Lok Sabha Question No. 2028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2028

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES

## 2028.   MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that there has been an increase in the cases of atrocities committed against the tribal community in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of cases reported/registered in the  National  Commission  for  Scheduled  Tribes  (NCST)  regarding  the persecution  of  tribal  society  in  Kerala  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year and the action taken by the Commission in this regard; and
- (c) the  details  of  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  the atrocities being committed against the tribal society?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a): Police and Public Order are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life  and  property  of  the  citizens,  and  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crime including crime against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes rests with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of law.

As per the latest data provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), details of  State/UT-wise  Cases  Registered  (CR),  Cases  Charge-sheeted  (CCS),  Cases Convicted  (CON),  Persons  Arrested  (PAR),  Person  Charge-sheeted  (PCS)  and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Crime/ Atrocities against Scheduled Tribes (STs) during 2019-2021 is enclosed at Annexure-I .

(b): As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Commission  for  Scheduled Tribes (NCST), Cases registered in the NCST regarding the persecution of tribal society in Kerala are as under:

| Year                       | No. of cases   |
|----------------------------|----------------|
| 2019-20                    | Nil            |
| 2020-21                    | 2              |
| 2021-22                    | 3              |
| 2022-23 (up to 14.12.2022) | Nil            |

The  NCST  has  taken  the  action  in  these  cases  as  per  rules  of  procedure  of  the NCST. Notices were issued to the concerned authorities by NCST.

(c): An  Act  of  the  Parliament  namely  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities)  {PoA}  Act,  1989  was  enacted  to  prevent atrocities against members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) which  has  been  amended  in  2015  to  make  it  more  effective.  The  amended  act includes new offences, expanded scope of presumptions, institutional strengthening, which inter-alia includes establishment of Exclusive Special Courts and  specification  of  Exclusive  Special  Public  Prosecutors  to  exclusively  try  the offences  under  the  PoA  Act  to  enable  expeditious  disposal  of  cases,  power  of Special Courts and Exclusive Special Courts to take direct cognizance of offences and as far as possible, completion of trial within two months from the date of filing of the charge sheet, establishing rights of victims and witnesses, and strengthening preventive measures. This Act also provides relief / compensation to the victims and  also  prescribes  action  to  be  taken  by  the  law  implementing  agencies  in conjunction with  IPC  in  the  country.  Police  and  Public  Order  are  State  Subjects under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The State Governments/ Union Territory Administration are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration,  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crimes  within  their  jurisdiction including  crimes  against  members  of  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled Tribes (STs), as also for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act,  1955  and  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of Atrocities)  {PoA} Act,  1989. The Government has been reviewing with the law implementing agencies of the State Government for ensuring prompt registration of atrocities, speedy investigation of the offences and timely dispensing of cases by the  Courts.  Further,  Government  of  India  has  issued  advisories  to  the  State Governments/UT Administration from time to time for effective implementation of the PoA Act and Rules in letter and spirit.

