Lok Sabha Question No. 4416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Child Pornography Cases
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.4416

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASES

## 4416.  SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL :

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

- (a) the  number  of  registered  cases  of  online  child  pornography  and  child  sexual exploitation content under the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) the  recommendations  made  by  National Commission  for  Protection  of  Child Rights  so  far  to tackle child pornography; and
- (c) whether any report has been prepared by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights regarding this and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  The  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  has received  56  complaints/cases  of  online  child  sexual  exploitation  content  during  the last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (2019-20).  The  State  /  UT-wise  details  is  at Annexure-I .

Besides, the Commission also inquired to check availability of child pornography material  and  found  31  such  websites  containing  child  pornography  material.  After taking suo-motu cognizance, NCPCR got registered these 31 cases on Cyber Crime Portal of MHA for necessary action at their end.

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Statement Referred To In Part (a) to (d) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.4416  for answer on 20.03.2020 raised by Shrimati Shardaben Anilbhai Patel on 'Child Pornography Cases' indicating State/UT-wise details of complaints / cases received in NCPCR of online child sexual exploitation content during the last three years and the current year (2019-20)

| Sr. No   | States/UTs               | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   Total |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |       0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |           |           |           | 1         |       1 |
| 4        | Assam                    |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 5        | Bihar                    |           |           | 1         | 2         |       3 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 9        | Daman and Diu            |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 10       | Delhi                    |           |           | 6         | 4         |      10 |
| 11       | Goa                      |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 12       | Gujarat                  |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 13       | Haryana                  |           |           | 3         | 1         |       4 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         | 1         |           |           |           |       1 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                |           | 1         |           | 1         |       2 |
| 16       | Karnataka                |           | 1         | 1         |           |       2 |
| 17       | Kerala                   |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 18       | Lakshadweep              |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh           |           |           | 1         | 2         |       3 |
| 20       | Maharashtra              |           | 1         | 1         | 1         |       3 |
| 21       | Manipur                  |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 22       | Meghalaya                |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 23       | Mizoram                  |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 24       | Nagaland                 |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 25       | Orissa                   |           |           |           | 1         |       1 |
| 26       | Puducherry               |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 27       | Punjab                   |           | 1         | 1         |           |       2 |
| 28       | Rajasthan                | 3         |           |           | 2         |       5 |
| 29       | Sikkim                   |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu               |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 31       | Telangana                |           | 1         |           |           |       1 |
| 32       | Tripura                  |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh            | 3         | 1         | 9         | 4         |      17 |
| 34       | Uttrakhand               |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 35       | West Bengal              |           |           |           |           |       0 |
| 36       | Others                   |           | 1         |           |           |       1 |
|          | Total                    | 7         | 7         | 23        | 19        |      56 |