Lok Sabha Question No. 1249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Tanuj Punia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1249

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## UTILISATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND

## 1249.  SHRI TANUJ PUNIA :

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

- (a) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated/utilized under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme during the last two years, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the details of the compensation being provided under the said scheme during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) and (b): The projects/ schemes that are specifically aimed at ensuring safety and security of women and girls are considered for funding under Nirbhaya Fund. Upto the financial year 2025-26, a total amount of Rs 8212.85 Crore has been allocated under the Nirbhaya Fund. The total amount released and utilized out of the Nirbhaya fund is Rs 6581.84 Crore.

As  per  Section  396  of Bharatiya  Nagarik  Suraksha  Sanhita  (BNSS),  2023,  every  State Government in coordination with the Central Government is mandated to prepare a victim compensation scheme for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or their dependents who have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who require rehabilitation.

All the State/ Union Territories have notified victim compensation scheme in their respective State/ UT. Through the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) scheme under Nirbhaya Fund, financial assistance of Rs. 200.00 Crores, as one time grant has been released by Ministry of  Home  Affairs(MHA)  to  all  the  States/  UTs  in  financial  year  2016-17  to  support  their respective State Victim Compensation Schemes.

State/ UT-wise details of utilisation of fund since inception of Nirbhaya Fund are at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026 REGARDING 'UTILISATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND.

## Fund released to States/ UTs and utilised under Nirbhaya Fund

|   Sl.no | States/ UTs       |   (Rs. In crore) |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |           138    |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |            58.23 |
|       3 | Assam             |           129.12 |
|       4 | Bihar             |           159.22 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |           125.82 |
|       6 | Goa               |            21.51 |
|       7 | Gujarat           |           278.59 |
|       8 | Haryana           |            93.77 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  |            52.35 |
|      10 | Jammu and Kashmir |            57.3  |
|      11 | Jharkhand         |            79.43 |
|      12 | Karnataka         |           574.14 |
|      13 | Kerala            |           123.9  |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh    |           294.55 |
|      15 | Maharashtra       |           347.9  |
|      16 | Manipur           |            55.14 |
|      17 | Meghalaya         |            48.7  |
|      18 | Mizoram           |            57.88 |
|      19 | Nagaland          |            73.66 |
|      20 | Odisha            |           176.26 |
|      21 | Punjab            |            89.79 |
|      22 | Rajasthan         |           213.16 |
|      23 | Sikkim            |            26.59 |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu        |           402.97 |
|      25 | Telangana         |           309.94 |
|      26 | Tripura           |            30.12 |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh     |           714.2  |
|      28 | Uttarakhand       |            66.94 |
|      29 | West Bengal       |           165.39 |
|      30 | A&N Islands       |            16.67 |
|      31 | Chandigarh        |            80.93 |
|      32 | DNH&DD            |            17.33 |
|      33 | Delhi             |           522.73 |
|      34 | Ladakh            |             5.96 |
|      35 | Lakshadweep       |             9.32 |
|      36 | Puducherry        |            20.07 |