Lok Sabha Question No. 1623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Safety of Women in Public Transport
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  preventive  and  protective  measures  in  favour  of adolescent girls and women to eradicate incidences of molestation and harassment in public transportation services;

(b)  if  so,  the  steps  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  protect  women  from  abuse  in  public transport;

(c) whether the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is coordinating with the Ministry of Women and Child Development to implement measures towards protecting women from all kinds of harassment and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the number of women who have been harassed in public transport during each of the last five years, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  and  (b)  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  issued  notification  under  the Motor  Vehicle  Act,  1988  mandating  the  provision  of  Vehicle  Location  Tracking(VLT) device  and  emergency  buttons  in  all  Public  Service  Vehicles  registered  on  or  after  1st January,  2019.  States  may  decide  timelines  for  implementation  of  VLT  and  emergency buttons in vehicles registered upto 31st December, 2018. Two-wheelers, E-rickshaw, three wheelers and any transport vehicles for which no permit is required under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 are exempted from this requirement.

(c)    Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  sanctioned  proposals  under  Nirbhaya Fund  after  recommendation  by  Empowered  Committee  of  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development.  Proposals  of  the  Transport  Department  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Uttar  Pradesh State  Road  Transport  Corporation  (UPSRTC)  and  Bengaluru  Metropolitan  Transportation Corporation (BMTC)  has  been sanctioned to improve safety of women  in public transportation services.

(d) National Crime Records Bureau collects data on insult to Modesty of Women (Sec. 509 IPC) in public transport etc since 2014. A total no. of 121, 315 and 147 cases were registered under this category during 2014, 2015, and 2016 respectively. State wise data is enclosed at Annexure.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1623

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## SAFETY OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

1623. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

ANNEXURE  REFEREED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1623 ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2018 ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN REGARDING SAFETY OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

State/UT-wise  Cases  Registered  (CR)  for  Insult  to  Modesty  of  Women  in  Public Transport System During 2014-2016

| SL    | State/UT          |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    |     65 |     24 |     15 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 3     | Assam             |      0 |     14 |      0 |
| 4     | Bihar             |      0 |      0 |     14 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 6     | Goa               |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 7     | Gujarat           |      0 |      2 |      2 |
| 8     | Haryana           |      2 |      1 |      0 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    |      6 |     10 |      0 |
| 11    | Jharkhand         |      0 |      1 |      2 |
| 12    | Karnataka         |      1 |      7 |      1 |
| 13    | Kerala            |     11 |      8 |     25 |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    |      3 |      1 |     26 |
| 15    | Maharashtra       |      8 |     28 |     14 |
| 16    | Manipur           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 17    | Meghalaya         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18    | Mizoram           |      0 |      1 |      1 |
| 19    | Nagaland          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 20    | Odisha            |      1 |      8 |      1 |
| 21    | Punjab            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 22    | Rajasthan         |      2 |      6 |      0 |
| 23    | Sikkim            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 25    | Telangana         |      3 |    179 |     38 |
| 26    | Tripura           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     |      3 |      1 |      1 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 29    | West Bengal       |      8 |      4 |      3 |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    |    113 |    295 |    144 |
| 30    | A &NIslands       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 31    | Chandigarh        |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 32    | D&N Haveli        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 33    | Daman &Diu        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 34    | Delhi UT          |      8 |     19 |      3 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36    | Puducherry        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)       |      8 |     20 |      3 |
| TOTAL | (ALL INDIA)       |    121 |    315 |    147 |

Source: Crime in India

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