(a) whether the Government has any monitoring mechanism in place to ensure the proper implementation of projects/ proposals under the Nirbhaya Fund;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made thereunder during the past five years, State/UT-wise; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the details of projects/proposals/ schemes under the said fund during the said period, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) & (b): Yes Sir. In accordance with the Framework for Nirbhaya Fund, an Empowered Committee (EC) of officers chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD) appraises and recommends proposals to be funded under this framework. It also provides for the concerned Ministry/ Department to seek approval of the designated competent financial authority, as well as of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) for funding of such proposals under the Nirbhaya Framework. As per this framework, the MWCD is responsible to review and monitor the progress of sanctioned projects/ schemes in conjunction with the concerned Central Ministries/ Departments. Further, as per this framework, monitoring and reporting mechanisms are mandated at the State/ UT level as well as at the level of the concerned Central Government Ministries/ Departments. All the projects appraised by the EC are at various stages of implementation having staggered gestation periods for completion of the projects. The details of projects/ proposals/ schemes appraised and recommended for funding under Nirbhaya Fund during the past five years are at Annexure.
(c) Does not arise.
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Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 5521 for answer on 26.07.2019 regarding Nirbhaya Fund raised by Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma, Dr. Sanjay Jaisawal and Shrimati Riti Pathak
Details of projects/ proposals/ schemes appraised and recommended for funding under Nirbhaya Fund during the past five years
(Amounts in Rupees crore)
Ministry/ Department Sl. No. Name of the Proposal Date of Appraisal Appraisal Amount Amount
approved by CFA# Amount released Amount
utilized
Ministry of Home Affairs
1 Emergency Response Support system 02.02.2014 321.69 321.69 292.15 292.15
2 Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) June, 2015 200.00 200.00 200.00 NA*
3 Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA) 26.11.2015 83.20 - 0.00 0.00
4 Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC) 06.01.2016 195.83 195.83 95.05 95.05
Sub-project under CCPWC 04.06.2018 28.93 28.93 0.00 0.00
5 Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi 18.02.2016 5.07 5.07 3.96 3.17
6 New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura 18.02.2016 23.53 23.53 11.82 3.32
7 Proposal for implementing a ‘Safe City Project’ in Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha 21.07.2017 110.35 - - -
8 Various other activities under Delhi Police ‘Safety of Women’ Scheme 04.10.2017 10.20 10.12 6.80 6.50
9 Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow. 01.03.2018 2919.55 2840.05 733.92 733.92
10 Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh
01.03.2018 99.76 99.76 25.64 12.15
11 Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases 16.11.2018 28.33 NA 7.09 7.08
12 Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 13 states i.e. Delhi, HP, J&K, MP, Mah,Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, TN, Tripura, UP& WB. 16.11.2018
20.02.2019
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28.05.2019 131.09 131.09 64.46 64.46
Ministry of Railways 13 Integrated Emergency Response Management System (IERMS) 18.11.2015 500.00 NA 300.00 50.00
14 Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan Railway Station 16.11.2018 17.64 NA 17.64 0.00
MeiTY/ IIT Delhi 15 Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women’s Safety 19.07.2016 3.49 3.49 3.46 3.49
Department of Justice 16 Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act 16.11.2018 767.25 NA 0.00 0.00
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways 17 Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 19.07.2016 138.49 138.49 58.64 0.00
18 Women’s safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. of U.P. 21.07.2017 83.50 83.50 40.20 31.10
19 Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. of Karnataka on Training women for heavy passengers vehicles 04.10.2017 56.06 56.06 33.64 2.20
20 Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform. 20.02.2019 465.02 463.88 0.00 0.00
Ministry of Women and Child Development
21 One Stop Centre (OSC) April, 2015 867.74 867.74 288.88 49.87
22 Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) April, 2015 155.94 155.94 42.85 19.40
23 Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) 20.12.2016 27.76 27.76 15.66 1.72
24 Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate 20.12.2016 10.20 10.20 4.71 1.09
25 Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls'' Programme, Govt. of M.P. 21.07.2017 1.74 1.74 1.05 0.00
26 Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand 21.07.2017 0.72 0.72 0.32 0.00
27 Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand 20.02.2019 0.29 0.29 0.00 0.00
28 Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland 21.07.2017 2.84 2.84 2.55 0.00
29 Strategic communication initiatives for women''s safety, Govt. of TamilNadu 20.02.2019 1.45 1.45 0.00 0.00
30 NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard March, 2017 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24
#CFA: Competent Financial Authority.
*NA: Not Available.