Lok Sabha Question No. 2662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Implementation of SC/ST Amendment Act
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY, VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2662

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

IMPLEMENTATION OF SC/ST AMENDMENT ACT

2662.

SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  been  monitoring  the  implementation  of Section 14 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2016 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  all  the  States  have  constituted  Special  and  Exclusive  Special Courts in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether there has been any improvement in reporting of cases related to caste atrocities, their investigation and judicial trial after enactment of the said Act and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether the Special and Exclusive Special Courts constituted under the law have taken cognizance of offences and if so, the details of such cases, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Section  14  of  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)  {PoA}  Act,  1989  has  been  amended  by  the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (PoA) Amendment Act, 2015. As per available information, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,   Maharashtra,   Manipur,   Meghalaya,  Odisha,   Punjab,

## LS.US.Q.No.2662 FOR 01.08.2017

Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman  &  Diu, NCT  of Delhi,  Lakshadweep  and Puducherry  have  designated  District  Session  Courts  as  Special  Courts. Further,  205  Exclusive  Special  Courts,  have  also  been  set  up  by  fourteen States,  namely  Andhra  Pradesh  (14),  Bihar  (05),  Chhattisgarh  (17),  Gujarat (26),  Karnataka  (08),  Kerala  (03),  Madhya  Pradesh  (43),  Maharashtra  (03), Odisha (03), Rajasthan (25), Tamil Nadu (06), Telangana (10), Uttar Pradesh (40) and Uttarakhand (2). The State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations have also been addressed to effectively implements various provisions of the PoA Act as amended.

(d): As per the information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB),  State/UT-wise  cases  reported,  cases  chargesheeted  and  cases convicted  under  total Prevention  of Atrocities Act  for  Crimes  against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) is enclosed as AnnexureI & II respectively.

(e): '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. Ministry of Home has  issued  advisories  for  combating  crimes  against  SCs/STs  which  are available at www.mha.nic.in

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Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise Cases reported (CR), Cases ChargeSheeted (CS) and Cases Convicted (CV), under Total Prevention of Atrocities Act for Crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) during 2015-2016*

|       |                   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016*   | 2016*   | 2016*   |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| SL    | State/UT          | CR     | CS     | CV     | CR      | CS      | CV      |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 2263   | 963    | 32     | 2343    | 1167    | 31      |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 3     | Assam             | 5      | 0      | 0      | 4       | 3       | 0       |
| 4     | Bihar             | 6293   | 4575   | 118    | 5701    | 5218    | 204     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 216    | 231    | 62     | 243     | 250     | 56      |
| 6     | Goa               | 13     | 9      | 1      | 10      | 3       | 1       |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 1009   | 949    | 11     | 1321    | 1197    | 22      |
| 8     | Haryana           | 510    | 351    | 35     | 639     | 465     | 39      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 91     | 64     | 2      | 115     | 84      | 1       |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 736    | 409    | 40     | 525     | 281     | 87      |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 1841   | 1340   | 23     | 1866    | 1488    | 22      |
| 13    | Kerala            | 695    | 376    | 11     | 810     | 444     | 13      |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 3546   | 3503   | 721    | 5123    | 4781    | 902     |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 1795   | 1376   | 64     | 1736    | 1484    | 106     |
| 16    | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2       | 3       | 0       |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 20    | Odisha            | 1821   | 1424   | 55     | 1796    | 1432    | 34      |
| 21    | Punjab            | 147    | 64     | 11     | 132     | 82      | 16      |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 5911   | 2420   | 755    | 5134    | 2391    | 541     |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 3      | 3      | 1      | 1       | 0       | 0       |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 1735   | 1334   | 53     | 1287    | 991     | 76      |
| 25    | Telangana         | 1292   | 893    | 71     | 1529    | 780     | 23      |
| 26    | Tripura           | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 8357   | 6526   | 2033   | 10457   | 8408    | 1873    |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 80     | 51     | 19     | 65      | 39      | 24      |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 150    | 61     | 0      | 119     | 127     | 0       |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 38510  | 26922  | 4118   | 40958   | 31118   | 4071    |
| 30    | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1       | 0       | 0       |
| 32    | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 33    | Daman& Diu        | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 34    | Delhi UT          | 49     | 34     | 1      | 53      | 32      | 0       |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 2      | 2      | 0      | 2       | 1       | 0       |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)       | 54     | 36     | 1      | 56      | 33      | 0       |
| TOTAL | (ALL INDIA)       | 38564  | 26958  | 4119   | 41014   | 31151   | 4071    |

Source: Crime in India

Note: "*" Data is provisional

Annexure-II State/UT-wise Cases reported (CR), Cases ChargeSheeted (CS) and  Cases Convicted (CV) under Total Prevention of Atrocities Act for Crimes against Scheduled Tribes (STs) during 2015-2016*

|    |                   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016*   | 2016*   | 2016*   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR     | CS     | CV     | CR      | CS      | CV      |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 362    | 159    | 3      | 390     | 240     | 2       |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 1       |
| 3  | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1       | 1       | 0       |
| 4  | Bihar             | 5      | 21     | 2      | 25      | 22      | 5       |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 373    | 376    | 120    | 402     | 393     | 78      |
| 6  | Goa               | 8      | 6      | 0      | 11      | 6       | 1       |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 248    | 226    | 3      | 281     | 237     | 1       |
| 8  | Haryana           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 6      | 4      | 0      | 2       | 1       | 0       |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 266    | 176    | 25     | 280     | 170     | 34      |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 386    | 282    | 5      | 371     | 301     | 0       |
| 13 | Kerala            | 165    | 96     | 2      | 182     | 133     | 4       |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 1358   | 1363   | 281    | 1844    | 1816    | 278     |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 481    | 350    | 25     | 403     | 396     | 21      |
| 16 | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1       | 1       | 0       |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 20 | Odisha            | 691    | 506    | 32     | 681     | 617     | 18      |
| 21 | Punjab            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2       | 0       | 0       |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 1409   | 525    | 161    | 1195    | 538     | 139     |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 25     | 25     | 0      | 19      | 19      | 1       |
| 25 | Telangana         | 386    | 246    | 16     | 375     | 229     | 12      |
| 26 | Tripura           | 3      | 1      | 0      | 3       | 1       | 0       |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 6      | 8      | 7      | 4       | 4       | 12      |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 6      | 2      | 1      | 3       | 3       | 0       |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 84     | 28     | 0      | 83      | 136     | 0       |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 6269   | 4400   | 683    | 6558    | 5264    | 607     |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 3      | 5      | 0      | 6       | 5       | 0       |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 3      | 1      | 0      | 2       | 0       | 0       |
| 33 | Daman& Diu        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 0      | 1      | 0      | 2       | 0       | 0       |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1       | 0       | 0       |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1       | 0       | 0       |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 6      | 7      | 0      | 12      | 5       | 0       |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 6275   | 4407   | 683    | 6570    | 5269    | 607     |

Source: Crime in India

Note: "*" Data is provisional