Government announces scheme for minor rape victims, providing medical, financial, and infrastructural support in cases of pregnancies resulting from sexual assault.
About Nirbhaya Fund:
- ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ has been established to implement initiatives focused on improving the safety and security of women in the country.
- Established in 2013 after the Delhi gang rape incident.
- Administration of the fund – Department of Economic Affairs (finance ministry).
- The “One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme,” a project under the Nirbhaya Fund, has been implemented nationwide since 2015.
Source: The Hindu