Lok Sabha Question No. 3727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Harassment of Dalits
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3727

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020/ PHALGUNA 27, 1941 (SAKA)

HARASSMENT OF DALITS

†3727. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn towards the cases of  harassment  of  Dalits  including  the  Dalits  serving  as  soldiers  by  various communities of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the response of the Government in this regard along with the details of the strict action proposed to be taken against the culprits; and

(d) the details of cases related to harassment of Dalits received during the last three years till date?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (d): National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. Published reports are available till the year 2018. Data on cases of harassment of Scheduled Castes, including those serving as soldiers, is not maintained centrally. However, the State/UT-wise  (including Uttar Pradesh & Gujarat) details  of  cases  registered

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3727 FOR 17.03.2020

under  crime  against  Scheduled  Castes  during  the  years  2016  to  2018  are available at Annexure.

'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 Scheduled Castes rest with the respective State Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to  deal  with  such offences under the extant provisions of laws.

The Government is, however, committed to ensure protection of Scheduled  Castes  and  accordingly  advisories  are  issued  in  this  regard  from time to time to all States and UTs, which are also available at www.mha.gov.in.

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO. 3727 FOR 17.03.2020

State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR) under Total Crimes against Scheduled Castes during 2016-2018

| SL         | State/UT          |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |
|------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    |   2335 |   1969 |   1836 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 3          | Assam             |      4 |     10 |      8 |
| 4          | Bihar             |   5701 |   6747 |   7061 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      |    243 |    283 |    264 |
| 6          | Goa               |     11 |     10 |      5 |
| 7          | Gujarat           |   1322 |   1477 |   1426 |
| 8          | Haryana           |    639 |    762 |    961 |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  |    116 |    109 |    130 |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir*  |      1 |      0 |      1 |
| 11         | Jharkhand         |    525 |    541 |    537 |
| 12         | Karnataka         |   1869 |   1878 |   1325 |
| 13         | Kerala            |    810 |    916 |    887 |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    |   4922 |   5892 |   4753 |
| 15         | Maharashtra       |   1750 |   1689 |   1974 |
| 16         | Manipur           |      2 |      0 |      0 |
| 17         | Meghalaya         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18         | Mizoram           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 19         | Nagaland          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 20         | Odisha            |   1796 |   1969 |   1778 |
| 21         | Punjab            |    132 |    118 |    168 |
| 22         | Rajasthan         |   5134 |   4238 |   4607 |
| 23         | Sikkim            |      1 |      5 |      5 |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        |   1291 |   1362 |   1413 |
| 25         | Telangana         |   1529 |   1466 |   1507 |
| 26         | Tripura           |      0 |      1 |      1 |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     |  10426 |  11444 |  11924 |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       |     65 |     96 |     58 |
| 29         | West Bengal       |    119 |    138 |    119 |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    |  40743 |  43122 |  42748 |
| 30         | A&N Islands       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 31         | Chandigarh        |      1 |      1 |      1 |
| 32         | D&N Haveli**      |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 33         | Daman & Diu**     |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 34         | Delhi             |     54 |     48 |     36 |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36         | Puducherry        |      3 |     32 |      7 |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       |     58 |     81 |     45 |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            |  40801 |  43203 |  42793 |

Source: Crime in India

*Now UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh

** Now UTs of D&N Haveli and UT of Daman& Diu have merged as one UT