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Compensation Scheme For Women Victims Of Sexual Assault

Ministry of Women and Child Development

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01 APR 2022 5:40PM by PIB Delhi


Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that a Trial Court, when passing Judgment, may order the whole or any part of the fine recovered to be utilized inter-alia for payment of compensation to the persons who have suffered an injury due to the acts of the convict. In 2009, with the introduction of Section 357A in the CrPC, the concept of rehabilitative compensation paid by the State emerged in the criminal justice system of India. Section 357A was incorporated to specifically provide for compensation to victims and their family members. The provision also mandated every State Government to frame “a scheme for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or his dependents who have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who, require rehabilitation.”

Pursuant to the above-said statutory incorporation, most of the States have formulated their respective Victim Compensation Schemes. Compensation can be granted under the schemes enacted under section 357A CrPC in four scenarios: (i) in case of Conviction, (ii) in case of Acquitta, (iii) when accused is discharged, and (iv) when the offender is neither traced nor identified.

The process of Victim Compensation is set into motion through two methods. Firstly, the trial court is empowered to make recommendation to the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) or State Legal Services Authority (SLSA), as the case may be, to decide quantum of compensation to be awarded under the scheme framed by the State Government. The trial court can also make a recommendation in case it is satisfied that the compensation awarded under section 357 of CrPC is not adequate for rehabilitation. Secondly, in cases where the offender is neither traced nor identified, but the victim is identified, the victim and his dependents may make an application to the DLSA or SLSA for award of compensation. On receiving such an application, the DLSA or SLSA has to conduct an enquiry and to award adequate compensation within two months.

Pursuant to the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in W.P. (C) No. 565/2012, a committee was set up to prepare Model Rules for Victim Compensation for sexual offences and acid attacks. The said Committee formulated the Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/ Survivors of Sexual Assault/ other crimes of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). The scheme provides for a Women Victim Compensation Fund which is a segregated fund for disbursement for women victim, out of State Victim Compensation Fund and Central Fund. The Central Fund means the contribution received from Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) Scheme, 2015. Many of the State Governments have revised their existing Victim Compensation Schemes in accordance with the NALSA’s scheme. Central Government has provided one time grant-in-aid of Rs. 200 Crores under Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) to States / UTs under “Nirbhaya Fund” to supplement their respective Victim Compensation Funds.

The method of awarding and disbursing the compensation differs as per the Schemes of different States. While the LSAs mostly have an active role in determination of compensation, the actual disbursal of the awarded compensation depends on the funds maintained and released by the State Governments. The details indicating the number of the victims provided compensation under the scheme and applications pending are at Annexure.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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AS

ANNEXURE

 

Details of Applications received, compensation awarded and amount disbursed during the year, 2020

(Amount in Rs.)

