Lok Sabha Question No. 3462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Crime against Women
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3462

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 th  DECEMBER, 2019/ AGRAHAYANA 19, 1941 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

†3462. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  any  review  has  been  conducted  at  central  level  regarding  crimes/ increase in crimes against women in the States;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): '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 in respective jurisdictions is their  primary  concern.  However,  women  safety  is  a  high  priority  for  the Government and several initiatives have been taken for safety of women across the country, which are given below:

i.    The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment),  Act  2013  was  enacted  for  effective deterrence against sexual offences. Further, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act,  2018  was  enacted  to  prescribe  even more stringent penal provisions

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including death penalty for rape of a girl below the age of 12 years. The Act also  inter-alia  mandates  completion  of  investigation  and  trials  within  2 months each.

- ii. Emergency Response Support System provides a pan-India, single, internationally  recognized  number  (112)  based  system  for  all  emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress.
- iii. Using  technology  to  aid  smart  policing  and  safety  management,  Safe  City Projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  first  Phase  in  8  cities  (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai).
- iv. The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  has  launched  a  cyber-crime  portal  on 20th September 2018 for citizens to report obscene content.
- v. MHA has launched the 'National Database on Sexual Offenders' (NDSO) on 20 th   September  2018  to  facilitate  investigation  and  tracking  of  sexual offenders across the country by law enforcement agencies.
- vi. In  order  to  facilitate  States/UTs,  MHA  on  19 th   February  2019  launched  an online  analytic  tool  for  police  called  'Investigation  Tracking  System  for Sexual  Offences'  to  monitor  and  track  time-bound  investigation  in  sexual assault cases in accordance with the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018.
- vi.   One Stop Centre (OSC) scheme is being implemented across the country since 1st   April   2015   which   is   exclusively   designed to provide

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integrated services such as medical aid, police assistance, legal counselling/ court case management,  psycho-social counselling and temporary  shelter  to  women  affected  by  violence  under  one  roof.  As  per available information, 728 OSCs have been approved by Government of India, 595 OSCs are operational in the country.

viii. In  addition  to  the  above-mentioned  measures,  MHA  has  issued  advisories from  time  to  time  with  a  view  to  help  the  States/UTs  to  deal  with  crimes against women, which are available at www.mha.gov.in.

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