Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Dowry Cases
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1273

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## DOWRY CASES

## 1273.   SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER

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

- (a) the number of complaints received/ registered related to physical/mental harassment and murder of women for dowry during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  remedial  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  dowry  harassment' deaths;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  time  limit  to  deal  with  the  cases  and constitute a separate cell for said purpose; and
- (d)       if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  data,  State/UT-wise  details regarding  number  of  cases  registered  and  case  convicted  under  Dowry  Prohibition Act, 1961 and cases registered of Dowry Death during 2014, 2015 and 2016 is given at Annexure-I .
- (b) The Ministry reviews with the States/UTs from time to time for effective implementation of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Government of India regularly conducts awareness generation programmes and publicity campaigns on various laws relating to women including Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 through workshops, fairs, cultural programmes,  seminars, training programmes,  etc. Advertisements are regularly brought out in the print and electronic media to create awareness on laws relating to rights of women.
- (c) &  (d)  As  per  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  'Police'  and  'Public  Order' are the State subjects, and as such, the primary responsibility of prevention detection, registration,  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crimes,  including  crimes  against women  pertaining  to  domestic  violence,  lies  with  the  State  Governments/Union Territory  Administrations.  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  are responsible for implementation of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1273 for 09.02.2018 by Shrimati Neelam Sonker regarding Dowry Cases

No. of Cases Registered (CR), under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Dowry Death (IPC 304 B) reported during 2014, 2015 and 2016

|     |                   |   The Dowry Prohibition Act, |   The Dowry Prohibition Act, |   The Dowry Prohibition Act, |   Dowry Death 1961 |   Dowry Death 1961 |   Dowry Death 1961 |
|-----|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. | State/UT          |                         2014 |                         2015 |                         2016 |               2014 |               2015 |               2016 |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    |                          468 |                          303 |                          592 |                215 |                174 |                193 |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  1 |                  0 |                  1 |
| 3   | Assam             |                           92 |                           95 |                          234 |                188 |                216 |                157 |
| 4   | Bihar             |                         2203 |                         1867 |                         1058 |               1373 |               1154 |                987 |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      |                            8 |                           10 |                           19 |                128 |                 89 |                 84 |
| 6   | Goa               |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  2 |
| 7   | Gujarat           |                           53 |                           36 |                            0 |                 23 |                 12 |                 12 |
| 8   | Haryana           |                           13 |                           14 |                            8 |                293 |                243 |                260 |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh  |                            2 |                            0 |                            1 |                  1 |                  2 |                  3 |
| 10  | Jammu &Kashmir    |                            1 |                            1 |                            0 |                  5 |                  6 |                  6 |
| 11  | Jharkhand         |                         1538 |                         1552 |                         1371 |                350 |                267 |                278 |
| 12  | Karnataka         |                         1730 |                         1541 |                         1698 |                313 |                254 |                234 |
| 13  | Kerala            |                            3 |                            4 |                            3 |                 28 |                  8 |                 25 |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh    |                          113 |                           62 |                           26 |                733 |                664 |                629 |
| 15  | Maharashtra       |                           39 |                           42 |                           38 |                279 |                268 |                248 |
| 16  | Manipur           |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  1 |                  0 |                  0 |
| 17  | Meghalaya         |                            1 |                            0 |                            0 |                  1 |                  1 |                  0 |
| 18  | Mizoram           |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 |
| 19  | Nagaland          |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  1 |
| 20  | Odisha            |                          646 |                         1201 |                         1400 |                441 |                356 |                397 |
| 21  | Punjab            |                            5 |                            8 |                            5 |                 90 |                 85 |                 80 |
| 22  | Rajasthan         |                           12 |                            9 |                            3 |                408 |                463 |                462 |
| 23  | Sikkim            |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  0 |                  1 |                  0 |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu        |                          292 |                          333 |                          295 |                 95 |                 65 |                 58 |
| 25  | Telangana         |                          563 |                            2 |                            4 |                289 |                262 |                254 |
| 26  | Tripura           |                            1 |                            0 |                            0 |                 33 |                 28 |                 19 |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh     |                         2133 |                         2766 |                         2867 |               2469 |               2335 |               2473 |
| 28  | Uttarakhand       |                          104 |                           12 |                           27 |                 38 |                 54 |                 57 |
| 29  | West Bengal       |                            1 |                            4 |                            0 |                501 |                498 |                535 |
| 30  | A &NIslands       |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  3 |                  0 |                  0 |
| 31  | Chandigarh        |                            2 |                            0 |                            1 |                  2 |                  5 |                  4 |
| 32  | D&N Haveli        |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  0 |                  1 |                  0 |
| 33  | Daman &Diu        |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 |
| 34  | Delhi UT          |                           13 |                           20 |                           18 |                153 |                122 |                162 |
| 35  | Lakshadweep       |                            0 |                            0 |                            0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 |
| 36  | Puducherry        |                           14 |                           12 |                           15 |                  1 |                  1 |                  0 |
|     | Total             |                        10050 |                         9894 |                         9683 |               8455 |               7634 |               7621 |

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