Lok Sabha Question No. 2079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Discrimination of ST in Various Institutes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2079

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## DISCRIMINATION OF ST IN VARIOUS INSTITUTES

## †2079.   SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

## SHRI BALAK NATH:

## Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the cases relating to discrimination and harassment of people belonging to Scheduled Tribes registered against Head of Departments of various Institutions during the last five years and the current year and the status of the investigation;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to provide relief to the victims along with the action taken against the Heads of the Departments found guilty in the investigation of the cases by the National Commission of Scheduled Tribes;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any action against the Institutions and departments which do not
- comply with the orders given by the National Commission of Scheduled Tribes and Ministry;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  Government  orders,  neglect  of  rules  and  other irregularities by various Institutions including Delhi University and School of Open Learning (SOL); and
- (f) the policy of Government for the institutions challenging the Government's policy and guidelines related to the Scheduled Tribes employees?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a)   As  per  the  latest  data  of  NCRB  ,   the  number  of  offences  of  atrocities  against  the  members  of STs  including the cases of discrimination and harassment registered under PoA Act 1989 are given at Annexure .  However , the NCRB data does not have specific figures about such cases registered against Head of Departments of various institutions.

(b) to (d) :  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) including the  caste based discriminations and harassment.  With an object to deliver members of SCs and STs a greater justice, the PoA Act has been amended in January 2016. 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 Subject under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, Hence all the State Governments and UT Administrations implement the provisions of PoA Act including cases related to Caste Based harassment  and discrimination related to Scheduled Tribes

- (e)    The information is being collected by the Ministry.

(f) The  provisions of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) {PoA} Act, 1989  amended  in  2016,  are  statutory  in  nature  and  applicable  to  all  in  country.  This  act  is  being implemented by the State Governments and UTs . Any matter which comes into the notice of ministry on  CPGRAMS  portal  and  physical  representations  or  otherwise  is  taken  up  with  the  concerned authorities as per extent rules & regulations to take immediate action.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2079 for answer on 02.08.2021 regarding "Discrimination of ST in various institutes" Crime Head-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Victims  (VIC), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted under Crime against Scheduled Tribes (STs) during 2015-2016

| SL    | Crime Head                                                  | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL    | Crime Head                                                  | CR     | CCS    | CON    | TVIC   | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | CON    | TVIC   | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1A    | SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act                        | 5443   | 3815   | 573    | 5653   | 7327   | 7039   | 858    | 5720   | 4645   | 560    | 5959   | 8381   | 8121   | 847    |
| 1A.1  | Murder                                                      | 144    | 128    | 20     | 149    | 264    | 280    | 42     | 139    | 125    | 30     | 145    | 337    | 328    | 44     |
| 1A.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                    | 88     | 69     | 5      | 98     | 269    | 240    | 9      | 93     | 82     | 6      | 108    | 261    | 271    | 12     |
| 1A.3  | Simple Hurt                                                 | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 1A.4  | Grievous Hurt                                               | 145    | 140    | 42     | 154    | 286    | 283    | 66     | 144    | 139    | 32     | 161    | 307    | 293    | 60     |
| 1A.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty         | 818    | 711    | 91     | 821    | 998    | 916    | 97     | 835    | 779    | 76     | 840    | 1036   | 1037   | 80     |
| 1A.6  | Insult to the Modesty of Women                              | 12     | 13     | 0      | 12     | 16     | 18     | 0      | 31     | 24     | 10     | 31     | 37     | 28     | 15     |
| 1A.7  | Kidnapping and Abduction                                    | 124    | 112    | 11     | 126    | 174    | 172    | 15     | 163    | 128    | 7      | 166    | 169    | 155    | 10     |
| 1A.8  | Rape                                                        | 952    | 854    | 126    | 959    | 1321   | 1265   | 155    | 974    | 917    | 101    | 975    | 1339   | 1295   | 129    |
| 1A.9  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                      | 15     | 11     | 1      | 15     | 19     | 16     | 1      | 13     | 13     | 0      | 13     | 16     | 14     | 0      |
| 1A.10 | Riots                                                       | 133    | 92     | 4      | 174    | 707    | 670    | 24     | 143    | 102    | 3      | 236    | 726    | 701    | 19     |
| 1A.11 | Robbery                                                     | 9      | 4      | 1      | 9      | 8      | 8      | 3      | 10     | 8      | 0      | 10     | 21     | 17     | 0      |
| 1A.12 | Dacoity                                                     | 4      | 1      | 0      | 4      | 20     | 10     | 0      | 6      | 9      | 0      | 10     | 16     | 26     | 0      |
| 1A.13 | Arson                                                       | 25     | 15     | 2      | 28     | 25     | 27     | 7      | 13     | 13     | 1      | 15     | 38     | 37     | 4      |
| 1A.14 | Criminal Intimidation                                       | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 1A.15 | Other IPC crimes                                            | 2974   | 1665   | 270    | 3104   | 3220   | 3134   | 439    | 3156   | 2306   | 294    | 3249   | 4078   | 3919   | 474    |
| 1B    | SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act only                 | 832    | 592    | 110    | 927    | 1235   | 1305   | 156    | 844    | 627    | 42     | 905    | 1326   | 1131   | 66     |
| 1B.1  | Intentionally Insult or Intimidate with Intent to Humiliate | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 1B.2  | Occupy/Disposes Land Belongs to SCs/STs                     | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |

