Lok Sabha Question No. 142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Sexual Exploitation/Abuse against Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RAMCHARAN BOHARA, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, B.V. NAYAK, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 142

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2018

## SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/ABUSE AGAINST CHILDREN

## 142. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI B.V.NAIK:

SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA :

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

- (a) whether a large number of children in the country are victims of sexual exploitation/abuse especially girls on internet and if so, the details thereof indicating the number  of  cases  of  sexual  exploitation/abuse  against  children  reported  in  the  country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of complaints received through online complaint box namely POCSO e-box during the said period and the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  launched/proposes  to  launch  National  Alliance  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up child tribunal in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  details  of  schemes  undertaken  under  Integrated  Child  Protection  Policy,  2015  and funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  thereunder  during  the  said  period,  State/UT-wise including West Bengal; and
- (f) the further action taken by the Government to protect children from sexual exploitation/abuse in the country, expedite the disposal of such cases and create public awareness against it?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) As per National Crime Records Bureau, this specific information is not maintained by the Bureau. However, State/UT-wise cases registered, cases charge-sheeted, cases convicted, persons  arrested,  persons  charge-sheeted  and  persons  convicted  under  total  POCSO during 2014-2016 is enclosed as Annexure-I .
- (b) Since  the  inception  of  POCSO  e-box  total  1289  hits  were  made  on  this  facility  till 18.01.2018. Out of these 1289 hits, only 67 cases were found to be complaints related to the  offences  covered  under  POCSO  Act,  2012  and  48  complaints  have  since  been disposed off.
- (c) The Ministry of Women and Child Development organized a day-long consultation on 16 th January, 2017 with all stakeholders including Ministries of Home affairs, Ministry of Health  and  Family  Welfare,  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology, Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy,  National  Commission  for  protection  of Child Rights and civil society organizations working on the issue to brainstorm on the process of forming a National Alliance against online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
- (d) No.
- (e) This Ministry is executing a scheme namely Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) (now 'Child protection Services') for providing financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations, on sharing pattern,  with the objective to create a safe and  secure  environment  for  overall  development  of  children  in  need  of  care  and protection. These include placement in Children Homes if there is no family to look after the said child, or sponsorship support if the child is living with family (financial support for  education)  to  ensure  that  their  education  can  continue  in  an  undisturbed  manner. Once placed in a children's home the said child would receive multiple kinds of care and support including food, education, medical attention, vocational training, counselling etc. so that despite their disturbed family circumstances they can continue to develop to their full potential. The details of fund released and utilized by State Govt./UT Administrations including West Bengal during the financial  year 2015-16 and 2016-17 under ICPS are enclosed at Annexure-II .
- (f) The Government has been regularly creating public awareness against child abuse in the country  through  print  and  electronic  media  from  time  to  time  and  this  is  a  continuous process.  The  issue  has  been  flagged  in  various  national  consultations/conferences  held with different stakeholders.

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Statement referred to in part (a) of Un-Starred Question No. 142 to be answered on 02.02.2018 on Sexual Exploitation/Abuse against Children: Annexure-I State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR),Cases ChargeSheeted (CCS),Cases Convicted (CON),Persons Arrested (PAR),Persons Chargesheeted (PCS),Persons Convicted

(PCV)  under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 r/w related sections of IPC (Total) for Crimes against Children during 2014-2016

