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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. Under the Nirbhaya Fund, the proposed projects should have the features like direct impact on safety and security concerns of women, optimum use of existing infrastructure, innovative use of technology, no duplication of existing government schemes/ programmes, provision for real time intervention as far as possible. strict privacy and confidentiality of women’s identity and information and defined monitoring mechanism.
The Central Ministries/Departments, States/UTs, Autonomous and other Government Bodies can submit proposals as per the prescribed procedure. As per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal authority for appraisal of the schemes/proposals received under Nirbhaya Fund. An Empowered Committeeof officers (EC) under the Chairpersonship of Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development has been set up for appraising various schemes/projects proposed to be funded from the Nirbhaya Fund.
The States/UTs-wisedetails of funds sanctioned/ allocated and utilized for the projects being implemented by various Ministries/ Departments out of Nirbhaya Fund are atAnnexure-I.
The Empowered Committee in the Ministry of Women and Child Developmentin its meeting held on 22.10.2019 has appraised a project of Ministry of Home Affairs under Nirbhaya Fund for setting up/ strengthening of Women Help Desks in Police Stations in States/UTs at a cost of Rs. 100.00 crore.
States/UTs-wise utilization of funds released for Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC) Scheme are at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
Ministry of Home Affairs
State/UT-wise details of the total funds sanctioned/allocated & utilized for Nirbhaya funded Projects.
(In Rs. Lakh)
| Sl. No. |
State/UT |
Total funds sanctioned/allocated to States/UTs |
Utilization Certificate Received * |
| 1 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
2085.00 |
814.01 |
| 2 |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
768.86 |
224.03 |
| 3 |
ASSAM |
2072.63 |
305.06 |
| 4 |
BIHAR |
2258.60 |
702.00 |
| 5 |
CHHATTISGARH |
1687.41 |
745.31 |
| 6 |
GOA |
776.59 |
221.00 |
| 7 |
GUJARAT |
7004.31 |
118.50 |
| 8 |
HARYANA |
1671.87 |
606.00 |
| 9 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
1147.37 |
291.54 |
| 10 |
JAMMU & KASHMIR |
1256.02 |
324.53 |
| 11 |
JHARKHAND |
1569.81 |
405.33 |
| 12 |
KARNATAKA |
19172.09 |
1362.00 |
| 13 |
KERALA |
1971.77 |
472.00 |
| 14 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
4316.96 |
639.50 |
| 15 |
MAHARASHTRA |
14940.06 |
0 |
| 16 |
MANIPUR |
878.78 |
0 |
| 17 |
MEGHALAYA |
675.39 |
0 |
| 18 |
MIZORAM |
883.57 |
543.68 |
| 19 |
NAGALAND |
689.55 |
357.84 |
| 20 |
ODISHA |
2270.53 |
58.00 |
| 21 |
PUNJAB |
2047.08 |
300.00 |
| 22 |
RAJASTHAN |
3373.2 |
1011.00 |
| 23 |
SIKKIM |
613.33 |
0 |
| 24 |
TELENGANA |
10351.88 |
419.00 |
| 25 |
TAMIL NADU |
19068.36 |
600.00 |
| 26 |
TRIPURA |
766.59 |
0 |
| 27 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
11939.85 |
393.00 |
| 28 |
UTTARAKHAND |
953.27 |
679.41 |
| 29 |
WEST BENGAL |
7570.80 |
392.73 |
| 30 |
A & N ISLANDS |
653.08 |
147.05 |
| 31 |
CHANDIGARH |
746.02 |
260.83 |
| 32 |
D & N HAVELI |
420.00 |
158.00 |
| 33 |
DAMAN & DIU |
420.00 |
0 |
| 34 |
DELHI (UT) |
39090.12 |
1941.57 |
| 35 |
LAKSHADWEEP |
614.71 |
76.93 |
| 36 |
PUDUCHERRY |
496.16 |
128.55 |
*The CVCF has been released as one-time grant to States/UTs to support and supplement the Victim Compensation schemes in respective States/UTs and expenditure from this fund is allowed to States/UTs after consuming non-budgetary resource with them. The utilization certificate in respect of Safe City projects and Strengthening of State Forensic Laboratory are not due.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
State/UT-wise details of the total funds sanctioned/allocated & utilized for Nirbhaya funded Projects.
