Lok Sabha Question No. 3378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Crime against Children in Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3378

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES

## 3378. MS. CHANDRANI MURMU:

SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

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

- (a) the details of incidents of crimes against children across the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Ministry  is  aware  that  many  cases  of  crimes  against  children  are recorded  in  children  homes  and  orphanages  of  the  country,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether audits and reviews of the children homes and orphanages have been carried out/done at regular interval in various States, including Odisha, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has received any report of atrocities committed on the children in such homes in Odisha and if so, the details thereof along with action taken thereon, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : As per information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau, State/UT-wise details of incidents of crimes against children across the country during the last three years is at Annexure-I.
- (b)  :  As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child Rights (NCPCR), 34 complaints were received relating to child abuse/exploitation in the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) including orphanages during the last three years.
- (c)  :  As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child Rights (NCPCR), social audit of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) was conducted across the country including Odisha in compliance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's order dated 05.05.2017 in the matter of W.P. (Crl.) 102 of 2007 in Re. Exploitation of children in orphanages in State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Union of India. A National Report as well as State  Reports  of  social  audit  was  submitted  to  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  on 06.03.2020. These reports and deficiencies found during the social audit in each CCI were  also  provided  to  respective  District  Magistrates  alongwith  the  copy  to  Principal Secretary, Department  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (of respective State Governments) for their necessary action.

(d) : As per information provided by the NCPCR, a complaint of sexual abuse of child in children  home  run  by  Faith  Outreach  NGO,  by  its  founder  in  Jharsuguda  district  of Odisha  was  received  in  the  Commission  in  2020-21.  The  Commission  raised  its concerns  and  forwarded  recommendations  to  Principal  Secretary,  Women  and  Child Development Department, Odisha.

Another  complaint  of  sexual  abuse  of  children  in  children  home  namely  'Proud', Paralakhemundi, Gajapati district, Odisha by Secretary of the home was received in the Commission  in  2021-22.  Considering  the  seriousness  of  the  case,  the  Commission issued  summon/notice  to  District  Magistrate  and  Superintendent  of  Police,  Gajapati. The  district  administration  submitted  in  its  report  that  First  Information  Report  was registered  under  appropriate  sections  of  rape  in  Indian  Penal  Code  and  sections  of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 were also imposed. Legal action against District Child Protection Officer, Gajapati was also taken in the matter.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3378 FOR ANSWER ON 05.08.2022 BY MS. CHANDRANI MURMU  AND  SHRIMATI  VANGA  GEETHA  VISWANATH  REGARDING  CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES

STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  INCIDENTS  OF  CRIMES  AGAINST  CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    | 2018   | 2019   |   2020 |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh              | 2672   | 2524   |   2648 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh           | 166    | 153    |    113 |
| 3         | Assam                       | 5447   | 6608   |   4622 |
| 4         | Bihar                       | 7340   | 9320   |   6591 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                | 6924   | 5665   |   5056 |
| 6         | Goa                         | 182    | 167    |    125 |
| 7         | Gujarat                     | 4929   | 4685   |   4075 |
| 8         | Haryana                     | 4869   | 5119   |   4338 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh            | 772    | 748    |    636 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                   | 1479   | 1674   |   1795 |
| 11        | Karnataka                   | 6131   | 6305   |   5471 |
| 12        | Kerala                      | 4253   | 4754   |   3941 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh              | 18992  | 19028  |  17008 |
| 14        | Maharashtra                 | 18892  | 19592  |  14371 |
| 15        | Manipur                     | 128    | 148    |    125 |
| 16        | Meghalaya                   | 385    | 379    |    415 |
| 17        | Mizoram                     | 198    | 125    |    142 |
| 18        | Nagaland                    | 70     | 59     |     31 |
| 19        | Odisha                      | 5217   | 7012   |   6330 |
| 20        | Punjab                      | 2308   | 2625   |   2121 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                   | 5150   | 7385   |   6580 |
| 22        | Sikkim                      | 221    | 163    |    147 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                  | 4155   | 4139   |   4338 |
| 24        | Telangana                   | 3747   | 4212   |   4200 |
| 25        | Tripura                     | 271    | 311    |    260 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh               | 19936  | 18943  |  15271 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                 | 1306   | 1214   |   1066 |
| 28        | West Bengal                 | 6286   | 6191   |  10248 |
| 29        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands    | 162    | 153    |    141 |
| 30        | Chandigarh                  | 288    | 264    |    209 |
| 31        | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 72     | 96     |     67 |
| 32        | Delhi                       | 8246   | 7783   |   5362 |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 473    | 470    |    606 |
| 34        | Ladakh                      | -      | -      |      2 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                 | 8      | 26     |      9 |
| 36        | Puducherry                  | 89     | 50     |     71 |
| Total     | Total                       | 141764 | 148090 | 128531 |

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT for 2018 & 2019

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

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