Lok Sabha Question No. 1194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Setting up of State Human Rights Commission
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1194

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 th  DECEMBER, 2018 / AGRAHAYANA 27, 1940 (SAKA)

SETTING UP OF STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

1194.     SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether State Human Rights Commissions on the lines of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have been set up by all the States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the number of complaints received and the rate of pendency have increased in NHRC during each of the last three years and the current year, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the number of cases in which NHRC has recommended compensation along with the number of such cases in which compensation has actually been paid to the victims during the said period, State-wise; and

(d) the corrective steps being taken by the Government for timely payment of compensation awarded by NHRC?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a): As per the information received from the States, State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has been set up in  26  States  so  far.  A  list  showing details of SHRCs is placed at Annexure-I.

(b): As per the information furnished by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the number of cases registered by the NHRC and the number of cases pending with the NHRC during each of the last three years and the current year are as follows:

L.S.US.Q NO. 1194 FOR 18.12.2018

| Year                         | Number of Cases Registered   | Number of cases pending   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2015-2016                    | 1,17,808                     | 40,766                    |
| 2016-2017                    | 91,887                       | 32,085                    |
| 2017-2018                    | 79,612                       | 25,775                    |
| Current year upto 05.12.2018 | 62,020                       | 21,565                    |

It  is  observed  that  with  the  concerted  efforts  of  the  NHRC,  the  total number of pending cases, which was 40,766 as on 31.03.2016, has  come down to 21,565 as on 05.12.2018.

(c): A statement furnished by NHRC showing state-wise number of cases where NHRC  has recommended monetary relief during the period 01.04.2015 to 05.12.2018 is placed at Annexure-II.

In  1299 cases, payments have been made to the victims or next of kin of the victims, while in 813 cases compliance reports are awaited.

(d): The Government takes all necessary steps for payment of compensation  awarded  by  NHRC  within  the  stipulated  time.  NHRC  also takes necessary follow up action for obtaining compliance of its recommendations and also includes the status in its Annual Report which is laid before the Parliament.

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Information  in  respect  of  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 1194 for 18.12.2018 Statement Showing list of States where State Human Rights Commission have been set up

|   Sl.No. | Name of the States                               |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Assam                                            |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh (Joint SHRC for AP and Telangana) |
|        3 | Telangana                                        |
|        4 | Bihar                                            |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                                     |
|        6 | Gujarat                                          |
|        7 | Goa                                              |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh                                 |
|        9 | Haryana                                          |
|       10 | Jharkhand                                        |
|       11 | Jammu& Kashmir                                   |
|       12 | Kerala                                           |
|       13 | Karnataka                                        |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh                                   |
|       15 | Manipur                                          |
|       16 | Maharashtra                                      |
|       17 | Meghalaya                                        |
|       18 | Odisha                                           |
|       19 | Punjab                                           |
|       20 | Rajasthan                                        |
|       21 | Sikkim                                           |
|       22 | Tamil Nadu                                       |
|       23 | Tripura                                          |
|       24 | Uttar Pradesh                                    |
|       25 | Uttarakhand                                      |
|       26 | West Bengal                                      |

## Information  in  respect  of  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1194  for 18.12.2018

## Statement Showing State-wise number of Cases where NHRC recommended monetary relief during period from 01.04.2015 to 05.12.2018