(In Rs. Lakh)
| Sl. No. |
State/UT |
Funds released to States/UTs |
Utilization |
|
| 1 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
5864.00 |
0.00 |
|
| 2 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
4020.00 |
3110.00 |
|
| 3 |
KARNATAKA |
3364.00 |
220.00 |
Department of Justice
State/UT-wise details of the total funds sanctioned/allocated & utilized for Nirbhaya funded Projects.
(In Rs. Lakh)
| Sl. No. |
State/UT |
Funds released to States/UTs |
Amount utilized |
|
|
JHARKHAND |
495.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
KARNATAKA |
697.50 |
0.00 |
|
|
KERALA |
630.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH |
1507.50 |
0.00 |
|
|
MAHARASHTRA |
3105.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
MANIPUR |
67.50 |
0.00 |
|
|
NAGALAND |
33.75 |
0.00 |
|
|
ODISHA |
540.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
RAJASTHAN |
585.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
TRIPURA |
101.25 |
0.00 |
|
|
UTTARAKHAND |
135.00 |
0.00 |
Ministry of Women and Child Development
1. Mahila Police Volunteer Scheme - under the Scheme on proposals of 12 States have been submitted and approved. The details of fund released and utilized in respect of those 12 States are as under:
(In Rs. Lakh)
| Sl.No |
State |
Funds released to States/UTs |
Amount utilized |
| 1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
521.39 |
75.82 |
| 3 |
Chattishgarh |
715.55 |
152.78 |
| 4 |
Gujarat |
76.20 |
41.65 |
| 5 |
Haryana |
77.52 |
88.45 |
| 6 |
Jharkhand |
2.64 |
0.00 |
| 7 |
Karnataka |
56.13 |
0.00 |
| 8 |
Madhya Pradesh |
30.18 |
0.00 |
| 9 |
Mizoram |
35.85 |
0.00 |
| 10 |
Nagaland |
9.40 |
0.00 |
| 11 |
Tripura |
30.16 |
0.00 |
| 12 |
Uttrakhand |
68.82 |
0.00 |
2. One Stop Centre Scheme (OSC)
(In Rs. Lakh)
| Sl.No |
State |
Funds released to States/UTs |
Amount utilized |
| 1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
96.28 |
38.95 |
| 2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
1167.98 |
430.47 |
| 3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
981.85 |
94.37 |
| 4 |
Assam |
1408.23 |
122.79 |
| 5 |
Bihar |
1187.90 |
0.00 |
| 6 |
Chandigarh |
37.50 |
6.99 |
| 7 |
Chattishgarh |
2017.19 |
928.67 |
| 8 |
Dadra and Nagra Haveli |
87.33 |
35.22 |
| 9 |
Daman & Diu |
89.18 |
8.08 |
| 10 |
Delhi |
201.18 |
0.00 |
| 11 |
Goa |
96.07 |
12.11 |
| 12 |
Gujarat |
1246.51 |
56.89 |
| 13 |
Haryana |
1011.31 |
189.09 |
| 14 |
Himachal Pradesh |
310.96 |
15.00 |
| 15 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
402.29 |
48.69 |
| 16 |
Jharkhand |
1078.85 |
48.43 |
| 17 |
Karnataka |
1205.41 |
0.00 |
| 18 |
Kerala |
468.86 |
41.00 |
| 19 |
Lakshdweep |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 20 |
Madhya Pradesh |
2797.60 |
590.73 |
| 21 |
Maharashtra |
1446.54 |
19.41 |
| 22 |
Manipur |
590.45 |
12.89 |
| 23 |
Meghalaya |
436.93 |
58.17 |
| 24 |
Mizoram |
416.75 |
64.63 |
| 25 |
Nagaland |
693.28 |
211.73 |
| 26 |
Odisha |
1038.82 |
