Lok Sabha Question No. 2203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Domestic Violence
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2203

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST  JULY, 2018/ SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA)

## DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

†2203. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  incidents  of  domestic  violence  reported  in  the  country during each of the last three years and the curent year State/UT-wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  programme  or  issued any guidelines with a view to create awareness among women to prevent domestic violence;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has made any authority or person accountable for the proper implementation of these guidelines; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the latest available published information with National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), State/UT-wise details  of  cases  registered  under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during 2014-2016 are available at Annexure-I.  The latest data pertains to the year 2016.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2203 FOR 31.07.2018

(b) to (e):   'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens rest primarily with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had issued a detailed advisory on 4th September, 2009 to all the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations wherein all the States/UTs have been advised to explore the  possibility  of  associating  NGOs  working  in  the  area  of  combating crimes against women and also that all police stations may be directed to display  the  name  and  other  details  of  protection  officers  of  the  area appointed  under  the  Domestic  Violence  Act,  2005.  This  Advisory  is  also available on http://mha.gov.in.

All  the  State  Governments/  UT  Administrations  are  responsible  for implementation  of  the  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act 2005.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2203 FOR 31.07.2018

## State/UT-wise cases reported under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act during 2014-2016

| Sl.        | State/UT          |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 3          | Assam             |      1 |      0 |      2 |
| 4          | Bihar             |    112 |    161 |    171 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      |      0 |      2 |      3 |
| 6          | Goa               |      2 |      0 |      0 |
| 7          | Gujarat           |      2 |      2 |      0 |
| 8          | Haryana           |      4 |     11 |     10 |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  |      5 |     15 |     11 |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir   |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 11         | Jharkhand         |      5 |      0 |      0 |
| 12         | Karnataka         |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 13         | Kerala            |    140 |    132 |    111 |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    |     53 |     91 |     90 |
| 15         | Maharashtra       |      4 |      8 |      2 |
| 16         | Manipur           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 17         | Meghalaya         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18         | Mizoram           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 19         | Nagaland          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 20         | Odisha            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 21         | Punjab            |      2 |      2 |      2 |
| 22         | Rajasthan         |     17 |     14 |      4 |
| 23         | Sikkim            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        |      4 |      4 |      0 |
| 25         | Telangana         |      1 |      6 |      1 |
| 26         | Tripura           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     |     66 |      4 |     23 |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 29         | West Bengal       |      1 |      2 |      5 |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    |    419 |    455 |    436 |
| 30         | A & N Islands     |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 31         | Chandigarh        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 32         | D&N Haveli        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 33         | Daman& Diu        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 34         | Delhi UT          |      7 |      4 |      1 |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36         | Puducherry        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       |      7 |      6 |      1 |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            |    426 |    461 |    437 |

Source: Crime in India