Lok Sabha Question No. 1544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Communal Riots
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1544

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/SRAVANA 4, 1944 (SAKA)

COMMUNAL RIOTS

1544.  KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether communal riots are increasing in the country day by day;

(b) if so, the number of communal riots cases reported in the country during each of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State-wise  especially  in Delhi;

(c) the number of deaths or other casualties reported in such riots during the said period, State-wise especially in Delhi;

(d) whether the Government has identified the reasons behind such increase and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government has constituted any committee for investigation of riots and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether there is any provision for relief amount for victims of riots for their rehabilitation and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to  (f):    '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,  investigation  and prosecution  of  crimes  including  dealing  with  communal  violence  rest  with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1544 FOR 26.07.2022

Government of India monitors the internal security and law and order situation in the country and issues appropriate advisories from time to time to maintain peace, public tranquillity and communalharmony. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are deployed to aid and assist State Governments, on their request, to maintain law and order and public tranquillity.

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes reported to it by States and Union Territories(UTs), in its publication 'Crime in India'. Published reports are available till the year 2020. State/UT-wise details of cases registered, cases charge sheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons charge sheeted and persons convicted, under communal/religious rioting during the years from 2018 to 2020 are at Annexure. Over the years, an increasing trend is not visible.

This Ministry administers a Scheme  called 'Central Scheme  for Assistance  to  Civilian  Victims  /  Family  of  Victims  of  Terrorist/  Communal/ LWE  Violence  and  Cross  Border  Firing  and  Mine/IED  Blasts  on  Indian Territory' under which, in deserving cases, a financial assistance ₹ 3,00,000/(for  incidents  that  occurred  from  01.04.2008  to  23.08.2016)  or  ₹  5,00,000/(for  incidents that occurred on or after 24.08.2016) is given for each death and /  or  permanent  incapacitation  case  (disability  of  50%  or  above)  to  the affected family. The State Government provides the financial assistance to the beneficiaries and claims reimbursement from the Central Government.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1544 FOR 26.07.2022

Children  and  youth  affected  by  communal,  caste,  ethnic  and  terrorist violence  are  also  provided  financial  assistance  under  the  'Project  Assist' implemented  by  the  National  Foundation  for  Communal  Harmony  of  this Ministry.

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State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Communal/Religious Rioting during 2018-2020

| SL   | State/UT                    | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   |     |     |       |          |         |         |     | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   |
|------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----|-----|-------|----------|---------|---------|-----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT                    | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV | CR  | CCS   | 2019 CON | PAR     | PCS PCV | CR  | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | 6      | 7      | 0      | 64     | 57     | 0   | 0   | 4 0   | 0        | 15      | 0       | 1   | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 3   | 0     | 0 19     | 0       | 0       | 6   | 0      | 0      | 25     | 0      | 0      |
| 3    | Assam                       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 18  | 3 0   | 3        | 3       | 0       | 17  | 8      | 0      | 20     | 8      | 0      |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 167    | 157    | 2      | 1474   | 1279   | 19  | 135 | 131   | 4 816    | 623     | 37      | 117 | 107    | 5      | 487    | 414    | 6      |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 3      | 4      | 0      | 20     | 20     | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6    | Goa                         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 39     | 39     | 0      | 428    | 493    | 0   | 22  | 23    | 0 179    | 179     | 0       | 23  | 20     | 0      | 239    | 220    | 0      |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 45     | 17     | 0      | 54     | 54     | 0   | 50  | 39    | 3 141    | 141     | 3       | 51  | 33     | 0      | 99     | 99     | 0      |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 24     | 22     | 4      | 219    | 188    | 8   | 54  | 51    | 2 77     | 99      | 8       | 51  | 25     | 0      | 34     | 38     | 0      |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 29     | 62     | 2      | 224    | 324    | 9   | 11  | 22    | 1 77     | 129     | 1       | 10  | 16     | 2      | 63     | 151    | 54     |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 5      | 10     | 0      | 27     | 38     | 0   | 21  | 26    | 0 66     | 120     | 0       | 0   | 4      | 0      | 5      | 26     | 0      |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 42     | 50     | 71     | 403    | 430    | 71  | 32  | 21    | 4 197    | 191     | 72      | 12  | 13     | 0      | 175    | 125    | 0      |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 94     | 65     | 0      | 719    | 715    | 0   | 47  | 43    | 1 422    | 397     | 10      | 26  | 38     | 0      | 191    | 212    | 0      |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 1      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0 0   | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0 0   | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0        | 0 0     | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 9      | 93     | 0      | 8      | 169    | 0   | 0   | 5     | 0        | 19      | 0       | 3   | 1      | 0      | 0      | 19     | 0      |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0 0 0 | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 18     | 8      | 1      | 33     | 74     | 9   | 18  | 4     | 22 26    | 26      | 143     | 3   | 2      | 5      | 16     | 16     | 41     |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 20     | 16     | 2      | 168    | 87     | 14  | 11  | 0 3   | 0 63     | 46      | 0       | 4   | 4      | 107    | 44     | 11     | 128    |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 4      | 50     | 3      | 163    | 145    | 17  | 9   | 24 3  | 170      | 115     | 21      | 6   | 12     | 0      | 78     | 72     | 0      |
| 25   | Tripura                     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 2   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 0      | 3      | 11     | 37     | 37     | 53  | 0   | 3     | 7 10     | 10      | 37      | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 6      | 9      | 0      | 52     | 59     | 0   | 4   | 5     | 0 126    | 158     | 0       | 6   | 3      | 0      | 192    | 7      | 0      |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 512    | 612    | 96     | 4097   | 4169   | 200 | 437 | 407   | 47 2392  | 2271    | 332     | 336 | 286    | 119    | 1669   | 1418   | 229    |
| 29   | A&N Islands                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 0     | 0 0      | 0       | 0       | 0   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32   | Delhi                       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1   | 1     | 0 11     | 8       | 0       | 520 |        | 206    | 0 394  | 490    | 0      |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 0   | 2     | 0 2      | 2       | 0       | 1   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | -      | -      | -      | -      |        | -   | -   | -     | - -      |         |         |     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 35   |                             |        |        |        |        | -      |     |     |       |          | -       | -       | 0   | 0      |        |        |        |        |
| 36   | Lakshadweep Puducherry      | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0   | 0 0 0    | 0 0     | 0 0 0   | 0 0 |        | 0 0    | 0 0 0  | 0 0    | 0 0    |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0   | 1   | 3     | 0        | 10      | 0       | 521 |        | 206    | 0 394  | 490    | 0      |
|      | TOTAL (ALL                  | 512    |        | 96     | 4097   | 4169   | 200 | 438 | 410   | 47       | 13 2405 |         |     | 492    | 119    | 2063   | 1908   | 229    |
|      | INDIA)                      |        | 612    |        |        |        |     |     |       |          | 2281    | 332     | 857 |        |        |        |        |        |

Source: Crime in India

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2018 & 2019