Lok Sabha Question No. 3915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Caste Discrimination of SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. t3915 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2018

## CASTE DISCRIMINATION OF SCs

## +3915. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been an increase in the number of cases registered regarding caste discrimination and insults of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) in the country. specially in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise; and
- (c) the measures taken by the Government for the prevention of such discrimination?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- a) and (b): As per the data of National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB), Ministry of Home A ffairs, the number of cases of offences of atrocities against members of Scheduled Castes(SCs), registered under the scheduled castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) PoA} Act; 1989 in conjunction with the IPC in the country as well as in Rajasthan for the years 2014,2015 and 2016 is indicated as under: -

| Year   | Number   of registered under the PoA Act in conjunction_with the IPC   | Number   of registered under the PoA Act in conjunction_with the IPC   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year   | AII India                                                              | Rajasthan                                                              |
| 2014   | 40,300                                                                 | 6,734                                                                  |
| 2015   | 38,564                                                                 | 5,911                                                                  |
| 2016   | 40,774                                                                 | 5,134                                                                  |

The NCRB, however; does not generate data in regard to various section/sub-sections of the PoA Act which describe offences of atrocities as well as the location of their occurrence\_

- (c): An Act of Parliament namely the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) {PoA} Act, 1989, was enacted to   prevent   atrocities against   members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes (STs). With an objective to deliver members of SCs and STs a greater justice, the PoA Act has been amended in January, 2016. and

With a view to   prevent  atrocities, Rule 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, specifies precautionary and preventive measures to be taken by the State Government.

State Government Union Territory Administrations which implement provision of the PoA Act are provided admissible Central assistance  towards its effective   implementation. A Committee under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment form time to time reviews implementation status of the PoA Act in States and Union Territories. Last meeting of the Committee was held on 30.01.2018.