Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Crime against Dalits
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MIDHUN REDDY, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 623

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018/ MAGHA 17, 1939 (SAKA) CRIME AGAINST DALITS

623.

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether atrocities and various crime against dalits are on the rise in the country;
- (b) if so, the total number of such cases reported, conviction rate and the action taken against the guilty during each of the last three years and the current year, Statewise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  sought  report  from  the  States  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (d)  whether  there  are  reports  that  some  anti-social  elements  are  behind these cases, if so, the details thereof and the action taken against them;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  identify  the reasons behind such increase, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (f)  the  other  measures  taken by the Government to stop such cases and improve the conviction rate in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per the information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), details  of  State/UT-wise  cases  registered,  cases  chargesheeted,  cases  convicted,  conviction  rate,  persons  arrested,  persons charge-sheeted and persons convicted under total crime/atrocities against

## L.S.US.Q.NO.623 FOR 06.02.2018

persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  during  2014-2016  are  given  in Annexure-I

(c) to (f): The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been amended in 2015 to make it more effective. This  has  been  done  with  an  aim  to  deliver  greater  justice  as  well  as  an enhanced deterrent to the offenders against persons belonging to SCs and STs. The amendments include new offences, re-phrased existing sections, expanded scope of presumptions, institutional strengthening, establishing rights of victims and witnesses, and strengthening preventive measures.

'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.  However, Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  advisories  in  this  regard,  which  are available  at  www.mha.nic.in.  The  Government  of  India  regularly  reviews the status in this regard.

As per available information, Government has not conducted any survey to identify the reasons.

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State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases ChargeSheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Conviction Rate (CVR), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Total Crime/Atrocities against Scheduled Castes during 2014-2016

