Lok Sabha Question No. 3196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Crime against Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3196

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN

3196. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  increased  number  of  crimes against  children  and  if  so,  the  number  of  such  cases  reported  across  the country during the last three years State/UT-wise including Assam;
- (b) Whether regular review exercise of childcare homes/orphanages have been conducted  across  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  and  the  outcome  thereof, State/UT-wise including Assam and Haryana;
- (c) Whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  of  atrocities  committed against the inmates of such childcare homes; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   to (d)    As  per  the  information  provided  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau (NCRB),  the  number  of  cases  registered  regarding  crime  against  children  during 2017-2019,  State/UT-wise  including  the  State  of  Assam,  is  at  Annexure-I  and State/UT-wise, data for crime against children in Juvenile Homes during 2017-2019 is  at Annexure-II

The National and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights  are mandated to monitor  the implementation  of  the  JJ  Act, 2015,  inter alia.  The  National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had conducted Social Audit of Child Care Institutions  (CCIs) in  the  country.  The  irregularities  and  violations observed therein were communicated to the concerned District Magistrate /Deputy Commissioner for taking necessary action.

In  addition,  as  per  the  report  submitted  by  the  States/UTs,  436  Institutions were closed on account of non-compliance of provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 from 01.08.2019 to 01.08.2020.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## THE STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3196 REGARDING 'CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN' BY  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA and SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK FOR REPLY ON 06.08.2021

|    |                   | 2017   | 2018   | 2019   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR     | CR     | CR     |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 2397   | 2672   | 2524   |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 138    | 166    | 153    |
| 3  | Assam             | 4951   | 5447   | 6608   |
| 4  | Bihar             | 5386   | 7340   | 9320   |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 6518   | 6924   | 5665   |
| 6  | Goa               | 196    | 182    | 167    |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 3955   | 4929   | 4685   |
| 8  | Haryana           | 4169   | 4869   | 5119   |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 528    | 772    | 748    |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 359    | 473    | 470    |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 1247   | 1479   | 1674   |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 5890   | 6131   | 6305   |
| 13 | Kerala            | 3562   | 4253   | 4754   |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 19038  | 18992  | 19028  |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 16918  | 18892  | 19592  |
| 16 | Manipur           | 109    | 128    | 148    |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 379    | 385    | 379    |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 220    | 198    | 125    |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 93     | 70     | 59     |
| 20 | Odisha            | 3185   | 5217   | 7012   |
| 21 | Punjab            | 2133   | 2308   | 2625   |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 5180   | 5150   | 7385   |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 190    | 221    | 163    |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 3529   | 4155   | 4139   |
| 25 | Telangana         | 3580   | 3747   | 4212   |
| 26 | Tripura           | 276    | 271    | 311    |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 19145  | 19936  | 18943  |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 829    | 1306   | 1214   |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 6551   | 6286   | 6286   |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 120651 | 132899 | 139813 |
| 30 | A&N Islands       | 119    | 162    | 153    |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 275    | 288    | 264    |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 31     | 38     | 53     |
| 33 | Daman & Diu       | 24     | 34     | 43     |
| 34 | Delhi             | 7852   | 8246   | 7783   |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 4      | 8      | 26     |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 76     | 89     | 50     |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 8381   | 8865   | 8372   |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 129032 | 141764 | 148185 |

## Annexure-II

## THE STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3196 REGARDING 'CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN' BY SHRI DILIP SAIKIA, SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK FOR REPLY ON 06.08.2021.

2017

| S. No.             | State/UT   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   |
|--------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.             | State/UT   | CR CCS                                                | CON                                                   | PAR                                                   | PCS                                                   | PCV                                                   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 8          | 8                                                     | 0                                                     | 21                                                    | 10                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 3Assam             | 20         | 15                                                    | 0                                                     | 21                                                    | 16                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 4Bihar             | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 5Chhattisgarh      | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 6Goa               | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 7Gujarat           | 5          | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 5                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 8Haryana           | 9          | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 9Himachal Pradesh  | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 10Jammu & Kashmir  | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 11Jharkhand        | 1          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 12Karnataka        | 9          | 7                                                     | 0                                                     | 13                                                    | 9                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 13Kerala           | 21         | 14                                                    | 0                                                     | 16                                                    | 16                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 14Madhya Pradesh   | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 15Maharashtra      | 73         | 46                                                    | 3                                                     | 89                                                    | 53                                                    | 5                                                     |
| 16Manipur          | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 17Meghalaya        | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 18Mizoram          | 4          | 4                                                     | 2                                                     | 4                                                     | 4                                                     | 2                                                     |
| 19Nagaland         | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 20Odisha           | 14         | 11                                                    | 0                                                     | 13                                                    | 13                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 21Punjab           | 1          | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 22Rajasthan        | 61         | 61                                                    | 5                                                     | 60                                                    | 62                                                    | 5                                                     |
| 23Sikkim           | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 24Tamil Nadu       | 7          | 6                                                     | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 6                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 25Telangana        | 35         | 15                                                    | 0                                                     | 29                                                    | 19                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 26Tripura          | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 27Uttar Pradesh    | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 28Uttarakhand      | 1          | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 29West Bengal      | 4          | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 4                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL STATE(S)     | 273        | 200                                                   | 10                                                    | 286                                                   | 226                                                   | 12                                                    |
| 30A&N Islands      | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 31Chandigarh       | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 32D&N Haveli       | 1          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 33Daman & Diu      | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 34Delhi            | 4          | 4                                                     | 1                                                     | 9                                                     | 9                                                     | 1                                                     |
| 35Lakshadweep      | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 36Puducherry       | 0          | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL UT(S)        | 5          | 6                                                     | 1                                                     | 11                                                    | 11                                                    | 1                                                     |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  | 278        | 206                                                   | 11                                                    | 297                                                   | 237                                                   | 13                                                    |

