Lok Sabha Question No. 2075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Victim Compensation Scheme under Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2075

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## VICTIM COMPENSATION SCHEME UNDER NIRBHAYA FUND

## 2075.   SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

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

- (a) whether  all  the  States/  Union  Territories  have  notified  victim  compensation scheme under Nirbhaya Fund;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor indicating the names of such States/ Union Territories;
- (c) the quantum of funds released from this fund, State-wise since its inception; and
- (d) whether there is a separate compensation for victims that are physically/ mentally challenged?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): In order to support and supplement the Victim Compensation Schemes of State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations, the Ministry of Home Affairs had released Rs. 200 crore as a one-time grant to the States/ UTs under the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) from Nirbhaya Fund, to enable compensation to victims of various  crimes  especially  sexual  offences  including  rape,  acid  attacks,  crime  against children, human trafficking etc. The corpus of Rs. 200 Crore was distributed among the States/  UTs  in  the  year  2016-17  with  the  direction  to  achieve  the  above-mentioned objectives.

(c) & (d): The  details of State/ UT-wise  fund released is at Annexure .  The compensation for physically/ mentally challenged victims is included in the CVCF.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2075 for answer on 15.12.2023 regarding 'Victim Compensation Scheme under Nirbhaya Fund'

| S/ No.         | Name of State/ UT                         | Amount released during 2016- 17 (Rs in Lakhs)   |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh                            | 662                                             |
| 2              | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 33                                              |
| 3              | Assam                                     | 860                                             |
| 4              | Bihar                                     | 722                                             |
| 5              | Chhattisgarh                              | 685                                             |
| 6              | Goa                                       | 50                                              |
| 7              | Gujarat                                   | 390                                             |
| 8              | Haryana                                   | 550                                             |
| 9              | Himachal Pradesh                          | 120                                             |
| 10             | Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)*                    | 170                                             |
| 11             | Jharkhand                                 | 450                                             |
| 12             | Karnataka                                 | 995                                             |
| 13             | Kerala                                    | 760                                             |
| 14             | Madhya Pradesh                            | 2180                                            |
| 15             | Maharashtra                               | 1765                                            |
| 16             | Manipur                                   | 34                                              |
| 17             | Meghalaya                                 | 50                                              |
| 18             | Mizoram                                   | 48                                              |
| 19             | Nagaland                                  | 10                                              |
| 20             | Odisha                                    | 1060                                            |
| 21             | Punjab                                    | 410                                             |
| 22             | Rajasthan                                 | 1545                                            |
| 23             | Sikkim                                    | 23                                              |
| 24             | Tamil Nadu                                | 565                                             |
| 25             | Telangana                                 | 590                                             |
| 26             | Tripura                                   | 115                                             |
| 27             | Uttar Pradesh                             | 2810                                            |
| 28             | Uttarakhand                               | 125                                             |
| 29             | West Bengal                               | 1265                                            |
| 30             | Delhi (NCT)                               | 880                                             |
| 31             | Puducherry (UT)                           | 10                                              |
| 32             | Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | 20                                              |
| 33             | Lakshadweep (UT)                          | 10                                              |
| 34             | Chandigarh (UT)                           | 23                                              |
| 35             | Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)            | 15                                              |
| Total 20000.00 | Total 20000.00                            | Total 20000.00                                  |

*Includes Ladakh, erstwhile part of the State of J&K. Now the UTs of J&K and Ladakh are separate.