CDS 2025 · PYQ · Government Schemes / Women Safety · medium
"Nirbhaya Fund", a non-lapsable corpus fund, which is to be utilized for the projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women is administered by :
A.The Ministry of Women & Child Development
B.The Ministry of Home Affairs
C.The Ministry of Finance✓ Correct
D.The Ministry of Education
Explanation
The Nirbhaya Fund was set up in 2013 by the Government of India following the December 2012 Delhi gang rape incident. It is a non-lapsable corpus fund administered by the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance. While the Ministry of Women and Child Development serves as the nodal ministry for appraising/recommending schemes funded under it, and various ministries including the Ministry of Home Affairs implement projects, the fund itself is administered by the Ministry of Finance.
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