| 1B.3   | Prevent or deny or obstruct usage of public place/passage   | -    | -    | -   | -    | -    | -    | -    | -    | -    | -   | -    | -    | -    | -   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------|------|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----|------|------|------|-----|
| 1B.4   | Force to leave place of Residence/Social Boycott            | -    | -    | -   | -    | -    | -    | -    | -    | -    | -   | -    | -    | -    | -   |
| 1B.5   | Other Offences                                              | -    | -    | -   | -    | -    | -    | -    | -    | -    | -   | -    | -    | -    | -   |
| 1      | Total of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act               | 6275 | 4407 | 683 | 6580 | 8562 | 8344 | 1014 | 6564 | 5272 | 602 | 6864 | 9707 | 9252 | 913 |
| 2      | Protection of Civil Rights Act                              | 1    | 0    | 0   | 1    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 4    | 5    | 0   | 8    | 39   | 12   | 0   |
|        | Crime/Atrocities against STs                                | 6276 | 4407 | 683 | 6581 | 8562 | 8344 | 1014 | 6568 | 5277 | 602 | 6872 | 9746 | 9264 | 913 |

Source: Crime in India Note: '-' Not avaialable

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2079 for answer on 02.08.2021 regarding "Discrimination of ST in various institutes" Crime Head-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Victims  (VIC), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted under Crime against Scheduled Tribes (STs) during 2017-2018

| SL    | Crime Head                                                  | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL    | Crime Head                                                  | CR     | CCS    | CON    | TVIC   | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | CON    | TVIC   | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1A    | SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act                        | 6405   | 5329   | 711    | 6788   | 9639   | 9040   | 956    | 6178   | 5366   | 499    | 6488   | 9292   | 9778   | 747    |
| 1A.1  | Murder                                                      | 124    | 113    | 31     | 133    | 305    | 284    | 48     | 168    | 139    | 26     | 177    | 394    | 315    | 72     |
| 1A.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                    | 132    | 112    | 13     | 146    | 326    | 285    | 19     | 131    | 116    | 9      | 158    | 439    | 379    | 15     |
| 1A.3  | Simple Hurt                                                 | 1503   | 1204   | 166    | 1598   | 2067   | 2167   | 223    | 1429   | 1276   | 85     | 1485   | 2043   | 2344   | 136    |
| 1A.4  | Grievous Hurt                                               | 204    | 184    | 30     | 217    | 363    | 288    | 36     | 104    | 111    | 17     | 122    | 281    | 278    | 32     |
| 1A.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty         | 925    | 830    | 134    | 981    | 1108   | 1028   | 152    | 857    | 807    | 83     | 871    | 1055   | 1103   | 84     |
| 1A.6  | Insult to the Modesty of Women                              | 21     | 11     | 0      | 21     | 13     | 12     | 0      | 18     | 15     | 1      | 18     | 28     | 32     | 1      |
| 1A.7  | Kidnapping and Abduction                                    | 201    | 167    | 10     | 206    | 271    | 234    | 12     | 116    | 93     | 5      | 116    | 177    | 164    | 5      |
| 1A.8  | Rape                                                        | 1041   | 1027   | 139    | 1071   | 1407   | 1299   | 171    | 1008   | 947    | 120    | 1013   | 1324   | 1256   | 155    |
| 1A.9  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                      | 22     | 15     | 3      | 22     | 20     | 20     | 3      | 17     | 13     | 2      | 17     | 18     | 15     | 2      |
| 1A.10 | Riots                                                       | 118    | 100    | 2      | 155    | 890    | 751    | 14     | 189    | 172    | 0      | 278    | 836    | 838    | 0      |
| 1A.11 | Robbery                                                     | 11     | 12     | 0      | 11     | 30     | 29     | 0      | 6      | 4      | 1      | 7      | 21     | 11     | 2      |
| 1A.12 | Dacoity                                                     | 7      | 6      | 0      | 14     | 57     | 58     | 0      | 14     | 4      | 1      | 14     | 55     | 31     | 5      |
| 1A.13 | Arson                                                       | 11     | 8      | 2      | 11     | 20     | 17     | 8      | 11     | 10     | 1      | 11     | 20     | 19     | 3      |
| 1A.14 | Criminal Intimidation                                       | 446    | 318    | 6      | 447    | 621    | 517    | 10     | 484    | 382    | 5      | 488    | 334    | 582    | 8      |
| 1A.15 | Other IPC crimes                                            | 1639   | 1222   | 175    | 1755   | 2141   | 2051   | 260    | 1626   | 1277   | 143    | 1713   | 2267   | 2411   | 227    |
| 1B    | SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act only                 | 720    | 489    | 33     | 856    | 1022   | 995    | 59     | 347    | 218    | 4      | 358    | 398    | 447    | 14     |
| 1B.1  | Intentionally Insult or Intimidate with Intent to Humiliate | 373    | 272    | 7      | 434    | 624    | 621    | 13     | 117    | 81     | 1      | 120    | 160    | 207    | 7      |
| 1B.2  | Occupy/Disposes Land Belongs to SCs/STs                     | 27     | 17     | 3      | 29     | 29     | 32     | 7      | 18     | 4      | 0      | 18     | 0      | 21     | 0      |

