ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) : The Government of India has set up a dedicated fund called “Nirbhaya Fund” for implementation of initiative(s)/ scheme(s)/ project(s) aimed at enhancing the safety and security of women in the country. The initiatives undertaken and the amount disbursed thereunder as part of Nirbhaya Fund since its inception are at Annexure-I. Further, State/ UT-wise amount disbursed during the year 2019-2022 for the initiatives under Nirbhaya Fund are at Annexure-II.
(b) : One of the initiatives, i.e., 24X7 Women Helplines (WHLs) with short-code 181 provides emergency and non-emergency services as well as information dissemination about women centric government schemes, policies and programmes to the needy women. One Stop Centre (OSC) popularly known as Sakhi Centre, are getting operationalised across the country since 1st April 2015 with the objectives to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence and distress, both in private and public spaces under one roof and facilitate immediate, emergency and non-emergency access to a range of services including police, medical, legal aid and counselling, psychological support to fight against any forms of violence against women. As of now, 758 OSCs have been approved and out of which 708 are operational in 35 States/ UTs including 33 OSCs in the State of Rajasthan. The services of OSCs and WHL are available both in rural and urban areas. In addition, a project named ''Chirali- friends for ever'' was approved for the State of Rajasthan in 2016-17 which aimed to constitute Community Action Groups for women safety in 7 districts of Rajasthan covering a total of 2071 Gram Panchayats.
In addition, Government of India has launched ''Mission Shakti'' - an integrated women empowerment programme as umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women. Its component of Hubs for Empowerment of Women (HEW) under ''Samarthya sub-scheme, at the National, State/ UT and District level is for facilitating inter-sectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant for women with a mandates to create an environment through awareness generation, sensitization, training etc., in which the women realize their full potential.
(c) & (d) : Under the Scheme of Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV), approvals were given to the proposals received from 13 States/ UTs. However, this scheme was made functional only by 7 States / UTs. A third party Evaluation Study of Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) Scheme was conducted by NITI Aayog. The said study found inadequacies in institutional structure and implementation of the scheme. Taking into account the findings of the third party evaluation, the past experiences and in consultation with States/ Stakeholders, it has been decided to discontinue the Mahila Police Volunteers Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2022, while suitably incorporating appropriate provisions under other components of ''Mission Shakti''.
(e) & (f) : District-wise details of calls received at Women Helpline (181) is not maintained. However, State/ UT-wise details of calls registered at WHL are at Annexure-III.
The WHLs function under overall direction, management and supervision of State Governments and no issue regarding its connectivity in rural areas has come to the notice of Central Government.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1047 for answer on 22.07.2022 regarding ‘Nirbhaya Fund’
The initiatives undertaken and the amount disbursed thereunder as part of Nirbhaya Fund since its inception
Ministries/ Departments Sl. No. Project Name Amount
Disbursed
(Rs. in Cr.)
Ministry of Home Affairs
Emergency Response Support system (ERSS) 364.03
Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) 200.00
Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC) 142.00
Sub-project under CCPWC
Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/ Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi 5.01
New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura 20.18
Various other activities under Delhi Police ‘Safety of Women’ Scheme 9.96
Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities i.e. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai 1349.58
Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh 35.40
Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 24 States/UTs i.e. Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Goa, Odisha, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, A&N Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland 162.33
Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts of States & UTs. 99.86
Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations in all States & UTs (covering 10,000 Police Stations). 157.49
Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases 29.03
Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) for three years
Proposal for training of Investigation Officers (IOs)/ Prosecution Officers (POs) through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) in FY 2022-23 0.00
Ministry of Railways Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS) 250.82
Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station 17.64
Proposal for procurement of Tabs for Security of Women 0.00
MeiTY/ IIT Delhi Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women’s Safety 3.49
Deptt. of Justice Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act 434.31
(Extension of the FTSCs for two more years upto FY 2021-22) 0.00
M/o Tourism Safe Tourism Destination for women in MP 6.24
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 58.64
Women’s safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P. 80.92
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles 33.64
Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform 192.95
Ministry of Women and Child Development One Stop Centre (OSC) 672.26
Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) 74.39
Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) 16.32
Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate 4.71
Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls'' Programme, Govt. of M.P. 1.04
Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand 0.32
Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland 2.55
NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard 0.24
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 4.95
Scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape / gang-rape survivors and minor girls who get pregnant 0.00
M/o External Affairs Proposal for opening One Stop Centres (OSCs) in 10 Indian Missions abroad 0.00
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Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1047 for answer on 22.07.2022 regarding ‘Nirbhaya Fund’
State/UT-wise amount disbursed during the year 2019-2022 for the initiatives being implemented under Nirbhaya Fund
(Rupees in crore)
Sl.
No. States/UTs Amount
disbursed
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 7.59
2 Andhra Pradesh 28.96
3 Arunachal Pradesh 21.76
4 Assam 46.88
5 Bihar 84.31
6 Chandigarh 5.54
7 Chattishgarh 41.93
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 8.34
9 Delhi 306.61
10 Goa 9.36
11 Gujarat 136.60
12 Haryana 30.76
13 Himachal Pradesh 22.30
14 Jammu and Kashmir 24.30
15 Jharkhand 41.97
16 Karnataka 66.96
17 Kerala 33.39
18 Ladakh-UT 4.35
19 Lakshdweep 0.73
20 Madhya Pradesh 125.78
21 Maharashtra 154.25
22 Manipur 26.08
23 Meghalaya 20.00
24 Mizoram 22.37
25 Nagaland 24.03
26 Odisha 66.10
27 Puducherry 9.20
28 Punjab 31.20
29 Rajasthan 84.56
30 Sikkim 9.55
31 Tamil Nadu 127.22
32 Telangana 124.75
33 Tripura 15.34
34 Uttar Pradesh 317.82
35 Uttrakhand 22.82
36 West Bengal 29.02
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Annexure-III
Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1047 for answer on 22.07.2022 regarding ‘Nirbhaya Fund’
State-wise number of call registered at Women Helpline (181) as on 31.03.2022
Sl. No. State / UT Total Calls
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1539
2 Andhra Pradesh 931396
3 Arunachal Pradesh 7309
4 Assam 157811
5 Bihar 244803
6 Chandigarh 74507
7 Chattishgarh 81263
8 Dadra and Nagra Haveli and Daman and Diu 528
9 Delhi 1121711
10 Goa 18383
11 Gujarat 1004258
12 Haryana 43208
13 Himachal Pradesh 4663
14 Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh 126457
15 Jharkhand 464151
16 Karnataka 26184
17 Kerala 113885
18 Madhya Pradesh 194616
19 Maharashtra 295424
20 Manipur 768
21 Meghalaya 30898
22 Mizoram 11044
23 Nagaland 2290
24 Odisha 76058
25 Punjab 1053006
26 Rajasthan 25531
27 Sikkim 314
28 Tamil Nadu 256412
29 Telangana 89843
30 Tripura 59
31 Uttar Pradesh 553667
32 Uttarakhand 5939
TOTAL 7017925
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