Lok Sabha Question No. 1895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Financial Relief to Victim after Registration of FIR
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat, Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1895

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  MARCH, 2020/PHALGUNA 13, 1941 (SAKA)

FINANCIAL RELIEF TO VICTIM AFTER REGISTRATION OF FIR

1895. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether any First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the country, particularly in various police stations of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan  and  Delhi  during  the  last  two  years  till  date  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b) whether there is any provision under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for providing financial relief to the victims after registration of FIRs in the police stations and filing chargesheet in the court under the said Act;

(c)  if  so,  the  number  of  said  cases  in  which  financial  assistance  has  been provided  to  the  victims  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  said  Act  along  with  the details of the cases in which the said financial assistance has not been provided, State-wise and police station-wise; and

(d) the action taken against the officers not following the said provision relating to providing financial relief to the victims in cases of FIRs registered under the said Act?

ANSWER

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

(a) National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes  in its publication  'Crime in India'.  Published reports  are available till

## LS.US.Q.NO.1895 FOR 03.03.2020

the  year  2018.  The  State/UT-wise  (including  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi) details of cases registered on total crimes committed under the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities)  Act, 1989 (PoA Act) for crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes during the years 2017 and 2018 are available at Annexure-I.

(b) Rule 12(4) of the Scheduled Cases and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 provides for financial relief to the victim.

(c) Relief is provided to the victims under the PoA Act by the respective Social Welfare/SC/ST Welfare Departments of the State Governments/UTs concerned. As per the reports received from the State Governments/UTs, the number of persons provided relief in the years 2017-18 and 2018-19, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of  Civil  Rights  Act,  1955  and  the PoA Act, is available at Annexure-II. Details of the cases in which the financial assistance has not been provided i.e. State-wise and Police Station-wise is not maintained centrally.

(d) State Governments are responsible for the implementation of PoA Act and the  Rules  framed  thereunder  and  they  are  competent  to  take  cognizance  in respect of any dereliction of duty by any public servant. Data in this regard is not maintained centrally.

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## State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR) under Total of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act under Crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes during 2017-2018

|            |                   | Scheduled Castes   | Scheduled Castes   | Scheduled Tribes   | Scheduled Tribes   |
|------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|            |                   | 2017               | 2018               | 2017               | 2018               |
| SL         | State/UT          | CR                 | CR                 | CR                 | CR                 |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 1969               | 1830               | 341                | 329                |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 3          | Assam             | 10                 | 8                  | 65                 | 6                  |
| 4          | Bihar             | 6747               | 7061               | 80                 | 64                 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 283                | 264                | 399                | 388                |
| 6          | Goa               | 10                 | 5                  | 2                  | 5                  |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 1477               | 1426               | 319                | 311                |
| 8          | Haryana           | 760                | 961                | 0                  | 0                  |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 108                | 127                | 3                  | 1                  |
| 10         | Jammu &Kashmir*   | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 541                | 537                | 237                | 223                |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 1869               | 1322               | 401                | 321                |
| 13         | Kerala            | 915                | 887                | 144                | 138                |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 5892               | 4753               | 2289               | 1868               |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 1688               | 1974               | 464                | 526                |
| 16         | Manipur           | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 20         | Odisha            | 1969               | 1778               | 700                | 557                |
| 21         | Punjab            | 118                | 168                | 0                  | 0                  |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 4238               | 4607               | 984                | 1095               |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 5                  | 5                  | 6                  | 1                  |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 1361               | 1407               | 22                 | 15                 |
| 25         | Telangana         | 1465               | 1507               | 435                | 419                |
| 26         | Tripura           | 1                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 11232              | 11696              | 88                 | 145                |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 96                 | 58                 | 11                 | 7                  |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 138                | 119                | 122                | 101                |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 42894              | 42501              | 7114               | 6521               |
| 30         | A&N Islands       | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  | 1                  |
| 31         | Chandigarh        | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 32         | D&N Haveli**      | 0                  | 1                  | 5                  | 3                  |
| 33         | Daman &Diu**      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 34         | Delhi             | 48                 | 36                 | 4                  | 0                  |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 36         | Puducherry        | 26                 | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       | 75                 | 38                 | 11                 | 4                  |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            | 42969              | 42539              | 7125               | 6525               |

Source: Crime in India

*Now UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh

** Now UTs of D&N Haveli and UT of Daman& Diu have merged as one UT.

Note: Clarifications are pending from West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya & Sikkim for the year 2018

## Annexure-II

State/UT wise number  of  persons provided relief under the Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, during 2017-18 and 2018-19.

| S.N o   | States/UTs       | Number of persons provided relief under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 during the year:   | Number of persons provided relief under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 during the year:   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                  | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh   | 5408                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10995                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2.      | Bihar            | 2342                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3266                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3.      | Chhatisgarh      | 883                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 773                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4.      | Gujarat          | 2287                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1741                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5.      | Haryana          | 626                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh | 173                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 278                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7.      | Jharkhand        | 595                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 556                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8.      | Karnataka        | 2277                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2128                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9.      | Kerala           | 420                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1106                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10.     | Madhya Pradesh   | 8872                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6338                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 11.     | Maharashtra      | 1808                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2184                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12.     | Odisha           | 1385                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1796                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 13.     | Punjab           | NA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | NA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 14.     | Rajasthan        | 3648                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3727                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15.     | Tamil Nadu       | 2067                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1580                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16.     | Telangana        | 1007                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4976                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17.     | Tripura          | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 18.     | Uttar Pradesh    | 16507                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 16507                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 19.     | Uttarakhand      | 125                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 142                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20.     | West Bengal      | 61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 108                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21.     | NCT of Delhi     | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 22.     | Puducherry       | NA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | NA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Total   | Total            | 50515                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 59216                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

Note:-

NA= Not Available