Lok Sabha Question No. 2169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Acid Attacks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2169

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA) ACID ATTACKS

2169.

SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether incidents of acid attacks on women and girls have been reported in the country;

(b) if so, the total number of such cases reported and the number of women/girl/ children  died/injured,  accused  arrested  and  action  taken  against  them,  cases solved  and  the  steps  taken  to  solve  all  the  pending  cases,  separately  during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  regulate  the  sale  of  acid including ban on its sale and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  the  financial  assistance  provided  to  such  victims  during  the  said  period, State-wise;

(e)  the  total  number  of  rehabilitation  centres  functioning  to  help  such  victims and  the  steps  taken  to  increase  the  number  of  rehabilitation  centres  in  the country, State-wise; and

(f) the details of advisories issued by the Union Government  to State Governments,  police  departments  and  Government/private  hospitals  in  this regard along with the efforts made to set up Special Courts to ensure speedy trial of acid attack victims?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau

(NCRB), a total of 140 cases of acid attacks on women (including girl children)

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(Section 326A IPC) were reported in the country in the year 2015. State/UT- wise cases  reported,  cases  chargesheeted,  cases  convicted,  cases  in  which  trials completed,  cases  pending  for  trial,  persons  arrested,  persons  chargesheeted and  persons  convicted  under  acid  attacks  on  women  (including  girl  children) (Section 326A IPC) during 2013-2015 is enclosed at Annexure-I. Data on number of women/girl/children died in acid attacks are not maintained separately by the Bureau.

(c): Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a detailed Advisory in accordance with the direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, in WP (Crl) 129 of 2006, to  all the States/UTs titled 'Measures to be taken to prevent acid attacks on people and for  treatment  and  rehabilitation  of  survivors'  dated  30th  August,  2013.  This advisory is available at www.mha.nic.in.

(d): Ministry of Home Affairs has allocated 200 crores under the Central Victim Compensation  Fund  (CVCF)  Scheme  and  disbursed  Rs  190.68  crores  to  the States/UTs as a one time grant, for compensation to the women victims as per CVCF guidelines.

As per Section 357A of Cr.P.C., every State Government in co-ordination with the Central Government shall prepare a victim compensation scheme for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or his dependents who have

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suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who require rehabilitation. In view  of  the  disparity  in  compensation  awarded  to  women  victims  by  the States/UTs, the Government of India has issued the CVCF guidelines in October 2015 and revised guidelines in July 2016, which is available in the website of Ministry of Home Affairs viz www.mha.nic.in.

(e): Ministry  of  Women & Child Development had launched 'Swadhar Greh' by merging 'Swadhar' and 'Short Stay Home', targeting women  victims of unfortunate circumtances. There are 550 Swadhar Greh all over India. However, no cases relating to acid victims has been reported.

(f): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued Advisory dated 2.5.2013 regarding  providing  free  medical  treatment  to  acid  attack  victims  and  also  a letter  dated  20th  May,  2015  wherein  States/UTs  have  been  advised  to  take  a serious  note  of  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  with  regard  to treatment and payment  of  compensation  to  acid attack victims and to implement these directions through the issue of requisite orders/notifications.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  advisories  dated  30th  August,  2013  on Measures to be taken to prevent acid attacks on people and for treatment and rehabilitation  of  survivors  and  another  advisory  dated  20th  April,  2015  on expediting cases of Acid Attack on women which are available at www.mha.nic.in.

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As  per  the  seventh  schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  `Police`  and  `Public Order` are State subjects and, as such, the primary responsibility of prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of all crimes, within their jurisdiction lies with the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations.

