Ministry of Women and Child Development
Utilization Of Nirbhaya Fund
Posted On:
23 MAR 2022 4:01PM by PIB Delhi
The projects/ schemes under Nirbhaya Fund are demand driven. The projects/ schemes appraised by Empowered Committee (EC) under Framework for Nirbhaya Fund are having staggered implementation schedule. Further, some of the appraised projects are directly implemented by Central Ministries/ Departments, however, majority of the projects are implemented through State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations in which Central Government releases the funds to States/ UTs as per prescribed fund sharing pattern of respective projects/ schemes and implementation on ground is done by the States/ UTs as per the approved implementation period. Further, there are schemes, which require recurring expenditure for providing services, in respect of which, further funds are released upon receipt of Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and Statement of Expenditure (SoE) from the Implementing Agency/ authority. The UCs are required to be submitted within twelve months of the closure of financial year, in which grant was released. Hence, it is possible that more funds have been actually utilised, but Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and Statement of Expenditure (SoE), as required, as per provisions of General Financial Rules (GFR) have not been submitted by the concerned States/ Implementing Agencies (IAs). The States/ IAs are regularly followed up to submit UCs and SoEs. Various other factors such as time taken in getting required approvals from competent authorities, procedure to be followed for award of contract, disruptions due to unforeseen reasons such as the one created by the Covid 19 etc., also affect implementation of schemes/ projects. Under Nirbhaya Fund, so far approximately 70% of the fund released has been reported to be utilised.
An Empowered Committee (EC) of Officers constituted under the Framework for Nirbhaya Fund appraises and recommends the proposals for funding under Nirbhaya Fund and also reviews the status of implementation as also status of expenditure, of approved projects from time to time, in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies.
The details of the activities and projects undertaken under the Nirbhaya fund are at Annexure.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Annexure
Details of the activities and projects undertaken under the Nirbhaya fund
(Rs. in Cr.)
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Ministries/ Departments
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Sl. No.
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Project Name
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Fund appraised by EC
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Ministry of Home Affairs
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1
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Emergency Response Support system (ERSS)
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321.69
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2
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Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)
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200.00
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3
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Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)
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195.83
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Sub-project under CCPWC
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28.93
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4
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Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/ Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi
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5.07
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5
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New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura
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23.53
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6
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Various other activities under Delhi Police ‘Safety of Women’ Scheme
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10.20
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7
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Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities i.e. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai
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2919.55
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8
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Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh
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99.76
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9
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Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 24 States/UTs
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206.76
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10
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Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts of States & UTs.
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100.00
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11
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Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations in all States & UTs (covering 10,000 Police Stations).
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100.00
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12
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Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases
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7.09
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13
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Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) for three years
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7.50
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Ministry of Railways
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14
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Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS)
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500.00
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15
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Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station
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17.64
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MeiTY/ IIT Delhi
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16
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Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women’s Safety
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3.49
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Deptt. of Justice
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17
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Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act
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767.25
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(Extension of the FTSCs for two more years upto FY 2021-22)
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1687.95
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M/o Tourism
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18
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Safe Tourism Destination for women in MP
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27.98
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
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19
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Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
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138.49
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20
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Women’s safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P.
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83.50
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21
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Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles
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56.06
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22
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Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform
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465.02
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
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23
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One Stop Centre (OSC)
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867.74
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24
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Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL)
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155.94
|
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25
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Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV)
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27.76
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26
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Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate
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10.20
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27
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- and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls' Programme, Govt. of M.P.
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1.74
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28
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Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand
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0.72
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29
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Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland
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2.84
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30
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NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard
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0.24
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31
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Proposal of Department of Information, MSME & Export Promotion, Govt. of UP: Mission Shakti for awareness and capacity building program for safety and empowerment of women and girls in industrial sectors
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8.25
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32
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Scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape / gang-rape survivors and minor girls who get pregnant
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74.1
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D/o School Education and Literacy
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33
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Proposal of Department of School Education, Govt. of Bihar: Improving self-defence quality in women and girls’ for funding under Nirbhaya Fund
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231.4
|
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M/o Housing & Urban Affairs
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34
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Proposal of Department of Local Government, Punjab: Punjab Urban Local Bodies Surveillance Grid for Women Safety (PUNGRID-WS) proposed to be implemented in 167 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Punjab
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154.03
|
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M/o External Affairs
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35
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Proposal for opening One Stop Centres (OSCs) in 10 Indian Missions abroad
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40.79
|
|
|
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Grand Total
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9549.04
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BY/AS
(Release ID: 1808701)