GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1249
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026
UTILISATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND
1249. SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:
Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated/utilized under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme
during the last two years, State/UT-wise; and
(b) the...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026 UTILISATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND
1249. SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:
Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated/utilized under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme during the last two years, State/UT-wise; and
(b) the details of the compensation being provided under the said scheme during the said period, State/UT-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)
(a) and (b): The projects/ schemes that are specifically aimed at ensuring safety and security of women and girls are considered for funding under Nirbhaya Fund. Upto the financial year 2025-26, a total amount of Rs 8212.85 Crore has been allocated under the Nirbhaya Fund. The total amount released and utilized out of the Nirbhaya fund is Rs 6581.84 Crore.
As per Section 396 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, every State Government in coordination with the Central Government is mandated to prepare a victim compensation scheme for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or their dependents who have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who require rehabilitation.
All the State/ Union Territories have notified victim compensation scheme in their respective State/ UT. Through the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) scheme under Nirbhaya Fund, financial assistance of Rs. 200.00 Crores, as one time grant has been released by Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) to all the States/ UTs in financial year 2016-17 to support their respective State Victim Compensation Schemes.
State/ UT-wise details of utilisation of fund since inception of Nirbhaya Fund are at Annexure. *****Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026 REGARDING ‘UTILISATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND.
Fund released to States/ UTs and utilised under Nirbhaya Fund Sl.no States/ UTs (Rs. In crore) 1 Andhra Pradesh 138.00 2 Arunachal Pradesh 58.23 3 Assam 129.12 4 Bihar 159.22 5 Chhattisgarh 125.82 6 Goa 21.51 7 Gujarat 278.59 8 Haryana 93.77 9 Himachal Pradesh 52.35 10 Jammu and Kashmir 57.30 11 Jharkhand 79.43 12 Karnataka 574.14 13 Kerala 123.90 14 Madhya Pradesh 294.55 15 Maharashtra 347.90 16 Manipur 55.14 17 Meghalaya 48.70 18 Mizoram 57.88 19 Nagaland 73.66 20 Odisha 176.26 21 Punjab 89.79 22 Rajasthan 213.16 23 Sikkim 26.59 24 Tamil Nadu 402.97 25 Telangana 309.94 26 Tripura 30.12 27 Uttar Pradesh 714.20 28 Uttarakhand 66.94 29 West Bengal 165.39 30 A&N Islands 16.67 31 Chandigarh 80.93 32 DNH & DD 17.33 33 Delhi 522.73 34 Ladakh 5.96 35 Lakshadweep 9.32 36 Puducherry 20.07 *****