Lok Sabha Question No. 3216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Complaints received by NCSTs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY NCSTS

## 3216. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCSTs) has received several complaints during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  alongwith  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  on  such complaints year-wise and State/UT-wise including Karnataka;
- (c) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to curb/prevent atrocities against tribals in the country along with the extent of success achieved therefrom?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR)

(a): & (b): A  statement  indicating  State/UT-wise  details  of  complaints  received  by the  National  Commission  for  Scheduled  Tribes  (NCST)  including  State  of  Karnataka during last three years and current year along with action taken is annexed.

(c): Provisions  of  Scheduled  Castes  &  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities) Act,  1989  are  implemented  by  concerned  State  Governments  /  UT  Administrations. Central  assistance  is  provided  to  them  mainly  for  functioning  and  strengthening  of Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  Protection  Cell,  Special  Police Stations,  setting  up  of  exclusive  Special  Courts,  relief  and  rehabilitation  of  atrocity victims and awareness generation.

With  the  objective  to  deliver  justice  to  members  of  SCs  and  STs  as  well  as deterrent to offenders, SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been amended by the SCs and the STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 (No. 1 of 2016) notified in the Gazette of India Extraordinary on 1.1.2016 and enforced with effect from 26.1.2016.

States / UTs have been requested from time to time to implement provisions of the  Act  in  letter  and  spirit,  with  specific  emphasis  on  setting  up  of  exclusive  special courts  for  speedy  trial  of  cases,  sensitization  of  investigating  officers,  mass  awareness programmes, review of cases ending in acquittal.

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Annex Statement refered to in parts (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3216 for answer on 05.12.2016 by Shri B. Sriramulu

## Statement showing State/UT-wise number of complaints received in NCST and Action Taken thereof during last 3 years & current year

| S. No.   | States                   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   | Number of complaints received along with action taken   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|          | / UT                     | 2013                                                    | 2013                                                    | 2013                                                    | 2014                                                    | 2014                                                    | 2014                                                    | 2015                                                    | 2015                                                    | 2015                                                    | 2016 (upto November)                                    | 2016 (upto November)                                    | 2016 (upto November)                                    |
|          | / UT                     | Total                                                   | Disposed                                                | Under process                                           | Total                                                   | Disposed                                                | Under process                                           | Total                                                   | Disposed                                                | Under process                                           | Total                                                   | Disposed                                                | Under process                                           |
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 6                                                       | 2                                                       | 4                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 1                                                       | 0                                                       | 1                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 54                                                      | 39                                                      | 15                                                      | 82                                                      | 53                                                      | 29                                                      | 90                                                      | 24                                                      | 66                                                      | 119                                                     | 17                                                      | 102                                                     |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 8                                                       | 8                                                       | 0                                                       | 12                                                      | 12                                                      | 0                                                       | 1                                                       | 1                                                       | 0                                                       | 3                                                       | 0                                                       | 3                                                       |
| 4        | Assam                    | 21                                                      | 19                                                      | 2                                                       | 24                                                      | 22                                                      | 2                                                       | 30                                                      | 27                                                      | 3                                                       | 18                                                      | 0                                                       | 18                                                      |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 21                                                      | 12                                                      | 9                                                       | 30                                                      | 12                                                      | 18                                                      | 23                                                      | 10                                                      | 13                                                      | 24                                                      | 4                                                       | 20                                                      |
| 6        | Chandigarh               | 9                                                       | 9                                                       | 0                                                       | 7                                                       | 6                                                       | 1                                                       | 1                                                       | 1                                                       | 0                                                       | 2                                                       | 0                                                       | 2                                                       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             | 94                                                      | 90                                                      | 4                                                       | 89                                                      | 78                                                      | 11                                                      | 179                                                     | 121                                                     | 58                                                      | 182                                                     | 74                                                      | 108                                                     |
| 8        | Daman and Diu            | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 2                                                       | 2                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 2                                                       | 0                                                       | 2                                                       |
| 9        | Delhi                    | 142                                                     | 142                                                     | 0                                                       | 144                                                     | 123                                                     | 21                                                      | 116                                                     | 59                                                      | 57                                                      | 75                                                      | 3                                                       | 72                                                      |
| 10       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 11                                                      | 11                                                      | 0                                                       | 22                                                      | 14                                                      | 8                                                       | 47                                                      | 20                                                      | 27                                                      | 26                                                      | 5                                                       | 21                                                      |
| 11       | Goa                      | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 9                                                       | 7                                                       | 2                                                       | 7                                                       | 3                                                       | 4                                                       | 9                                                       | 1                                                       | 8                                                       |
| 12       | Gujarat                  | 18                                                      | 11                                                      | 7                                                       | 39                                                      | 15                                                      | 24                                                      | 15                                                      | 7                                                       | 8                                                       | 23                                                      | 1                                                       | 22                                                      |
| 13       | Haryana                  | 12                                                      | 10                                                      | 2                                                       | 10                                                      | 9                                                       | 1                                                       | 4                                                       | 2                                                       | 2                                                       | 4                                                       | 0                                                       | 4                                                       |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         | 7                                                       | 6                                                       | 1                                                       | 19                                                      | 7                                                       | 12                                                      | 19                                                      | 2                                                       | 17                                                      | 37                                                      | 0                                                       | 37                                                      |
| 15       | J&K                      | 4                                                       | 4                                                       | 0                                                       | 5                                                       | 4                                                       | 1                                                       | 8                                                       | 5                                                       | 3                                                       | 7                                                       | 0                                                       | 7                                                       |
| 16       | Jharkhand                | 147                                                     | 97                                                      | 50                                                      | 160                                                     | 90                                                      | 70                                                      | 141                                                     | 66                                                      | 75                                                      | 185                                                     | 12                                                      | 173                                                     |
| 17       | Karnataka                | 26                                                      | 25                                                      | 1                                                       | 41                                                      | 22                                                      | 19                                                      | 31                                                      | 15                                                      | 16                                                      | 30                                                      | 1                                                       | 29                                                      |

