Monday 17 February 2014

Current Affairs-Union Interim Budget 2014-15-Rs. 1000 Crore Allocated to Nirbhaya Fund



Rs. 1000 Crore Allocated to Nirbhaya Fund

The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram has reiterated his commitment to fulfill the promises he made during last year on girl child. Towards this, an amount of Rs. 1000 crore has been allocated under Nirbhaya Fund during 2014-15 as well. 


The Finance Minister Shri Chidambaram informed that the fund will be a permanent fund and declared the grant of Rs. 1000 crore as non-lapsable. In order to support more proposals, the Finance Minister proposed to contribute another sum of Rs. 1000 crore next year. 

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