Lok Sabha Question No. 1012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Contingency Plan under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 19
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

## CONTINGENCY PLAN UNDER   SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE   SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) RULES 1995

## 1012. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

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

- (a) the number and name of States that have prepared the Contingency Plan as per Rule 1S(1) of the Scheduled Cases and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995;
- (b) the name of the States implementing the contingency plan, State-wise along with the details of the package of relief and rehabilitation measures undertaken and plan of implementation including budget allocation in the year 2021-2022; and
- (c) the reasons for not preparing Contingency Plan by the rest of the States?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Rule 15 (1) of the Scheduled   Castes  and the Scheduled Tribes   (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 specifies that the State Government shall frame and implement & plan to effectively implement the provisions of the Act and notify the same in the Official Gazette of the State Goverment:

State Govt  of Bihar, Chhattisgarh; Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka; Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu prepared contingency plan. Goa, have

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 and the Rules thereon are primarily implemented by the State Govts /UT Administrations, For effective implementation of the provisions of the Protection of Civil Right Act; 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 & the Rules thereon; Central Assistance is released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme to the State Governments/UT Administrations The Central Government advises the State Governments/UT Administrations to implement the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989 and Rules in letter and The State-wise Central assistance released inclusive for the relief and rehabilitation of the atrocity victims under the scheme in the 2021-22 is attached as Annexure. spirit. year

Central Assistance released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 during the Financial Year 2021-22.

|     |                  |   Central Assistance Released (Rs-In lakhs) |
|-----|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh   |                                     920     |
| 2   | Assam            |                                      10     |
| 3_  | Bihar            |                                    3500     |
| 4.  | IChhattisgarh    |                                    1983.9   |
| 5_  | Goa              |                                       3     |
| 6.  | Gujarat          |                                    1978.62  |
| 7.  | [Haryana         |                                     238     |
| 8.  | Himachal Pradesh |                                     314.955 |
| 9   | Jharkhand        |                                     319.337 |
| 10  | Karnataka        |                                    6185.26  |
| 11_ | KKerala          |                                     223     |
|     | Madhya Pradesh   |                                   10341.5   |
| 13. | Maharashtra      |                                     773     |
| 14. |                  |                                    4408.7   |
| 15. | [Punjab          |                                     780.491 |
| 16. | Rajasthan        |                                    7163.45  |
| 17. | ISikkim          |                                       0.83  |
| 18. | Tamil Nadu       |                                    3544.95  |
| 19. | [elangana        |                                     371     |
| 20. | [Ttipura         |                                       6.54  |
| 21. | Uttar Pradesh    |                                   12671.7   |
| 22. | UUttarkhand      |                                      78.3   |
| 23_ | West Bengal      |                                      87     |
|     | NCT of Delhi     |                                       7.45  |
| 25. |                  |                                      93.2   |
| 26. | [Lakshadweep     |                                      12     |
| 27. | Puducherry       |                                     365.63  |
|     | Total            |                                   56381.9   |

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(As on 03.02.2022