NIRBHAYA FUND

  • March 18, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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NIRBHAYA FUND

Subject: Government schemes

Context: A Bengaluru-based lawyer has alleged that the guidelines issued after the Nirbhaya rape case have been violated in the sex CD scandal involving former Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.

Concept:

About Nirbhaya fund:

  • The Rs 1,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund was announced in Union Budget 2013 by the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
  • The corpus was to be utilised for upholding safety and dignity of women.
  • 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.
  • The Fund is administered by Department of Economic Affairs of the finance ministry.
Governement Schemes NIRBHAYA FUND