Victim Compensation Scheme

Country	India
Year	2015
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation, Violence against women > Regulations
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

A new Section 357A has been inserted in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 through the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008, which provides for compensation to victims of crime. Under this, a Victim Compensations Schemes is required to be framed by the State Governments/Union Territories in co-ordination with the Central Government. Government of India is overseeing the notification and implementation of Victim Compensation Scheme (VCS) in the States/UTs.

Source of Information

Government of India, National review on Beijing +20, 2015, page 54.

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