Source: Crime in India

2018

| S. No.             |     | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   |
|--------------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT           |     | CR                                                    | CCS CON                                               | PAR                                                   | PCS                                                   | PCV                                                   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 5   | 5                                                     | 1                                                     | 5                                                     | 14                                                    | 1                                                     |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 3Assam             | 27  | 7                                                     | 0                                                     | 32                                                    | 7                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 4Bihar             | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 5Chhattisgarh      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 6Goa               | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 7Gujarat           | 439 | 437                                                   | 1                                                     | 438                                                   | 440                                                   | 1                                                     |
| 8Haryana           | 7   | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 7                                                     | 7                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 9Himachal Pradesh  | 5   | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 10Jammu & Kashmir  | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 11Jharkhand        | 7   | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 11                                                    | 10                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 12Karnataka        | 9   | 9                                                     | 0                                                     | 20                                                    | 20                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 13Kerala           | 33  | 29                                                    | 0                                                     | 32                                                    | 32                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 14Madhya Pradesh   | 27  | 25                                                    | 3                                                     | 31                                                    | 31                                                    | 3                                                     |
| 15Maharashtra      | 22  | 44                                                    | 0                                                     | 74                                                    | 56                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 16Manipur          | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 17Meghalaya        | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 18Mizoram          | 3   | 3                                                     | 2                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 2                                                     |
| 19Nagaland         | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 20Odisha           | 8   | 15                                                    | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 15                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 21Punjab           | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 22Rajasthan        | 24  | 21                                                    | 7                                                     | 23                                                    | 23                                                    | 7                                                     |
| 23Sikkim           | 3   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 1                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 24Tamil Nadu       | 6   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 6                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 25Telangana        | 12  | 23                                                    | 0                                                     | 29                                                    | 29                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 26Tripura          | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 27Uttar Pradesh    | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 28Uttarakhand      | 7   | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 5                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 29West Bengal      | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL STATE(S)     | 646 | 640                                                   | 14                                                    | 722                                                   | 700                                                   | 14                                                    |
| 30A&N Islands      | 2   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 31Chandigarh       | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 32D&N Haveli       | 1   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 4                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 33Daman & Diu      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 34Delhi            | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 35Lakshadweep      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 36Puducherry       | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL UT(S)        | 4   | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 6                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  | 650 | 644                                                   | 14                                                    | 727                                                   | 706                                                   | 14                                                    |

Source: Crime in India

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2019

| S. No.             | State/UT   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   |
|--------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.             | State/UT   | CR CCS                                                | CON                                                   | PAR                                                   | PCS                                                   | PCV                                                   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 0          | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 6                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 3Assam             | 20         | 7                                                     | 0                                                     | 21                                                    | 7                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 4Bihar             | 17         | 17                                                    | 0                                                     | 31                                                    | 31                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 5Chhattisgarh      | 3          | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 6Goa               | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 7Gujarat           | 91         | 89                                                    | 0                                                     | 91                                                    | 91                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 8Haryana           | 4          | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 5                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 9Himachal Pradesh  | 3          | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 10Jammu & Kashmir  | 1          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 11Jharkhand        | 5          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 12Karnataka        | 10         | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 13                                                    | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 13Kerala           | 52         | 45                                                    | 3                                                     | 60                                                    | 61                                                    | 3                                                     |
| 14Madhya Pradesh   | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 15Maharashtra      | 11         | 16                                                    | 0                                                     | 69                                                    | 21                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 16Manipur          | 1          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 17Meghalaya        | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 18Mizoram          | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 19Nagaland         | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 20Odisha           | 47         | 36                                                    | 0                                                     | 50                                                    | 51                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 21Punjab           | 16         | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 21                                                    | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 22Rajasthan        | 80         | 77                                                    | 20                                                    | 84                                                    | 84                                                    | 21                                                    |
| 23Sikkim           | 1          | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 1                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 24Tamil Nadu       | 6          | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 14                                                    | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 25Telangana        | 31         | 32                                                    | 22                                                    | 21                                                    | 36                                                    | 24                                                    |
| 26Tripura          | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 27Uttar Pradesh    | 3          | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 28Uttarakhand      | 3          | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 29West Bengal      | 1          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL STATE(S)     | 406        | 346                                                   | 45                                                    | 495                                                   | 415                                                   | 48                                                    |
| 30A&N Islands      | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 31Chandigarh       | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 32D&N Haveli       | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 33Daman & Diu      | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 34Delhi            | 4          | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 35Lakshadweep      | 0          | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 36Puducherry       | 2          | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 1                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL UT(S)        | 6          | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 4                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  | 412        | 349                                                   | 45                                                    | 499                                                   | 418                                                   | 48                                                    |

Source: Crime in India

Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used