Lok Sabha Question No. 2833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam, Sunil Kumar Singh, D. M. Kathir Anand, Bhagwanth Khuba, Pratima Bhoumik, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Prathap Simha, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2833 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015

## 2833. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  amend   the  Juvenile  (Care  and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government maintains any data on pending cases in respect of any such  juvenile  in  conflict  with  law  under  the  Act,  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the proposed amendments empower the District Magistrates to take care of all aspects of JJ Act and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the District Child Protection Units will function  under the District Magistrates, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d)  Certain amendments in the  Juvenile Justice  (Care and Protection of Children) Act,  2015   are  necessary  to  ensure  greater  involvement  of  the  District  Magistrate  in effective implementation of the Act and delivery of child protection services.

As  per  the  latest  National  Crime  Record  Bureau  report,  2019,  State-wise  details  of Juvenile cases pending at the end of the year is at Annexure .

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Annexure  I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the LokSabha  Un-starred  Question No. 2833 for 12.03.2021 raised  by  Shri  Gnanathiraviam  S.,  Shr  Sunil  Kumar  Singh,  Shri D.M. KathirAnand, Shr. BhagwanthKhuba, Ms.PratimaBhoumik, ShRanjeet Singh HunduraoNaiknimbalkar, Sh. PrathapSimha and ShriShivakumar C. Udasi, Hon'ble MPs regarding 'Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act, 2015

State/UT-wise juveniles case pending at the end of year, 2019  (Source: Crime in India)

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Cases pending at End of Year,2019 |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 852 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 102 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                 228 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                1386 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                3385 |
| 6        | Goa               |                                  78 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                                1758 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                                1614 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 103 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                 453 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                                 111 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                                 600 |
| 13       | Kerala            |                                 327 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                7304 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |                                6980 |
| 16       | Manipur           |                                   6 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                                 116 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                                   1 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |                                   7 |
| 20       | Odisha            |                                  49 |
| 21       | Punjab            |                                 356 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |                                1757 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |                                  19 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |                                2992 |
| 25       | Telangana         |                                1282 |
| 26       | Tripura           |                                  74 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                1395 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |                                 105 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |                                1534 |
| 30       | A&N Islands       |                                 140 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |                                 127 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        |                                  31 |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        |                                  15 |
| 34       | Delhi             |                                3552 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |                                   0 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |                                 317 |
|          | TOTAL             |                               39156 |