| SL                  | 2014   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   | State/UT   |
|---------------------|--------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| SL                  | CR     | CCS        | CON        | PAR        | PCS        | PCV        | CR         | CCS        | CON        | PAR        | PCS        | PCV        | CR         | CCS        | CON        | PAR        | PCS        | PCV        |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 932    | 601        | 29         | 1163       | 792        | 29         | 1054       | 772        | 78         | 1233       | 980        | 85         | 830        | 795        | 51         | 855        | 862        | 52         |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 56     | 51         | 1          | 57         | 62         | 1          | 54         | 38         | 0          | 63         | 48         | 0          | 59         | 39         | 0          | 58         | 42         | 0          |
| 3 Assam             | 506    | 223        | 8          | 489        | 223        | 8          | 819        | 453        | 15         | 802        | 453        | 15         | 821        | 511        | 43         | 824        | 512        | 43         |
| 4 Bihar             | 191    | 188        | 17         | 228        | 231        | 22         | 187        | 142        | 22         | 187        | 161        | 24         | 233        | 157        | 23         | 292        | 199        | 24         |
| 5 Chhattisgarh      | 1684   | 1608       | 191        | 1804       | 1812       | 263        | 1656       | 1606       | 524        | 2085       | 2047       | 562        | 1570       | 1576       | 354        | 1778       | 1773       | 378        |
| 6 Goa               | 107    | 76         | 3          | 116        | 96         | 3          | 79         | 98         | 13         | 79         | 107        | 15         | 75         | 56         | 13         | 82         | 60         | 13         |
| 7 Gujarat           | 613    | 527        | 5          | 779        | 705        | 5          | 1609       | 1317       | 8          | 1886       | 1801       | 8          | 1408       | 1302       | 5          | 1677       | 1691       | 6          |
| 8 Haryana           | 707    | 631        | 103        | 826        | 794        | 119        | 988        | 800        | 137        | 1041       | 1035       | 149        | 1020       | 844        | 94         | 1125       | 1035       | 130        |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh  | 209    | 167        | 25         | 246        | 221        | 33         | 206        | 198        | 27         | 264        | 280        | 37         | 205        | 177        | 25         | 255        | 234        | 31         |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir  | 45     | 33         | 1          | 46         | 44         | 1          | 30         | 29         | 1          | 49         | 45         | 1          | 25         | 25         | 1          | 30         | 30         | 1          |
| 11 Jharkhand        | 112    | 102        | 13         | 136        | 116        | 15         | 182        | 136        | 28         | 175        | 144        | 28         | 348        | 222        | 17         | 363        | 244        | 17         |
| 12 Karnataka        | 1380   | 1073       | 27         | 1538       | 1282       | 29         | 1526       | 1266       | 32         | 1800       | 1516       | 32         | 1565       | 1323       | 55         | 1641       | 1451       | 58         |
| 13 Kerala           | 1392   | 1136       | 48         | 1483       | 1356       | 51         | 1486       | 1265       | 83         | 1505       | 1460       | 100        | 1848       | 1717       | 47         | 2671       | 2490       | 53         |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh   | 4995   | 4888       | 721        | 5888       | 5862       | 848        | 4624       | 4612       | 791        | 5634       | 5675       | 944        | 4717       | 4591       | 641        | 5678       | 5642       | 792        |
| 15 Maharashtra      | 3926   | 3342       | 112        | 4623       | 4187       | 129        | 4816       | 3791       | 195        | 5589       | 4711       | 219        | 4815       | 4291       | 250        | 5092       | 4983       | 279        |
| 16 Manipur          | 50     | 14         | 0          | 34         | 8          | 0          | 43         | 32         | 1          | 23         | 29         | 1          | 43         | 39         | 1          | 28         | 23         | 1          |
| 17 Meghalaya        | 118    | 126        | 7          | 122        | 131        | 7          | 167        | 112        | 2          | 153        | 135        | 2          | 151        | 116        | 28         | 153        | 126        | 28         |
| 18 Mizoram          | 165    | 127        | 37         | 140        | 101        | 38         | 169        | 189        | 101        | 171        | 190        | 102        | 167        | 148        | 54         | 174        | 153        | 54         |
| 19 Nagaland         | 17     | 6          | 2          | 15         | 6          | 1          | 15         | 13         | 4          | 16         | 16         | 4          | 27         | 25         | 6          | 27         | 27         | 9          |
| 20 Odisha           | 1126   | 909        | 14         | 1193       | 1129       | 16         | 1372       | 1202       | 39         | 1324       | 1282       | 40         | 1928       | 1566       | 38         | 1721       | 1661       | 48         |
| 21 Punjab           | 652    | 493        | 114        | 763        | 604        | 121        | 666        | 506        | 169        | 769        | 677        | 207        | 596        | 401        | 94         | 659        | 441        | 98         |
| 22 Rajasthan        | 1327   | 1020       | 133        | 1228       | 1217       | 152        | 1311       | 994        | 130        | 1210       | 1225       | 167        | 1479       | 1196       | 151        | 1479       | 1478       | 168        |
| 23 Sikkim           | 70     | 56         | 19         | 66         | 56         | 3          | 55         | 50         | 16         | 55         | 52         | 16         | 92         | 75         | 9          | 100        | 84         | 9          |
| 24 Tamil Nadu       | 1065   | 769        | 73         | 1158       | 893        | 65         | 1544       | 1268       | 133        | 1869       | 1530       | 143        | 1583       | 1249       | 199        | 1866       | 1480       | 214        |
| 25 Telangana        | 924    | 657        | 35         | 1332       | 1061       | 35         | 1394       | 1092       | 39         | 1343       | 1225       | 42         | 1158       | 1023       | 25         | 1625       | 1354       | 32         |
| 26 Tripura          | 245    | 174        | 9          | 228        | 206        | 11         | 133        | 136        | 12         | 141        | 173        | 14         | 156        | 129        | 24         | 165        | 133        | 25         |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh    | 8009   | 6847       | 302        | 12753      | 10565      | 410        | 4541       | 4342       | 874        | 7469       | 6715       | 1241       | 4954       | 4245       | 714        | 8452       | 6554       | 1003       |
| 28 Uttarakhand      |        |            |            | 186        | 188        | 20         | 168        | 131        |            |            |            | 85         | 218        | 158        |            | 238        | 193        | 45         |
|                     | 189    | 161        | 16         |            |            |            |            |            | 79         | 207        | 194        |            |            |            | 38         |            |            |            |
| 29 West Bengal      | 1291   | 815        | 22         | 1062       | 967        | 22         | 1504       | 1816       | 21         | 1928       | 1858       | 22         | 2132       | 1494       | 48         | 1209       | 1303       | 48         |
| TOTAL STATE(S)      | 32103  | 26820      | 2087       | 39702      | 34915      | 2457       | 32398      | 28406      | 3574       | 39070      | 35764      | 4305       | 34223      | 29490      | 3048       | 40317      | 36258      | 3659       |

