The court had last month directed all states and union territories to file an affidavit indicating the amount received by them under the nirbhaya fund towards victim compensation, amount disbursed. I visited four government hospitals in the delhi ncr region to investigate the status of the one stop centres the government promised, and this was what i found. The delhi government on monday recommended rejecting mercy petition of pawan gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 nirbhaya. Projects under nirbhaya fund important download pdf doorsteptutor material for competitive exams is prepared by worlds top subject experts. What happens with the money allocated to the nirbhaya fund. The nirbhaya fund as of now has a total corpus of rs 3,000 crore. Union government has issued guidelines for utilising the nirbhaya fund with a corpus of inr 3000 crore. It is a noniapsable corpus fund, being administered by department of economic affairs, ministry of finance.
Nirbhayas mother asha devi speaks at a programme photo. The rs 1,000 crore nirbhaya fund was announced in union budget 20 by the then finance minister p chidambaram. To, the director, mahila kalyan, up 8th floor, jawahar bhawan, lucknow, 226001 email. The nirbhaya fund was announced by the centre in 20 after the sensational december 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in delhi. The ministry of women and child development prepares the scope and application of the fund. All nirbhaya fund news updates and notification on our. Ministry of women and child development is the nodal ministry to appraise schemes under the nirbhaya fund. Just 42% of available nirbhaya fund released for women. Vinay sharma, one of the four men sentenced to death for gangrape and murder in the nirbhaya case. The nirbhaya fund was set up in the aftermath of december 2012 gangrape incident in the capital.
Dtcs request for funds from the central government, to install cctv cameras in air conditioned and non air conditioned buses, has remained pending for three months. The fund, which now has a total amount of rs 3,000 crore, hasnt seen as enthusiastic utilization as expected. Three hours later, a police control room pcr van picked up nirbhaya s naked body and her injured friend lying under a flyover, and immediately rushed them to a hospital. Chidambaram, this fund is expected to support initiatives by the government and ngos working towards protecting the dignity and ensuring safety of women in india. Department of economic affairs under the ministry of finance is responsible for the administration of the fund. F inance minister arun jaitley today 28th february 2015 presented the union budget for the year 201516 aimed at high growth, saying the pace of cutting the fiscal deficit would slow as he seeks to boost investment and ensure that ordinary people benefit.
The centre on thursday approved projects worth rs 2,919 crore under the nirbhaya fund for creating safe cities with special focus on wome. Government okays rs 2,919cr nirbhaya fund for creating. Jul 11, 2014 the nirbhaya fund should be creatively used to bridge gaps in gender sensitive policing, provision of legal aid and gender sensitive medical services to rape victims. Apr 24, 2018 the supreme court today said nothing would materialise if the money from the nirbhaya fund is not properly spent on womens welfare. The chapter of 2012 gangrape and murder case of nirbhaya concluded with the hanging of four convicts on friday, but the fund set up in her name for the safety of. Recently, the accused of nirbhaya case were sentenced with death by the delhi high court. The purpose of the nirbhaya fund was to address violence against women and establish one stop centres in every district. Centre grants rs 100 crore from nirbhaya fund to set up. Feb 17, 2017 the nirbhaya fund was introduced keeping this in mind. Mar 06, 2015 nirbhaya fund has gained notoriety for remaining grossly underutilized. The nirbhaya fund, as it is known, supports government initiatives to protect women and children from sexual crimes and provide compensation for survivors. In may, 2016, the government revised that figure to 150 centres. Topic of the day nirbhaya fund, department of economic.
May 05, 2017 this had led to massive protests in new delhi, triggering a series of legislative and legal reforms. Nirbhaya fund has been created as a corpus in the department of economic affairs dea. Government okays rs 2,919cr nirbhaya fund for creating safe. Centre sanctions rs 4,000 cr for women safety projects. An empowered committee of officers under the secretary of women and child development ministry was setup in 2016 to monitor the fund. The centre has sanctioned nearly rs 4,000 crore for various women safety projects under the nirbhaya fund that include financial assistance to rape and acid attack victims and setting up of special police units for women and children. Dec 05, 2019 nirbhaya fund was created in 20 in the wake of delhi gangrape case that saw nationwide protests demanding concrete measures to ensure safety of women. On the third anniversary of december 16 gangrape incident, the delhi commission for women dcw chairperson swati maliwal proposed using the nirbhaya fund for installation of cctv cameras inside. This raises the question, whether the fact that nirbhaya was a delhi based upper caste girl as opposed to a poor law student from ernakulam, kerala. Taking suo motu cogni sance of media reports, the nhrc observed that there was a dire need for all sta keholders to work jointly to get rid of this evil.
Many ministries have pitched proposals, and the ministry of women and child development has begun work on many schemes as well. Delhi commission for women chief supports nirbhaya fund. The nirbhaya fund scheme was announced by the centre in 20 after the sensational december 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in delhi to support the initiatives of the governments and the ngos. The nirbhaya fund was announced by the centre in 20 after the sensational december 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in the national. Dec 16, 2016 the nirbhaya fund, as it is known, supports government initiatives to protect women and children from sexual crimes and provide compensation for survivors.
