Lok Sabha Question No. 1694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Projects under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Aparupa  Poddar, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO 1694

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## PROJECTS UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

1694.  SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT: SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR: SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a)      the total amount apportioned under the Nirbhaya Fund;
- (b) the  percentage  of  fund  that  has  been  disbursed  by  the  concerned  Ministries/ Departments;
- (c) the  number  and  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  the  Nirbhaya  Fund Framework since its inception, year-wise and State wise including Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) the number of CCTVs installed for women's safety through the utilisation of this fund; and
- (e) whether the installation of CCTV's has reduced the incidence of crimes against women in crime-prone areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : Under Nirbhaya Fund, the schemes/ projects worth Rs. 9549.04 crore have been appraised till date by the Empowered Committee (EC). An amount of Rs.6212.85 crore (including Rs.500 crore allocated to the Ministry of Women  and  Child Development  in  the  financial  year  2021-22)  has  been  allocated  and  an  amount  of Rs.4241.91 crore has been disbursed/ released by the concerned Ministries/ Departments, which is 68.27% of the total fund allocated.

- (c): The number  and details of projects/ schemes  appraised under Nirbhaya Framework  since  its  inception,  year-wise  and  State-wise  including  the  State  of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure.
- (d)  & (e): The data of number of CCTVs installed by the States/ Local Bodies as a part of  Nirbhaya  projects,  are  not  centrally  maintained.  The  installation  of  CCTVs  aims  at reducing the incidence of crimes against women as their footages are frequently used as tools for investigation of such crime.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1694 for answer on 11.02.2022 regarding 'Projects under Nirbhaya Fund'

The  number  and  details  of  projects/  schemes  appraised  under  Nirbhaya  Framework since its inception, year-wise and State-wise including the State of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh

## 1.         The projects being implemented by Central Ministries/ Departments directly

|   Sl. No. | Projects                                                                                                                                               |   Year of appraisal | Ministries/ Departments       |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/ Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                       |                2016 | M/o Home Affairs              |
|         2 | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura |                2016 | M/o Home Affairs              |
|         3 | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                   |                2017 | M/o Home Affairs              |
|         4 | Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                             |                2018 | M/o Home Affairs              |
|         5 | Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS)                                                                                                |                2015 | M/o Railways                  |
|         6 | Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station                                                                                       |                2018 | M/o Railways                  |
|         7 | Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women's Safety                                           |                2016 | M/o Electronics & IT          |
|         8 | Proposal for opening One Stop Centres (OSCs) in Indian Diplomatic Missions abroad                                                                      |                2021 | M/o External Affairs          |
|         9 | NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard                                                                                                                |                2017 | M/o Women & Child Development |

## 2.         The projects being implemented in all States/ UTs

|   Sl. No. | Projects                                                                                                                                                  |   Year of appraisal |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Emergency Response Support system (ERSS)                                                                                                                  |                2014 |
|         2 | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                       |                2015 |
|         3 | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)                                                                                                   |                2016 |
|         4 | Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts of States & UTs.                                                               |                2019 |
|         5 | Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations in all States & UTs (covering 10,000 Police Stations).                                      |                2019 |
|         6 | Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases                                                                                        |                2018 |
|         7 | Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) for three years |                2020 |
|         8 | Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act                                                            |                2018 |
|         9 | One Stop Centre (OSC)                                                                                                                                     |                2015 |
|        10 | Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL)                                                                                                                  |                2015 |
|        11 | Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV)*                                                                                                                           |                2016 |
|        12 | Scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape / gang-rape survivors and minor girls who get pregnant                                 |                2021 |
|        13 | Proposal of for customization, deployment and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform AIS 140                                                  |                2019 |

## 3.            The projects being implemented in specified States/ UTs

|   Sl. No. | Projects                                                                                                       | Year of appraisal   | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities i.e. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai | 2018                | Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         2 | Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 24 States/UTs                      | 2018 2019 2020 2021 | A&N Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. |

## 4.            The projects being implemented in a single State/ UT

|   Sl. No. | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                       |   Year of appraisal | State/ UT      |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Safe Tourism Destination for women in MP                                                                                                                                                           |                2019 | Madhya Pradesh |
|         2 | Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                |                2016 | Andhra Pradesh |
|         3 | Women's safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P.                                                                                                                                          |                2017 | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         4 | Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles                                                                                   |                2017 | Karnataka      |
|         5 | Chirali Proposal of Women Empowerment Directorate, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                       |                2016 | Rajasthan      |
|         6 | Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls' Programme, Govt. of M.P.                                                                                                         |                2017 | Madhya Pradesh |
|         7 | Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                 |                2017 | Uttarakhand    |
|         8 | Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland                                                                                                                                                           |                2017 | Nagaland       |
|         9 | Mission Shakti for awareness and capacity building program for safety and empowerment of women and girls in industrial sectors of Department of Information, MSME & Export Promotion, Govt. of UP. |                2021 | Uttar Pradesh  |
|        10 | Improving self-defence quality in women and girls' of Department of School Education, Govt. of Bihar:                                                                                              |                2021 | Bihar          |
|        11 | Punjab Urban Local Bodies Surveillance Grid for Women Safety (PUNGRID-WS) proposed to be implemented in 167 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Punjab of Department of Local Government, Punjab.     |                2021 | Punjab         |

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