Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Protection and Monitoring of Child Rights
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 117

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2017

## PROTECTION AND MONITORING OF CHILD RIGHTS

## 117.     SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that the rate of crimes against children and interstate child trafficking are increasing in the country;
- (b) if so, the State/UT-wise details of crimes reported against children during the last three years and action taken thereon;
- (c) the  mechanism  introduced  by  the  Government  for  protection  of  child  rights  and  its monitoring;
- (d) whether instances of child protection council members being accused in crimes against children have come to the notice of the Government; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the initiatives taken for fixing criteria and qualification for appointment of members of child protection councils?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As per Crime in India, published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the details of crimes reported against children during last three years are as follows:

|   Year |   No. of cases |
|--------|----------------|
|   2014 |          89423 |
|   2015 |          94172 |
|   2016 |         106958 |

The State/ UT-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

The NCRB's report does not contain the details of inter-state child trafficking. However, as reported by National Crime Record Bureau(NCRB), a total of 8,132 cases (for all age group) under Human Trafficking were registered during 2016 in which 15,359 victims trafficked  out  of  which  below  18  years  children  victims  were  9,034  (4,123  male  and 4,911 female). Out of 23,177 victims rescued during 2016, 14,183 children victims were rescued  (8,651  male  and  5,532  female)  (the  number  of  victims  trafficked  and  rescued includes victims of cases of previous years also).

- (c) Under Section 109 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs)  have been mandated to monitor the implementation  of  the  provisions  of  the  Act.  Further,  the  Juvenile  Justice  Act,  2015 which  provides  setting  up  of  State  Child  Protection  Society,  District  Child  Protection Units,  Child  Welfare  Committee,  Specialized  Juvenile  Police  Units,  Juvenile  Justice Boards,  Children  Courts,  Place  of  Safety,  Observation  Homes,  Special  Homes,  Open Shelter and Children's Home & other registered Child Care Institutions.

Similarly, under Section 44 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,  2012,  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  and  State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) have been mandated to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Act and setting up of Special Courts/Children's Court, Special Juvenile Police Units, District Child Protection Units, Child Welfare Committees, Special Public Prosecutors, Juvenile Justice Board etc.

- (d) &  (e)    There  is  no  provision  of  Child  Protection  Council  under  Juvenile  Justice  Act, 2015.

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Annexure with reference to part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 117 for 15.12.2017 regarding Protection and Monitoring of Child Rights

Crimes against Children reported during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   |
|----------|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 2059   | 1992   | 1847   |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 134    | 181    | 133    |
| 3.       | Assam               | 1385   | 2835   | 3964   |
| 4.       | Bihar               | 2255   | 1917   | 3932   |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh        | 4358   | 4469   | 4746   |
| 6.       | Goa                 | 330    | 242    | 230    |
| 7.       | Gujarat             | 3219   | 3623   | 3637   |
| 8.       | Haryana             | 2540   | 3262   | 3099   |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh    | 467    | 477    | 467    |
| 10.      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 211    | 308    | 222    |
| 11.      | Jharkhand           | 423    | 406    | 717    |
| 12.      | Karnataka           | 3416   | 3961   | 4455   |
| 13       | Kerala              | 2391   | 2384   | 2879   |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 15085  | 12859  | 13746  |
| 15       | Maharashtra         | 8115   | 13921  | 14559  |
| 16       | Manipur             | 137    | 110    | 134    |
| 17       | Meghalaya           | 213    | 257    | 240    |
| 18       | Mizoram             | 178    | 186    | 188    |
| 19       | Nagaland            | 25     | 61     | 78     |
| 20       | Odisha              | 2196   | 2562   | 3286   |
| 21       | Punjab              | 1762   | 1836   | 1843   |
| 22       | Rajasthan           | 3880   | 3689   | 4034   |
| 23       | Sikkim              | 93     | 64     | 110    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu          | 2354   | 2617   | 2856   |
| 25       | Telangana           | 1930   | 2697   | 2909   |
| 26       | Tripura             | 369    | 255    | 274    |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh       | 14835  | 11420  | 16079  |
| 28       | Uttarakhand         | 489    | 635    | 676    |
| 29       | West Bengal         | 4909   | 4963   | 7004   |
| 30       | A &NIslands         | 50     | 102    | 86     |
| 31       | Chandigarh UT       | 208    | 271    | 222    |
| 32       | D &NHaveli          | 11     | 35     | 21     |
| 33       | Daman &Diu          | 7      | 28     | 31     |
| 34       | Delhi UT            | 9350   | 9489   | 8178   |
| 35       | Lakshadweep         | 1      | 2      | 5      |
| 36       | Puducherry          | 38     | 56     | 71     |
|          | Total               | 89423  |        |        |
|          |                     |        | 94172  | 106958 |

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, MHA