Lok Sabha Question No. 4894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Domestic Violence
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4894

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  JULY, 2019/ SHRAVANA 01, 1941 (SAKA)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

4894.

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the Government's assessment regarding domestic violence during the last ten years;

(b) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to prevent domestic violence and to create awareness in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistics on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published reports are available till the year 2016. NCRB started collecting data under the Protection of Women from  Domestic  Violence  Act  (PWDA),  2005  since  2014.  As  per  NCRB,  a total number of 426 cases in 2014, 461 cases in 2015 and 437 cases in 2016 were registered  under  the  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act  (PWDA), 2005.

States/  Union  Territories  (UTs)  are  responsible  for  implementation  of  the 'Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005' (PWDVA). However, in order  to  ensure  better  implementation,  States/UTs  have  been  requested  by Ministry of Women & Child Development to appoint sufficient number of Protection Officers having independent charge, allocate separate budget for smooth functioning  of Protection  Officers (PO),  providing  suitable  support  to  survivors,

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training  and  capacity  building  of  Police,  Judiciary,  Medical  Officer,  Service Providers and for creating mass awareness on the provisions of the said Act.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  is  implementing  a scheme of One Stop Centre (OSCs) to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence. A total of 506 OSCs are operational in the country.

While  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Ministry of Home Affairs had issued a detailed  advisory  wherein  all  the  States/UTs  have  been  advised  to  explore  the possibility of associating NGOs working in the area of combating crimes against women and also that all police stations may be directed to display the name and other  details  of  protection  officers  of  the  area  appointed  under  PWDA.  This Advisory is available on http://mha.gov.in.

Further under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme the following initiatives have been taken for safety of women including matters related to domestic violence:

- (i) Emergency Response Support System, which provides a single emergency number  (112)  based  computer  aided  dispatch  of  field  resources  to  the location  of  distress  (including  matters  of  domestic  violence)  has  been operationalized in 20 States/ UTs in 2018-19.
- (ii) Using technology to aid smart policing and safety management, Safe City Projects  (which  also  provide  for  counselling  and  assistance  in  cases  of Domestic Violence) have been sanctioned in phase I in 8 cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai).

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- (iii) Delhi  Police  has  recruited  54  social  workers  and  counsellors    in  Police Stations and Sub-Division level offices to counsel women victims of crime including domestic violence.

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