Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Utilization under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 280

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023

## UTILIZATION UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

## 280.   SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a) the details  of  funds  allocated  to  the  Nirbhaya  Fund as of  October  2021 and  the percentage out of the same that has been disbursed, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the proposals for utilization of funds submitted, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  ascertain  the  reasons  for submission of fewer proposals for utilization of funds by the States and to encourage them to increase number of the same, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the fund is consistently being diverted towards other schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  considered  instituting  a  committee  to  oversee  the utilization of funds considering the under-utilization/misappropriation that is taking place and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):    The projects/ schemes under Nirbhaya Fund are demand driven. The projects/ schemes  appraised  by  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  under  Framework  for  Nirbhaya Fund  have  staggered implementation schedule. While some of the appraised projects are directly  implemented  by  Central  Ministries/  Departments;  majority  of  the  projects  are implemented through State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations in which Central Government releases the funds to States/ UTs as per prescribed fund-sharing pattern of respective projects/ schemes. Thereafter, implementation on ground is done by the States/ UTs  as  per   the  given  timelines.  For  the   schemes  requiring   recurring  expenditure  for providing services, further funds are released upon receipt of Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and Statement of Expenditure (SoE) from the Implementing Agency/ authority. The UCs are required to be submitted within twelve months of the closure of financial year, in which grant was released. Hence, it is possible that more funds have been actually utilised, but Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and Statement of Expenditure (SoE), as required, as per provisions of General  Financial  Rules  (GFR)  have  not  been  submitted  by  the  concerned  States/ Implementing Agencies (IAs). The Ministry regularly follows up with the States/ Implementing agencies to submit UCs and SoEs. Various other factors such as time taken in getting required approvals from competent authorities, procedure to be followed for award of contract, disruptions due to unforeseen reasons such as the one created by the Covid 19 etc. have  also affected implementation of schemes/ projects. Under Nirbhaya Fund, so far approximately 70% of the fund released has been reported to be utilised.

The  schemes/  projects  funded  from  Nirbhaya  Fund  include  One  Stop  Centres (OSCs);  Universalisation  of  Women  Helplines  (WHL),  Emergency  Response  Support System (ERSS) which is a pan-India single number (112)/ mobile app based system for emergencies; a cyber-crime reporting portal to report obscene content; safe city projects in 8  cities  (Ahmedabad,  Bengaluru,  Chennai,  Delhi,  Hyderabad,  Kolkata,  Lucknow  and Mumbai) including infrastructure, technology adoption and capacity building in community through awareness programmes, establishment of state of the art DNA Laboratory at CFSL, Chandigarh; assistance to 28 States/ UTs to strengthen Forensic Science Laboratories; setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for speedy disposal of cases of rape and cases under POCSO Act; setting up/ strengthening of Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in  all  districts  of  the  country;  setting  up/  strengthening  of  Women  Help  Desks (WHDs) at Police Stations etc.

The 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.

The Empowered Committee also reviews the status of implementation of projects, and expenditure on approved projects from time to time in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/  Departments/  Implementing  Agencies.  Further,  the  concerned  Ministries  / Departments /Implementing Agencies also monitor the progress of implementation at their levels.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 280 for answer on 03.02.2023 regarding 'Utilization under Nirbhaya Fund'

State/ UT-wise and year-wise quantum of Nirbhaya Funds allocated/ released and utilized 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   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs                              | 2016-17                     | 2017- 18                    | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     | 2020- 21                    | Utilization 2021-22         | Total   |
| 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 |   3.3  |    9.6  |    8.4  |    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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