According to the government notification, any incident of intentionally touching an SC/ST woman without her consent, stalking, sexual harassment or sexual assault will lead to compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs. A rape victim would get Rs. 5 lakhs while gang rape victim or acid attack damaging her face would get Rs. 8.5 lakhs.
The notification specifies 47 categories of offences in which states will pay compensation ranging from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 8.25 lahks to SC/ST victims.
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