Lok Sabha Question No. 1025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, PARASURAMAN K., HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1025 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2016

## NIRBHAYA FUND

1025.   SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH: SHRI K. PARASURAMAN: SHRI HARI MANJHI:

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

- (a) the corpus of Nirbhaya Fund set up by the Government for enhancing safety and security for women in the country along with funds allocated thereunder since its inception;
- (b) the details of proposals of various Ministries/Departments and States/UTs received and approved/recommended and funds provided thereunder since inception of this Fund;
- (c) whether  a  large  proportion  of  Nirbhaya  Fund  remains  unutilised  and  if  so,  the  reaction  of  the Government for its judicious utilisation;
- (d) whether discrepancies/irregularities have been reported in the utilisation/under utilisation of allocated funds by some Ministries and States/UTs, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  review  and  revise  the  procedure/  guidelines  for  sanction  of projects under the Nirbhaya Fund for its better implementation and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a)    Ministry  of  Finance,  Government  of  India  had  set  up  a  dedicated  fund  called  Nirbhaya  Fund  for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country.  Since its inception in 2013, the corpus transferred to the Public Account for the Nirbhaya fund till 2015-16 is Rs. 2000 Crore.
- (b)  (I) The  details  of  proposals  received,  appraised  and  recommended  under  Nirbhaya  Fund  are  as under:
- (II) The following schemes funded under Nirbhaya Fund are already under implementation:-

| Name of the Ministry     | Name of the Proposal                                                          |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) with project cost of Rs. 200.00 Crore |

|                                             | Investigative Units for Crime against Women (IUCAW) with project cost of Rs. 324.00 Crore                                                                                                                                             |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                             | Cyber Crime Prvention against Women & Children (CCPWC) with project cost of Rs. 244.32 Crore                                                                                                                                          |
|                                             | Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA) with project cost of Rs. 83.20 Crore                                                                                                                                                      |
| Delhi Police                                | Hiring of Professional Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi with project cost of Rs. 6.20 Crore                                                                                              |
|                                             | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura, New Delhi with project cost of Rs.23.53 Crore                                 |
| Ministry of Railway                         | Integrated Emergency Response System (IEMRS) with total project cost of Rs. 500.00 Crore                                                                                                                                              |
| Transport Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi | Installation of CCTV Cameras and GPS devices in 6655 buses (DTC + Cluster) to strengthen the safety of women in public transport buses costing Rs. 140.00 Crore                                                                       |
|                                             | Installation of CCTV Cameras through Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (DTIDCL) in 100 strategic located modern stainless steel bus queue shelters to strengthen safety of women costing Rs. 1.87 Crore. |

## Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) :

- (i) One Stop Centre(OSC) with total project cost of Rs. 18.58 crore.
- (ii) Universalisation of Women Helpline with total project cost of Rs. 69.49 crore.

Ministry of Home Affairs :

National Emergency Response System (NERS) with total project cost of  Rs.321.69 crore.

- (c) The  above  mentioned  recommended  projects  are  at  different  levels  of  implementation  and  fund  is utilized as per the requirement of the project.
- (d) No, Madam.
- (e) Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs has issued guidelines for simplified procedure for making expenditure from the Nirbhaya Fund.  Ministry of Women & Child Development in consultation with the  Ministry  of  Finance,  Department  of  Economic  Affairs  has  also  issued  guidelines  for  proposals  from Central Government Ministries/Departments, States/UTs to be funded under Nirbhaya Fund.

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