Government issues guidelines on utilisation of nirbhaya fund. The ministry of women and child development is the nodal ministry to appraise the nirbhaya fund. May 27, 2016 the nirbhaya fund was announced by the government in its 20 union budget with a corpus of rs 1,000 crore. Among them was a corpus fund, named nirbhaya fund, to improvise infrastructure and systems for women safety. The incident took place when a 23yearold female physiotherapy intern was beaten, gangraped, and tortured in a private bus in which she was travelling with her male friend.
Nirbhaya fund is administered by the department of economic affairs of the finance ministry. All talk and little action the sorry state of nirbhaya fund. Proposal for enhancing the safety and security of women under nirbhaya fund. The nirbhaya fund received an allocation of rs 1,000 crore in each fiscal year, since its introduction in 2014, making it a total corpus of rs 3,000 crore in 201516. The governments contribution towards the nonlapsable corpus fund was rs. Critical insights into the status of response to sexual assault article pdf available in indian journal of medical ethics march 2018 with 6,251 reads. In every budget since 20, the government has allocated rs 1,000 crore towards the nirbhaya fund for schemes to ensure the safety and security of women.
The nirbhaya fund can be utilized for projects of women safety and security. But the social outrage about the incident was disproportionate to that of the nirbhaya case, and as some argue, disproportionate to the crime. Norms to be set by the supreme court of india on releasing. Nirbhaya fund latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news. Nirbhaya fund not being utilised for womens security the. Rs 253 crore has been approved for all this under the nirbhaya fund. As per the guidelines issued by ministry of finance dt 25. Government today issued guidelines for utilisation of rs 3,000 crore nirbhaya fund under which various departments can seek money from the ministry of women and child development wcd for schemes to improve safety and security of women in the country.
Only 1 of 18 onestop centres is functional, claims ngo when the osc scheme was introduced in 2015, 35 centres were to be set up. Women help desks, more antihuman trafficking units to be. In 201819, rs 500 crore was allocated for the fund. Nothing will materialise if nirbhaya fund not properly. It is an interministerial committee appraises and recommends various projects proposed by different ministries to be funded from the nirbhaya fund. The rs 1,000 crore nirbhaya fund was announced in union budget 20. The trial court had in september 20 awarded death sentences to the convicts. Nirbhaya fund news find nirbhaya fund latest news and headlines today along with nirbhaya fund photos and videos at. We cried for nirbhaya, but the fund named after her is under. The commissions action comes in the wake of the gangrape and murder of a doctor in hyderabad that. As and when the schemes from ministriesdepartments are approved to be funded from nirbhaya fund suitable allocations are done accordingly. Mar 16, 2015 more than two years after the centre set up the high profile nirbhaya fund with a corpus of rs. Nothing will happen if nirbhaya fund not properly used. Under the nirbhaya fund, ministry of women and child development.
Nirbhaya fund is an indian rupee 10 billion corpus announced by government of india in its 20 union budget. On december 16, 2012, a shocking incident took place in delhi, which shoo. Jaising read out the centres affidavit that collated data on how much money states have spent so far under the scheme. Centre allocates money from nirbhaya fund and states spend them on womens safety. The incident took place when a 23yearold female physiotherapy intern jyoti singh was beaten, gang raped, and tortured in a private bus in which she was travelling with her friend, awindra pratap pandey. Pti file nirbhaya fund was created in 20 to ensure safety of women. The rape was as brutal as the nirbhaya gang rape case. The nirbhaya fund can be utilized for projects for women safety and security. Dec 30, 2017 the nirbhaya fund should have been used for women security and empowerment but it is being for works like road construction, asha devi said at a programme in her village maderwa kala to mark the conclusion of the nirbhaya jyoti yatra which had started from lucknow. Nirbhaya fearless was the pseudonym given to the 2012 delhi gang rape victim to. Nirbhaya fund for improving the security of women in india question recently, the international womens day was celebrated.
File the supreme court on friday upheld the death sentence to the convicts in the nirbhaya gangrape case. The corpus was to be utilised for upholding safety and dignity of women. Nirbhaya fund was created in 20 in the wake of delhi gangrape case that saw nationwide protests demanding concrete measures to ensure safety of women. A case in point is nirbhaya fund, where the parliamentary standing committee clearly underlined that there is not clear strategy to ensure proper utilization of fund allocated, as there was no utilization of rs. Discuss the steps taken through the nirbhaya fund for improving the security of women in india. Working with men and boys to reduce the spread and impact of hiv and aids, sonke gender justice. Nirbhaya fund to be used to set up women help desks and antihuman trafficking units for the safety and security of women in india.
