Lok Sabha Question No. 3688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Sexual abuse of Children in Observation/Special Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3688

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017

## SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN IN OBSERVATION / SPECIAL HOMES

## 3688:  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

- (a)      whether the Government has taken note of incidents of abuse/sexual abuse committed with children in conflict with law in observation/special homes; and
- (b)      if so, the number of such incidents reported during the last three years and the current year along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  officials  found  guilty, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a)     & (b): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has reported that it  has  registered  27  complaints  concerning  sexual  abuse  and  harassment  of  children committed in Child Care Institutions including Observation and Special homes during the years  2014-15,  2015-16  and  the  current  year  2016-17  (as  on  March  10,  2017).  The State/UT-wise  detail  is annexed. The  details  regarding  action  taken  against  guilty officials  of  CCIs  is  not  maintained  centrally  in  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development/NCPCR.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3688  for 24.03.2017 raised by Shri Ashok  Mahadeorao  Nete  regarding  'Sexual abuse of Children in Observation/Special Homes'.

State/UT-wise  details  of  cases  registered  by  NCPCR  regarding  sexual  abuse  and  harassment  of children  committed in Child Care Institutions (CCIs) including Observation and Special homes during the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and the current year 2016-17 (as on March 10, 2017).

| S. No   | States/UTs                 | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | Total   |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Island | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh             | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh          | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 4       | Assam                      | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 5       | Bihar                      | -         | 1         | -         | 1       |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh               | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 7       | Chandigarh                 | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 8       | Daman and Diu              | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 9       | Delhi                      | 1         | -         | 2         | 3       |
| 10      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli     | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 11      | Goa                        | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 12      | Gujarat                    | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh           | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 14      | Haryana                    | -         | 1         | 1         | 2       |
| 15      | Jharkhand                  | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 16      | Jammu &Kashmir             | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 17      | Karnataka                  | 1         | -         | -         | 1       |
| 18      | Kerala                     | 1         | -         | -         | 1       |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 20      | Maharashtra                | 2         | -         | 2         | 4       |
| 21      | Meghalaya                  | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 22      | Manipur                    | -         | 1         | -         | 1       |
| 23      | Madhya Pradesh             | 1         | 1         | -         | 2       |
| 24      | Mizoram                    | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 25      | Nagaland                   | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 26      | Odisha                     | 1         | -         | -         | 1       |
| 27      | Punjab                     | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 28      | Puducherry                 | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 29      | Rajasthan                  | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 30      | Sikkim                     | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                 | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 32      | Telangana                  | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 33      | Tripura                    | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                | -         | -         | -         | -       |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh              | 5         | 1         | 2         | 8       |
| 36      | West Bengal                | -         | 2         | 1         | 3       |
| Total   | Total                      | 12        | 7         | 8         | 27      |