Lok Sabha Question No. 3249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Participation of Women in Economic Activities
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.07.2019

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

## 3249:   SHRI B. Y. RAGHAVENDRA: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether the participation of women in economic activities has increased in the recent times and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any data to estimate the number of women participating in various sectors of the economy including rural economy, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the increased participation of women in economic activities has led to exploitation of women and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of cases or incidents of exploitation of women reported during the last three years including the current year, State/year-wise;
- (e) whether the  Government has taken any measure to prevent  such exploitation  against  women  and  to encourage them to participate in economic activities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the response of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWERS

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATISMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b): As per the last three rounds of Annual Employment - Unemployment (EUS) Surveys conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment in the year 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2015-16, the Worker Population  Ratio  for  females  aged  15  years  &  above  according  to  usual  status  approach  are  25.0%, 29.6% and 25.8% respectively.
- (b) & (d): As per the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total number of 34,651 cases in 2015 and 38,947 cases in 2016 were reported under rape (Section 376 of the IPC). A total number of 8685 and 7305 cases have been registered under insult to the modesty of women (section 509 of IPC) during  2015  and  2016  respectively.  Further  total  numbers  of  82422  and  81346  cases  have  been registered under assault on Women with intent to outrage her Modesty (Section 354 of IPC) during 2015 and 2016 respectively. Year-wise number of cases reported State/UT wise is at Annexure.
- (e) &  (f):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  administering  the  Sexual  Harassment  at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013covers all women, irrespective of their age or employment status and protects them against sexual harassment at all workplaces whether organized or unorganized. Students, apprentices, labourers, domestic workers and even women visiting an officer are included in the Act.

In  order  to  ensure  the  effective  implementation  of  the  Act,  the  Ministry  has  developed  an online  complaint  management  system  titled  Sexual  Harassment  electronic-Box  (SHe-Box)  for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace. SHe-Box portal offers the facility of  making  online  complaints  of  sexual  harassment  at  workplace  to  all  women  employees  in  the country, including all government and private employees.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (d) to the Lok Sabha  Un-Starred Question No.3249 for 12.07.2019 regarding 'Participation of Women in Economic Activities'

State/UT wise details of Cases Registered (NCRB) under Rape, Assault on Women with intent to outrage her modesty and insult to the Modesty of Women during the year 2015 and 2016

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Rape | Rape   | Assault on Women with intent to outrage her Modesty ( Section 354 of IPC)   |   Assault on Women with intent to outrage her Modesty ( Section 354 of IPC) |   Insult to the Modesty of Women (Section 509 of IPC) |   Insult to the Modesty of Women (Section 509 of IPC) |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                   |   2015 | 2016   | 2015                                                                        |                                                                        2016 |                                                  2015 |                                                  2016 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |   1027 | 994    | 4616                                                                        |                                                                        4829 |                                                  2200 |                                                  1831 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |     71 | 92     | 101                                                                         |                                                                         109 |                                                     2 |                                                    10 |
| 3         | Assam             |   1733 | 1779   | 4293                                                                        |                                                                        3378 |                                                   111 |                                                    34 |
| 4         | Bihar             |   1041 | 1008   | 198                                                                         |                                                                         324 |                                                    96 |                                                   167 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |   1560 | 1626   | 1868                                                                        |                                                                        1770 |                                                    53 |                                                   101 |
| 6         | Goa               |     86 | 61     | 150                                                                         |                                                                         143 |                                                    34 |                                                    32 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |    503 | 982    | 1164                                                                        |                                                                        1224 |                                                    73 |                                                    59 |
| 8         | Haryana           |   1070 | 1187   | 1886                                                                        |                                                                        1860 |                                                    90 |                                                   124 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |    244 | 252    | 434                                                                         |                                                                         410 |                                                    58 |                                                    49 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |    296 | 256    | 1343                                                                        |                                                                        1235 |                                                   175 |                                                   153 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |   1053 | 1109   | 844                                                                         |                                                                         667 |                                                    10 |                                                    13 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |    589 | 1655   | 5112                                                                        |                                                                        5260 |                                                   154 |                                                   160 |
| 13        | Kerala            |   1256 | 1656   | 3987                                                                        |                                                                        4029 |                                                   267 |                                                   328 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |   4391 | 4882   | 8049                                                                        |                                                                        8717 |                                                   390 |                                                   358 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |   4144 | 4189   | 11713                                                                       |                                                                       11396 |                                                  1119 |                                                   924 |
| 16        | Manipur           |     46 | 55     | 84                                                                          |                                                                          65 |                                                     2 |                                                     5 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |     93 | 190    | 95                                                                          |                                                                          68 |                                                    20 |                                                    17 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |     58 | 23     | 75                                                                          |                                                                          71 |                                                     2 |                                                     1 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |     35 | 26     | 8                                                                           |                                                                          14 |                                                     9 |                                                     8 |
| 20        | Odisha            |   2251 | 1983   | 6499                                                                        |                                                                        8252 |                                                   472 |                                                   437 |
| 21        | Punjab            |    886 | 838    | 1123                                                                        |                                                                        1025 |                                                    27 |                                                    10 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |   3644 | 3656   | 4813                                                                        |                                                                        4839 |                                                     9 |                                                    15 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |      5 | 92     | 21                                                                          |                                                                          34 |                                                     2 |                                                    11 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |    421 | 319    | 1163                                                                        |                                                                         854 |                                                    20 |                                                    27 |
| 25        | Telangana         |   1105 | 1278   | 3608                                                                        |                                                                         377 |                                                  1288 |                                                  1003 |
| 26        | Tripura           |    213 | 207    | 352                                                                         |                                                                         214 |                                                     6 |                                                     1 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |   3025 | 4816   | 7885                                                                        |                                                                       11335 |                                                    11 |                                                    35 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |    283 | 336    | 318                                                                         |                                                                         334 |                                                    12 |                                                     3 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |   1199 | 1110   | 5069                                                                        |                                                                        4177 |                                                   455 |                                                   449 |
| 30        | A & N Islands     |     36 | 30     | 57                                                                          |                                                                          46 |                                                     5 |                                                     2 |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |     72 | 68     | 76                                                                          |                                                                          76 |                                                    10 |                                                    13 |
| 32        | D & N Haveli      |      8 | 14     | 5                                                                           |                                                                           1 |                                                     0 |                                                     1 |
| 33        | Daman & Diu       |      5 | 12     | 7                                                                           |                                                                           4 |                                                     0 |                                                     2 |
| 34        | Delhi             |   2199 | 2155   | 5367                                                                        |                                                                        4165 |                                                  1492 |                                                   918 |
| 35 5 36 6 | Lakshadweep       |      0 |        | 6                                                                           |                                                                          43 |                                                     1 |                                                     1 |
|           | Puducherry        |      3 |        |                                                                             |                                                                           1 |                                                    10 |                                                     3 |
|           | Total             |  34651 | 38947  | 33 82422                                                                    |                                                                       81346 |                                                  8685 |                                                  7305 |