## Annexure-I

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| SL                                                                                                                                                             | State/UT                                                                                                                                                       | CR                                                                                                                                                             | CC S                                                                                                                                                           | C O N                                                                                                                                                          | PA R                                                                                                                                                           | PCS                                                                                                                                                            | PC V                                                                                                                                                           | CR                                                                                                                                                             | CC S                                                                                                                                                           | CO N                                                                                                                                                           | PAR                                                                                                                                                            | PCS                                                                                                                                                            | PC V                                                                                                                                                           | CR                                                                                                                                                             | CC S                                                                                                                                                           | CO N                                                                                                                                                           | PA R                                                                                                                                                           | PCS                                                                                                                                                            | PC V                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pra desh                                                                                                                                                | 330                                                                                                                                                            | 193                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 511                                                                                                                                                            | 454                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                              | 320                                                                                                                                                            | 234                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                              | 491                                                                                                                                                            | 582                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                              | 361                                                                                                                                                            | 346                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                              | 496                                                                                                                                                            | 768                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 16                                                                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 22                                                                                                                                                             | 12                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                                          | 97                                                                                                                                                             | 85                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 127                                                                                                                                                            | 161                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                              | 94                                                                                                                                                             | 75                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 107                                                                                                                                                            | 94                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 103                                                                                                                                                            | 66                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                              | 56                                                                                                                                                             | 123                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgar h                                                                                                                                                  | 427                                                                                                                                                            | 387                                                                                                                                                            | 39                                                                                                                                                             | 660                                                                                                                                                            | 624                                                                                                                                                            | 55                                                                                                                                                             | 502                                                                                                                                                            | 462                                                                                                                                                            | 47                                                                                                                                                             | 825                                                                                                                                                            | 798                                                                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                                                                             | 506                                                                                                                                                            | 512                                                                                                                                                            | 27                                                                                                                                                             | 932                                                                                                                                                            | 934                                                                                                                                                            | 35                                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                        | 321                                                                                                                                                            | 289                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                              | 727                                                                                                                                                            | 752                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                              | 291                                                                                                                                                            | 253                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                              | 659                                                                                                                                                            | 663                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                              | 341                                                                                                                                                            | 328                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 881                                                                                                                                                            | 865                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                              |

|   8 | Haryana          | 1     | 1     | 0    | 1     |    1 |   0 | 0     | 0     |   0 |    0 | 0     |   0 | 0     | 0     | 0       | 0     |    0 |   0 |
|-----|------------------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|-----|-------|-------|-----|------|-------|-----|-------|-------|---------|-------|------|-----|
|   9 | Himachal Pradesh | 1     | 1     | 0    | 1     |    1 |   0 | 3     | 1     |   0 |    2 | 1     |   0 | 7     | 6     | 0       | 23    |   21 |   0 |
|  10 | Jharkhand        | 342   | 242   | 10   | 237   |  302 |  10 | 347   | 86    |   8 |  143 | 143   |   9 | 250   | 144   | 17      | 193   |  191 |  23 |
|  11 | Karnataka        | 327   | 249   | 3    | 800   |  769 |   9 | 293   | 262   |   1 |  828 | 844   |   8 | 361   | 346   | 0       | 964   |  925 |   0 |
|  12 | Kerala           | 140   | 94    | 2    | 139   |  119 |   2 | 130   | 109   |   7 |  115 | 140   |   7 | 133   | 112   | 9 142   |       |  140 |   9 |
|  13 | Madhya Pr adesh  | 192 2 | 184 5 | 41 4 | 264 3 | 3132 | 638 | 240 1 | 236 2 | 151 | 3532 | 437 1 | 251 | 262 7 | 254 7 | 336     | 266 8 | 4557 | 497 |
|  14 | Maharashtr a     | 559   | 447   | 30   | 110 5 |  888 |  47 | 663   | 633   |  12 | 1475 | 141 1 |  14 | 628   | 557   | 12      | 128 0 | 1132 |  13 |
|  15 | Manipur          | 2     | 0     | 0    | 0     |    0 |   0 | 2     | 0     |   0 |    0 | 0     |   0 | 0     | 0     | 0       | 0     |    0 |   0 |
|  16 | Meghalaya        | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     |    0 |   0 | 0     | 0     |   0 |    0 | 0     |   0 | 0     | 0     |         | 0     |    0 |   0 |
|  17 | Mizoram          | 8     | 8     | 0    | 8     |    8 |   0 | 0     | 0     |   0 |    0 | 0     |   0 | 0     | 0     | 0 8     | 0     |    0 |   8 |
|  18 | Nagaland         | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     |    0 |   0 | 0     | 0     |   0 |    0 | 0     |   0 | 0     | 0     | 0       | 0     |    0 |   0 |
|  19 | Odisha           | 576   | 682   | 0    | 481   |  752 |   0 | 624   | 575   |   0 |  564 | 652   |   0 | 676   | 647   | 0       | 290   |  715 |   0 |
|  20 | Punjab           | 1     | 0     | 0    | 1     |    0 |   0 | 4     | 1     |   0 |    3 | 1     |   0 | 0     | 0     | 0       | 0     |    0 |   0 |
|  21 | Rajasthan        | 179 7 | 832   | 19 4 | 158 5 | 1674 | 327 | 187 8 | 918   | 114 | 1933 | 188 3 | 222 | 212 1 | 950   | 125 197 | 9     | 1955 | 215 |
|  22 | Sikkim           | 2     | 2     | 1    | 2     |    2 |   1 | 0     | 0     |   0 |    0 | 0     |   0 | 1     | 1     | 0 1     |       |    1 |   0 |
|  23 | Tamil Nad u      | 31    | 28    | 6    | 81    |   46 |  10 | 23    | 14    |   0 |   48 | 26    |   0 | 39    | 18    | 0 54    |       |   27 |   0 |
|  24 | Telangana        | 530   | 420   | 31   | 868   |  710 |  33 | 573   | 407   |   2 |  710 | 726   |   3 | 512   | 505   | 7 820   |       |  952 |  17 |
|  25 | Tripura          | 2     | 2     | 0    | 0     |    3 |   0 | 2     | 0     |   0 |    1 | 0     |   0 | 0     | 0     | 0       | 0     |    0 |   0 |
|  26 | Uttar Prade      | 36    | 51    | 1    | 94    |  144 |   1 | 3     | 3     |   1 |    9 | 9     |  30 | 4     | 3     | 0       | 8     |    8 |   0 |

