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Nirbhaya Fund was an Indian rupee 10 billion corpus announced by Government of India in its 2013 Union Budget. The Finance Minister P. Chidambaram expected the fund to support initiatives protecting the dignity and ensuring safety of women in India. Nirbhaya (fearless) was the pseudonym given to the 2012 Delhi gang rape victim. The Ministry of Women and Child Development and several other ministries decided the application of the fund. One use was to open One Stop Centres to support women who are victims of violence.
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Around 70% of money allocated for Nirbhaya Fund utilised so far, Centre tells HouseThe government has allocated Rs 7,212.8 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund, of which Rs 5,118.9 crore has been released and utilized. The funds were used for various projects, including the Emergency..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Why Nirbhaya Fund has failed to make women feel saferIndiaTimes - Published | |
Govt aid for raped, pregnant and abandoned minor girlsThe Centre has approved a new scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund to provide food, shelter and legal aid, including transportation for attending court hearings, to minor girls abandoned by their families..IndiaTimes - Published | |
DNA Special | Nirbhaya Fund: Vehicles bought for women's safety used for security of Maharashtra ministersTragically, the Nirbhaya Fund today is not used for women's security but for the security of ministers of Maharashtra.DNA - Published |
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