Lok Sabha Question No. 4330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Atrocities against SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.+4330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## ATROCITIES AGAINST SCs

t4330. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of cases registered with regard to atrocities Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) particularly related to preventing them from mounting on a mare in marriage, stopping the marriage procession and stopping playing of DiscoJockey (DJ Music), etc. during the last three years and the current year; State-wise; and against

(b) the details of steps taken by the Government to stop such cases in future in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

(a) (b): As per the report of the National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989 during the year 2018 to 2020 is given at Annexure:

- Police' and *Public Order are State subjects and the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989 is implemented by the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The Government reviews with the law implementing agencies of the State Government for ensuring prompt registering of atrocities, speedy investigation of the offences and timely disposal of cases by the Courts.

Further, Government of India has issued advisories to the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time for effective implementation of the SC/ST (PoA) Act and Rules.

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| State/UT                                                                            | Cases registered (CR) under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989   | Cases registered (CR) under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989   | Cases registered (CR) under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989   |
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| State/UT                                                                            | 2018 CR                                                                                                          | 2019                                                                                                             | 2020                                                                                                             |
| 1AAndhra Pradesh                                                                    | 2159                                                                                                             | 2401                                                                                                             | 2268                                                                                                             |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                               | 25                                                                                                               | 38                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                     | 7125                                                                                                             | 6641                                                                                                             | 7462                                                                                                             |
| slchhattisgarh                                                                      | 652                                                                                                              | 768                                                                                                              | 818                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 7lGujarat                                                                           | 1737                                                                                                             | 1737                                                                                                             | 1617                                                                                                             |
| 8hHaryana                                                                           | 961                                                                                                              | 1087                                                                                                             | 1210                                                                                                             |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh                                                                  | 128                                                                                                              | 186                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                     | 760                                                                                                              | 988                                                                                                              | 1013                                                                                                             |
| 1lKarnataka                                                                         | 1643                                                                                                             | 1827                                                                                                             | 1685                                                                                                             |
| 12/Kerala                                                                           | 1025                                                                                                             | 998                                                                                                              | 976                                                                                                              |
| 13Madhya Pradesh                                                                    | 6621                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  | 9300                                                                                                             |
| 14Maharashtra                                                                       | 2500                                                                                                             | 2708                                                                                                             | 3232                                                                                                             |
| 1SMManipur                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                |
| 16MMeghalaya                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 17Mizoram                                                                           |                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 18 Nagaland                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 19Odisha                                                                            | 2335                                                                                                             | 2462                                                                                                             | 2670                                                                                                             |
| 2O Punjab                                                                           | 168                                                                                                              | 167                                                                                                              | 169                                                                                                              |
| 21Rajasthan                                                                         | 5702                                                                                                             | 8591                                                                                                             | 8895                                                                                                             |
| 22/Sikkim                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | 1422                                                                                                             | 1175                                                                                                             | 1296                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                     | 1926                                                                                                             | 2220                                                                                                             | 2532                                                                                                             |
| 2sTripura                                                                           |                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 26 Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 11841                                                                                                            | 11865                                                                                                            | 12717                                                                                                            |
| 27 Uttarakhand                                                                      | 65                                                                                                               | 92                                                                                                               | 100                                                                                                              |
| 28 West Bengal                                                                      | 220                                                                                                              | 244                                                                                                              | 199                                                                                                              |
| TTOTAL STATE(S)                                                                     | 49022                                                                                                            | 53427                                                                                                            | 58457                                                                                                            |
| 291A&N Islands                                                                      |                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                     |                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                |
| 31&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+                                                        |                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 32 Delhi                                                                            |                                                                                                                  | 78                                                                                                               | 70                                                                                                               |
| 33Jammu & Kashmir*                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 34Ladakh                                                                            | NA                                                                                                               | NA                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |
| 35 Lakshadweep                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 36Puducherry                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | 42                                                                                                               | 88                                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                               |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)                                                                   | 49064                                                                                                            | 53515                                                                                                            | 58538                                                                                                            |
| Source: Crime in India                                                              | Source: Crime in India                                                                                           | Source: Crime in India                                                                                           | Source: Crime in India                                                                                           |
| Note Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019 | Note Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019                              | Note Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019                              | Note Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019                              |

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