DNA: Lucknow: Monday, January 15, 2018.
An RTI query
on Nirbhaya Fund has revealed that states have not sent any information on
their victim compensation to the central government so far.
In an RTI
filed by Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur, Ministry of Home Affairs replied
that “so far no state has intimated them of notification of their victim
compensation scheme, the states neither sought financial assistance from
central government nor have provided the utilization certificates”.
The RTI had
requested to provide which states have notified victim compensation scheme,
which states have sought financial assistance from central government and have
provided the utilization certificates under Central Victim Compensation Fund
Scheme (Nirbhaya Fund).
The reply by
Krishna Kumar, Deputy Secretary, further said no meeting of the Empowered
Committee to be held every quarter under Joint Secretary of Home Ministry has happened
so far.
Under the
guidelines of Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme (CVCF), the state has to
provide all details to the Centre.
The Supreme
Court had last week asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) to come out
with details of the money they have received from the Centre under the Nirbhaya
fund scheme and the amounts disbursed as compensation to the victims of sexual
assaults and acid attacks.
The Nirbhaya
Fund scheme was announced by the Centre in 2013 after the sensational December
16, 2012 gang-rape and murder case in Delhi to support the initiatives of
governments and NGOs working towards safety of women.
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The Nirbhaya
Fund scheme was announced in 2013 after the December 16 gang-rape and murder
case in Delhi to support the initiatives of governments and NGOs working
towards safety of women
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