'Delhi fails to spend 95% of allocated amount from Nirbhaya fund'

New Delhi: Delhi has failed to spend 95 per cent of the allocated amount from the Rs.10,000 crore Nirbhaya fund created by the Central Government for all states and UTs for safety and security of women, according to a study by the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF). In light of the urgent and growing demand for justice for women and child victims of rape, the NGO has carried out a study to ascertain the pattern of utilisation of funds disbursed by the Government of India to the various states, UTs out of the Nirbhaya fund created after the 2012 ghastly rape of Nirbhaya in Delhi."Government has so far released only Rs 2,264 crore, out of the total, to the 36 states and UTs of the country. Despite a rise in crime against women, only Rs 252 crore have been used by some of the States, which accounts to 11% of the total amount," NGO said in a statement.