No disbursement of funds to the rape victims
13 Apr, 2012A RTI application has revealed that out of Rs. 2.57 crore of Central funds specifically allotted as financial assistance for the rape victims, not a single penny has been granted to the victims in Gujrat. Under the scheme, funds were allotted to the women and child development department be give a financial assistance of Rs. 2 lakh to each rape victim. It turned out that mandatory district boards were not formed and a random check revealed that the districts were not aware of the scheme.
The scheme was meant to assist a rape victim in dealing with the mental and physical trauma and was widely welcome as a scheme for restorative justice. It was termed as ‘financial assistance to the victims of rape - a scheme for restorative justice’ (FAVRRJ). While this RTI application has brought out the situation in Gujrat, the state of affairs is not likely to be any different in other states.