Lok Sabha Question No. 1015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Violence against Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1015

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 1015:   SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of a report indicating that India is among the world's most dangerous countries for women;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the atrocities on women and children have risen across the country during the last three years;
- (d) if  so, the details of cases registered during the aforesaid period and the action taken thereon, Statewise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to tackle such violence and abuse against women and children?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The year-wise, State-wise data of crime committed against women and children is available on the website of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), https://ncrb.gov.in.

'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  primarily  with  the  respective  State  Governments.  The  State  Governments  are competent  to  deal  with  such  offences  under  the  extant  provisions  of  laws.  However,  the Central  Government  gives  high  priority  to  ensuring  safety  and  security  of  women  and  has undertaken  various  legislative  and  schematic  interventions  in  this  regard.  These  include legislations such as 'The Criminal Law  (Amendment)  Act,  2018', 'The Criminal  Law (Amendment) Act, 2013', 'The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015,    'The  Sexual  Harassment  of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013', 'The Protection of Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act,  2006',  'The  Dowry  Prohibition  Act,  1961',    etc.  The schemes  include  One  Stop  Centres  (OSCs),  Universalisation  of  Women  Helplines  (WHL), Mahila  Police  Volunteers  (MPV),  Emergency  Response  Support  System  (ERSS)  which  is  a pan-India  single  number  (112)/  mobile  app  based  system  for  emergencies,  a  cyber-crime reporting  portal  to  report  obscene  content,  safe  city  projects  in  8  cities  (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai) including infrastructure,  technology  adoption  and  capacity  building  in  community  through  awareness programmes, training and skill development programs for Investigation Officers, Prosecution Officers and Medical Officers, distribution of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection (SAEC) Kits to  States/  UTs,  establishment  of  state  of  the  art  DNA  Laboratory  at  CFSL,  Chandigarh, assistance to 16 States/ UTs to strengthen Forensic Science Laboratories, setting up of 1023 Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  for  speedy  disposal  of  cases  of  rape  and  cases  under POCSO Act, setting up/ strengthening of Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in all districts of the country, setting up/ strengthening of Women Help Desks (WHDs) at Police Stations etc.

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