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## Annexure - I

State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR), Number of Victims in the registerd cases (VICT), Cases Chargesheeted (CS),Cases in which Trials Completed (CTC), Cases Pending Trial at the end of the Year (CPTEY), Cases Convicted (CV),Persons Arrested (PAR),Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Acid Attacks on Women (Girls/ Children) (Section 326A IPC) during 2013-2015

| SL  State/UT  2013  2014  2015  CR  VICT  CS  CTC  CPTEY  CV  PAR  PCS  PCV  CR  VICT  CS  CTC  CPTEY  CV  PAR  PCS  PCV  CR  VICT  CS  CTC  CPTEY  CV  PAR  PCS  PCVT  1  Andhra Pradesh  NR  NR  NR  -  -  -  NR  NR  -  5  5  4  3  4  2  7  9  6  11  11  10  2  12  1  13  11  2  2  Arunachal Pradesh  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  Assam  1  3  0  -  -  -  3  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  4  Bihar  7  7  5  -  -  -  16  16  -  2  2  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  5  5  5  0  5  0  5  5  0  5  Chhattisgarh  2  5  2  -  -  -  2  2  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  6  Goa  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  7  Gujarat  10  13  10  -  -  -  15  15  -  5  5  4  0  5  0  4  4  0  3  3  2  0  7  0  6  2  0  8  Haryana  3  5  1  -  -  -  2  1  -  5  6  5  2  3  1  9  9  1  3  3  2  1  4  1  5  5  3  9  Himachal Pradesh  1  1  1  -  -  -  1  1  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  1  0  1  1  0  10  Jammu & Kashmir  2  2  1  -  -  -  4  1  -  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  11  Jharkhand  2  2  2  -  -  -  2  2  -  1  1  1  1  0  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  12  Karnataka  4  4  4  -  -  -  9  9  -  2  2  2  0  2  0  4  4  0  1  1  1  0  3  0  0  0  0  13  Kerala  3  3  1  -  -  -  2  1  -  1  1  1  0  3  0  1  1  0  5  7  4  3  4  0  5  4  0  14  Madhya Pradesh  6  8  6  -  -  -  10  10  -  7  7  6  0  6  0  7  7  0  5  6  5  3  8  2  8  8  3  15  Maharashtra  7  8  4  -  -  -  5  4  -  2  2  1  0  1  0  1  1  0  6  6  5  0  6  0  7  6  0  16  Manipur  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  17  Meghalaya  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  18  Mizoram  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  1  1  1  -  -  -  1  1  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  20  Odisha  1  1  1  -  -  -  3  3  -  8  8  6  0  6  0  6  6  0  5  5  6  1  11  0  6  6  0  21  Punjab  10  10  4  -  -  -  14  13  -  5  5  4  0  4  0  4  4  0  2  2  1  2  3  0  1  1  0  22  Rajasthan  6  10  4  -  -  -  17  17  -  3  3  2  0  3  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  23  Sikkim  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  1  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  24  Tamil Nadu  4  5  3  -  -  -  7  5  -  6  10  3  0  3  0  9  5  0  7  7  3  0  6  0  21  11  0  25  Telangana  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  1  0  1  1  0  26  Tripura  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  2  2  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  27  Uttar Pradesh  41  41  36  -  -  -  60  66  -  42  43  32  6  39  2  63  51  2  51  52  32  2  69  2  87  53  3  28  Uttarakhand  1  1  1  -  -  -  2  2  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  29  West Bengal  NR  NR  NR  -  -  -  NR  NR  -  27  28  17  1  36  0  17  17  0  20  23  19  1  54  1  20  20  1  TOTAL STATE(S)  112  130  87  -  -  -  175  169  -  125  132  90  14  116  7  138  122  11  127  134  97  15  197  7  187  134  12  30  A & N Islands  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  31  Chandigarh  1  1  1  -  -  -  1  1  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  32  D&N Haveli  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  33  Daman & Diu  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  34  Delhi UT  15  16  6  -  -  -  13  10  -  12  14  8  1  7  1  16  13  1  13  13  5  0  12  0  5  7  0  35  Lakshadweep  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  36  Puducherry  0  0  0  -  -  -  0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  TOTAL UT(S)  16  17  7  -  -  -  14  11  -  12  14  8  1  7  1  16  13  1  13  13  5  0  12  0  5  7  0  TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  128  147  94  -  -  -  189  180  -  137  146  98  15  123  8  154  135  12  140  147  102  15  209  7  192  141  12   |
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Source: Crime in India

Note-''-' data not collected

Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may include cases/persons of previous years also.