Central Victim Compensation Fund set up with initial corpus of Rs. 200 crores
Central Victim Compensation
Fund set up with initial corpus of Rs. 200 crores
The Ministry of
Home Affairs has introduced a Scheme called the Central Victim Compensation
Fund (CVCF) with initial corpus of Rs. 200 crores to enable support to victims
of various attacks with the following key objectives :-
(1) To support and
supplement the existing Victim Compensation Schemes notified by States UT
Administrations. (ii) To reduce disparity in quantum of compensation amount
notified by different States / UTs for victims of similar crimes. To encourage
States / UTs to effectively implement the Victim Compensation Scheme (VCS)
notified by them under the provisions of Section 357A of Cr. P.C. and continue
financial support to victims of various crimes especially sexual offences
including rape, acid attacks, crime against children, human trafficking, etc.
Victims will be
compensated on the grounds of various injuries, loss and death with respect to
acid attack, rape, human trafficking, disabilities and burns affected on them.
Women victims of cross-border suffering permanent or partial disability or
death will also be compensated under the Central Victim Compensation Fund
Scheme.
States have been
requested to suitably modify the State Victim Compensation Schemes to reduce
disparity in quantum of compensation amount notified by them and claim
financial support from the Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme. A copy of
the Scheme is also available on the Ministry of Home Affairs' website:
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Construction of Houses and
barracks at various establishments of CISF, CRPF and ITBP
The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,
today has given its approval for construction of 13072 houses and 113 barracks
of various types at 68 locations of the Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP) during 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017). This will be at an estimated
cost of Rs.3090.98 crore. The main components include construction of 13072
residential houses (Type-ll, III, IV, V & VI) and 113 barracks (Type- Men
Barrack-120, 150,180, 240, 252, 264, 360) at 68 locations of CISF, CRPF and
ITBP.
The existing housing satisfaction level in the CISF, CRPF and ITBP is about 12.06 percent, and after the completion of the proposed project, the satisfaction level will reach to 15.13 percent. This project will meet the urgent need to improve the efficiency of the Forces with increasing housing satisfaction level. The improved housing satisfaction level will boost the morale of CAPF, improving the efficiency to deal with law and order, Counter Insurgency (Operation), Anti-Naxal Operations and guarding India’s international border.
The existing housing satisfaction level in the CISF, CRPF and ITBP is about 12.06 percent, and after the completion of the proposed project, the satisfaction level will reach to 15.13 percent. This project will meet the urgent need to improve the efficiency of the Forces with increasing housing satisfaction level. The improved housing satisfaction level will boost the morale of CAPF, improving the efficiency to deal with law and order, Counter Insurgency (Operation), Anti-Naxal Operations and guarding India’s international border.
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