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Railway budget 2019: Govt allocates Rs 65,837 cr; focus on passenger comfort, stress on PPP model
•Railways received Rs 65,837 crore and highest ever outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1.60 lakh crore in the Budget for the year 2019-20.
Maharashtra govt approves Centre's Rs 253-cr Nirbhaya Fund for Mumbai aimed at curbing crime against women
•"The Centre will provide financial help for the first three years and later all mechanisms like installation of CCTVs at 500 public places will be maintained by the Maharashtra government," Amitabh Gupta, Principal Secretary, state Home department said.
WCD ministry to give special kits to police and hospitals to hasten investigation in sexual assault cases
•The Ministry of Women and Children Development (WCD) will be distributing specially-designed kits to all police stations and hospitals to carry out immediate medical investigation into sexual assault cases
Maneka Gandhi rejects Delhi govt's project to install CCTVs in DTC buses, calls it a 'waste of public money'
Ians •"Molestation on buses is about (inappropriate) touching. It will not be picked up by the CCTVs since buses are so crowded. It is just a waste of money," the Minister for Women and Child Development told the media.
SC approves compensation scheme for sexual assault, acid attack victims; proposal to be applicable across India
•A victim of gangrape would now get a minimum compensation of Rs 5 lakh up to a maximum of Rs 10 lakh. This is part of a scheme proposed by NALSA on compensating the victims of sexual assaults and acid attacks, which was approved by the Supreme Court
Tamil Nadu fares poorly when it comes to women's safety and security; badly handled Nirbhaya Fund worsens problem
Divya Karthikeyan •The Nirbhaya Fund is a corpus fund announced in the Budget session of 2013, after the December 2012 rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi.
Maneka Gandhi says CCTVs in buses don't ensure women's safety, not effective in preventing molestation
•Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said installing CCTVs in buses is not effective in preventing incidents of molestation and ensuring women's safety.
Supreme Court asks states for details of compensation to victims of sexual assault under Nirbhaya fund
Ians •The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and union territories to give details on the payment of Nirbhaya and other funds as compensation to the victims of sexual offences and acid attacks.
Supreme Court asks states to give details of funds received, disbursed under Nirbhaya scheme
•The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all states and union territories (UTs) to come out with details of the money they have received from the Centre under the Nirbhaya fund scheme.
DCW chief Swati Maliwal writes to Narendra Modi, says 'system making criminals confident', even five years after Delhi gangrape
•Lamenting the "delay" in carrying out sentence of 16 December gang-rape and murder incident, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Saturday claimed the long winding legal process allowed the criminals to feel they can get away with such henious crimes.