"Nirbhaya Fund", a non-lapsable corpus fund, which is to be utilized for the projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women is administered by :
- A.The Ministry of Women & Child Development
- B.The Ministry of Home Affairs
- C.The Ministry of Finance
- D.The Ministry of Education
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, The Ministry of Finance. The Nirbhaya Fund is a non-lapsable corpus administered by the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance.
The fund was announced in the Union Budget of 2013-14 with an initial corpus of 1,000 crore rupees, after the December 2012 Delhi gang-rape case that shocked the country. Because it is non-lapsable, money not spent in one year is carried forward instead of returning to the government. The Finance Ministry holds and releases the money, while the Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal ministry that appraises and recommends projects through an empowered committee of officers. One Stop Centres, the 112 emergency response system and Safe City projects are among the schemes it supports.
Option A is wrong because the Women and Child Development Ministry appraises projects but does not administer the fund. Option B is wrong because the Home Ministry only runs some projects paid for from it, such as emergency response and forensic labs. Option D is wrong because the Education Ministry has no role in managing the fund.
Exam tip: Nirbhaya Fund = 2013, administered by the Finance Ministry (DEA), nodal ministry for projects = Women and Child Development.
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