Ministry of women and child development apart from several other concerned ministries were authorised to work out details of structure, scope and application of this fund. In total, just rs 147 crore out rs 1,649 crore sanctioned by the centre has been spent by the state and union territory. I visited 4 one stop centres promised in the nirbhaya fund. A special fund named as nirbhaya fund has been created by the govt. The fund was established to support initiatives by the government and ngos working towards protecting the dignity and ensuring the safety of women in india. There were six others in the bus, including the driver, all of whom raped the. The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of 0m f. Nirbhaya fund for railways safety project the new indian. Find nirbhaya fund news headlines, photos, videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at the indian express. Govt approved projects worth rs 7000 cr under nirbhaya fund free. The nirbhaya fund scheme was announced by the centre in 20 after the sensational december 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in delhi to support the initiatives of the governments and the ngos working towards safety of women. Nirbhaya fund is an indian rupee 10 billion corpus announced by government of india in its. Chidambaram, this fund was expected to support initiatives by the government and ngos working towards protecting the dignity and ensuring safety of women in india.
Seeing the high worth and potential of the scheme, the government must appreciate this and utilise the fund for the betterment of the society. According to a home ministry document, the highest rs 2,919. Nirbhaya fund for railways safety project to improve safety at railway stations, the ministry of railways will install internet protocol ipbased surveillance system at around 900 stations. The nirbhaya fund framework provides for a nonlapsable corpus fund for safety and security of women to be administered by the department of economic affairs dea in the ministry of finance mof. In view of the above, government has set up nirbhaya fund. For a long time, several entities complained that the fund was kept unutilized. The 2012 delhi gang rape case involved a rape and fatal assault that occurred on 16 december 2012 in munirka, a neighbourhood in south delhi. An analysis of government data on nirbhaya fund submitted in the lok sabha for women safety projects, shows that of the rs 2,264 crore 63%. Rs 1,000 crore each was allocated to the fund since its initiation in 201415 and 201516 in addition to its initial corpus of rs 1,000 crore. Ministry of women and child development mowcd is the nodal authority for the nirbhaya fund in place of home ministry. Out of the nirbhaya fund, which is meant for tackling crimeviolence against. Such centres have been setup in malaysia, bangladesh, thailand since. Under the nirbhaya fund, projects of rs 7,000 crore, including setting up of 1,023 fasttrack courts, have been approved by the govt. Nirbhaya fund was announced in the union budget 20 by the then finance minister p chidambaram.
A number of innovative projects have been sanctioned under the nirbhaya fund to enhance womens safety. Nirbhaya fund utilisation shows why women continue to be. The nirbhaya fund, set up by the centre in 20 to be used towards ensuring womens safety, has seen a dismal nine per cent utilisation with states such as maharashtra and meghalaya not spending a single rupee from it, according to government data. Under this scheme social workers will be deployed on contractual basis in each police tatlon in three 8 our y s ifts. In every budget since 20, the government has allocated rs 1,000 crore towards the nirbhaya fund for schemes to ensure the safety and. In 2012, the nation was shaken up by the news of a dastardly gangrape of a 23yearold in a moving bus in the national capital. All you need to know about the nirbhaya fund governance now. Nirbhaya and her male friend had just finished watching american survival drama life. Maharashtra among 6 states that didnt use nirbhaya fund. Utilisation of nirbhaya fund what is nirbhaya fund. Issuing the guidelines, the finance ministry said the wcd ministry would appraise these schemes to decide their suitability to.
Project wise details of funds allocated funds released to states uts for projects being taken under nirbhaya scheme by ministry of home. Underutilisation of the nirbhaya fund was criticised extensively in the popular press to the extent that the supreme court of india issued a notice in may 2016 31 to the centre. Ministry of finance is responsible for the application of the fund. Nirbhaya fund was announced by the government of india in the 20 union budget. Dec 24, 2019 under the nirbhaya fund, projects of rs 7,000 crore, including setting up of 1,023 fasttrack courts, have been approved by the govt. The centre had in 20 announced the nirbhaya fund after people took to the streets in protest against the december 16, 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23yearold paramedical student in new delhi. The nirbhaya fund has a corpus of rs 3,000 crore, including an additional rs 1,000 crore allocation made in budget for 201516.
Nirbhaya fund remains underutilised the mwcd recommends how the fund should be spent. Govt approved projects worth rs 7000 cr under nirbhaya fund. Women and child development minister smriti irani on saturday said that women help desks will be set up in police stations across the country and more antihuman trafficking units established in all districts using the nirbhaya fund. The nhrc has asked the governments to respond in six weeks. The fund was called nirbhaya fund, nirbhaya meaning fearless, the pseudonym given to the gangrape victim to conceal her identity. Being termed as make or break, this is arun jaitley and the nda governments first fullyear budget. Set up in the aftermath of the 2012 delhi gangrape, the nirbhaya fund was created to implement initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security of women. The nirbhaya fund is being administered by the department of economic affairs, ministry of finance. Dec 31, 2017 ministry of finance had set up the nirbhaya fund in 20 for the implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security of women. The committee also observed that funds for the construction of buildings should come from other sources and not from the nirbhaya fund. Government announced setting up 660 rape crisis centres across india, called nirbhaya centres funding from ministry of women and child development. The fund remained unutilized in the first two years, despite proposals being received from various ministries. In december, a parliamentary panel had criticised the government for not utilising the nirbhaya fund.