Lok Sabha Question No. 2153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Allocation under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2153

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2022

## ALLOCATION UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

## 2153.  SHRI HIBI EDEN :

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

- (a) whether  an  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  of  Officers  constituted  under  the Framework  for  Nirbhaya  Fund  appraises  and  recommends  the  proposals  for funding under Nirbhaya Fund and also reviews the status of implementation of approved projects from time to time in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ implementing Agencies and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) The quantum of Nirbhaya Funds allocated and utilized since its inception, yearwise, State/UT-wise, Ministries/Departments/implementing Agencies -wise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of irregularities in the process of implementation; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  steps being  taken  by  the  Government  to rectify the irregularities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Yes,  Sir.  An  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  of  Officers  constituted  under  the Framework for Nirbhaya Fund appraises and recommends proposals for funding out of Nirbhaya Fund. The EC also reviews the status of implementation of schemes/ projects under Nirbhaya Fund, from time to time, in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies. Further, monitoring and reporting is also done at the level of concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies in the course of implementation.
- (b): State/ UT-wise and year-wise quantum of funds allocated/ released and utilized under  Nirbhaya  Fund,  since  financial  year  2016-17  to  2021-22,  are  at Annexure-I . Further, Ministry/ Department - wise initiatives undertaken and the quantum of funds released and utilized thereunder since its inception are at Annexure-II.
- (c)  &  (d)  :  No  irregularity  in  the  process  of  implementation  of  Nirbhaya  projects/ schemes has come to the notice of the Ministry.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2153 for answer on 29.07.2022 regarding 'Allocation under Nirbhaya Fund'

State/ UT-wise and year-wise quantum of funds allocated/ released and utilized under Nirbhaya Fund, 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               |

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## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2153 for answer on 29.07.2022 regarding 'Allocation under Nirbhaya Fund'

Ministry/  Department  -  wise  initiatives  undertaken  and  the  quantum  of  fund  released and utilized thereunder since its inception

(Rs. in Crore)

| Ministries/ Departments   | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   Fund released |   Funds Utilized |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Emergency Response Support system (ERSS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |          364.03 |           364.03 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          200    |           200    |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC) Sub-project under CCPWC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |          142    |           142    |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/ Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |            5.01 |             5.01 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |           20.18 |            20.18 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |            9.96 |             9.96 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities i.e. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |         1349.58 |          1349.58 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |           35.4  |            35.4  |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 24 States/UTs i.e. 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 and Nagaland |          162.33 |           162.33 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts of States & UTs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |           99.86 |            99.86 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations in all States & UTs (covering 10,000 Police Stations).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |          157.49 |           157.49 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |           29.03 |            29.03 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) for three years                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |           29.03 |            29.03 |
| Ministry of Home Affairs  | Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) in FY 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |            0    |             0    |
| Ministry of Railways      | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |          250.82 |           100.82 |
|                           | Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |           17.64 |            13.01 |
|                           | Proposal for procurement of Tabs for Security of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |            0    |             0    |

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|                                         | Women                                                                                                                                                                                                       |        |        |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| MeiTY/ IIT Delhi                        | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women's Safety                                                                                                |   3.49 |   3.49 |
| Deptt. of Justice                       | Setting up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act                                                                                                      | 434.31 | 170.53 |
| Deptt. of Justice                       | Extension of the FTSCs for two more years upto FY 2021-22                                                                                                                                                   |   0    |   0    |
| M/o Tourism                             | Safe Tourism Destination for women in MP                                                                                                                                                                    |   6.24 |   0    |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                         |  58.64 |   7.79 |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   | Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P.                                                                                                                                                   |  80.92 |  31.1  |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   | Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles                                                                                            |  33.64 |  11.14 |
| Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   | Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform                                                                                                      | 192.95 |   0    |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | One Stop Centre (OSC)                                                                                                                                                                                       | 672.26 | 164.71 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL)                                                                                                                                                                    |  74.39 |  50.04 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV)                                                                                                                                                                              |  16.32 |   3.07 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate                                                                                                                                                             |   4.71 |   1.09 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls' Programme, Govt. of M.P.                                                                                                                  |   1.04 |   0.36 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                          |   0.32 |   0.31 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                    |   2.55 |   2.55 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard                                                                                                                                                                     |   0.24 |   0.24 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | 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 |   4.95 |   4.95 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape / gang-rape survivors and minor girls who get pregnant                                                                                   |   0    |   0    |
| M/o External Affairs                    | Proposal for opening One Stop Centres (OSCs) in 10 Indian Missions abroad                                                                                                                                   |   0    |   0    |

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