Lok Sabha Question No. 1952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Child Sexual Abuse
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, Locket Chatterjee, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

1952.   DR.S VIHNU PRASAD M.K.: MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

will the minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether incidents of child sexual abuse have increased during the past decade, if so, the facts thereof, State-wise;
- (b) Whether the Government proposes to take corrective steps in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) The further stringent measures taken by the Government to deter rising tendency of child sexual abuse across the country, State/UT-wise including West Bengal;
- (d) Whether the Government proposes to amend the POCSO Act, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) Whether the Government proposes to undertake measures to fastrack investigation/action in such incidents, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) The assistance provided to the victims of such serious crimes as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f)   As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau, the details of cases registered under Child Rape and POCSO Act during 2009-2019 State/UT-wise is annexed.

The  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012 enacted by Govt of India provides safeguards for children against sexual abuse. The act defines a child as any person below the age of 18 years. It is a gender neutral Act and under the Act, the burden of proof rests on the accused. The Act mandates Child friendly practices in  the  processing  of  cases  which  includes  fixed  timelines  for investigation  and  prosecution.  It  prescribes  stringent  punishment  for  sexual  crimes against children . The POCSO Act 2012 provides for establishment of Special Courts for the purpose of ensuring speedy trial. Further, as per the Act, the evidence of the child shall be recorded within a period of thirty days of the Special Court taking cognizance of the offence and the Special Court shall complete the trial, as far as possible, within a period  of  one  year  from  the  date  of  taking  cognizance  of  the  offence.The  Act  was amended in 2019 to introduce more stringent  punishment  including death penalty for committing sexual crimes on children, with a view to deter the perpetrators & prevent such crimes against children.

Further, Ministry of Women & Child Development notified POCSO Rules, 2020 replacing the previous POCSO Rules, 2012. POCSO Rules, 2020 include provisions for mandatory police verification of staff in schools and care homes, procedures to report child  sexual  abuse  material  (pornography),  imparting  age-appropriate  child  rights education, among other things. The POCSO Rules 2020 also  stipulate that the central government  and  every  state  government  shall  provide  periodic  training  including orientation programmes, sensitization workshops and refresher courses to all persons,  whether  regular  or  contractual,  coming  in  contact  with  the  children,  to sensitize  them  about  child  safety  and  protection  and  educate  them  regarding  their responsibility under the Act. The assistance is to be provided to the child as mandated under the POCSO Act, 2012 and POCSO Rules, 2020

Department  of  Justice  is  implementing  a  scheme  for  setting  up  of  1023  Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 Exclusive POCSO Courts for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and POCSO cases.

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## ANNEXURE

Statement Referred In Reply Of Part-(a To f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1952 To Be Answered On 30.07.2021 Asked By Dr. S Vihnu Prasad M.K And Others Regarding Child Sexual Abuse Indicating State/UT-Wise Details of Cases Registered Under Child Rape And POCSO Act During 2009-2019

|     |                   | 2009       | 2010       | 2011       | 2012       | 2013       | 2014                                       | 2015                                       | 2016                                       | 2017       | 2017                                       | 2018       | 2018                                       | 2019       | 2019                                       |
|-----|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S L | State/UT          | Child Rape | Child Rape | Child Rape | Child Rape | Child Rape | POCS O Act (Secti on4& 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC | POCS O Act (Secti on4& 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC | POCS O Act (Secti on4& 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC | Child Rape | POCS O Act (Secti on4& 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC | Child Rape | POCS O Act (Secti on4& 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC | Child Rape | POCS O Act (Secti on4& 6) r/w Sec. 376 IPC |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | 416        | 446        | 646        | 613        | 770        | 522                                        | 621                                        | 459                                        | 536        | 183                                        | 503        | 241                                        | 544        | 265                                        |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh | 16         | 12         | 20         | 18         | 35         | 45                                         | 44                                         | 49                                         | 34         | 10                                         | 29         | 18                                         | 24         | 22                                         |
| 3   | Assam             | 10         | 39 40      |            | 156        | 230        | 265                                        | 585                                        | 586                                        | 100        | 788                                        | 89         | 1224                                       | 88         | 1263                                       |
| 4   | Bihar             | 63         | 114        | 91         | 137        | 86         | 151                                        | 158                                        | 170                                        | 0          | 599                                        | 4          | 824                                        | 1          | 721                                        |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      | 394        | 382        | 477        | 519        | 595        | 1017                                       | 1014                                       | 984                                        | 1120       | 1095                                       | 1215       | 1214                                       | 3          | 1377                                       |
| 6   | Goa               | 30         | 23         | 20         | 38         | 59         | 57                                         | 50                                         | 40                                         | 56         | 0                                          | 34         | 0                                          | 49         | 0                                          |
| 7   | Gujarat           | 91         | 102        | 130        | 150        | 263        | 383                                        | 1172                                       | 1054                                       | 2          | 1233                                       | 7          | 1456                                       | 0          | 1539                                       |
| 8   | Haryana           | 116        | 107        | 66         | 276        | 388        | 417                                        | 485                                        | 532                                        | 137        | 656                                        | 2          | 1068                                       | 8          | 1174                                       |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh  | 83         | 72         | 72         | 89         | 130        | 154                                        | 139                                        | 146                                        | 143        | 2                                          | 191        | 22                                         | 197        | 1                                          |
| 1 0 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 4          | 8          | 9          | 13         | 25         | 37                                         | 28                                         | 21                                         | 42         | 0                                          | 37         | 13                                         | 11         | 75                                         |
| 1 1 | Jharkhand         | 8          | 0 16       |            | 6          | 23         | 83                                         | 87                                         | 205                                        | 80         | 253                                        | 69         | 442                                        | 188        | 469                                        |
| 1 2 | Karnataka         | 104        | 108        | 97         | 142        | 270        | 992                                        | 1073                                       | 1136                                       | 1          | 1308                                       | 3          | 1408                                       | 0          | 1623                                       |
| 1 3 | Kerala            | 235        | 208        | 423        | 455        | 637        | 859                                        | 822                                        | 957                                        | 1069       | 250                                        | 1137       | 162                                        | 1262       | 113                                        |