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| 30 A & N Islands   |    29 |    22 |    4 |    34 |    27 |    4 |    39 |    37 |    0 |    38 |    37 |    0 |    49 |    35 |    1 |    51 |    38 |    0 |
|--------------------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|
| 31 Chandigarh      |    49 |    47 |   21 |    54 |    62 |   22 |    62 |    59 |   15 |    72 |    71 |   22 |    51 |    41 |   19 |    61 |    55 |   19 |
| 32 D&N Haveli      |     2 |     2 |    0 |     3 |     3 |    0 |    15 |    11 |    0 |    13 |    11 |    0 |    11 |    13 |    2 |    14 |    16 |    2 |
| 33 Daman & Diu     |     1 |     1 |    1 |     1 |     1 |    1 |     5 |     4 |    0 |     8 |     7 |    0 |    10 |     6 |    0 |    11 |     8 |    0 |
| 34 Delhi UT        |  2240 |  1480 |  162 |  1917 |  1621 |  202 |  1936 |  1563 |  218 |  1847 |  1757 |  238 |  1620 |  1258 |  156 |  1692 |  1443 |  179 |
| 35 Lakshadweep     |     1 |     1 |    0 |     3 |     3 |    0 |     1 |     0 |    0 |     1 |     0 |    0 |     5 |     5 |    0 |     4 |     5 |    0 |
| 36 Puducherry      |    24 |    20 |    0 |    18 |    21 |    0 |    49 |    33 |    2 |    41 |    36 |    2 |    53 |    43 |    0 |    46 |    49 |    0 |
| TOTAL UT(S)        |  2346 |  1573 |  188 |  2030 |  1738 |  229 |  2107 |  1707 |  235 |  2020 |  1919 |  262 |  1799 |  1401 |  178 |  1879 |  1614 |  200 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  | 34449 | 28393 | 2275 | 41732 | 36653 | 2686 | 34505 | 30113 | 3809 | 41090 | 37683 | 4567 | 36022 | 30891 | 3226 | 42196 | 37872 | 3859 |

