The Ministry of Home
Affairs has introduced a Scheme called the Central Victim Compensation Fund
(CVCF) with initial corpus of Rs. 200 crores to enable support to victims of
various attacks with the following key objectives :-
(1) To support and
supplement the existing Victim Compensation Schemes notified by States UT
Administrations. (ii) To reduce disparity in quantum of compensation amount
notified by different States / UTs for victims of similar crimes. To encourage
States / UTs to effectively implement the Victim Compensation Scheme (VCS)
notified by them under the provisions of Section 357A of Cr. P.C. and continue
financial support to victims of various crimes especially sexual offences
including rape, acid attacks, crime against children, human trafficking, etc.
Victims will be
compensated on the grounds of various injuries, loss and death with respect to
acid attack, rape, human trafficking, disabilities and burns affected on them.
Women victims of cross-border suffering permanent or partial disability or
death will also be compensated under the Central Victim Compensation Fund
Scheme.
States have been
requested to suitably modify the State Victim Compensation Schemes to reduce
disparity in quantum of compensation amount notified by them and claim
financial support from the Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme. A copy of
the Scheme is also available on the Ministry of Home Affairs' website:
www.mha.nic.in.
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