Government gives highest priority to safety and security of women and girls and has taken various steps to support and supplement the efforts of the States / UTs in ensuring their safety

• Women safety is governed by an umbrella legal-institutional architecture led by Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), with primary execution by States/UTs since "Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects under Seventh Schedule, List II of the Constitution.
• Key umbrella vehicle: Mission Shakti (2021-22 to 2025-26) with sub-schemes Sambal (safety) and Samarthya (empowerment).
• Funding backbone: Nirbhaya Fund (non-lapsable corpus) administered by Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Economic Affairs.
• High examinability: features in GS-I (society), GS-II (governance, vulnerable sections), and GS-III (internal security/cybercrime).