| SL    | State/UT               | 2014      |       |        |          |               |       |            |       |          | 2015   |           |         |           |        |           | 2016      |        |        |        |        |         |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
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|       |                        | CR        | CCS   | CON    | CVR      | PAR           | PCS   | PCV        | CR    | CCS      | CON    | CVR       | PAR     | PCS       | PCV    | CR        | CCS       | CVR    |        | PAR    | PCS    | PCV     |       |      | CON   |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh         | 2113      | 974   | 41     | 5.1      | 2170          | 1809  | 149        | 2263  | 965      | 32     | 5.5       | 1885    | 1494      | 58     | 2335      | 1206      | 31     | 2181   |        | 1485   | 37      |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0         | 0     | 0      | -        | 0             | 0     | 0          | 0     | 0        | 0      | -         | 0       | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0      | 3.2 -  |        | 0      | 0       |       |      |       |        |    |    | 0  |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 3     | Assam                  | 2         | 0     | 0      |          | 1             | 0     | 0          | 5     | 0        | 0      | -         | 4       | 0         | 0      | 4         | 3         | 0      | -      |        | 3      | 0       |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 4     | Bihar                  | 7886      | 6146  | 101    | - 6.7    | 8927          | 8300  | 221        | 6367  | 4625     | 118    | 16.3      | 7620    | 6751      | 201    | 5701      | 5228      |        | 18.1   | 4 7099 | 6449   | 323     |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh           | 359       | 346   | 52     | 26.5     | 584           | 594   | 67         | 216   | 231      | 62     | 27.6      | 433     | 429       | 87     | 243       | 250       | 204 56 | 40.9   | 410    | 434    | 111     |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 6     | Goa                    | 13        | 9     | 1      | 100.0    | 13            | 17    | 1          | 13    | 9        | 1      | 10.0      | 1       | 3         | 1      | 11        | 3         | 1      | 7.7    | 6      | 8      | 1       |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 7     | Gujarat                | 1094      | 1010  | 26     | 3.4 2744 | 2695          |       | 33         | 1010  | 950      | 11     | 3.2       | 2580    | 2632      | 27     | 1322      | 1198      | 22     | 4.6    | 3582   | 3438   | 41      |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 8     | Haryana                | 475       | 326   | 55     | 12.6     | 661           | 614   | 104        | 510   | 351      | 35     | 14.3      | 696     | 630       | 48     | 639       | 476       | 39     | 12.9   | 912    | 894    | 53      |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh       | 119 20.5  | 67    | 9      | 158      | 130           |       | 22         | 94    | 68       | 2      | 3.3       | 124     | 132       | 2      | 116       | 86        | 1      | 3.2    | 176    | 177    | 1       |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir        | 0         | 0     | 0      | -        | 0             | 0     | 0          | 0     | 0        | 0      | -         | 0       | 0         | 0      | 1         | 1         | 0      | -      | 1      | 1      | 0       |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 11    | Jharkhand              | 903       | 482   | 60     | 25.9     | 942           | 566   | 62         | 736   | 409      | 40     | 15.2      | 713     | 515       | 46     | 525       | 281       |        | 40.8   | 586    | 368    | 89      |       |      | 87    |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 12    | Karnataka              | 1865      | 1610  | 39     | 4.1      | 4140          | 3946  | 75         | 1852  | 1346     | 23     | 2.8       | 4494    | 4016      | 32     | 1869      | 1493      | 22     | 2.8    | 3638   | 3254   | 27      |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 13    | Kerala                 | 712       | 351   | 25     | 16.1     | 623           | 526   | 30         | 696   | 376      | 11     | 9.1       | 530     | 515       | 15     |           | 810       | 13     | 7.9    | 739    | 563    | 21      |       |      | 444   |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh         | 3294      | 3345  | 1492   | 50.8     | 6471          | 6433  | 2608       | 3546  | 3503     | 721    | 33.7      | 6418    | 6485      | 1268   | 4922      | 4611      | 886    | 31.2   | 8347   | 8294   | 1642    |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 15    | Maharashtra            | 1768      | 1464  | 59     | 7.5      | 4286          | 4332  | 95         | 1804  | 1381     | 64     | 8.1       | 4666    | 4198      | 169    | 1750      | 1490      | 106    | 10.5   | 4609   | 4436   | 201     |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 16    | Manipur                | 1         | 0     | 0      | -        | 1             | 0     | 0          | 0     | 0        | 0      | -         | 0       | 0         | 0      | 2         | 3         | 0      | -      | 1      | 3      | 0       |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 17 18 | Meghalaya Mizoram      | 0 0       | 0 0   | 0 0    | - -      | 0 0           | 0 0   | 0 0        | 0 0   | 0 0      | 0      | - -       | 0 0     | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0 0    | - -    | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0     |       |      | 0     |        | 0  |    | 0  |       |    |    |    |    |       |