|   18 | Kerala         |   15 |   15 |   0 |   17 |   15 |   2 |   10 |   3 |   7 |   16 |   2 |   14 |
|------|----------------|------|------|-----|------|------|-----|------|-----|-----|------|-----|------|
|   19 | Lakshadweep    |    4 |    4 |   0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    6 |   2 |   4 |    2 |   0 |    2 |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh |  132 |  129 |   3 |  171 |   80 |  91 |  179 | 102 |  77 |  163 |  14 |  149 |
|   21 | Maharashtra    |   69 |   66 |   3 |   95 |   59 |  36 |  118 |  55 |  63 |  112 |   6 |  106 |
|   22 | Manipur        |    9 |    9 |   0 |   13 |   11 |   2 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    4 |   0 |    4 |
|   23 | Meghalaya      |    8 |    8 |   0 |    5 |    5 |   0 |    5 |   5 |   0 |    5 |   0 |    5 |
|   24 | Mizoram        |    3 |    3 |   0 |    1 |    1 |   0 |    1 |   1 |   0 |    2 |   0 |    2 |
|   25 | Nagaland       |    1 |    1 |   0 |    6 |    6 |   0 |    5 |   5 |   0 |    3 |   0 |    3 |
|   26 | Odisha         |  131 |   78 |  53 |   94 |   50 |  44 |  142 |  34 | 108 |  123 |  11 |  112 |
|   27 | Puducherry     |    1 |    1 |   0 |    1 |    1 |   0 |    2 |   0 |   2 |    5 |   0 |    5 |
|   28 | Punjab         |    4 |    4 |   0 |    3 |    2 |   1 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |
|   29 | Rajasthan      |  142 |  123 |  19 |  148 |   86 |  62 |  124 |  18 | 106 |  153 |   1 |  152 |
|   30 | Sikkim         |    1 |    1 |   0 |    3 |    3 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    3 |   0 |    3 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu     |   41 |   32 |   9 |   60 |   44 |  16 |   45 |  10 |  35 |   67 |  21 |   46 |
|   32 | Telangana      |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   15 |   1 |   14 |
|   33 | Tripura        |    5 |    5 |   0 |    3 |    3 |   0 |   20 |  18 |   2 |    3 |   0 |    3 |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh  |   77 |   77 |   0 |   95 |   70 |  25 |   42 |  13 |  29 |   69 |   6 |   63 |
|   35 | Uttarakhand    |   11 |   11 |   0 |   10 |    4 |   6 |   13 |   0 |  13 |   18 |   0 |   18 |
|   36 | West Bengal    |   80 |   67 |  13 |   71 |   46 |  25 |   77 |  22 |  55 |  115 |  11 |  104 |

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