Between April 2016 and March 2022, State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) has awarded compensation to 587 victims of sexual assault and acid attacks under the West Bengal Victim Compensation Scheme 2017. In six years, the SLSA has disbursed ₹15.81 crore to the victims and their families.
A closer look at the compensation awarded to cases under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) amount to 354 (60%) of all cases for whom compensation has been awarded. This is followed by compensation for survivors of acid attacks which have been awarded to 139 persons and accounts to 23% of all the cases of compensation.
In the past six years 26 survivors of human trafficking and 26 rape survivors were also provided with compensation under the victim compensation scheme.
