A victim of gangrape in any part of the country would now get a minimum compensation of Rs five lakh up to a maximum of Rs 10 lakh.

Supreme Court today approved the scheme proposed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on compensating the victims of sexual assaults and acid attacks.

As per the 'Compensation Scheme for Women Victims, Survivors of Sexual Assault, Other Crimes-2018', in case of rape and unnatural sexual assault, the victim will get a minimum of four lakh rupees and a maximum of seven lakh rupees as compensation.

Similarly, the scheme also provides for compensation amount in cases of acid attacks.

While approving the scheme, a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said it will be applicable across the country and the states and Union Territories will be free to give compensation over and above what is stipulated in the scheme.

Several petitions were filed in the Supreme Court after the December 16, 2012 incident in Delhi raising concerns over safety and security of women. All the petitions were tagged by the apex court and several directions have been issued from time to time in this regard.