| sh$                     | sh$                          |      |      |     |       |       |      |      |      |     |       |       |     |      |      |     |       |       |     |
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------|------|-----|-------|-------|------|------|------|-----|-------|-------|-----|------|------|-----|-------|-------|-----|
| 27                      | Uttarakhan d                 | 8    | 7    | 1   | 10    | 9     | 1    | 13   | 11   | 2   | 15    | 19    | 2   | 6    | 4    | 0   | 6     | 7     | 0   |
| 28                      | West Beng al                 | 99   | 49   | 0   | 65    | 93    | 0    | 90   | 69   | 0   | 100   | 138   | 0   | 92   | 73   | 0   | 70    | 149   | 0   |
|                         | TOTAL STATE( S)              | 7565 | 5917 | 741 | 10149 | 10647 | 1148 | 8268 | 6477 | 347 | 11564 | 12507 | 605 | 8790 | 7178 | 548 | 10889 | 13488 | 824 |
| 29                      | A&N Islan ds                 | 3    | 0    | 0   | 2     | 0     | 0    | 2    | 3    | 0   | 2     | 3     | 0   | 3    | 4    | 0   | 7     | 8     | 0   |
| 30                      | Chandigarh                   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   |
| 31                      | D&N Have li and Dam an &Diu+ | 0    | 1    | 0   | 8     | 6     | 0    | 0    | 1    | 0   | 8     | 6     | 0   | 3    | 1    | 0   | 3     | 2     | 0   |
| 32                      | Delhi                        | 2    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 1    | 3    | 0   | 4     | 6     | 0   | 5    | 3    | 0   | 4     | 7     | 0   |
| 33                      | Jammu & Kashmir*             | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 1    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   |
| 34                      | Ladakh                       | -    | -    | -   | -     | -     | -    | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   |
| 35                      | Lakshadwe ep                 | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 1    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   |
| 36                      | Puducherry                   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0   |
|                         | TOTAL U T(S)                 | 5    | 1    | 0   | 10    | 6     | 0    | 4    | 7    | 0   | 14    | 15    | 0   | 12   | 8    | 0   | 14    | 17    | 0   |
| TOTAL NDIA)             | (ALL I                       | 7570 | 5918 | 741 | 10159 | 10653 | 1148 | 8272 | 6484 | 347 | 11578 | 12522 | 605 | 8802 | 7186 | 548 | 10903 | 13505 | 824 |
| Source: Crime i n India | Source: Crime i n India      |      |      |     |       |       |      |      |      |     |       |       |     |      |      |     |       |       |     |

| Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman &Diu UT during 2019                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| *' Data of erstwhile Jammu &Kashmir S tate including Ladakh during 2019                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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