S. No.

Name of SLSA

Total No. of Applications received including matters referred by the Courts

Number of applications disposed

Compensation awarded

Amount disbursed

Women

others

Sexual

Acid attacks

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Andhra Pradesh

32

33

68,00,000

8,00,000

42,50,000

66,00,000

2

Arunachal Pradesh

30

22

18,70,000

0

11,20,000

50,00,000

3

Assam

566

364

1,07,80,616

8,50,000

2,76,85,132

7,51,83,000

4

Bihar

776

184

2,47,35,000

27,00,000

2,98,97,000

4,45,32,000

5

Chhattisgarh

580

481

3,73,59,022

1,00,000

77,06,017

2,62,93,000

6

Goa

0

0

₹ 0

0

0

0

7

Gujarat

1603

526

8,62,14,000

24,00,000

2,01,13,836

10,75,68,836

8

Haryana

210

229

5,13,40,000

11,40,000

1,29,15,000

9,17,89,000

9

Himachal Pradesh

210

204

2,71,57,500

25,00,000

5,75,000

2,85,12,500

10

Jammu & Kashmir

50

50

96,65,000

0

6,00,000

1,02,65,000

11

Jharkhand

420

158

3,48,45,000

1,00,000

1,25,20,000

2,73,45,000

12

Karnataka

414

166

2,72,10,000

8,80,000

86,35,000

3,67,25,000

13

Kerala

292

132

1,92,20,000

0

2,50,20,000

4,42,40,000

14

Madhya Pradesh

595

467

4,82,68,200

4,50,000

3,11,59,500

6,79,95,200

15

Maharashtra

147

79

35,95,000

1,00,000

58,49,000

₹ 60,78,000

16

Manipur

37

23

0

0

0

0

17

Meghalaya

194

58

55,50,000

0

11,00,000

66,50,000

18

Mizoram

48

0

0

0

0

0

19

Nagaland

35

0

0

0

0

0

20

Odisha

1339

818

12,47,10,000

0

2,50,05,000

11,63,33,500

21

Punjab

297

235

39,51,007

26,65,003

14,00,063

3,00,23,000

22

Rajasthan

805

1238

10,26,79,000

4,50,000

7,23,92,500

17,55,21,500

23

Sikkim

51

48

69,75,000

0

0

69,75,000

24

Telangana

19

19

20,56,965

0

21,00,000

41,56,965

25

Tamil Nadu

465

157

86,27,000

0

1,47,99,000

1,93,83,000

26

Tripura

29

42

87,75,000

0

25,000

45,00,000

27

Uttar Pradesh

49

49

38,35,000

4,95,000

27,50,000

70,80,000

28

Uttarakhand

34

40

54,65,000

0

6,75,000

53,90,000

29

West Bengal

369

244

2,90,80,000

40,50,000

35,00,000

2,36,50,000

30

Chandigarh UT

20

9

14,00,000

0

30,40,000

12,54,000

31

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

2

2

4,00,000

0

0

4,00,000

32

Daman & Diu

3

3

8,35,000

0

0

8,35,000

33

Delhi

1393

1453

6,97,37,000

36,75,000

38,89,84,500

46,23,96,500

34

Lakshadweep

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

Puducherry

14

6

30,00,000

0

0

20,50,000

36

TOTAL

11128

7539

76,61,35,310

2,33,55,003

70,38,16,548

1,44,47,25,001

 

Details of Applications received, compensation awarded and amount disbursed during the year, 2021

( Amount in Rs.)

Name of SLSA

Applications received

Pending applications as on 01.01.2021

Number of applications disposed

Compensation awarded

Women

Others

Sexual offences

Acid attacks

 

 

Application referred by the Court

Application filed by Victims and forwarded/ referred by Police/Admn./ Other Agencies

 

For Interim Disposal

For final Disposal

No. of Victims

Amount

No. of Victims

Amount

No. of Victims

Amount

Andhra Pradesh

72

12

49

58

32

75

1,10,55,000

2

4,00,000

33

6,25,70,007

Arunachal Pradesh

5

40

19

1

8

1

5,00,000

0

13

63,00,000

Assam

273

390

659

177

312

238

3,55,57,500

8

16,50,000

222

5,29,62,500

Bihar

504

574

720

353

389

503

11,47,74,500

31

92,50,000

135

2,94,75,000

Chhattisgarh

633

1,304

961

510

620

641

12,29,80,795

0

137

1,91,74,000

Goa

4

20

20

3

6,50,000

 

 

 

 

Gujarat

564

880

1,246

922

274

789

14,50,75,000

6

6,40,000

214

3,66,04,786

Haryana

279

44

53

101

241

311

8,27,95,000

4

15,00,000

52

89,25,000

Himachal Pradesh

59

117

45

141

35

122

1,87,75,000

4

19,00,000

44

31,15,000

Jharkhand

237

243

991

89

399

240

7,67,63,500

3

10,00,000

184

3,28,47,000

Karnataka

289

198

1,469

42

815

225

5,95,08,000

1

6,00,000

109

2,84,72,000

Kerala

218

48

453

28

81

58

1,81,40,000

7

7,00,000

41

1,16,76,000

Madhya Pradesh

467

354

673

69

856

454

5,62,06,800

16

14,75,000

204

2,36,31,500

Maharashtra

112

3,458

5,193

1,758

1,591

1,558

13,24,22,000

7

13,00,000

190

1,23,29,500

Manipur

20

7

11

5

6

11

73,50,000

0

3

15,00,000

Meghalaya

82

76

84

35

17

44

63,25,000

0

8

9,50,000

Mizoram

22

12

34

25

1,12,50,000

0

9

5,85,000

Nagaland

3

24

27

29

0

0

0

Odisha

328

1,630

2,095

1,609

414

1,037

50,49,69,000

12

28,25,000

310

8,00,35,000

Punjab

174

288

282

75

305

149

4,95,50,500

11

24,85,793

168

2,21,08,334

Rajasthan

886

997

511

935

700

680

13,96,55,000

3

3,67,000

740

8,02,06,000

Sikkim

60

2

48

14

5

8,70,000

0

57

46,90,000

Tamil Nadu

81

572

891

95

155

42

71,70,000

16

12,02,000

140

1,58,63,346

Telangana

81

8

33

10

41

39

1,02,60,000

2

3,00,000

8

29,31,000

Tripura

19

29

34

1

57

52

1,37,25,000

1

5,00,000

5

4,00,000

Uttar Pradesh

234

212

892

31

206

67

1,05,60,000

2

4,00,000

41

65,84,250

Uttarakhand

90

39

39

28

74

94

1,79,40,500

1

1,70,000

17

25,33,000

West Bengal

140

273

413

87

139

134

21,40,80,000

20

57,50,000

35

77,75,000

A & N Islands

3

15

18

6,00,000

0

0

Chandigarh

9

21

16

2

9

9

30,00,000

0

2

13,00,000

D & N Haveli

1

2

1

2

2

8,00,000

0

0

Daman & Diu

4

4

3

4,00,000

0

1

1,00,000

Delhi

1,162

748

1,245

621

985

565

8,02,94,071

4

7,00,000

1,088

21,92,30,829

Jammu & Kashmir

16

33

29

20

 

17

38,37,500

1

2,00,000

2

2,50,000

Lakshadweep

0

0

0

Ladakh

 

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

Puducherry

8

7

2

8

29,50,000

0

0

Total

7,139

12,671

19,176

7,851

8,832

8,220

1,96,07,89,666

162

3,53,14,793

4,213

77,51,24,052

 

Note: Data prior to 2020 is not available.

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