|       |                        |           | 0     | 0      |          |               |       |            |       |          | 0      |           |         |           | 0      |           |           | 0      | -      | 0      | 0      | 0       |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 19    | Nagaland               | 0         |       |        | -        | 0             | 0     | 0          | 0     | 0        | 0      | -         | 0       | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0         |        |        |        |        |         |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 20    | Odisha                 | 1657      | 1924  | 23     | 1.9 2960 |               | 2968  | 34         | 1823  | 1424     | 55     | 3.9       | 1914    | 1913      | 110    | 1796      | 1436      | 34     | 3.3    | 1986   | 1936   | 67      |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 21    | Punjab                 | 123       | 48    | 6      | 12.0     | 152           | 92    | 19         | 147   | 64       | 11     | 35.5      | 166     | 106       | 25     | 132       | 82        | 16     | 27.6   | 225    | 167    | 21      |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 22    | Rajasthan              | 6735      | 2794  | 750    | 44.4     | 5122          | 5312  | 1680       | 5911  | 2420     | 755    | 40.5      | 4294    | 4672      | 1517   | 5134      | 541       |        | 44.5   | 4634   | 4594   | 877     |       |      | 2391  |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 23    | Sikkim                 | 3         | 3     | 2      | 100.0    | 4 3496        | 4     | 1          | 3     | 3        | 1      | 50.0      | 3       | 3         | 1      | 1         | 0         | 0      | 76     | 0.0    | 0 2395 | 0 144   |       |      |       |        |    |    | 1  |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 24 25 | Tamil Nadu             | 1494      | 1266  | 84     | 7.6      | 3535          |       | 177        | 1736  | 1334     | 56     | 4.7       | 3814    | 3573      | 165    |           | 1291      | 992    | 7.7    | 3057   |        |         |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
|       | Telangana              | 1427      | 887   | 37     | 8.9      | 2233          | 1861  | 54         | 1293  | 893      | 71     | 9.0       | 1055    | 1122      | 85     | 1529      | 780       | 24     | 6.5    | 1513   | 1091   | 38      |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 26    | Tripura                | 1         | 0     | 0      | - 55.8   | 0 24964 17935 | 0     | 0          | 1     | 0        | 0      | -         | 1 26609 | 0 20365   | 0 4952 | 0 10426   | 0 8387    | 0 1570 | - 55.8 | 0      | 0      | 0       |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 27 28 | Uttar Pradesh          | 8066      | 6123  | 1843 8 | 28.6     |               |       | 4549       | 8357  | 6526     | 2033   | 57.7 57.6 | 104     |           |        |           |           |        | 24     | 57.1   | 67     | 3276 31 |       |      |       |        |    |    |    | 33007 |    |    |    |    | 25644 |
|       | Uttarakhand            | 60        | 39    | 1      | 1.8      | 78            | 72    | 6          | 80    | 51       | 19     |           | 130     | 99        | 34     | 65        | 39        |        |        |        |        |         |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    | 71 |       |
| 29    | West Bengal            | 130       | 106   |        |          | 173 70903     | 146   | 1          | 150   | 61       | 0      | 0.0       | 68254   | 129 59782 | 0 8843 | 119 40743 | 127 31007 | 3753   | 0      | 0.0    |        | 162     | 140   |      |       | 0 7001 |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 40300     | 29320 | 4714   | 28.3     | 61887         |       | 9988       | 38613 | 26990    | 4121   | 27.1      |         |           |        | 0         |           | 0      | 25.7   | 76925  | 0      | 65863   |       |      |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 30    | A & N Islands          | 0         | 0     | 0      | -        | 0             | 0     | 0          | 0     | 0        | 0      | -         | 0       | 0         | 0      | 0         |           |        |        |        |        |         | -     | 0    | 0     |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 31 32 | Chandigarh             | 1         | 1     | 0      | 0.0 -    | 4             | 3     | 0          | 1     | 0        | 0      | 0.0       | 0       | 0         | 0      | 1         | 0         |        | 0      | 0      |        | 0       |       | 0    |       |        | 0  |    |    |       |    |    | -  |    |       |
|       | D&N Haveli Daman & Diu | 0         | 0     | 0      | 0        |               | 0     | 0          | 0     | 0        | 0      | -         | 0       | 0         | 0      | 0         |           |        |        | 0      | -      | 0       | 0 0   | 0 0  |       |        |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 33    | Delhi UT               | 0 86      | 0     | 0 5    | -        | 0             | 0     | 0          | 2     | 0        | 0      | -         | 0       | 0         | 0 0    | 54        |           |        |        | 0      | 0      | 0       | - 0.0 | 0 64 | 51    |        | 0  |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 34 35 |                        | 0         | 74    |        | 13.9 -   | 103           | 100 0 | 9          | 51    | 35       | 1      | 9.1       | 35      | 41        | 1      | 0         |           | 32     |        | 0      | 0      | 0       | -     |      | 0     |        | 0  | 0  | 0  |       |    |    |    |    |       |
| 36    | Lakshadweep Puducherry | 14        | 0 9   | 0 0    | -        | 0 5           |       | 0          | 0 3   |          | 0      | -         | 9       | 0         | 3      | 0 11      |           | 12     | 11     |        | 0      |         |       | 0    | -     | 0      | 3  | 9  | 0  |       | 10 | 0  | -  |    |       |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)            |           | 84    | 5      | 13.5     | 112           | 112   | 9          |       |          | 1      | 8.3       | 47      | 52        | 1      |           | 35        | 0      |        |        |        | 58      | 0.0   | 73   | 61    | 0      |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)      | 101 40401 | 29404 | 4719   | 71015    |               | 61999 | 9997 38670 | 57    | 46 27036 | 4122   | 27.1      | 68301   | 28.3      | 59834  | 8844      |           |        |        | 76998  | 40801  | 31042   | 3753  | 25.7 | 65924 | 7001   |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |       |

Source: Crime in India