Lok Sabha Question No. 3342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Implementation of POCSO Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF POCSO ACT

## 3342. DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released any funds for proper implementation of POCSO Act; and
- (b) if so, the details of funds allocated and utilized, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to  (b):   The  Department of Justice is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) to provide speedy justice to the victims of rape and POCSO Act. This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) funded out  of  Nirbhaya  Fund,  which  was  started  in  October  2019.  As  on  30.06.2022,  728 FTSCs including 408 exclusive POCSO Courts are functional in 28 States/UTs (West Bengal,  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Island  and  Arunachal  Pradesh  have  still  not  joined  the scheme).   These  courts  have  disposed  of  more  than  102344  cases.  The  State-Wise details  of  funds  allocated  to  the  State  Governments  under  the  Nirbhaya  Fund  till 31.03.2022 is provided at Annexure-I.

Further,  As per section-  44  of the Protection  of  Children from  Sexual  offences Act,2012, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is mandated to  Monitor  the  implementation  of  the  POCSO  Act.  The  Ministry  of Women and  Child Development releases  funds  to  the  NCPCR  for  carrying  out  the  various  activities including the monitoring of implementation of POCSO Act.

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## Annexure-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PART (A)-(B) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022 ASKED BY DR. TALARI RANGAIAH INDICATING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF  THE  RELEASE  OF  NIRBHAYA  FUNDS  FOR  THE  SCHEME  OF  FAST  TRACK  SPECIAL  COURTS  AS  ON MARCH, 2022

## (Amt. in Cr.)

|   Sl. No. | State             |   Amount released in FY 2019-20 | Amount released in FY 2020-21   |   Amount released in FY 2021-22 |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | A&N Island        |                         0       | 0                               |                          0      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                         1.8     | 0                               |                          0      |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                         0       | 0                               |                          0      |
|         4 | Assam             |                         2.85625 | 1.86875                         |                          3.375  |
|         5 | Bihar             |                         2.025   | 15.26255                        |                         20.25   |
|         6 | Chandigarh        |                         0.1875  | -                               |                          0      |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh      |                         3.375   | 3.375                           |                          4.259  |
|         8 | Delhi             |                         3.6     | 0                               |                          0      |
|         9 | Goa               |                         0.225   | 0                               |                          0      |
|        10 | Gujarat           |                         7.875   | 7.875                           |                          0      |
|        11 | Haryana           |                         3.6     | 3.6                             |                          3.6    |
|        12 | Himachal P        |                         1.0125  | 1.51875                         |                          0      |
|        13 | J&K               |                         0.5625  | 0                               |                          2.635  |
|        14 | Jharkhand         |                         4.95    | 4.95                            |                          0      |
|        15 | Karnataka         |                         6.975   | 0                               |                          6.635  |
|        16 | Kerala            |                         8.4     | 0                               |                          0      |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh    |                        15.075   | 15.075                          |                         26.175  |
|        18 | Maharashtra       |                        31.05    | 0                               |                          0      |
|        19 | Manipur           |                         0.675   | 0.675                           |                          0.3375 |
|        20 | Meghalaya         |                         1.6875  | 0                               |                          0      |

|   21. | Mizoram       | 1.0125   |    1.0125 |   2.02625 |
|-------|---------------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|    22 | Nagaland      | 0.3375   |   0.3375  |    0      |
|    23 | Odisha        | 5.4      |   1.3     |   16.2    |
|    24 | Puducherry    | 0        |   0       |    0.1125 |
|    25 | Punjab        | 2.7      |   0       |    0      |
|    26 | Rajasthan     | 5.85     |  14.4     |   19.745  |
|    27 | Tamil Nadu    | 3.15     |   3.15    |    2.59   |
|    28 | Telangana     | 8.1      |   0       |    0      |
|    29 | Tripura       | 1.0125   |   1.0125  |    0      |
|    30 | Uttar Pradesh | 13.80625 |  84.2938  |   24.525  |
|    31 | Uttarakhand   | 2.7      |   0       |    2.092  |
|    32 | West Bengal   | 0        |   0       |    0      |
|    33 | NPC           | -        |   2.93702 |    0      |
|    34 | Total         | 140      | 160       |  134.557  |

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