Lok Sabha Question No. 1793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1793

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## UTILISATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND

## 1793. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

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

- (a) the details of funds allocated and utilized by the State Governments under the Nirbhaya Fund till date, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether a large portion of the Nirbhaya Fund remains unused to date;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  Nirbhaya  funds  used  by  the  state  Government  of  Telangana  to establish One Stop Centers; and
- (e) the  details  of  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  utilization  of Nirbhaya Fund and future action plan for the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  State/  UT-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  funds  released  and  utilized  for  the various projects/ schemes under the Nirbhaya Fund, during the last five years are at Annexure .

(b) & (c): Out of Rs. 6212.85 crore (including Rs.500 crore allocated to the Ministry of Women and Child Development in the financial year 2021-22) allocated under Nirbhaya Fund, an amount of Rs. 4241.91 crore  has been disbursed/ released by the concerned Ministries/  Departments  for  utilisation  under  various  projects/  schemes  of  Nirbhaya Fund.

(d):  An  amount  of  Rs.  29.88  crore  has  been  disbursed/  released  to  the  State  of Telangana under Nirbhaya Fund to establishing and management of One Stop Centers in the state.

(e):  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 State Governments/ UT Administrations / Implementing Agencies.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1793 for answer on 11.02.2022 regarding 'Utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund'

The details of funds allocated/ released to States/ UTs and utilized for Nirbhaya Funded projects/ schemes during the last five years

(Rupees in crore)

| Sl.   | States/UTs                               | Fund released   | Fund released   | Fund released   | Fund released   | Fund released   | Utilization   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
| No.   |                                          | 2016-17         | 2017-18         | 2018-19         | 2019-20         | 2020-21         |               |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 3.30            | 1.93            | 0.88            | 0.82            | 3.84            | 6.98          |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                           | 19.88           | 66.36           | 8.98            | 13.35           | 2.69            | 37.61         |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 6.00            | 2.78            | 8.63            | 6.56            | 11.10           | 14.81         |
| 4     | Assam                                    | 17.30           | 4.19            | 8.03            | 18.36           | 16.76           | 34.4          |
| 5     | Bihar                                    | 21.51           | 2.85            | 3.63            | 24.15           | 26.90           | 34.22         |
| 6     | Chandigarh                               | 4.25            | 2.50            | 0.68            | 1.00            | 3.77            | 8.18          |
| 7     | Chattishgarh                             | 22.00           | 12.06           | 7.47            | 22.06           | 7.58            | 50.65         |
| 8     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0.20            | 8.97            | 0.01            | 4.22            | 3.73            | 12.52         |
| 9     | Delhi                                    | 32.80           | 9.23            | 74.23           | 291.32          | 4.97            | 404.38        |
| 10    | Goa                                      | 6.01            | 1.74            | 0.05            | 5.42            | 3.47            | 12.29         |
| 11    | Gujarat                                  | 16.16           | 6.54            | 58.07           | 68.95           | 54.26           | 171.99        |
| 12    | Haryana                                  | 16.13           | 2.91            | 4.80            | 13.36           | 7.81            | 34.16         |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                         | 5.92            | 1.80            | 4.60            | 16.70           | 3.62            | 19.26         |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 9.67            | 2.38            | 3.58            | 14.98           | 2.85            | 20.33         |
| 15    | Jharkhand                                | 5.07            | 11.38           | 7.07            | 15.12           | 19.38           | 29.09         |
| 16    | Karnataka                                | 20.29           | 5.65            | 206.84          | 24.24           | 21.12           | 217.93        |
| 17    | Kerala                                   | 16.07           | 4.68            | 3.51            | 15.42           | 12.22           | 31.03         |
| 18    | Ladakh-UT                                | 0.00            | 0.19            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 4.05            | 1.21          |
| 19    | Lakshdweep                               | 0.10            | 4.57            | 0.00            | 0.21            | 0.43            | 4.96          |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                           | 29.53           | 19.70           | 15.57           | 45.72           | 32.99           | 86.55         |
| 21    | Maharashtra                              | 19.79           | 21.81           | 118.21          | 132.39          | 13.25           | 249.41        |
| 22    | Manipur                                  | 4.81            | 1.63            | 5.93            | 9.30            | 11.37           | 17.64         |
| 23    | Meghalaya                                | 5.41            | 1.70            | 2.19            | 8.03            | 8.50            | 10.97         |
| 24    | Mizoram                                  | 4.86            | 3.44            | 5.68            | 6.84            | 4.06            | 18.58         |
| 25    | Nagaland                                 | 5.82            | 5.75            | 5.23            | 10.68           | 4.72            | 20.47         |
| 26    | Odisha                                   | 20.24           | 4.12            | 8.74            | 24.87           | 15.77           | 46.90         |
| 27    | Puducherry                               | 3.33            | 1.82            | 0.99            | 4.98            | 3.32            | 9.50          |
| 28    | Punjab                                   | 14.35           | 5.91            | 9.52            | 16.88           | 9.21            | 34.51         |
| 29    | Rajasthan                                | 29.22           | 7.22            | 8.18            | 25.93           | 21.74           | 78.85         |
| 30    | Sikkim                                   | 0.23            | 6.21            | 0.73            | 1.84            | 6.33            | 6.96          |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                               | 15.31           | 3.38            | 183.68          | 97.52           | 13.99           | 295.53        |
| 32    | Telangana                                | 17.02           | 7.36            | 89.03           | 65.08           | 9.05            | 159.77        |
| 33    | Tripura                                  | 5.53            | 1.64            | 3.19            | 5.73            | 2.57            | 11.58         |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                            | 32.65           | 47.97           | 93.96           | 105.51          | 163.24          | 294.4         |
| 35    | Uttrakhand                               | 8.45            | 3.84            | 3.30            | 9.60            | 8.40            | 21.06         |
| 36    | West Bengal                              | 21.43           | 4.32            | 49.96           | 17.82           | 6.18            | 92.58         |