Lok Sabha Question No. 1519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Shelter Homes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1519

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019/ MAGHA 23, 1940 (SAKA)

SHELTER HOMES

1519. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  number  of  cases  of  sexual  abuse  in  the shelter homes is increasing day by day in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, State-wise; and

(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard ?

ANSWER

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

(a): No such data is maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau.

(b): As per the information published by NCRB, the number of  State/UT- wise cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) for Crime against children is given in Annexure-I. The latest data is of the year 2016.

(c): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.   The responsibilities to maintain law

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.1519 FOR 12.02.2019

and  order,  protection  of  life  and  property  of  the  citizens  rest  with  the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws. However, the Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  had  issued  an  advisory  dated  05.12.2018  to  all States/UTs regarding adherence to timeline for completion of investigation in  cases  registered  under  section  376  of  the  Indian  Penal  Code  and sections 4 & 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Ministry of Women & Child Development has also taken various steps  from  time  to  time  to  create  awareness  of  the  provisions  of  the POCSO Act through electronic and print media, consultations, workshops and  training  programmes  with  stakeholders  concerned.  Further,  National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commission for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (SCPCRs)  are  mandated  to  monitor  the implementation of the POCSO Act, 2012.

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## State/UT-wise Cases Registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) for Crime Against Children during 2016

| SL   | State/UT          |   2016 |
|------|-------------------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    |    830 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh |     59 |
| 3    | Assam             |    821 |
| 4    | Bihar             |    233 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      |   1570 |
| 6    | Goa               |     75 |
| 7    | Gujarat           |   1408 |
| 8    | Haryana           |   1020 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  |    205 |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   |     25 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         |    348 |
| 12   | Karnataka         |   1565 |
| 13   | Kerala            |   1848 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    |   4717 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       |   4815 |
| 16   | Manipur           |     43 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         |    151 |
| 18   | Mizoram           |    167 |
| 19   | Nagaland          |     27 |
| 20   | Odisha            |   1928 |
| 21   | Punjab            |    596 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         |   1479 |
| 23   | Sikkim            |     92 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        |   1583 |
| 25   | Telangana         |   1158 |
| 26   | Tripura           |    156 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     |   4954 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       |    218 |
| 29   | West Bengal       |   2132 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    |  34223 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     |     49 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |     51 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |     11 |
| 33   | Daman& Diu        |     10 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          |   1620 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |      5 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |     53 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       |   1799 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |  36022 |

Source: Crime in India

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