Lok Sabha Question No. 793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO.793 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCE ACT

## 793. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the increase in registration of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of cases registered under this Act during the last four years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note of the brutal rape-murder case of dalit minors in Walayar;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government in this regard along with the number of POSCO  cases  reported  in  Kerala  during  the  last  five years;  and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to transfer the investigation of the said incident to the Central agencies and if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 during 2016- 2019 is at Annexure-I .

(c)  to  (e)  As  per  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Kerala,  the  State Government took note of the incidence and rehabilitated the younger brother of the deceased with the help of CWC.  It also initiated  project Raksha to protect and support the survivors of sexual offence and other vulnerable children in Puthussery Grama Panchayat.

As  per  information  provided  by  NCRB  the  details  of  the  number  of  POCSO  cases reported in Kerala during 2015-2019 is as under:

|   Year |   No. of cases registered |
|--------|---------------------------|
|   2015 |                      1486 |
|   2016 |                      1848 |
|   2017 |                      1169 |
|   2018 |                      1153 |
|   2019 |                      1283 |

The  Government  of  India  has  implemented  the  POCSO  Act,  2012  which  is  a comprehensive  law  that  provides  protection  to  children  from  the  offences  of  sexual  assault, sexual harassment and pornography, inter-alia.

As 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of  India,  the  responsibility  to  maintain  law  and  order,  protection  of  life  and  property  of  the citizens  including  crimes  against  children, rest  with  the  respective  State Government and UT Administration.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Statement Referred To In Part (a)& (b) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.793 For Answer  On  05.02.2021  raised  by  SHRI  KODIKUNNIL  SURESH  regarding  'PROTECTION  OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCE ACT' indicating Cases Registered (CR) in POCSO Act, 2012 during 2016-19

| SL                                       | State/UT                                 | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   | 2019   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|                                          |                                          | CR     | CR     | CR     | CR     |
| 1                                        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 830    | 378    | 361    | 502    |
| 2                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 59     | 14     | 24     | 36     |
| 3                                        | Assam                                    | 821    | 1149   | 1721   | 1779   |
| 4                                        | Bihar                                    | 233    | 1356   | 2094   | 1540   |
| 5                                        | Chhattisgarh                             | 1570   | 1676   | 1812   | 2027   |
| 6                                        | Goa                                      | 75     | 0      | 2      | 0      |
| 7                                        | Gujarat                                  | 1408   | 1697   | 2154   | 2253   |
| 8                                        | Haryana                                  | 1020   | 1139   | 1924   | 2074   |
| 9                                        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 205    | 8      | 28     | 12     |
| 10                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                          | 25     | 0      | 32     | 109    |
| 11                                       | Jharkhand                                | 348    | 385    | 615    | 654    |
| 12                                       | Karnataka                                | 1565   | 1956   | 2036   | 2160   |
| 13                                       | Kerala                                   | 1848   | 1169   | 1153   | 1283   |
| 14                                       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 4717   | 1569   | 2445   | 6123   |
| 15                                       | Maharashtra                              | 4815   | 5248   | 6233   | 6558   |
| 16                                       | Manipur                                  | 43     | 29     | 43     | 58     |
| 17                                       | Meghalaya                                | 151    | 242    | 266    | 219    |
| 18                                       | Mizoram                                  | 167    | 194    | 138    | 79     |
| 19                                       | Nagaland                                 | 27     | 41     | 9      | 12     |
| 20                                       | Odisha                                   | 1928   | 249    | 1887   | 2036   |
| 21                                       | Punjab                                   | 596    | 489    | 411    | 389    |
| 22                                       | Rajasthan                                | 1479   | 1180   | 488    | 596    |
| 23                                       | Sikkim                                   | 92     | 87     | 118    | 91     |
| 24                                       | Tamil Nadu                               | 1583   | 1587   | 2039   | 2396   |
| 25                                       | Telangana                                | 1158   | 1632   | 1665   | 1998   |
| 26                                       | Tripura                                  | 156    | 139    | 127    | 176    |
| 27                                       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 4954   | 4895   | 5401   | 7594   |
| 28                                       | Uttarakhand                              | 218    | 191    | 337    | 369    |
| 29                                       | West Bengal                              | 2132   | 2131   | 2267   | 2267   |
|                                          | TOTAL STATE(S)                           | 34223  | 30830  | 37830  | 45390  |
| 30                                       | A&N Islands                              | 49     | 65     | 69     | 94     |
| 31                                       | Chandigarh                               | 51     | 3      | 2      | 5      |
| 32                                       | D&N Haveli                               | 11     | 12     | 21     | 39     |
| 33                                       | Daman & Diu                              | 10     | 5      | 3      | 15     |
| 34                                       | Delhi                                    | 1620   | 1623   | 1839   | 1719   |
| 35                                       | Lakshadweep                              | 5      | 4      | 7      | 25     |
| 36                                       | Puducherry                               | 53     | 66     | 56     | 48     |
|                                          | TOTAL UT(S)                              | 1799   | 1778   | 1997   | 1945   |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) Source: Crime in India | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) Source: Crime in India | 36022  | 32608  | 39827  | 47335  |