2025 · Q58
'Nirbhaya Fund', a nonlapsable corpus fund, which is to be utilised for the projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women is administered by:
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- AThe Ministry of Women and Child Development
- BThe Ministry of Home Affairs
- CThe Ministry of Finance
- DThe Ministry of Education
Explanation
The Nirbhaya Fund, a non-lapsable corpus created for projects concerning women's safety, is administered by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Home Affairs appraise and implement the projects funded from it, but administration of the corpus rests with the Finance Ministry. It was created in 2013 in the aftermath of the December 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.