Lok Sabha Question No. 1338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Integrated Safety Plan for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shrirang Appa Barne, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1338

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## INTEGRATED SAFETY PLAN FOR WOMEN

1338.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is contemplating to implement integrated safety plan for women in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry has taken any measures to curb violence against women in the past, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  extent  to  which  these  measures  have  been  effective  in  the  elimination  of violence against women;
- (e) the steps taken by the Union Government to strengthen online portal meant to track repeated sexual offenders; and
- (f) the details of registered cases of sexual violence/crime against women and children during the last five years especially in Bundelkhand region?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Government of India (GoI) accords utmost priority to safety of women in the  country.  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (MWCD)  and  the Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  of  the  Government  of  India  have  undertaken  a number of measures for enhancing safety of women in the country.

The  Government  of  India  has  set  up  Nirbhaya  Fund  for  implementing innovative schemes and projects aimed at enhancing safety and security of women. The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  also  implementing  Schemes including  the  Scheme  of  'One  Stop  Centres'  for  violence  affected  women,  the Scheme of 'Women Helpline' and the Scheme of 'Mahila Police Volunteers' under Nirbhaya Fund Framework. Further, the Empowered Committee of Nirbhaya Fund Framework, chaired by Secretary WCD, has appraised a number of schemes/projects of the Ministry of Home Affairs for implementation with the help of Nirbhaya Fund the details of which are at Annexure-I .

- (c) & (d):  Implementation  of  initiatives  for  women  safety  is  a  continuous  process. Some of the important measures taken by the Government of India for safety and security of women have been summarised at Annexure-II .
- (e): Ministry of Home Affairs has launched the 'National Database on Sexual Offenders' (NDSO) on 20 th  September 2018 to facilitate Law Enforcement Officers/Agencies in investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country. NDSO has data of over 5 lakh sexual offenders.
- (f): National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes  information  on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'.  The published reports are available till the year 2016. Details on total number of crimes against women and children, including sexual violence, are as below:

|   Year |   Total number of cases reported for crimes against women, including sexual violence |   Total number of cases reported for crimes against children, including sexual violence |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2012 |                                                                               244270 |                                                                                   38172 |
|   2013 |                                                                               309546 |                                                                                   58224 |
|   2014 |                                                                               339457 |                                                                                   89423 |
|   2015 |                                                                               329243 |                                                                                   94172 |
|   2016 |                                                                               338954 |                                                                                  106958 |

The information on crime against women and children in Bundelkhand region is not separately maintained.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) and (b) to the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.1338 for 28.06.2019 regarding 'Integrated Safety Plan for Women'

## Details of projects of Ministry of Home Affairs under Nirbhaya Fund

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Proposal                                                                                                                                   |   Amount Appraised by Empowered Committee (Rs in crores) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Emergency Response Support system                                                                                                                      |                                                   321.69 |
|         2 | Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF)                                                                                                    |                                                   200    |
|         3 | Organized Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA)                                                                                                            |                                                    83.2  |
|         4 | Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC)                                                                                                |                                                   195.83 |
|         4 | Sub-project under CCPWC                                                                                                                                |                                                    28.93 |
|         5 | Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi                        |                                                     5.07 |
|         6 | New building with women centric facilities for Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura |                                                    23.53 |
|         7 | Proposal for implementing a 'Safe City Project' in Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha                                        |                                                   110.35 |
|         8 | Various other activities under Delhi Police 'Safety of Women' Scheme                                                                                   |                                                    10.2  |
|         9 | Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities- Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.                                         |                                                  2919.55 |
|        10 | Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. at CFSL, Chandigarh                                                                                             |                                                    99.76 |
|        11 | Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual Assault cases                                                                                     |                                                    28.33 |
|        12 | Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & related facilities in SFSLs in 13 states                                                                  |                                                   131.09 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) and (d) to the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.1338 for 28.06.2019 regarding 'Integrated Safety Plan for Women'

## Important measures taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI for safety and security of women

- I. In order to coordinate various initiatives for safety of women, a separate Women Safety Division has been set up in Ministry of Home Affairs.
- II. The  Government  of  India  enacted  the  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act,  2018,  which  inter-alia prescribes even more stringent penal provisions including death penalty for rape of a girl below the age of 12 years, and to provide for swift administration of justice in rape cases, it also mandates completion  of  investigation  and  trials  within  2  months  each.  In  order  to  ensure  that  the amendments  in  law  effectively  translate  at  ground  level,  and  to  enhance  women  safety  in  the country, the Government has initiated a series of measures as below:
- III. An online analytic tool for police has been launched on 19 th  February 2019 called 'Investigation Tracking  System  for  Sexual  Offences'  to  monitor  and  track  time-bound  investigation  in  sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018.
- IV. 'National Database on Sexual Offenders' (NDSO) has been launched on 20 th  September 2018 to facilitate  investigation  and  tracking  of  sexual  offenders  across  the  country  by  law  enforcement agencies.
- V. Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), which provides a single emergency number (112) based  computer  aided  dispatch  of field resources to the location of distress  has  been operationalized in 20 States/ UTs in 2018-19.
- VI. A cyber-crime portal has been launched on 20 th  September 2018 for citizens to report obscene content. Further, Cyber Crime Forensic Labs have been set up in several States, and training of over  3,664  personnel,  including  410  Public  Prosecutors  and  Judicial  Officers  in  identifying, detecting and resolving cyber-crimes against women and children has been imparted.
- VII. Using  technology  to  aid  smart  policing  and  safety  management,  Safe  City  Projects  have  been sanctioned  in  phase-I  in  8  cities  (Ahmedabad,  Bengaluru,  Chennai,  Delhi,  Hyderabad,  Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai) under Nirbhaya Fund.
- VIII. In  order  to  improve  investigation,  steps  have  been  taken  to  strengthen  DNA  analysis  units  in Central  and  State  Forensic  Science  Laboratories.  This  includes  setting  up  of  a  State-of-the-Art DNA Analysis Unit in Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh. Setting-up and upgrading of  DNA Analysis units in  State  Forensic  Science  Laboratories  in  13  States/  UTs  has  also been sanctioned under Nirbhaya Fund.
- IX. Guidelines have been notified for collection of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases and the standard composition in a sexual assault evidence collection kit. To facilitate adequate capacity in manpower, training and skill building programs for Investigation Officers, Prosecution Officers and Medical Officers have commenced. 2,575 Officers have already been trained by Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Lok Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science in collection, handling and transportation of forensic evidence. BPR&D  has  distributed  3,120  Sexual  Assault  Evidence  Collection  Kits  to  States/  UTs  as orientation kit as part of training.