Government Extends Women Safety Initiative through 2025-26

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Category : National Published on: February 23 2024

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Government approves continuation of umbrella scheme on 'Women Safety' till 2025-26.
The total estimated cost is Rs 1179.72 crore, out of which Rs 885.49 crore will come from the HRD Ministry and Rs 294.23 crore will come from the Nirbhaya Fund.
Several projects for women's safety are proposed to continue, such as 112 Emergency Response Support System 2.0 and cyber forensic schemes.

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