Lok Sabha Question No. 1068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Crime against Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1068

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

## 1068.  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  crimes  against  women  have  increased  in  the  country  over  the  years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  cases  of  murder  of  women  or  girls  after  their  sexual  assault  has increased;
- (c) whether all the schemes of the Government relating to health and malnutrition in women have failed to achieve its desired goals; and
- (d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to deal with the said problems?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) : As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, a slight increase has been seen in the crimes committed against women in the country. The year-wise comparative data regarding crime against women is at Annexure-I .

(b) : As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, in the year 2018, total 294 cases were registered of murder of women after rape/gang rape in comparison to total 223 cases registered for the same offence in the year 2017. In case of girls, total 139 cases were registered of murder after rape or sexual assault each in the year 2017 and 2018.

(c) to (d) : Improving the health and nutrition status of women is one of the priority under various  schemes  such  as  National  Health  Mission,  POSHAN  Abhiyan,  Pradhan  Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Anganwadi Services and Scheme for Adolescent Girls under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) etc. As per the Sample System Report of Registrar General of India, maternal mortality has decreased from 254 per 1,00,000 live births in 2004-06 to 122 in 2015-17.

As per the National Family Health Survey report, the institutional deliveries have increased from  38.7%  in  2005-06  to  78.9%  in  2015-16,  and  adolescent  pregnancies  have  been reduced from 16.0% from 2005-06 to 7.9% in 2015-16.

Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  is  implementing  following  schemes  relating  to improving the health and malnutrition status of women and children under National Health Mission (NHM) :

-  Promotion of Institutional deliveries through cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana  (JSY)  and  Janani  Shishu  Suraksha  Karyakaram  (JSSK)  which  entitles  all pregnant  women  delivering  in  public  health  institutions  to  absolutely  free  delivery including  Caesarean  section,  post-natal  care  and  treatment  of  sick  infants  till  one year of age. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is another maternity benefit programme under which cash incentive of Rs. 5000 is provided to pregnant women and lactating mothers.
-  Early  initiation  and  exclusive  breastfeeding  for  first  six  months  and  appropriate Infant  and  Young  Child  Feeding  (IYCF)  practices  are  promoted  under  Mothers' Absolute  Affection  (MAA)  in  convergence  with  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development.
-  Home Based Care for Young Children (HBYC) has been initiated as an extension of Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC) to provide community based care by ASHA workers with focus on improvement in child rearing practices, nutrition counseling and breastfeeding promotion till 15th month of life.
-  Treatment  of  sick  children  with  Severe  Acute  Malnutrition  (SAM)  at  special  units called the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs), set up at public health facilities.
-  Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is being supported to provide vaccination to  children  against  life  threatening  diseases  such  as  Tuberculosis,  Diphtheria, Pertusis, Polio, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rubella, Pneumonia and Meningitis caused  by  Haemophilus  Influenzae  B.  The  Rotavirus  vaccination  has  also  been rolled out in the country for prevention of Rotaviral diarrhoea. 'Mission Indradhanush  is  targeted  to  immunize  children  who  are  either  unvaccinated  or partially  vaccinated  i.e.  those  that  have  not  been  covered  during  the  rounds  of routine immunization for various reasons.
-  Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) for children till the age of 5 years.
-  National De-worming Day as a fixed day strategy to administer Albendazole tablets to all the children in the age group of 1-19 years through the platform of AWCs and schools for good nutritional outcomes and prevention of anaemia.
-  Prevention of  childhood  illness  such  as  diarrheal  diseases  which  in  turn  prevents childhood  malnutrition.  Control  of  childhood  diarrhoea  is  being  carried  out  by conducting  annual  Intensified  Diarrhoea  Control  Fortnight  (IDCF)  and  Defeat Diarrhoea Initiative.
-  'Anemia  Mukt  Bharat  (AMB)'  for  supplementation  and  treatment  of  anaemia  in children,  adolescents,  pregnant  and  lactating  women,  and  women  of  reproductive age group in programme mode through life cycle approach. This involves, bi-weekly IFA syrup supplementation to children 6 -59 months, weekly IFA tablet

supplementation to children 5 - 10 years and adolescents 10 - 19 years, and IFA tablets to pregnant and lactating women.

-  Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Days (VHSNDs) are observed for provision of maternal and child health services and creating awareness on maternal and child care  in  convergence with  Ministry  of Women  and  Child  Development.  Health and nutrition  education  through  mass  and  social  media  is  also  promoted  to  improve healthy practices and to generate demand for service uptake.
-  Mother and Child Protection Card is the joint  initiative of the  Ministry  of  Health  & Family welfare and the Ministry of Woman and Child Development which addresses the nutrition concerns in children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
-  Under 'Rastriya Bal Swasthya Karyakaram' (RBSK) children of 0-18 years of age are screened for selected health conditions classified into  4Ds - Diseases, Deficiencies,  Defects  and  Developmental  delays  including  screening  for  Severe Acute Mal-nutrition and provides free referral and treatment facilities for identified children.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1068 FOR 07.02.2020 ASKED BY SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH REGARDING 'CRIME AGAINST WOMEN'

## Details of various crimes committed against women during the year 2016, 2017 and 2018 as per NCRB Report

| Sl. No.                   | Crime Head                                          | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1                         | Murder with Rape/Gang Rape                          | -      | 223    | 294    |
| 1A                        | Murder with Rape/POCSO (children)                   | -      | 139    | 139    |
| 2                         | Dowry Deaths                                        | 7621   | 7466   | 7166   |
| 3                         | Abetment to Suicide of Women                        | 4466   | 5282   | 5037   |
| 4                         | Miscarriage                                         | 587    | 266    | 213    |
| 5                         | Acid Attack                                         | 160    | 148    | 131    |
| 6                         | Attempt to Acid Attack                              | 46     | 35     | 37     |
| 7                         | Cruelty by Husband or his relatives                 | 110378 | 104551 | 103272 |
| 8                         | Kidnapping and Abduction of Women                   | 64519  | 66333  | 72751  |
| 9                         | Human Trafficking                                   | 659    | 662    | 854    |
| 10                        | Selling of Minor Girls                              | -      | 80     | 40     |
| 11                        | Buying of Minor Girls                               | -      | 4      | 8      |
| 12                        | Rape                                                | 38947  | 32559  | 33356  |
| 13                        | Unnatural Offences                                  | 489    | -      | -      |
| 14                        | Attempt to Commit Rape                              | 5729   | 4154   | 4097   |
| 15                        | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty | 84746  | 86001  | 89097  |
| 16                        | Insult to the Modesty of Women                      | 7305   | 7451   | 6992   |
| 17                        | Dowry Prohibition Act                               | 9683   | 10189  | 12826  |
| 18                        | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act                    | 2214   | 1536   | 1459   |
| 19                        | Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act      | 437    | 616    | 579    |
| 20                        | Cyber Crimes/Information Technology Act             | 930    | 600    | 1244   |
| 21                        | Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Act     | -      | 31668  | 38802  |
| 22                        | Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act  | 38     | 25     | 22     |
| Total Crime against Women | Total Crime against Women                           | 338954 | 359849 | 378277 |

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