Lok Sabha Question No. 1139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Conviction Rate
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1139

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022/ MAGHA 19, 1943 (SAKA) CONVICTION RATE

1139.

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the rate of conviction by police in criminal cases is very poor and disappointing, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  functioning  of  police  is  driven  by  ego,  fear  and  tyrant behaviour like it was during the British rule in the past;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the steps taken by the Government so far to improve the said situation according to time;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to bring the said reform by using new technologies; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  As per data maintained by National Crime Record Bureau, the conviction rate of States/UTs relating to cognizable crime under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special & Local Laws (SLL) crimes during 2018, 2019 and 2020 is 66.6, 66.4 and 73.4 respectively.

- (b) to (c) 'Police' is a State subject falling in List-II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. It is primarily the responsibility of the State  Governments/UT  Administrations  to  make  the  police  force  efficient  & capable and its functioning more effective, transparent and accountable.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1139 FOR 08.02.2022

Government has taken several steps on Police reforms which is an ongoing process.  The  Centre  also  issues  advisories  to  the  States  to  bring  in  the requisite reforms in the Police to meet the expectations of the people.

The Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  circulated  Model  Police  Act,  2006  to  all  State Governments  which  has  a  provision  of  constituting  Police  Accountability Commission & District Accountability Authority for ensuring accountability of the  police  including  display  of  good  behaviour  with  members  of  public  with due courtesy and decorum.

In order to improve the functioning of the police, the Union Government has set up various Commissions/Committees on police reforms, including a Review Committee to review the recommendations of the previous Commissions and Committees. The Review Committee shortlisted 49 recommendations.   These recommendations have been sent to State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for taking appropriate action.

(d)  to  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  included  a  component  of 'incentives for police reforms' in the implementation structure of the scheme of  'Assistance  to  States  for  Modernisation  of  Police'.  For  this  purpose, originally a provision of keeping up to 10% of the total annual allocation of the scheme was made.  This incentive component has been increased to 'up to 20%' of the total allocation from the year 2019-20.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1139 FOR 08.02.2022

In order to facilitate police in States/UTs with a common IT platform for filing reports,  investigation,  collecting  and  sharing  information  on  crimes  and criminals  at  national  level,  the  MHA  has  implemented  Crime  and  Criminal Tracking  Network  and  Systems  (CCTNS)  in  all  police  stations.  CCTNS  has been  integrated  through  Inter-operable  Criminal  Justice  System  (ICJS)  to facilitate  use  of  information  on  crime  and  criminals  in  CCTNS  with  other databases on prisons, prosecution, forensics and courts in a holistic manner for administration of criminal justice.

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