Lok Sabha Question No. 3862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Violence against Dalits
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3862

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020/ PHALGUNA 27, 1941 (SAKA)

VIOLENCE AGAINST DALITS

†3862. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of violence against dalits reported in the country during the last year along with the region and district-wise details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  instructions  to  stop  the atrocities against the dalits in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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  the  year  2018.  The  State/Union  Territory-wise  data  in respect  of  cases  reported  under  Total  Crimes  against  Scheduled  Castes (SCs) for the year 2018 is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c): '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 including investigation  and  prosecution of crime  against  women  and children rest

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3862 FOR 17.03.2020

with  the  respective  State  Governments.  The  State  Governments  are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.

However, the Government of India is committed to ensure protection of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (PoA Act) has been amended in 2015 to make it more effective. The amendments include new offences,  expanded  scope  of  presumptions,  institutional  strengthening, which  inter-alia  includes  establishment  of  Exclusive  Special  Courts  and specification of Exclusive Special Public Prosecutors to exclusively try the offences under the PoA Act to enable expeditious disposal of cases, power of Special Courts and Exclusive Special Courts to take direct cognizance of  offence  and  as  far  as  possible,  completion  of  trial  within  two  months from the date of filing of the charge sheet, establishing rights of victims and  witnesses,  and  strengthening  preventive  measures.  Further,  Section 18  Of  the  PoA  Act  was  amended  by  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 27 of  2018)  and  enforced  on  20.08.2018,  and  now  conduct  of  a  preliminary enquiry before registration of an FIR, or to seek approval of any authority prior to arrest of an accused, is no longer required. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory dated 26.09.2018 requesting all States/UTs for  the  implementation  of  these  provisions  in  letter  and  spirit,  which  is available at www.mha.gov.in.

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ANNEXURE-I L.S.US.Q.NO.3862 FOR 17.03.2020

## State/UT-wise  Cases  Reported  (CR)  under  Total  Crimes  against  Scheduled  Castes during 2018

| SL         | State/UT          |   2018 |
|------------|-------------------|--------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    |   1836 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |
| 3          | Assam             |      8 |
| 4          | Bihar             |   7061 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      |    264 |
| 6          | Goa               |      5 |
| 7          | Gujarat           |   1426 |
| 8          | Haryana           |    961 |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  |    130 |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir*  |      1 |
| 11         | Jharkhand         |    537 |
| 12         | Karnataka         |   1325 |
| 13         | Kerala            |    887 |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    |   4753 |
| 15         | Maharashtra       |   1974 |
| 16         | Manipur           |      0 |
| 17         | Meghalaya         |      0 |
| 18         | Mizoram           |      0 |
| 19         | Nagaland          |      0 |
| 20         | Odisha            |   1778 |
| 21         | Punjab            |    168 |
| 22         | Rajasthan         |   4607 |
| 23         | Sikkim            |      5 |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        |   1413 |
| 25         | Telangana         |   1507 |
| 26         | Tripura           |      1 |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     |  11924 |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       |     58 |
| 29         | West Bengal       |    119 |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    |  42748 |
| 30         | A&N Islands       |      0 |
| 31         | Chandigarh        |      1 |
| 32         | D&NHaveli**       |      1 |
| 33         | Daman & Diu**     |      0 |
| 34         | Delhi             |     36 |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       |      0 |
| 36         | Puducherry        |      7 |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       |     45 |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            |  42793 |

Source: Crime in India