                              |    1.74 |

|                              |     | Programme, Govt. M.P.                                                                                                                                                                                       | of         |         |
|------------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|
|                              | 31. | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                          | 21.07.2017 |    0.72 |
|                              | 32. | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                    | 21.07.2017 |    2.84 |
|                              | 33. | NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard                                                                                                                                                                     | March,2017 |    0.24 |
|                              | 34. | Proposal of Department of Information, MSME & Export Promotion, Govt. of UP: Mission Shakti for awareness and capacity building program for safety and empowerment of women and girls in industrial sectors | 26.03.2021 |    8.25 |
|                              | 35. | Scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape / gang- rape survivors and minor girls who get pregnant                                                                                  | 28.04.2021 |   74.1  |
|                              | 36. | Installation of Storage boxes in the 16 Women markets in Manipur (Government of Manipur)                                                                                                                    | 17.10.2022 |    3.55 |
|                              | 37. | Installation of CCTV cameras in 16 women markets (Government of Manipur)                                                                                                                                    | 17.10.2022 |    1.95 |
| Ministry of External Affairs | 38. | Proposal for opening One Stop Centres (OSCs) in 10 Indian Missions abroad                                                                                                                                   | 28.04.2021 |   40.79 |
|                              |     | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                                                 | -          | 9228.5  |

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