Lok Sabha Question No. 963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: National Commission for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 963

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

## 963. SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN  MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the incidents of sexual harassments of women at work place in the country has increased over the years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  complaints  received  by  the  National  Commission  for Women (NCW) during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  also  launched  SHe-Box  online  complaint  management  system  to  register complaints  related  to  sexual  harassment  of  women  at  work  place  and  if  so,  the  number  of  complaints registered in the system during the said period along with the action taken thereon;
- (d) whether  the  NCW  has  proposed  setting  up  of  Internal  Complaints  Committee  (ICC)  in  each  and  every Government department/institution/autonomous body in the country and if so, the details thereof along with its compliance status; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  protection  of  women  from  sexual harassment at work place in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) &  (b):  The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  has  started  collecting  data  regarding  sexual harassment at workplace under the category of insult to the modesty of women (section 509 of IPC) at office premises since 2014. A total number of 57, 119 and 142 cases were registered during 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively.

In  so  far  as  the  complaints  registered  with  the  National  Commission  for  Women  (NCW)  are concerned,  there  is  an  increase  in  complaints  registered  under  category  'Sexual  Harassment  includes Sexual harassment at Workplace'.  The data indicating number of such complaints registered during the last three years is at Annexure-I .  During the current calendar year, the NCW has started maintaining data under specific category of complaints of 'Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace'. The data indicating number of such cases registered during January, 2019 is at Annexure-II .

- (c): The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has developed an online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box) for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace by women, including government and private employees. So far, 423 complaints have been registered on the She-Box portal. Out of which, 114 cases have been disposed off.
- (d): The setting of Internal Committee in each and every Government department/institution/autonomous body is  mandated  as  per  the  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at  Workplace  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and Redressal) Act, 2013.
- (e): Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry  (FICCI),  Chamber  of  Commerce  &  Industry  (CCI),  and  National  Association  of Software  and  Services  Companies  (NASSCOM) have been requested by Ministry of  Women and Child Development, GOI to ensure effective implementation of the Act amongst their members in private sectors.

All State Governments and UT Administrations have also been requested to advise the Secretary Industries/Commerce  to  organize  similar  workshops  and  awareness  programmes  in  each  and  every industry, business house, private sector entity of the States/UTs.

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.963 for 08.02.2019 regarding 'National Commission for Women'

Details  of  state-wise  complaints  registered  and  action  taken  in  the  Category  'Sexual  harassment including Sexual Harassment at workplace' during the last three years

|   Sl. No. | State                       | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 2      | -      | 1      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh              | 11     | 12     | 6      |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh           | -      | -      | -      |
|         4 | Assam                       | 6      | 6      | 3      |
|         5 | Bihar                       | 20     | 15     | 36     |
|         6 | Chandigarh                  | 4      | 2      | 9      |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                | 4      | 6      | 3      |
|         8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 1      | -      | -      |
|         9 | Daman & Diu                 | -      | -      | -      |
|        10 | Delhi                       | 82     | 77     | 120    |
|        11 | Goa                         | -      | 2      | 2      |
|        12 | Gujarat                     | 7      | 12     | 15     |
|        13 | Haryana                     | 30     | 39     | 72     |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh            | -      | 3      | 4      |
|        15 | Jammu and Kashmir           | 5      | 3      | -      |
|        16 | Jharkhand                   | 9      | 4      | 10     |
|        17 | Karnataka                   | 22     | 38     | 34     |
|        18 | Kerala                      | 9      | 4      | 12     |
|        19 | Lakshdweep                  | -      | -      | -      |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh              | 35     | 39     | 45     |
|        21 | Maharashtra                 | 35     | 41     | 57     |
|        22 | Manipur                     | -      | -      | -      |
|        23 | Meghalaya                   | -      | -      | -      |
|        24 | Mizoram                     | -      | -      | -      |
|        25 | Nagaland                    | -      | -      | -      |
|        26 | Odisha                      | 9      | 8      | 8      |
|        27 | Puducherry                  | 1      | 3      | 3      |
|        28 | Punjab                      | 8      | 16     | 23     |
|        29 | Rajasthan                   | 31     | 31     | 51     |
|        30 | Sikkim                      | 1      | 1      | 1      |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                  | 38     | 17     | 34     |
|        32 | Telangana                   | 12     | 8      | 18     |
|        33 | Tripura                     | -      | 1      | -      |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh               | 129    | 147    | 350    |
|        35 | Uttrakhand                  | 5      | 7      | 15     |
|        36 | West Bengal                 | 23     | 28     | 33     |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.963 for 08.02.2019 regarding 'National Commission for Women'

State-wise  data  of  complaints  registered  under  the  Category  'Sexual  harassment  of  women  at workplace' during January, 2019

|   Sl. No. | State            |   Registered cases |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   |                  1 |
|         2 | Bihar            |                  1 |
|         3 | Delhi            |                  3 |
|         4 | Haryana          |                  1 |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh |                  1 |
|         6 | Karnataka        |                  1 |
|         7 | Kerala           |                  1 |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh   |                  2 |
|         9 | Maharashtra      |                  2 |
|        10 | Odisha           |                  2 |
|        11 | Punjab           |                  3 |
|        12 | Rajasthan        |                  2 |
|        13 | Tamil Nadu       |                  1 |
|        14 | Telangana        |                  1 |
|        15 | Tripura          |                  1 |
|        16 | Uttar Pradesh    |                  3 |
|        17 | Uttrakhand       |                  1 |
|        18 | West Bengal      |                  2 |