Lok Sabha Question No. 3426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Crime by Juveniles
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3426

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 15, 1938 (SAKA)

## CRIME BY JUVENILES

3426.

SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether cases of crime committed by juveniles are on the rise in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  total  number  of  such  cases reported during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  identify  the reasons behind such increase and if so, the outcome thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  new  education system for personality development of the youths with character modulation so as to prevent juvenile crimes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government to stop such crimes and the measures taken for rehabilitation of children with crime record?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (b): States/UTs-wise total cases (including both IPC & SLL)

registered against juveniles in conflict with law  during 2013-2015 is at  Annexure.

(c) to (e): Ministry of  Home  Affairs  has  not  conducted  any    study regarding  crimes  committed  by  juveniles.  The  primary  responsibility  of effective functioning of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) for children in conflict  with  law  vests  with  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations concerned.  The  Government  of  India  has  recently  enacted  the  Juvenile Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015,  (JJ  Act)  from  15th January,  2016  repealing  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of Children)  Act,  2000  and  the  State  Government/UT  Administrations  are requested  from  time  to  time  to  identify  and  register  all  Child  Care institutions (CCIs) under relevant provisions of JJ Act in order to ensure the standards of care in these institutions. Further, the Ministry of Women &  Child  Development  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) under which financial assistance  is  provided  to  the  State  Government/UT  Administrations  for setting up and maintenance of various types of Homes including Homes for children in conflict with law, either by themselves or through voluntary organisations. The setting up of such new Homes is decided by the interministerial Project Approval Board (PAB) constituted under the Scheme to consider  and  approve  the  financial  proposals  received  from  the  State Governments/UT Administrations

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## Annexure

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3426 FOR 06.12.2016

## State/UT-wise Number of cases registered against juveniles under total cognizable crimes (including  IPC & SLL) crimes  during 2013-2015

|    | State/UT          | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | State/UT          | IPC    | SLL    | Total  | IPC    | SLL    | Total  | IPC    | SLL    | Total  |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 2201   | 59     | 2260   | 871    | 12     | 883    | 1002   | 13     | 1015   |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 118    | 0      | 118    | 77     | 4      | 81     | 62     | 4      | 66     |
| 3  | Assam             | 600    | 24     | 624    | 466    | 21     | 487    | 580    | 44     | 624    |
| 4  | Bihar             | 1814   | 290    | 2104   | 4044   | 327    | 4371   | 1562   | 96     | 1658   |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 1942   | 251    | 2193   | 1611   | 188    | 1799   | 1788   | 126    | 1914   |
| 6  | Goa               | 65     | 2      | 67     | 63     | 1      | 64     | 27     | 1      | 28     |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 1606   | 526    | 2132   | 1595   | 2785   | 4380   | 1356   | 221    | 1577   |
| 8  | Haryana           | 1002   | 196    | 1198   | 994    | 47     | 1041   | 1012   | 86     | 1098   |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 165    | 6      | 171    | 262    | 10     | 272    | 186    | 9      | 195    |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 100    | 5      | 105    | 100    | 2      | 102    | 176    | 5      | 181    |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 328    | 27     | 355    | 145    | 5      | 150    | 112    | 12     | 124    |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 403    | 42     | 445    | 376    | 36     | 412    | 398    | 48     | 446    |
| 13 | Kerala            | 723    | 50     | 773    | 1069   | 134    | 1203   | 1177   | 221    | 1398   |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 6210   | 493    | 6703   | 6346   | 166    | 6512   | 6320   | 263    | 6583   |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 5708   | 327    | 6035   | 5175   | 232    | 5407   | 5482   | 211    | 5693   |
| 16 | Manipur           | 3      | 1      | 4      | 20     | 3      | 23     | 13     | 4      | 17     |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 140    | 6      | 146    | 120    | 5      | 125    | 96     | 15     | 111    |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 82     | 3      | 85     | 44     | 0      | 44     | 34     | 7      | 41     |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 6      | 2      | 8      | 9      | 1      | 10     | 14     | 3      | 17     |
| 20 | Odisha            | 903    | 13     | 916    | 813    | 25     | 838    | 910    | 24     | 934    |
| 21 | Punjab            | 274    | 70     | 344    | 253    | 24     | 277    | 102    | 9      | 111    |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 2104   | 113    | 2217   | 2174   | 135    | 2309   | 2126   | 77     | 2203   |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 22     | 17     | 39     | 19     | 0      | 19     | 36     | 5      | 41     |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 1436   | 1299   | 2735   | 945    | 604    | 1549   | 1483   | 331    | 1814   |
| 25 | Telangana         |        |        | 0      | 912    | 19     | 931    | 1226   | 26     | 1252   |
| 26 | Tripura           | 50     | 13     | 63     | 64     | 0      | 64     | 37     | 0      | 37     |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 1070   | 119    | 1189   | 1254   | 143    | 1397   | 958    | 48     | 1006   |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 213    | 18     | 231    | 122    | 3      | 125    | 125    | 2      | 127    |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 683    | 110    | 793    | 1483   | 83     | 1566   | 473    | 89     | 562    |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 29971  | 4082   | 34053  | 31426  | 5015   | 36441  | 28873  | 2000   | 30873  |
| 30 | A &NIslands       | 7      | 1      | 8      | 13     | 1      | 14     | 13     | 0      | 13     |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 79     | 3      | 82     | 116    | 0      | 116    | 100    | 0      | 100    |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 13     | 0      | 13     | 6      | 0      | 6      | 15     | 2      | 17     |
| 33 | Daman &Diu        | 10     | 0      | 10     | 2      | 0      | 2      | 3      | 0      | 3      |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 1590   | 48     | 1638   | 1946   | 23     | 1969   | 2332   | 34     | 2366   |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 55     | 2      | 57     | 16     | 0      | 16     | 60     | 1      | 61     |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 1754   | 54     | 1808   | 2100   | 24     | 2124   | 2523   | 37     | 2560   |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 31725  | 4136   | 35861  | 33526  | 5039   | 38565  | 31396  | 2037   | 33433  |

Source: Crime in India