| 1 4               | Madhya Pradesh   | 1071   | 1182   | 1262   | 1632   |   2112 | 2406   | 2248   | 2467   | 3066   |   964 | 2830 1047   |    0 |   3337 |
|-------------------|------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------------|------|--------|
| 1 5 Maharashtra   | 612              | 747    | 818    | 917    | 1546   |   1837 | 2234   | 2292   | 12     | 2387   |     0 | 2832        |    0 |   3117 |
| 1 6 Manipur       | 12               | 11     | 19     | 17     | 40     |     42 | 33     | 39     | 1      | 15     |    17 | 28          |   10 |     47 |
| 1 7 Meghalaya     | 60               | 91     | 66     | 81     | 112    |     97 | 129    | 122    | 46     | 164    |    25 | 179         |   20 |    145 |
| 1 8 Mizoram       | 11               | 42     | 40     | 73     | 57     |    107 | 86     | 99     | 0      | 129    |    23 | 73          |   23 |     36 |
| 1 9 Nagaland      | 0                | 3      | 15     | 7      | 3      |     11 | 12     | 21     | 1      | 26     |     3 | 6           |    2 |     10 |
| 2 0 Odisha        | 87               | 74     | 165    | 192    | 509    |    846 | 1054   | 1258   | 1285   | 150    |    37 | 1427        |  231 |   1417 |
| 2 1 Punjab        | 210              | 144    | 166    | 295    | 490    |    488 | 462    |        | 410    | 109    |   375 | 324 288     |  426 |    232 |
| 2 2 Rajasthan     | 371              | 369    | 394    | 572    | 892    |    906 | 771    | 858    |        | 512    |   621 | 1030 74     | 1313 |      4 |
| 2 3 Sikkim        | 14               | 14     | 11     | 21     | 25     |     47 | 40     |        | 66     | 0      |    55 | 4 78        |    0 |     61 |
| 2 4 Tamil Nadu    | 182              | 203    | 271    | 292    | 419    |    655 | 1073   |        | 1169   | 0      |  1154 | 6 1457      |    9 |   1742 |
| 2 5 Telangana     | -                | -      | -      | -      | -      |    589 | 840    |        | 690    | 0      |  1022 | 0 1140      |    0 |   1180 |
| 2 6 Tripura       | 83               | 107    | 45     | 17     | 43     |    151 | 98     |        | 108    | 5      |    90 | 0 76        |    0 |    107 |
| 2 7 Uttar Pradesh | 625              | 451    | 1088   | 1040   | 1381   |   3480 |        | 2034   | 2115   | 1504   |  1609 | 1353 2023   |  270 |   3344 |
| 2 8 Uttarakhand   | 7                | 10     | 23     | 34     | 32     |    108 | 104    |        | 91     | 150    |   180 | 268 294     |  184 |    231 |
| 2 9 West Bengal   | 109              | 73     | 252    | 285    | 377    |    813 | 1106   |        | 718 0  |        |  1197 | 4 1378      |    4 |   1378 |
| TOTAL STATE(S)    | 5024             | 5142   | 6742   | 8087   | 11549  |  17565 | 18602  |        | 18862  | 10011  | 16515 | 9244 20492  | 4867 |  25030 |
| 3 0 A & N         | Islands 12       | 15     | 9      | 10     | 21     |     20 | 27     |        | 1      | 1      |    49 | 14 52       |    8 |     83 |

| 3 1                    | Chandigarh             | 21   | 16      | 15 17     | 19    | 32       | 41    | 41    | 45    | 0     | 53   | 1     | 65   | 1     |
|------------------------|------------------------|------|---------|-----------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|
| 3 2                    | D&N Haveli             | 2    | 3 1     | 1         | 4     | 2        | 14    | 9     | 0 6   |       | 0    | 18    | 0    | 38    |
| 3 3                    | Daman & Diu            | 1    | 1 0     | 4         | 4     | 1        | 4     | 8     | 2 3   |       | 1 0  |       | 0    | 9     |
| 3 4                    | Delhi UT               | 307  | 304 339 | 415       | 757   | 1022 939 | 813   | 0     | 940   | 0     | 994  | 0     |      | 969   |
| 3 5 Lakshadweep        |                        | 0    | 0 0     | 0         | 0     | 0 0      | 2     | 0     | 3     | 0     | 1    |       | 0    | 14    |
| 3 6                    | Puducherry             | 1    | 3 6     | 7         | 9     | 19 27    | 29    | 0     | 41    | 0     | 47   |       | 0    | 48    |
| TOTAL UT(S)            | TOTAL UT(S)            | 344  | 342     | 370 454   | 814   | 1096     | 1052  | 903   | 48    | 1042  | 68   | 1113  | 73   | 1162  |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)      | 5368 | 5484    | 7112 8541 | 12363 | 18661    | 19654 | 19765 | 10059 | 17557 | 9312 | 21605 | 4940 | 26192 |
| Source: Crime in India | Source: Crime in India |      |         |           |       |          |       |       |       |       |      |       |      |       |