54.46 |
| 27 |
Puducherry |
104.08 |
0.00 |
| 28 |
Punjab |
1185.37 |
65.62 |
| 29 |
Rajasthan |
1078.37 |
171.86 |
| 30 |
Sikkim |
132.06 |
38.90 |
| 31 |
Tamil Nadu |
1672.64 |
45.88 |
| 32 |
Telangana |
1396.91 |
138.07 |
| 33 |
Tripura |
374.91 |
44.66 |
| 34 |
Uttar Pradesh |
4088.39 |
540.02 |
| 35 |
Uttrakhand |
566.69 |
164.31 |
| 36 |
West Bengal |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3. Universalization of Women Helpline Scheme
(In Rs. Lakh)
| Sl.No |
State |
Funds released to States/UTs |
Amount utilized |
| 1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
102.03 |
0.13 |
| 2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
146.26 |
106.50 |
| 3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
224.64 |
167.84 |
| 4 |
Assam |
112.63 |
78.55 |
| 5 |
Bihar |
202.21 |
133.36 |
| 6 |
Chandigarh |
199.16 |
132.80 |
| 7 |
Chattishgarh |
272.57 |
204.41 |
| 8 |
Dadra and Nagra Haveli |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 9 |
Daman & Diu |
85.16 |
20.64 |
| 10 |
Delhi |
49.78 |
0.00 |
| 11 |
Goa |
27.90 |
0.00 |
| 12 |
Gujarat |
377.40 |
241.50 |
| 13 |
Haryana |
51.58 |
7.11 |
| 14 |
Himachal Pradesh |
49.70 |
0.00 |
| 15 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
119.49 |
51.33 |
| 16 |
Jharkhand |
34.54 |
0.23 |
| 17 |
Karnataka |
62.70 |
0.00 |
| 18 |
Kerala |
174.96 |
106.79 |
| 19 |
Lakshdweep |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 20 |
Madhya Pradesh |
62.70 |
0.00 |
| 21 |
Maharashtra |
62.70 |
0.00 |
| 22 |
Manipur |
49.70 |
49.70 |
| 23 |
Meghalaya |
116.48 |
49.70 |
| 24 |
Mizoram |
255.56 |
187.40 |
| 25 |
Nagaland |
257.39 |
189.23 |
| 26 |
Odisha |
191.76 |
140.64 |
| 27 |
Puducherry |
51.08 |
0.00 |
| 28 |
Punjab |
90.13 |
28.86 |
| 29 |
Rajasthan |
109.20 |
0.00 |
| 30 |
Sikkim |
115.14 |
47.25 |
| 31 |
Tamil Nadu |
155.70 |
62.70 |
| 32 |
Telangana |
157.25 |
123.17 |
| 33 |
Tripura |
49.70 |
0.00 |
| 34 |
Uttar Pradesh |
237.86 |
146.66 |
| 35 |
Uttrakhand |
207.90 |
139.74 |
| 36 |
West Bengal |
62.70 |
0.00 |
4. Other States/UTs projects
(inRs.lakh)
| Sl. No. |
State/UT |
Funds released to States/UTs |
Utilization |
|
| 1 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
104.70 |
0.00 |
|
| 2 |
NAGALAND |
255.60 |
0.00 |
|
| 3 |
RAJASTHAN |
470.97 |
108.89 |
|
| 4 |
UTTARAKHAND |
32.40 |
0.00 |
Annexure-II
States which have utilized funds in respect of CCPWC Scheme
(in Rs. Lakh)
| Sl. No. |
State/UT |
Funds utilized |
| 1 |
HARYANA |
231.00 |
| 2 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
147.00 |
| 3 |
KARNATAKA |
282.00 |
| 4 |
KERALA |
135.00 |
| 5 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
156.00 |
| 6 |
MIZORAM |
111.00 |
| 7 |
NAGALAND |
148.00 |
| 8 |
ODISHA |
58.00 |
| 9 |
TELENGANA |
394.00 |
| 10 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
393.00 |
| 11 |
UTTARAKHAND |
147.00 |
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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