Lok Sabha Question No. 1354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Rehabilitation of Sexually Harassed Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1354

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## REHABILITATION OF SEXUALLY HARASSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 1354.   DR. P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a) the number of women and children who had been the victims of sexual harassment in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  or  scheme  to  rehabilitate  all  sexually  harassed women and children;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the funds allocated/released and utilised under the said scheme along with the number of beneficiaries during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## M INISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) As  per  the  data  of  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB),  a  total  number  of  34,651 cases in 2015 and 38,947 cases in 2016 were reported under rape (Section 376 of the IPC). A total  number  of  8685  and  7305  cases  have  been  registered  under  insult  to  the  modesty  of women  (section  509  of  IPC)  during  2015  and  2016  respectively.  Further  total  numbers  of 82422 and 81346 cases have been registered under assault on Women with intent to outrage her Modesty (Section 354 of IPC) during 2015 and 2016 respectively. The details are given at Annexure-I . Similarly, a total number of 34,475 cases in 2015 and 36022 cases in 2016 were reported against sexual abuse/violence of children under Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012. The details are given at Annexure-II .
- (b) to  (d)      The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  administering  Swadhar  Greh Scheme for relief and rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances including the victims of  sexual  harassment. Similarly,  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely  Integrated  Child Protection  Scheme  (ICPS)  is  being  implemented  for  care,  protection,  rehabilitation  and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances including sexually harassed children. The details  of  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  under  Swadhar  Greh  during  three  years  i.e. 2015, 2016 and 2016 are at Annexure-III . The State/UTs wise details of number of Swadhar Greh presently functional and the number of women beneficiaries are at Annexure-IV .

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.1354 for 09.02.2018 regarding rehabilitation of sexually harassed women and children

State/UT wise details of Cases Registered under Rape, Assault on Women with intent to outrage her modesty and insult to the Modesty of Women during the year 2015 and 2016

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Rape |   Rape | Assault on Women with intent to outrage her Modesty ( Section 354 of   |   Assault on Women with intent to outrage her Modesty ( Section 354 of | Insult to the Modesty of Women (Section   |   Insult to the Modesty of Women (Section |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|          |                   |   2015 |   2016 | IPC) 2015                                                              |                                                                   2016 | 509 of IPC) 2015                          |                                      2016 |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |   1027 |    994 | 4616                                                                   |                                                                   4829 | 2200                                      |                                      1831 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |     71 |     92 | 101                                                                    |                                                                    109 | 2                                         |                                        10 |
| 3        | Assam             |   1733 |   1779 | 4293                                                                   |                                                                   3378 | 111                                       |                                        34 |
| 4        | Bihar             |   1041 |   1008 | 198                                                                    |                                                                    324 | 96                                        |                                       167 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |   1560 |   1626 | 1868                                                                   |                                                                   1770 | 53                                        |                                       101 |
| 6        | Goa               |     86 |     61 | 150                                                                    |                                                                    143 | 34                                        |                                        32 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |    503 |    982 | 1164                                                                   |                                                                   1224 | 73                                        |                                        59 |
| 8        | Haryana           |   1070 |   1187 | 1886                                                                   |                                                                   1860 | 90                                        |                                       124 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |    244 |    252 | 434                                                                    |                                                                    410 | 58                                        |                                        49 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    |    296 |    256 | 1343                                                                   |                                                                   1235 | 175                                       |                                       153 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |   1053 |   1109 | 844                                                                    |                                                                    667 | 10                                        |                                        13 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |    589 |   1655 | 5112                                                                   |                                                                   5260 | 154                                       |                                       160 |
| 13       | Kerala            |   1256 |   1656 | 3987                                                                   |                                                                   4029 | 267                                       |                                       328 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |   4391 |   4882 | 8049                                                                   |                                                                   8717 | 390                                       |                                       358 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |   4144 |   4189 | 11713                                                                  |                                                                  11396 | 1119                                      |                                       924 |
| 16       | Manipur           |     46 |     55 | 84                                                                     |                                                                     65 | 2                                         |                                         5 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |     93 |    190 | 95                                                                     |                                                                     68 | 20                                        |                                        17 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |     58 |     23 | 75                                                                     |                                                                     71 | 2                                         |                                         1 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |     35 |     26 | 8                                                                      |                                                                     14 | 9                                         |                                         8 |
| 20       | Odisha            |   2251 |   1983 | 6499                                                                   |                                                                   8252 | 472                                       |                                       437 |
| 21       | Punjab            |    886 |    838 | 1123                                                                   |                                                                   1025 | 27                                        |                                        10 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |   3644 |   3656 | 4813                                                                   |                                                                   4839 | 9                                         |                                        15 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |      5 |     92 | 21                                                                     |                                                                     34 | 2                                         |                                        11 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |    421 |    319 | 1163                                                                   |                                                                    854 | 20                                        |                                        27 |
| 25       | Telangana         |   1105 |   1278 | 3608                                                                   |                                                                    377 | 1288                                      |                                      1003 |
| 26       | Tripura           |    213 |    207 | 352                                                                    |                                                                    214 | 6                                         |                                         1 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |   3025 |   4816 | 7885                                                                   |                                                                  11335 | 11                                        |                                        35 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |    283 |    336 | 318                                                                    |                                                                    334 | 12                                        |                                         3 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |   1199 |   1110 | 5069                                                                   |                                                                   4177 | 455                                       |                                       449 |
| 30       | A &NIslands       |     36 |     30 | 57                                                                     |                                                                     46 | 5                                         |                                         2 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |     72 |     68 | 76                                                                     |                                                                     76 | 10                                        |                                        13 |
| 32       | D &NHaveli        |      8 |     14 | 5                                                                      |                                                                      1 | 0                                         |                                         1 |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        |      5 |     12 | 7                                                                      |                                                                      4 | 0                                         |                                         2 |
| 34       | Delhi             |   2199 |   2155 | 5367                                                                   |                                                                   4165 | 1492                                      |                                       918 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |      0 |      5 | 6                                                                      |                                                                      1 | 1                                         |                                         1 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |      3 |      6 | 33                                                                     |                                                                     43 | 10                                        |                                         3 |
|          | Total             |  34651 |  38947 | 82422                                                                  |                                                                  81346 | 8685                                      |                                      7305 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.1354 for 09.02.2018 regarding rehabilitation of sexually harassed women and children

