Lok Sabha Question No. 1108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Crime against Women Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1108 ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## CRIME AGAINST WOMEN TOURISTS

## 1108. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  crime  against  women  tourists  including  foreign women tourists  has  increased  in  the  country  during  each  of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  and  the  reasons therefor  along  with  number  of  cases  registered  against  the perpetrators  of  such  crimes  and  persons  arrested/convicted across the country during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the impact of such crime on tourism and inflow of foreign currency into the country during the said period;
- (d) if so, the details and outcome thereof along with the number of women  tourists  that  visited  India  during  the  said  period, Country-wise; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to ensure safety and security of women tourists including foreign women tourists in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (d): The 'Public Order' and 'Police' are State subjects as per the  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  As  such,  crime against  women  tourists  including  foreign  women  tourists  is  the primary  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments/Union  Territories.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  does  not  compile  data  on  crime  against foreign and domestic tourists as such.

National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has stated that they do not  collect  segregated  information  on  gender  basis  in  respect  to crime  against  foreign  tourist.  However  data  provided  by  National Crime  Record  Bureau  of  cases  registered  under  crime  against foreign  tourist  and  data  compiled  by  Ministry  of  Tourism  with respect to foreign tourist arrival and foreign exchange earnings is given as under:-

|   Sl. No. | Particulars                                           |      2014 |      2015 |     2016 | 2017   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|--------|
|         1 | Cases Registered under crime against foreign tourist* |    384    |    271    |    284   | NA     |
|         2 | Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) to India (million)**   |      7.68 |      8.03 |      8.8 | 10.04  |
|         3 | Foreign Exchange Earnings (Rs. Crore)**               | 120367    | 134844    | 154146   | 177874 |

It is evident from the data given above that there is continuous growth of foreign tourist arrival and foreign exchange earned there from.

State/UT-wise cases registered, cases charge-sheeted, cases convicted,  persons  arrested,  persons  charge-sheeted  and  persons convicted  under  total  crime  against  foreign  tourists  during  20142016 is enclosed as Annexure.

(e): The Ministry of Tourism has taken following steps in order to ensure  safety  and  security  of  women  tourists,  including  foreign women tourists:

- (i) The  Ministry  of  Tourism  along  with  all  stakeholders, including the Tourism Departments of all States and UTs, have adopted the 'Code of Conduct for Safe & Honourable  Tourism'  which  is  a  set  of  guidelines  to encourage  tourism  activities to be undertaken  with
- respect  for  basic  right  like  dignity,  safety  and  freedom from exploitation of both tourists and local residents in particular, women and children.
- (ii) The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  launched  the  24x7  MultiLingual  Tourist  Info-Helpline  on  the  toll  free  number 1800111363  or  on  a  short  code  1363  in  12  Languages including  10  international  languages  and  in  Hindi  & English in February 2016, for domestic  and  foreign tourists to provide support service in terms of information  relating  to  Travel  in  India  and  also  offers appropriate guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India.
- (iii) The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  issued  the  Guidelines  on Safety and Security of Tourists for State Governments/Union  Territories  and  Tips  for  travelers  in September  2014  to  stress  on  the  importance  of  safety and risk management, assist in identifying best practices and encourage closer cooperation for ensuring a pleasant experience to the tourists.
- (iv) The Security of tourists is a State Government subject. However,  with  the  efforts  of  the  Ministry  of  Tourism,  a total  number  of  13  State  Governments/Union  Territory Administrations have deployed the tourist police namely Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu  & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh in one form or the other.
- (v) The Ministry of Tourism remains in a constant dialogue with State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, various tourism related institutions and stakeholders for drawing up strategies for development and promotion of tourism  in  the  country  including  safe  and  honourable Tourism.
- (vi) Ministry of Tourism from time to time issues advisory to various  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  to ensure safety and security of the tourist.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1108 ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST WOMEN TOURISTS.

State/UT-wise  Cases  Registered  (CR),  Cases  Charge  Sheeted  (CCS),  Cases  Convicted  (CON),  Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Total Crimes Committed Against Foreign Tourists during 2014-2016.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV CR | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 2      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 4      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3         | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4         | Bihar             | 13     | 5      | 0 10   | 10     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 8      | 7      | 0      | 7      | 7      | 0      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6         | Goa               | 66     | 27     | 2      | 43     | 32 4   | 26     | 22     | 1      | 23     | 29     | 1      | 22     | 16     | 3      | 18     | 16     | 3      |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 3      |        | 0 0    | 0      |        | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      |
| 8         | Haryana           | 6      | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0      | 0 0    | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 0      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 2      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 2      | 0      | 6      | 4      | 0      |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1      | 1      | 0 1    | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 11     | 7      | 0 16   | 16     | 0      | 12     | 5      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 9      | 6      | 0      | 18     | 18     | 0      |
| 13        | Kerala            | 7      | 5      | 0 4    | 2      | 0      | 7      | 6      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 13     | 12     | 1      | 12     | 11     | 0      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2      | 1      | 0 1    | 1      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 2      | 1      |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 25     | 8      | 1 3    | 3      | 1      | 36     | 8      | 0      | 38     | 18     | 0      | 18     | 5      | 1      | 6      | 5      | 1      |

| 16   | Manipur           | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
|------|-------------------|-----|-----|-------|-------|-----|-------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0 0   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 1   | 1   | 0     | 1 1   | 0   | 2     |   1 |   0 |   2 |   2 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 20   | Odisha            | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 2     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 3   | 2   | 1 0   | 1     | 1   | 13    |   1 |   0 |   2 |   1 |   0 |   6 | 0   | 0   | 2   |   0 |   0 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 31  | 8   | 0 12  | 12    | 0   | 20    |   5 |   1 |   7 |   7 |   1 |  18 | 3   | 1   | 10  |  10 |   1 |
| 23   | Sikkim            |     | 0   | 0 0   | 0     | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 0 2 | 1   | 0 1   | 1     | 0   | 2     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   4 | 3   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 25   | Telangana         | 2   | 2   | 0 0   | 0     | 0   | 1     |   1 |   0 |   1 |   1 |   0 |   1 | 1   | 0   | 1   |   1 |   0 |
| 26   | Tripura           | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 64  | 30  | 0 38  | 34    | 0   | 32    |  10 |   0 |  11 |  11 |   0 |   6 | 5   | 0   | 7   |   5 |   0 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 0   |     | 0 0   | 0     |     | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 4   | 0 2 | 0 8   | 0     | 0 0 | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 1   | 0 0 |     |   1 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL STATE (S)   | 245 | 100 | 4 138 | 114   | 6   | 158   |  63 |   4 |  94 |  79 |   4 | 121 | 67  | 7   | 94  |  85 |   6 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0 0 |     | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 2   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 135 | 34  | 1     | 52 52 | 1   | 113   |  11 |   1 |  18 |  17 |   1 | 129 | 21  | 4   | 35  |  27 |   4 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0   | 0   | 0 0   | 0     | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 2   | 0   | 0     | 0 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |  33 | 28  | 0   | 0   |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 139 | 34  | 1 52  | 52    | 1   | 113   |  11 |   1 |  18 |  17 |   1 | 163 | 49  | 4   | 35  |  27 |   4 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 384 | 134 | 5 190 | 166   | 7   | 271   |  74 |   5 | 112 |  96 |   5 | 284 | 116 | 11  | 129 | 112 |  10 |

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