Lok Sabha Question No. 1109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Violence Against Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1109

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

## 1109. DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the increasing incidence of men indulging  in  violence  against  women  by  way  of  social  &  economic  threats/ prejudices;
- (b) if so, the remedial steps taken/ being taken by the government in this regard;
- (c) whether age-old practice  of  dowry  has  driven  many  women  to  suicide  each year if demands for dowry are not met; and
- (d) if  so,  the  measures  taken/  being  taken  by  the  government  in  containing  the menace?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) : The year-wise data of crime against women as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) during the years 2016 to 2018 is at Annexure-I .

The  Government  attaches  high  priority  to  ensuring  safety  and  security  of women and has undertaken various  legislative  and  schematic  interventions  in  this regard.  These  include  legislations  such  as  'The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act, 2018',  'The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act,  2013',  'The  Sexual  Harassment  of Women  at  Workplace  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013',  'The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2006', 'The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986', 'The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961', 'The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956' etc. and schemes such as those of One Stop Centres, Universalisation of  Women  Helpline,  Mahila  Police  Volunteers, Swadhar, Ujjawala etc.

- (c) : The data of suicides committed by women on account of dowry related issues during 2017-2019 as per NCRB report is at Annexure-II .

(d) : '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 rest primarily with the respective State Governments.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1109  FOR  18.09.2020  ASKED  BY  DR.  AMAR SINGH REGARDING 'VIOLENCE 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 |

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1109  FOR  18.09.2020  ASKED  BY  DR.  AMAR SINGH REGARDING 'VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN'

State/UT  wise  number  of  Suicides  committed  by  Women  due  to  Dowry Related Issues during 2017-2019

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |     14 |     31 |     16 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 3        | Assam             |     52 |     62 |     32 |
| 4        | Bihar             |      9 |     16 |     26 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |     56 |     42 |     51 |
| 6        | Goa               |      1 |      0 |      1 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |     20 |     16 |     17 |
| 8        | Haryana           |     36 |     32 |      6 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |     13 |     14 |     21 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   |      4 |      1 |      0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |     72 |     16 |     17 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |     42 |     37 |     49 |
| 13       | Kerala            |      3 |      2 |      4 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |    554 |    545 |    496 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |    159 |    128 |    158 |
| 16       | Manipur           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 20       | Odisha            |     17 |     38 |     22 |
| 21       | Punjab            |     23 |     25 |     38 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |     19 |     26 |     49 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |     55 |     21 |     26 |
| 25       | Telangana         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 26       | Tripura           |      4 |      5 |      2 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |    330 |    391 |    436 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |      5 |      6 |      0 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |    391 |    345 |    288 |
|          | Total State(s)    |   1879 |   1800 |   1755 |
| 30       | A&N Islands       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 34       | Delhi             |     45 |     52 |     59 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|          | Total UT(s)       |     46 |     52 |     60 |
|          | Total (All India) |   1925 |   1852 |   1815 |

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