State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR) under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 r/w related sections of IPC (Total) for Crimes against Children during 2014-2016

| SL   | State/UT          |   2015 |   2016 |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    |   1054 |    830 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh |     54 |     59 |
| 3    | Assam             |    819 |    821 |
| 4    | Bihar             |    187 |    233 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      |   1656 |   1570 |
| 6    | Goa               |     79 |     75 |
| 7    | Gujarat           |   1609 |   1408 |
| 8    | Haryana           |    988 |   1020 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  |    206 |    205 |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    |     30 |     25 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         |    182 |    348 |
| 12   | Karnataka         |   1526 |   1565 |
| 13   | Kerala            |   1486 |   1848 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    |   4624 |   4717 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       |   4816 |   4815 |
| 16   | Manipur           |     43 |     43 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         |    167 |    151 |
| 18   | Mizoram           |    169 |    167 |
| 19   | Nagaland          |     15 |     27 |
| 20   | Odisha            |   1372 |   1928 |
| 21   | Punjab            |    666 |    596 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         |   1311 |   1479 |
| 23   | Sikkim            |     55 |     92 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        |   1544 |   1583 |
| 25   | Telangana         |   1394 |   1158 |
| 26   | Tripura           |    133 |    156 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     |   4541 |   4954 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       |    168 |    218 |
| 29   | West Bengal       |   1504 |   2132 |
| 30   | A &NIslands       |      9 |      9 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |     62 |      1 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |     15 |      1 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        |      5 |      0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          |   1936 |    620 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |      1 |      5 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |     49 |      3 |
|      | Total             |  34475 |  36022 |

Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) to (d) to Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 1354 for 09.02.2018 regarding Rehabilitation of Sexually Harassed Women and Children State-wise  funds  released  under  Swadhar/Swadhar  Greh  Scheme  during  the  last  three years and current year. (Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Name of States                   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   2016-17 | 2017-18             |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                   | 93.78     | 48.21     |    124.47 | (30.01.2018) 156.61 |
| 2        | Assam                            | 128.91    | 43.47     |    237.56 | 197.03              |
| 3        | Andaman &Nicobar Island          | 0         | 0         |      4.4  | 9.01                |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh                | 0         | 0         |      6.54 | 8.11                |
| 5        | Bihar                            | 0         | 0         |     69.79 | 86.54               |
| 6        | Chandigarh                       | 0         | 0         |      7.27 | 9.01                |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                     | 7.00      | 5.26      |     17.44 | 16.22               |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli              | 0         | 0         |      0    | 0                   |
| 9        | Daman &Diu                       | 0         | 0         |      0    | 0                   |
| 10       | Delhi                            | 0         | 0         |     14    | 18.02               |
| 11       | Gujarat                          | 19.20     | 7.58      |     40.5  | 37.86               |
| 12       | Goa                              | 0         | 0         |      4.36 | 5.40                |
| 13       | Haryana                          | 0         | 0         |      4.36 | 9.77                |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh                 | 0         | 0         |      0    | 0                   |
| 15       | Jharkhand                        | 28.58     | 6.46      |     24.41 | 18.32               |
| 16       | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 5.99      | 17.74     |     40    | 32.45               |
| 17       | Karnataka                        | 268.04    | 67.94     |    461.95 | 560.73              |
| 18       | Kerala                           | 20.79     | 0         |     52.36 | 43.27               |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                      | 0         | 0         |      0    | 0                   |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                   | 76.12     | 50.77     |     95.91 | 89.99               |
| 21       | Maharashtra                      | 279.06    | 35.89     |    576.88 | 438.36              |
| 22       | Mizoram                          | 2.51      | 2.48      |     16.72 | 16.22               |
| 23       | Manipur                          | 106.63    | 47.76     |    284.07 | 189.83              |
| 24       | Meghalaya                        | 0         | 0         |      0    | 8.72                |
| 25       | Nagaland                         | 0         | 0         |      6.54 | 8.11                |
| 26       | Odisha                           | 104.86    | 269.16    |    723.85 | 521.43              |
| 27       | Punjab                           | 0         | 0         |     10.52 | 10.81               |
| 28       | Puducherry                       | 0         | 0         |      7.27 | 9.01                |
| 29       | Rajasthan                        | 23.35     | 9.13      |     68.4  | 102.98              |
| 30       | Sikkim                           | 0         | 0         |      6.54 | 8.11                |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                       | 38.53     | 12.48     |    247.22 | 280.07              |
| 32       | Telangana                        | 74.85     | 63.24     |    134.61 | 177.88              |
| 33       | Tripura                          | 0         | 0         |     26.17 | 32.45               |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                    | 247.03    | 1490.89   |    383.43 | 595.34              |
| 35       | Uttarkhand                       | 60.91     | 3.63      |     69.93 | 92.33               |
| 36       | West Bengal                      | 74.18     | 154.48    |     18.37 | 448.35              |
| 37       | CSWB for SSH                     | 1195.06   | 2521.25   |   1519.46 | 0                   |
|          | CSWB for construction            | -         | -         |   3073    | 1037.00             |
|          | Swadhar Greh in Vrindavan, Total | 2855.38   | 4857.82   |   8378.3  | 5275.34             |

## Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) to (d) to Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 1354 for 09.02.2018 regarding Rehabilitation of Sexually Harassed Women and Children

State/UTs  wise  details  of  number  of  Swadhar  Greh  presently  functional  and  the  number  of women beneficiaries.

| S. No.   | Name                |   Number of Swadhar Greh |   Number of Beneficiaries |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                       26 |                       780 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                        1 |                        30 |
| 3        | Assam               |                       24 |                       720 |
| 4        | Bihar               |                       16 |                       480 |
| 5        | Punjab              |                        2 |                        60 |
| 6        | Chandigarh          |                        1 |                        30 |
| 7        | Chattisgarh         |                        4 |                       120 |
| 8        | Delhi               |                        2 |                        60 |
| 9        | Goa                 |                        1 |                        30 |
| 10       | Gujarat             |                        7 |                       210 |
| 11       | Haryana             |                        1 |                        30 |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir      |                        4 |                       120 |
| 13       | Jharkhand           |                        3 |                        90 |
| 14       | Karnataka           |                       61 |                      1830 |
| 15       | Kerala              |                        8 |                       240 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh      |                        6 |                       180 |
| 17       | Maharashtra         |                       76 |                      2280 |
| 18       | Manipur             |                       23 |                       690 |
| 19       | Mizoram             |                        2 |                        60 |
| 20       | Nagaland            |                        1 |                        30 |
| 21       | Odisha              |                       72 |                      2160 |
| 22       | Puducherry          |                        1 |                        30 |
| 23       | Rajasthan           |                       14 |                       420 |
| 24       | Sikkim              |                        1 |                        30 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu          |                       40 |                      1200 |
| 26       | Telangana           |                       24 |                       720 |
| 27       | Tripura             |                        4 |                       120 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh       |                       76 |                      2741 |
| 29       | Uttrakhand          |                        9 |                       270 |
| 30       | West Bengal         |                       48 |                      1440 |
| 31       | Andaman and Nicobar |                        1 |                        30 |
|          | Total               |                      559 |                     17231 |

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