Lok Sabha Question No. 2180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade, Dr. Amar Singh, Shri Benny Behanan, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## NIRBHAYA FUND

2180.   DR. AMAR SINGH: SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA: SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the fund utilization rate under Nirbhaya Fund schemes in the country, State-wise during the last five years;
- (b) the number  of sanctioned/operational One  Stop Centres  (OSCs),  Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the projects withdrawn, delayed/stopped midway under the said fund?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a)  Under the Nirbhaya Fund, upto the financial year 2024-25, a total amount of Rs 7712.85 Crore has been allocated. The total amount released and utilized out of the Nirbhaya fund is Rs 6232.83 Crore which is nearly 81% of the total allocation.

The  projects/  schemes  under  Nirbhaya  Fund  are  demand  driven.  The  projects/  schemes initially  appraised  by  Empowered  Committee  (EC)  under  Framework  for  Nirbhaya  Fund generally  have  a  staggered  implementation  schedule.  Some  of  the  appraised  projects  are directly implemented by Central Ministries/ Departments. However, majority of the projects are implemented through State Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations, in which  Central  Government  releases  funds  to  States/  UTs  after  approval  of  Competent Financial Authority (CFA), as per prescribed fund sharing pattern of respective States/ UTs. Implementation on the ground is done by the Implementing Agencies (IAs) of States or UTs as per the approved timelines. State/ UT-wise details of utilisation of fund are at AnnexureI .

(b)  State/  UT-wise  list  of  sanctioned/  operational  One  Stop  Centres  (OSCs),  Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) is at Annexure-II .

- (c )  Till now, a total of 50 projects have been appraised by the Empowered Committee of officers(EC) constituted under the framework for Nirbhaya Fund. The details are as under:

| I.   | Number of projects appraised by EC                                | =50     |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| II.  | Number of projects approved by CFA [out of (I)]                   | =40     |
| III. | Number of Projects appraised but awaiting approval of CFA [out of | (i)]=10 |
| IV.  | Number of ongoing projects [out of (II)]                          | =21     |
| V.   | Number of Completed projects [out of (II)]                        | =16     |
| VI.  | Number of Closed Projects* [out of (II)]                          | =03     |

The 02 projects namely (i) CHIRALI: Friends Forever (ii) Smart and safe cities free from violence  against  Women  and  Girls  programme  of  Department  of  Women  and  Child Development, Government of Rajasthan and Government of Madhya Pradesh, respectively were closed at the request of the State Governments. The Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) scheme was discontinued under Mission Shakti based on the recommendation made in a Third Party evaluation, while suitably incorporating its features under other components of Mission Shakti.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2180 to be answered on 01.08.2025 regarding 'Nirbhaya Fund'.

|   Sl.no | States/ UTs       |   Fund released and utilised to States/UTs (Rs. In crore) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                    133.07 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                     53.27 |
|       3 | Assam             |                                                    120.9  |
|       4 | Bihar             |                                                    148.8  |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                                    117.02 |
|       6 | Goa               |                                                     28.74 |
|       7 | Gujarat           |                                                    225.5  |
|       8 | Haryana           |                                                    118.05 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                     63.7  |
|      10 | Jammu and Kashmir |                                                     52.52 |
|      11 | Jharkhand         |                                                     69.2  |
|      12 | Karnataka         |                                                    490.71 |
|      13 | Kerala            |                                                    134.32 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                    206.88 |
|      15 | Maharashtra       |                                                    372.89 |
|      16 | Manipur           |                                                     73.38 |
|      17 | Meghalaya         |                                                     51.05 |
|      18 | Mizoram           |                                                     49.45 |
|      19 | Nagaland          |                                                     60.89 |
|      20 | Odisha            |                                                    139.52 |
|      21 | Punjab            |                                                     64.27 |
|      22 | Rajasthan         |                                                    189.59 |
|      23 | Sikkim            |                                                     57.66 |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu        |                                                    347.55 |
|      25 | Telangana         |                                                    298.49 |
|      26 | Tripura           |                                                     30.11 |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                    699.12 |
|      28 | Uttarakhand       |                                                     64.5  |
|      29 | West Bengal       |                                                    136.07 |
|      30 | A&N Islands       |                                                     16.63 |
|      31 | Chandigarh        |                                                     80.93 |
|      32 | DNH&DD            |                                                     17.32 |
|      33 | Delhi             |                                                    538.31 |
|      34 | Ladakh            |                                                     20.03 |
|      35 | Lakshadweep       |                                                     10.19 |
|      36 | Puducherry        |                                                     66.17 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2180 to be answered on 01.08.2025 regarding 'Nirbhaya Fund'.

| Sl No.   | State/ UTs                  | Number of OSCs      | Number of OSCs      | No. of AHTUs*No.   | of CWCs   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|          |                             | ApprovedOperational | ApprovedOperational |                    |           |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3                   | 3                   | 1                  | 3         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 26                  | 26                  | 13                 | 26        |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 27                  | 25                  | 25                 | 26        |
| 4        | Assam                       | 36                  | 36                  | 38                 | 36        |
| 5        | Bihar                       | 65                  | 39                  | 44                 | 38        |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  | 1                   | 1                   | 1                  | 1         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                | 42                  | 29                  | 27                 | 33        |
| 8        | DNH&DD                      | 3                   | 3                   | 3                  | 3         |
| 9        | Delhi                       | 22                  | 11                  | 17                 | 10        |
| 10       | Goa                         | 2                   | 2                   | 2                  | 2         |
| 11       | Gujarat                     | 36                  | 35                  | 40                 | 33        |
| 12       | Haryana                     | 22                  | 22                  | 22                 | 22        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh            | 13                  | 13                  | 12                 | 12        |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir           | 23                  | 20                  | 21                 | 20        |
| 15       | Jharkhand                   | 35                  | 24                  | 24                 | 24        |
| 16       | Karnataka                   | 40                  | 40                  | 35                 | 39        |
| 17       | Kerala                      | 16                  | 14                  | 22                 | 14        |
| 18       | Ladakh                      | 2                   | 2                   | 2                  | 2         |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                 | 1                   | 1                   | 1                  | 1         |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh              | 65                  | 57                  | 52                 | 51        |
| 21       | Maharashtra                 | 55                  | 55                  | 45                 | 39        |
| 22       | Manipur                     | 16                  | 16                  | 16                 | 16        |
| 23       | Meghalaya                   | 13                  | 12                  | 11                 | 12        |
| 24       | Mizoram                     | 13                  | 13                  | 8                  | 11        |
| 25       | Nagaland                    | 17                  | 11                  | 11                 | 16        |
| 26       | Odisha                      | 32                  | 30                  | 36                 | 31        |
| 27       | Puducherry                  | 4                   | 4                   | 4                  | 2         |
| 28       | Punjab                      | 23                  | 23                  | 29                 | 23        |
| 29       | Rajasthan                   | 52                  | 43                  | 43                 | 34        |
| 30       | Sikkim                      | 6                   | 6                   | 5                  | 6         |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                  | 59                  | 49                  | 32                 | 40        |
| 32       | Telangana                   | 36                  | 36                  | 30                 | 36        |
| 33       | Tripura                     | 10                  | 8                   | 8                  | 8         |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh               | 121                 | 96                  | 75                 | 75        |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                 | 14                  | 14                  | 13                 | 13        |
| 36       | West Bengal                 | 24                  | 24                  | 39                 | 25        |
|          | Total                       | 975                 | 843                 | 807                | 783       |

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