Lok Sabha Question No. 3233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Assistance under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3233

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## ASSISTANCE UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

## †3233. SHRI SANJAY SETH :

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

- (a) the  manner  in  which  amount  released  from  Nirbhaya  fund  till  date  has  been disbursed/ utilised, State-wise;
- (b) the number of people provided assistance under Nirbhaya fund in Jharkhand;
- (c) whether  any  arrangement  has  been  made  at  the  central  level  to  monitor  the distribution of Nirbhaya fund to the needy people and its proper utilization;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if  not  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  any  arrangement  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : Government of India has set up a dedicated fund called 'Nirbhaya Fund' for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country. An  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  of  Officers  constituted  under  the Framework for Nirbhaya Fund appraises and recommends proposals for funding out of Nirbhaya Fund. After initial appraisal by the EC, the concerned Ministry/ Department get the  projects/  schemes  appraised  by  the  Expenditure  Finance  Committee  (EFC)/ Standing Finance Committee  (SFC)/ Public Investment Board (PIB)/ Delegated Investment Board(DIB) as per guidelines of Ministry of Finance. Thereafter, they obtain approval  of  the  Competent  Financial  Authority  (CFA),  release  the  funds  out  of  their respective budget and implement the project/ scheme directly or through States/ UTs/ Implementing Agencies. Some of the schemes/ projects appraised by EC are directly implemented by the Central Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies and there are  projects/  schemes  that  are  implemented  through  the  States/  UTs,  in  respect  of which  Central  Government  releases  the  funds  to  concerned  States/  UTs  as  per prescribed funding pattern. The funds are not directly released to the individuals under Nirbhaya fund.

State/  UT-wise  details  of  funds  released   and  utilization  reported  since  financial  year 2016-17 to 2021-22, including for the State of Jharkhand are at Annexure-I . The details of  projects/  schemes  implemented/  being  implemented  under  Nirbhaya  Fund  in  the State of Jharkhand are at Annexure-II .

Further,  components  of  One  Stop  Centre  and  Women  Helpline  under  sub-scheme 'Sambal' of umbrella scheme 'Mission Shakti' are implemented by Ministry of Women and Child Development in the State of Jharkhand. Both of the component are funded from  Nirbhaya  Fund.  In  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  since  inception  of  the  schemes  till 31.03.2022, over 1600 women have been assisted by One Stop Centres functional in 24 districts and over 4.60 lakh calls have been handled by Women Helpline functional in  the  State.  Central  Government  has also provided one time grant-in-aid of Rs. 200 Crores  under  Central  Victim  Compensation  Fund  (CVCF)  to  States  /  UTs  including State  of  Jharkhand  under  'Nirbhaya  Fund'  to  supplement  their  respective  Victim Compensation Funds.

(c)  to  (e)  :  The  EC  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  in  the course of implementation.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3233 for answer on 05.08.2022 regarding 'Assistance under Nirbhaya Fund'

State/ UT-wise funds released / utilized since financial year 2016-17 to 2021-22

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | States/ UTs                              |   Funds Released |   Funds Utilized |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |            13.7  |             9.75 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |           124.18 |            41.97 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |            39.17 |            16.05 |
|         4 | Assam                                    |            76.4  |            36.26 |
|         5 | Bihar                                    |           112.3  |            43.58 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                               |            12.97 |             9.07 |
|         7 | Chattishgarh                             |            83.46 |            53.11 |
|         8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |            17.52 |            12.52 |
|         9 | Delhi                                    |           422.88 |           413.07 |
|        10 | Goa                                      |            17.16 |            12.74 |
|        11 | Gujarat                                  |           217.38 |           177.12 |
|        12 | Haryana                                  |            54.6  |            35.97 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                         |            34.62 |            19.38 |
|        14 | Jammu and Kashmir                        |            39.93 |            22.39 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                                |            65.49 |            34.87 |
|        16 | Karnataka                                |           299.74 |           229.81 |
|        17 | Kerala                                   |            57.65 |            34.25 |
|        18 | Ladakh-UT                                |             4.54 |             1.27 |
|        19 | Lakshdweep                               |             5.4  |             4.96 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                           |           190.59 |            94.4  |
|        21 | Maharashtra                              |           314.06 |           254.65 |
|        22 | Manipur                                  |            38.44 |            22.15 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                                |            29.3  |            12.36 |
|        24 | Mizoram                                  |            36.35 |            18.85 |
|        25 | Nagaland                                 |            40.83 |            27.33 |
|        26 | Odisha                                   |            99.2  |            49.26 |
|        27 | Puducherry                               |            15.34 |             9.62 |
|        28 | Punjab                                   |            60.98 |            37.48 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                                |           129.18 |            82.83 |
|        30 | Sikkim                                   |            16.72 |             7.27 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                               |           329.59 |           304.47 |
|        32 | Telangana                                |           238.16 |           200.95 |
|        33 | Tripura                                  |            25.7  |            11.96 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                            |           492.4  |           305.33 |
|        35 | Uttrakhand                               |            38.41 |            21.97 |
|        36 | West Bengal                              |           104.72 |            95.32 |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3233 for answer on 05.08.2022 regarding 'Assistance under Nirbhaya Fund'

The  details  of  projects/  schemes  implemented/  being  implemented  under  Nirbhaya Fund in the State of Jharkhand

|   Sl. No. | Projects                                                                                                                     |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Emergency Response Support system (ERSS)                                                                                     |
|         2 | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                          |
|         3 | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)                                                                      |
|         4 | Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts.                                                  |
|         5 | Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations.                                                               |
|         6 | Training and distribution of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection (SAEC) Kits for speedy investigation in sexual assault cases |
|         7 | Training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) |
|         8 | Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act                               |
|         9 | One Stop Centre (OSC)                                                                                                        |
|        10 | Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL)                                                                                     |
|        11 | Proposal for customization, deployment and management of State- wise vehicle tracking platform AIS 140                       |
|        12 | Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs                                                     |

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