Source: Crime in India

Statement  referred  to  in  part  (e)  of  Un-Starred  Question  No.  142  to  be  answered  on  02.02.2018  on  Sexual Exploitation/Abuse against Children:

## Details of Fund Released and Utilized by State Govts./UTs  during FY 2015-16 under ICPS

(Rupees in Lacs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State       | 2015-16         | 2015-16         | 2016-17         | 2016-17         |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State       | Amount released | Amount Utilized | Amount Released | Amount Utilized |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          | 238.58          | 500.52          | 110.74          | 586.32          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 571.68          | 92.02           | 52.29           | 179.54          |
| 3         | Assam                   | 597.90          | 1025.07         | 413.64          | 1112.98         |
| 4         | Bihar                   | 2687.89         | 1896.52         | 2787.92         | 1923.33         |
| 5         | Chattisgarh             | 3955.55         | 2086.26         | 527.77          | 1683.25         |
| 6         | Goa                     | 235.25          | 39.68           | 36.83           | 98.27           |
| 7         | Gujarat                 | 2328.90         | 1510.37         | 769.95          | 1526.53         |
| 8         | Haryana                 | 496.44          | 350.89          | 0.00            | 1224.85         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh        | 604.04          | 1255.12         | 2345.48         | 2390.26         |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir          | 113.35          | 0.00            | 43.12           | 114.71          |
| 11        | Jharkhand               | 369.88          | 387.42          | 840.11          | 842.14          |
| 12        | Karnataka               | 1845.24         | 2193.66         | 3720.80         | 3709.53         |
| 13        | Kerala                  | 944.39          | 660.25          | 260.50          | 216.96          |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh          | 1116.03         | 2373.81         | 2503.88         | 2535.83         |
| 15        | Maharashtra             | 3138.75         | 1975.29         | 2272.33         | 1569.37         |
| 16        | Manipur                 | 3082.18         | 1163.81         | 241.34          | 709.47          |
| 17        | Meghalaya               | 1469.55         | 1497.88         | 2060.33         | 2060.33         |
| 18        | Mizoram                 | 2079.44         | 2079.44         | 1949.55         | 1949.55         |
| 19        | Nagaland                | 2257.65         | 1473.21         | 1350.37         | 1447.50         |
| 20        | Orissa                  | 3309.07         | 2669.74         | 1089.22         | 2580.78         |
| 21        | Punjab                  | 820.81          | 515.57          | 581.67          | 718.31          |
| 22        | Rajasthan               | 3258.92         | 2929.43         | 0.00            | 2267.52         |
| 23        | Sikkim                  | 562.00          | 303.74          | 601.18          | 365.87          |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu              | 825.04          | 4282.78         | 13039.37        | 3648.55         |
| 25        | Telangana               | 354.88          | 93.94           | 195.64          | 1823.98         |
| 26        | Tripura                 | 710.63          | 680.20          | 676.04          | 415.30          |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh           | 2884.18         | 3293.57         | 3207.19         | 3109.82         |
| 28        | Uttarakhand             | 66.88           | 3.89            | 15.54           | 187.54          |
| 29        | West Bengal             | 508.67          | 1067.29         | 6763.87         | 3522.60         |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Island | 36.03           | 36.03           | 36.88           | 36.76           |
| 31        | Chandigarh              | 357.82          | 324.15          | 245.44          | 278.53          |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | 58.66           | 5.84            | 177.59          | 59.11           |
| 33        | Daman &Diu              | 82.82           | 57.69           | 126.42          | 80.33           |
| 34        | Delhi                   | 1363.40         | 931.53          | 978.64          | 1024.94         |
| 35        | Lakshadweep             | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 36        | Puducherry              | 559.60          | 622.75          | 826.33          | 768.69          |