Lok Sabha Question No. 3194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Juvenile Crime
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3194

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA) JUVENILE CRIME

†3194. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether cases of crime by Juveniles are on the rise in the country;

- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  such  cases  reported during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  crime  and  Statewise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  identify  the reasons behind such increase and if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  for  providing employment  to  juveniles  residing  in  children  homes/reform  centres  by providing training in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, if so, the details and status thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to implement a new education policy for  developing  students'  personality  by  building  ideal  character  to  prevent juvenile delinquency and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  such  cases  in future along with the measures taken for rehabilitation of the said juveniles?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b):  The State/UT-wise number of cases registered against Juveniles and juveniles apprehended  for the year 2013 to 2015 is at Annexure.

(c) :  The Ministry of Home Affairs has not conducted any  study regarding crimes committed by juveniles.

(d) to (f): In  order  to  improve  and  strengthen  the  condition  of  homes,  the Government enacted the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which has replaced the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)  Act,  2000.  The  new  Act  has  come  into  effect  from  15.01.2016. Under the JJ Act, 2015 several provisions have been included to improve the condition of Child Care Institutions (CCIs)  including those housing children in  conflict  with  law  by  providing  for  inspections  of  these  CCIs  by  Juvenile Justice  Board;  prescribing  various  rehabilitation  and  reintegration  services including skill development, recreational facilities, mental health interventions, etc.

The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) under which financial assistance is  provided  to  States/UTs  for  setting  up  and  maintaining  various  CCIs including  Observation  Homes,  Special  Homes  either  by  themselves  or through  Non-Government  Organisations  (NGOs).  Various  rehabilitative  and re-integration  measures  are  provided  in  these  CCIs  including  vocational training, counseling, non formal education etc.

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## State/UT-wise Number of cases registered against Juveniles and juveniles apprehended under Total Cognizable  Crimes under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special & Local Laws (SLL) during 2013-2015

| SL   | State/UT          | 2013             | 2013                  | 2014             | 2014                  | 2015             | 2015                  |
|------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
| SL   | State/UT          | Cases Registered | Juveniles Apprehended | Cases Registered | Juveniles Apprehended | Cases Registered | Juveniles Apprehended |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 2260             | 3133                  | 883              | 1018                  | 1015             | 1371                  |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 118              | 122                   | 81               | 126                   | 66               | 156                   |
| 3    | Assam             | 624              | 680                   | 487              | 553                   | 624              | 734                   |
| 4    | Bihar             | 2104             | 2104                  | 4371             | 6404                  | 1658             | 1674                  |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 2193             | 2544                  | 1799             | 2115                  | 1914             | 2290                  |
| 6    | Goa               | 67               | 72                    | 64               | 113                   | 28               | 35                    |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 2132             | 2478                  | 4380             | 4647                  | 1577             | 1957                  |
| 8    | Haryana           | 1198             | 1410                  | 1041             | 1181                  | 1098             | 1333                  |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 171              | 227                   | 272              | 342                   | 195              | 241                   |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 105              | 136                   | 102              | 139                   | 181              | 249                   |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 355              | 394                   | 150              | 173                   | 124              | 124                   |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 445              | 530                   | 412              | 640                   | 446              | 692                   |
| 13   | Kerala            | 773              | 1237                  | 1203             | 1575                  | 1398             | 1793                  |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 6703             | 7365                  | 6512             | 7802                  | 6583             | 7870                  |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 6035             | 8012                  | 5407             | 7228                  | 5693             | 7370                  |
| 16   | Manipur           | 4                | 7                     | 23               | 36                    | 17               | 25                    |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 146              | 154                   | 125              | 169                   | 111              | 141                   |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 85               | 119                   | 44               | 52                    | 41               | 51                    |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 8                | 14                    | 10               | 10                    | 17               | 33                    |
| 20   | Odisha            | 916              | 1093                  | 838              | 1077                  | 934              | 1095                  |
| 21   | Punjab            | 344              | 432                   | 277              | 358                   | 111              | 148                   |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 2217             | 2882                  | 2309             | 3041                  | 2203             | 2819                  |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 39               | 39                    | 19               | 22                    | 41               | 41                    |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 2735             | 3142                  | 1549             | 1892                  | 1814             | 2421                  |
| 25   | Telangana         | 0                | 0                     | 931              | 1060                  | 1252             | 1448                  |
| 26   | Tripura           | 63               | 146                   | 64               | 78                    | 37               | 43                    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 1189             | 1424                  | 1397             | 1599                  | 1006             | 1120                  |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 231              | 309                   | 125              | 180                   | 127              | 161                   |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 793              | 927                   | 1566             | 1837                  | 562              | 651                   |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 34053            | 41132                 | 36441            | 45467                 | 30873            | 38086                 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 8                | 8                     | 14               | 19                    | 13               | 16                    |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 82               | 120                   | 116              | 165                   | 100              | 147                   |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 13               | 26                    | 6                | 6                     | 17               | 20                    |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 10               | 14                    | 2                | 3                     | 3                | 3                     |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 1638             | 2140                  | 1969             | 2547                  | 2366             | 3039                  |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0                | 0                     | 1                | 1                     | 0                | 0                     |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 57               | 66                    | 16               | 22                    | 61               | 74                    |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 1808             | 2374                  | 2124             | 2763                  | 2560 33433       | 3299                  |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 35861            | 43506                 | 38565            | 48230                 |                  | 41385                 |

Source: Crime in india

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