Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHARANJEET SINGH RORI, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 212 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11-03-2016

## NIRBHAYA FUND

## *212.   SHRI CHARANJEET SINGH RORI:

## SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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

- ( a ) the funds allocated and disbursed from the Nirbhaya Fund during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether a large proportion of  the Nirbhaya Fund remains unutilized during the said period . If so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for optimum utilization of the said funds ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 212 FOR 11.03.2016  BY  SHRI  CHARANJEET  SINGH  RORI  and  SHRI  DUSHYANT  CHAUTALA  ON NIRBHAYA FUND:

- (a) Government of India has set up a dedicated fund called Nirbhaya Fund for implementation of initiatives  aimed  at  enhancing  the  safety  and  security  of  women  in  the  country.  The  corpus transferred  to  the  Public  Account  for  the  Nirbhaya  fund  till  2014-15  is  Rs.  2000.00  Cr.  The following  budgetary  allocations  have  been  made  out  of  Nirbhaya  Fund  by  Department  of Economic Affairs, (Budget division) Ministry of Finance:

- i) Ministry of Home Affairs  : Rs. 150 Cr. in 2014-15 and Rs. 150 Cr. in 2015-16

- ii) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways:

- Rs. 50 Cr. in 2014-15 and Rs. 653 Cr. in 2015-16

MWCD  is  administering two schemes namely, One  Stop Centre Scheme  (OSC)  and Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) under Nirbhaya Fund. The OSC was approved in March  2015  for  setting  up  of  One  Stop  Centre  one  in  each  State/UT  to  support  the  women affected by violence.  The WHL Scheme was approved in February 2015 for implementation in 2015-16. The details are as under:

| Name of the Scheme                 | Budget Provision (BE 2015-16)   | Funds Released to States/UTs   |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| One Stop Centre Scheme             | Rs. 14.00 Cr.                   | Rs. 10.17 Cr.                  |
| Universalisation of Women Helpline | Rs. 28.00 Cr.                   | Rs. 15.46 Cr.                  |

State/UT-wise list is annexed ( Annexure I ).

- (b) & (c) : As per the guidelines of Ministry of Finance dated 25.3.2015, Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal authority for appraisal of the schemes/proposals received under Nirbhaya  Fund.  The  proposals  as  and  when  received  from  various  Central  Ministries  are appraised & recommended by an Empowered Committee of Officers under Nirbhaya Fund on priority.  Ministry  of  Finance,  Department  of  Economic  Affairs  have  further  simplified  the procedure  for  release  of  funds  from  Nirbhaya  Fund  for  the  projects  to  be  financed  under Nirbhaya Fund.

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## Details of funds released to State/UTs under One Stop Centre Scheme

| Sl.No.   | Proposal Received States/UTs   | Fund Released(In Rs.)   |
|----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Chhattisgarh                   | 38,22,077               |
| 2        | Chandigarh                     | 13,19,120               |
| 3        | Uttarakhand                    | 13,19,120               |
| 4        | Sikkim                         | 45,88,047               |
| 5        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands       | 13,19,120               |
| 6        | Assam                          | 38,84,120               |
| 7        | Nagaland                       | 45,88,047               |
| 8        | Daman &Diu                     | 45,88,047               |
| 9        | Andhra Pradesh                 | 13,19,120               |
| 10       | Punjab                         | 43,82,120               |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu                     | 45,88,047               |
| 12       | Tripura                        | 45,88,047               |
| 13       | Goa                            | 45,88,047               |
| 14       | Haryana                        | 36,40,870               |
| 15       | Telangana                      | 45,88,047               |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 45,88,047               |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh                  | 45,88,047               |
| 18       | Maharashtra                    | 45,88,047               |
| 19       | Meghalaya                      | 13,19,120               |
| 20       | Odisha                         | 10,28,060               |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh              | 13,19,120               |
| 22       | Jharkhand                      | 10,26,800               |
| 23       | Rajasthan                      | 12,12,120               |
| 24       | Karnataka                      | 45,88,047               |
| 25       | Puducherry                     | 37,00,000               |
| 26       | Kerala                         | 45,08,047               |
| 27       | Manipur                        | 12,89,120               |
| 28       | Bihar                          | 13,19,120               |
| 29       | Gujarat                        | 45,88,047               |
| 30       | Dadar Nagar Haveli             | 43,37,582               |
| 31       | Jammu &Kashmir                 | 45,88,047               |
| .        | Total Rs                       | 10,17,09,367            |

## Universalisation of Women Helpline Scheme

| Sl. No                           | States/UTs                       | Fund Sanctioned (Rs)   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1                                | Andhra Pradesh                   | 51,58,000              |
| 2                                | Odisha                           | 28,86,000              |
| 3                                | Chhattisgarh                     | 51,58,000              |
| 4                                | Sikkim                           | 47,25,000              |
| 5                                | Uttarakhand                      | 43,10,000              |
| 6                                | Arunachal Pradesh                | 49,70,000              |
| 7                                | Kerala                           | 51,58,800              |
| 8                                | Delhi                            | 49,78,000              |
| 9                                | Telangana                        | 28,86,000              |
| 10                               | Andaman &Nicobar                 | 17,00,000              |
| 11                               | Chandigarh                       | 17,00,000              |
| 12                               | Nagaland                         | 49,70,000              |
| 13                               | Mizoram                          | 51,08,000              |
| 14                               | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 51,58,000              |
| 15                               | Gujarat                          | 62,70,000              |
| 16                               | Uttar Pradesh                    | 62,70,000              |
| 17                               | Jharkhand                        | 34,54,000              |
| 18                               | Bihar                            | 62,70,000              |
| 19                               | Meghalaya                        | 49,70,000              |
| 20                               | Himachal Pradesh                 | 49,70,000              |
| 21                               | Tripura                          | 49,70,000              |
| 22                               | Karnataka                        | 62,70,000              |
| 23                               | Haryana                          | 51,58,000              |
| 24                               | Manipur                          | 49,70,000              |
| 25                               | West Bengal                      | 62,70,000              |
| 26                               | Tamil Nadu                       | 62,70,000              |
| 27                               | Madhya Pradesh                   | 62,70,000              |
| 28                               | Rajasthan                        | 62,70,000              |
| 29                               | Daman &Diu                       | 1700000                |
| 30                               | Maharashtra                      | 62,70,000              |
| 31                               | Assam                            | 34,54,000              |
| 32                               | Punjab                           | 28,86,000              |
| 33                               | Goa                              | 27,90,000              |
| Total Funds Sanctioned till date | Total Funds Sanctioned till date | 15,46,17,800           |