| 1B.3   | Prevent or deny or obstruct usage of public place/passage   |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |   0 |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------|------|-----|------|-------|-------|------|------|------|-----|------|------|-------|-----|
| 1B.4   | Force to leave place of Residence/Social Boycott            |   18 |    1 |   0 |   18 |     3 |     3 |    0 |   19 |    0 |   0 |   19 |    0 |     0 |   0 |
| 1B.5   | Other Offences                                              |  302 |  199 |  23 |  375 |   366 |   339 |   39 |  193 |  133 |   3 |  201 |  238 |   219 |   7 |
| 1      | Total of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act               | 7125 | 5818 | 744 | 7644 | 10661 | 10035 | 1015 | 6525 | 5584 | 503 | 6846 | 9690 | 10225 | 761 |
| 2      | Protection of Civil Rights Act                              |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    3 |   35 |   0 |    3 |   36 |    36 |   0 |
|        | Crime/Atrocities against STs                                | 7125 | 5818 | 744 | 7644 | 10661 | 10035 | 1015 | 6528 | 5619 | 503 | 6849 | 9726 | 10261 | 761 |

Source: Crime in India

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2079 for answer on 02.08.2021 regarding "Discrimination of ST in various institutes" Crime Head-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Victims (VIC), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted under Crime against Scheduled Tribes (STs) during 2019

|       | Crime Head                                                  | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL    |                                                             | CR     | CCS    | CON    | TVIC   | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1A    | SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act                        | 7815   | 6181   | 734    | 8422   | 10650  | 11830  | 1136   |
| 1A.1  | Murder                                                      | 182    | 167    | 34     | 226    | 497    | 471    | 65     |
| 1A.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                    | 137    | 126    | 10     | 158    | 355    | 309    | 23     |
| 1A.3  | Simple Hurt                                                 | 1675   | 1315   | 202    | 1748   | 2106   | 2593   | 352    |
| 1A.4  | Grievous Hurt                                               | 112    | 100    | 21     | 127    | 214    | 219    | 38     |
| 1A.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty         | 880    | 717    | 98     | 913    | 1114   | 1124   | 115    |
| 1A.6  | Insult to the Modesty of Women                              | 24     | 14     | 0      | 24     | 28     | 16     | 0      |
| 1A.7  | Kidnapping and Abduction                                    | 153    | 107    | 14     | 164    | 226    | 208    | 19     |
| 1A.8  | Rape                                                        | 1110   | 1035   | 127    | 1133   | 1424   | 1341   | 164    |
| 1A.9  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                      | 21     | 13     | 0      | 21     | 18     | 13     | 0      |
| 1A.10 | Riots                                                       | 168    | 140    | 3      | 290    | 863    | 721    | 7      |
| 1A.11 | Robbery                                                     | 11     | 7      | 0      | 11     | 28     | 21     | 0      |
| 1A.12 | Dacoity                                                     | 6      | 8      | 0      | 6      | 52     | 47     | 0      |
| 1A.13 | Arson                                                       | 27     | 16     | 1      | 30     | 55     | 59     | 2      |
| 1A.14 | Criminal Intimidation                                       | 565    | 543    | 6      | 590    | 490    | 1007   | 6      |
| 1A.15 | Other IPC crimes                                            | 2744   | 1873   | 218    | 2981   | 3180   | 3681   | 345    |
| 1B    | SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act only                 | 439    | 320    | 8      | 472    | 440    | 511    | 13     |
| 1B.1  | Intentionally Insult or Intimidate with Intent to Humiliate | 129    | 75     | 3      | 136    | 122    | 151    | 8      |
| 1B.2  | Occupy/Disposes Land Belongs to SCs/STs                     | 26     | 32     | 0      | 26     | 35     | 41     | 0      |

| 1B.3   | Prevent or deny or obstruct usage of public place/passage   |    1 |    0 |   0 |    2 |     0 |     0 |    0 |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------|------|-----|------|-------|-------|------|
| 1B.4   | Force to leave place of Residence/Social Boycott            |   34 |   37 |   0 |   34 |    26 |    37 |    0 |
| 1B.5   | Other Offences                                              |  249 |  176 |   5 |  274 |   257 |   282 |    5 |
| 1      | Total of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act               | 8254 | 6501 | 742 | 8894 | 11090 | 12341 | 1149 |
| 2      | Protection of Civil Rights Act                              |    3 |    1 |   0 |    3 |     1 |     1 |    0 |
|        | Crime/Atrocities against STs                                | 8257 | 6502 | 742 | 8897 | 11091 | 12342 | 1149 |

Source: Crime in India

Note : Due to non-receipt of data from Kolkata in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used