Ten years since Nirbhaya rape case, where does India stand on women safety?

EdexLive Desk

Call for women safety

Nirbhaya Act was introducted in 2013 which widened the definition of rape & defined consent

Ten years later

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 — an average of 86 daily

Two minor girls were raped every day in Delhi

Funds underutilised

Interventions targeted for women formed less than 0.07% of the Union Budget allocations in 2020-21