Lok Sabha Question No. 3960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: POCSO e-Box
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3960

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## POCSO E-BOX

## 3960.   SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA :

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  complaints  received  so  far  through  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual Offences  POCSO  e-Box  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the response to POCSO e-Box since its launch;
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  also  reviewed  the  action  taken  on  these  complaints  in  a timely manner; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has received 2257 hits  through  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  e-Box  since  its inception, i.e., 26th August, 2016 till 27th July, 2018. Out of 2257 hits, 97 complaints have  been  found  relating  to  child  sexual  abuse.  The  State/UT-wise  details  are  given  in Annexure-I .
- (b) to  (e):  Under  Section  44  of  POCSO  Act,  2012  NCPCR  and  State  Commission  for Protection  of  Child  Rights(SCPCR)  are  mandated  to  monitor  the  implementation  of provision  of  POCSO  Act,  2012.  The  POCSO  e-Box  functions  under  the  supervision  of Member, NCPCR who reviews progress weekly for timely action, due to which 63 out of 97 cases have been disposed off.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.3960 for 10.08.2018 regarding 'POCSO e-Box' by Shri Sankar Prasad Datta

## State/UT-wise details of complaints received through POCSO E-Box w.e.f. 26-08-2016,  (i.e., the date of its inception) till 27-07-2018.

Total no. of hits received -

2257

Total no. of complaints covered under POCSO Act 2012

-

97

Total no. of POCSO complaints disposed of by the Commission -

63

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT            | Total no. of complaints covered under POCSO Act 2012   | Total no. of complaints covered under POCSO Act 2012   | Total no. of complaints covered under POCSO Act 2012   |       | Total no. of POCSO complaints disposed of   | Total no. of POCSO complaints disposed of   | Total no. of POCSO complaints disposed of   |       |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------|
|           |                             | 2016- 2017                                             | 2017- 2018                                             | 2018- 2019                                             | Total | 2016- 2017                                  | 2017- 2018                                  | 2018- 2019                                  | Total |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                                        | 1                                                      |                                                        | 1     |                                             | 1                                           |                                             | 1     |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | 2                                                      |                                                        |                                                        | 2     | 2                                           |                                             |                                             | 2     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                                        | 1                                                      |                                                        | 1     |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0     |
| 4         | Assam                       |                                                        |                                                        |                                                        | 0     |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0     |
| 5         | Bihar                       | 1                                                      | 1                                                      | 5                                                      | 7     | 1                                           |                                             |                                             | 1     |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  |                                                        |                                                        | 1                                                      | 1     |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0     |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                |                                                        |                                                        |                                                        | 0     |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0     |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                                                        |                                                        |                                                        | 0     |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0     |
| 9         | Daman and Diu               |                                                        |                                                        |                                                        | 0     |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0     |
| 10        | Delhi                       | 2                                                      | 6                                                      | 6                                                      | 14    | 2                                           | 6                                           | 1                                           | 9     |
| 11        | Goa                         |                                                        |                                                        |                                                        | 0     |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0     |
| 12        | Gujarat                     | 2                                                      |                                                        |                                                        | 2     | 2                                           |                                             |                                             | 2     |
| 13        | Haryana                     | 6                                                      | 6                                                      |                                                        | 12    | 6                                           | 3                                           |                                             | 9     |

| 14    | Himachal Pradesh   |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
|-------|--------------------|----|----|----|-----|----|----|-----|
| 15    | Jammu and Kashmir  |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 16    | Jharkhand          |    |    | 1  |   1 |    |    |   1 |
| 17    | Karnataka          | 1  |    |    |   1 | 1  |    |   1 |
| 18    | Kerala             | 1  | 1  |    |   2 | 1  | 1  |   2 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep        |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh     | 2  |    | 2  |   4 | 2  |    |   3 |
| 21    | Maharashtra        | 2  |    |    |   2 | 2  |    |   2 |
| 22    | Manipur            |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 23    | Meghalaya          |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 24    | Mizoram            |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 25    | Nagaland           |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 26    | Odisha             | 2  | 2  | 1  |   5 | 2  | 1  |   3 |
| 27    | Puducherry         |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 28    | Punjab             | 2  | 3  | 1  |   6 | 2  | 2  |   4 |
| 29    | Rajasthan          | 4  | 2  | 3  |   9 | 4  | 1  |   5 |
| 30    | Sikkim             |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu         |    |    | 1  |   1 |    |    |   1 |
| 32    | Telengana          |    |    | 2  |   2 |    |    |   0 |
| 33    | Tripura            |    |    |    |   0 |    |    |   0 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh      | 6  | 9  | 4  |  19 | 5  | 9  |  14 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand        | 1  |    |    |   1 | 1  |    |   1 |
| 36    | West Bengal        | 1  | 1  | 2  |   4 | 1  |    |   2 |
| Total | Total              | 35 | 33 | 29 |  97 | 34 | 24 |  63 |