| STATE NAME        | Recommended for monetary relief   | Recommended for monetary relief   | Where case is closed after recommendation   | Where case is closed after recommendation   | Where reports awaited from authorities   | Where reports awaited from authorities   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| STATE NAME        | NO. OF CASES                      | AMOUNT (in Rs.)                   | NO. OF CASES                                | AMOUNT (in Rs.)                             | NO. OF CASES                             | AMOUNT (in Rs.)                          |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR  | 1                                 | 500,000                           | 1                                           | 500,000                                     | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 54                                | 11,890,000                        | 30                                          | 5,795,000                                   | 24                                       | 6,095,000                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 14                                | 2,290,000                         | 3                                           | 550,000                                     | 11                                       | 1,740,000                                |
| ASSAM             | 36                                | 42,400,000                        | 20                                          | 33,350,000                                  | 16                                       | 9,050,000                                |
| BIHAR             | 117                               | 22,772,498                        | 79                                          | 12,977,498                                  | 38                                       | 9,795,000                                |
| CHANDIGARH        | 2                                 | 1,150,000                         | 2                                           | 1,150,000                                   | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 54                                | 17,270,000                        | 38                                          | 8,410,000                                   | 16                                       | 8,860,000                                |
| DELHI             | 117                               | 19,960,000                        | 76                                          | 12,830,000                                  | 41                                       | 7,130,000                                |
| GUJARAT           | 55                                | 54,499,998                        | 46                                          | 10,574,998                                  | 9                                        | 43,925,000                               |
| HARYANA           | 93                                | 106,390,000                       | 73                                          | 14,275,000                                  | 20                                       | 92,115,000                               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 7                                 | 1,110,000                         | 4                                           | 310,000                                     | 3                                        | 800,000                                  |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 4                                 | 2,900,000                         | 3                                           | 2,400,000                                   | 1                                        | 500,000                                  |
| JHARKHAND         | 81                                | 31,345,000                        | 33                                          | 9,060,000                                   | 48                                       | 22,285,000                               |
| KARNATAKA         | 18                                | 3,755,000                         | 14                                          | 1,855,000                                   | 4                                        | 1,900,000                                |
| KERALA            | 18                                | 6,700,000                         | 11                                          | 4,900,000                                   | 7                                        | 1,800,000                                |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 87                                | 20,147,500                        | 57                                          | 10,012,500                                  | 30                                       | 10,135,000                               |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 109                               | 28,345,000                        | 73                                          | 16,385,000                                  | 36                                       | 11,960,000                               |
| MANIPUR           | 42                                | 26,390,000                        | 33                                          | 19,790,000                                  | 9                                        | 6,600,000                                |
| MEGHALAYA         | 15                                | 6,050,000                         | 9                                           | 3,800,000                                   | 6                                        | 2,250,000                                |
| MIZORAM           | 9                                 | 1,300,000                         | 5                                           | 625,000                                     | 4                                        | 675,000                                  |
| NAGALAND          | 5                                 | 650,000                           | 3                                           | 250,000                                     | 2                                        | 400,000                                  |
| ODISHA            | 187                               | 35,375,000                        | 119                                         | 20,016,000                                  | 68                                       | 15,359,000                               |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 9                                 | 1,770,000                         | 6                                           | 1,150,000                                   | 3                                        | 620,000                                  |
| PUNJAB            | 46                                | 55,609,000                        | 27                                          | 52,109,000                                  | 19                                       | 3,500,000                                |
| RAJASTHAN         | 115                               | 13,920,000                        | 71                                          | 8,940,000                                   | 44                                       | 4,980,000                                |
| TAMIL NADU        | 38                                | 7,075,000                         | 29                                          | 5,225,000                                   | 9                                        | 1,850,000                                |
| TELANGANA         | 36                                | 15,480,000                        | 21                                          | 4,880,000                                   | 15                                       | 10,600,000                               |
| TRIPURA           | 11                                | 4,430,000                         | 8                                           | 4,105,000                                   | 3                                        | 325,000                                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 654                               | 93,470,002                        | 358                                         | 46,245,002                                  | 296                                      | 47,225,000                               |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 17                                | 4,085,000                         | 9                                           | 685,000                                     | 8                                        | 3,400,000                                |
| WEST BENGAL       | 61                                | 15,535,000                        | 38                                          | 7,525,000                                   | 23                                       | 8,010,000                                |
| TOTAL             | 2112                              | 654,563,998                       | 1299                                        | 320,679,998                                 | 813                                      | 333,884,000                              |