Features of the Nirbhaya Fund
- Women’s identities and information must be kept private and confidential.
- Direct impact on women’s safety and security concerns
- All stakeholder’s roles have been defined.
- Optimal utilization of existing infrastructure and innovative application of technology
- There will be no duplication of existing government schemes/programs.
- Support of Women and Child Department / Social Welfare Department of states, State Home Department, and concerned central Ministry/Department.
- Make provision for real-time intervention.
- A precise estimate of the number of beneficiaries to be reached.
- Defined monitoring mechanism ranging from the lowest level to the MWCD
Nirbhaya Fund
In response to the Nirbhaya Gang rape case, a special fund was established in 2013 with the goal of carrying out programmes to increase the security and protection of women in India. The name of the fund, “Nirbhaya Fund” comes from the gang-rape victim’s alias, “Nirbhaya,” which means “fearless.”