Lok Sabha Question No. 1388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: The Scheduled Castes and the Schedules Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
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.1388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022

## THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULES TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989

## 1388. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to implement violence prevention measures by mapping atrocity prone areas (districts) and setting up of protection cells as mentioned in the Rule 8(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) (PoA); 1989 Act to ensure safety for tribal and dalit women and children from caste and gender-based violence;
- (b) the measures taken by the Government to ensure rehabilitation of survivors of caste and gender-based violence through targeted schemes for promoting survivors' self-sufficiency and rebuilding   their  life such as housing,  livelihood, education and safety including free legal support; and
- (c) the special provisions made by the Government for the protection of Tribal and Dalit women elected  representatives to ensure that no one   prevents them from discharging their local governance roles and duties?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): To check and deter crimes the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, an Act of Parliament namely the "The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989" is in force. The SCIST (PoA) Rules, 1995 have been also framed to effectively implement the provisions of the Act: against

Section 21 2) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities){PoA} Act, 1989 and Rule 3(1) (i) of the PoA Rules, 1995 specifies for the purpose of delineation of <Identified Areas (commonly known as Atrocity Prone Areas") where members of SCIST are vulnerable to being subjected to atrocities and adoption of necessary measures to ensure   their   safety. The Areas is given as Annexure:

Rule 8 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, requires the State Government to set up a SC/ST Protection Cell, at the State headquarters, under the charge of a DGP, ADGPIIGP. The SCIST Protection Cells have been set up in the States/UTs Andhra Pradesh; Assam; Bihar; Chhattisgarh; Gujarat; Haryana, Himachal Pradesh; Punjab; Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman Puducherry.

Further, National Helpline Atrocities (NHAA) on the members of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes has been also launched   by the   Department Social Justice Empowerment; The objective of the helpline is to generate awareness about the provisions of the Law that are aimed at ending discrimination and provide protection. The NHAA is available o toll-free number 14566' across the country. against

The   Centrally   Sponsored Scheme for the   implementation of the PCR Act; 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989 is in force under which the Central Assistance is provided to the States/UTs mainly for strengthening of the enforcement and judicial machinery, setting up of SCIST Protection Cells ad Special Police Stations, Incentive for inter caste marriages where one of the spouses is a member of a SC, Awareness generation, relief and rehabilitation of the atrocity victims, travelling and Legal Aid:

'Police'  and 'Public Order' are State   subjects under the Seventh   Schedule   (List-II) to the Constitution of India. The primary responsibility for implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; 1989 rests with the State GovernmentsMUT Administrations:

However; Government of India issues advisories to the State Govemments/UT Administrations from time t0 time for effective implementation of the PoA Act and Rules made thereunder in the letter and spirit

Ministry of Women and Child Development also implements One Centre and Universalization of Women  Helplines across the country as components of the sub-scheme 'Sambal' and Shakti Sadan as a component of sub-scheme *Samarthya under Umbrella Scheme 'Mission Shakti' . Stop

One Centre, popularly known as Sakhi Centres, the One Stop Centre (OSC) is being implemented across the country since 1s April 2015. The objectives of the One Centre component are to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence, both in private and spaces   under one roof and  facilitate immediate, emergency ad nonemergency access to a range of services including police, medical, legal aid and counselling; psychological support to fight against any forms of violence against women. As of now, 758 Stop Stop public

OSCs have been approved and out of which 708 are operational in 35 StatesMUTs and more than 5.40 lakh women have been assisted SO far:

The Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) is implemented since Ist April, 2015 with the aim to provide an immediate and 24 hour emergency and non-emergency response to women across the country by referral service. Under the Scheme, a toll-free 24-hours telecom service through short code 181 is provided to women seeking support and information  Women helpline is operational in 34 StatesMUTs and handled more than 70.00 lakh calls assisting the aggrieved women. being

Shakti Sadan component targets women victims of unfortunate circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation and victims of trafficking so that could lead their life with dignity. The scheme envisages providing shelter; food, clothing and health as well as economic and social security for the women victims of difficult circumstances and trafficking which includes widows, destitute women and aged women: they

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## 1 ANHRA PRADESH

The details of identified Atrocity Prone Areas are aS under:

| S_ No:   | Identified District                                  | Specific areas within District; identified as atrocity prone areas(villages)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | District Kadapa                                      | 5                                                                              |
| 2        | Srikakulam District                                  |                                                                                |
|          | East Godavari (Including Rajahmundry Urban) District | 47                                                                             |
|          | Total                                                | 53                                                                             |

## 2. BIHAR

In the State, 34 districts have been identified as sensitive from the of view of atrocities against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes These districts are Patna, Nalanda, Jehanabad, Nawada, Aurangabad,  Saran,  Siwan; Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi,  West Champaran (Betia), West Champaran (Bagaha) East Purnia,  Bhagalpur,  Banka,  Munger,  Sheikhpura, Begusarai, Khagaria   Katihar;  Jamui and Araria: point Gaya,

## 3. CHHATTISGARH

The details of identified atrocity prone areas are as under:

| S: No:   | Identified District   |   Specific areas within District; identified as atrocity prone areas |
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | District Durg         |                                                                   10 |
| 2        | Balrampur District    |                                                                   91 |
|          | Total                 |                                                                  101 |

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1388 for 26.07.2022

## Details\_of Atrocity Prone Areas

## GUJARAT

11 districts have   been  identified as   sensitive from the of occurrence of offences of atrocities: point

- 1 Mehsana
2. Ahmedabad (Rural)
4. Kutch
- 3 Junagadh
5. Banaskantha
6. Kheda
7. Amreli
8. Rajkot (Rural)
10. Vadodara (Rural)
9. Surendranagar
11. Bharuch

## 5. JARKHAND

The Government of Jharkhand has identified following atrocity prone areas in the State:

| S: No:   | Identified Districts   | Specific areas within District identified as 'atrocity prone' areas    |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | Giridih                | Bengabad                                                               |
| 2.       | Saraikela              | Adityapur, Chandil, Nimdih and Saraikela                               |
| 3_       | Chatra                 | Tokbul, Dhebo, Kobna and Yogiyara                                      |
| 4        | Khunti                 | Khuti                                                                  |
| 5        | Garhwa                 | Garhwa Subdivision                                                     |
| 6.       | Dumka                  | Not Specific                                                           |
| 7        | Chaibasa               | No such specific atrocity prone areas in West Singhbhum; and Chibasa   |
| 8        | Palamu                 | Husainabad Sub Division                                                |
| 9_       | Lohardaga              | No area has been identified as "atrocity-prone' areas                  |
| 10.      | Ranchi                 | Chanho, Mandar, Ratu, Bubdu, Jagarnathpur; Namkum, Bariyatu and Chutia |

## 6. KARNATAKA

The Government of Karnataka has identified following atrocity prone areas in the State:

| Identified Districts   | Specific areas within District identified as 'atrocity prone   |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|   No. |               | areas                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|-------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Bangalore (U) | Sampigehalli Sub-Division Bangalore 1Basavalingappa Nagar Sampigehalli 2. Bagalur 3.Bandikodigetialli Village 4. Kothanuru Malleswarm Sub Division Bangalore 1.AK: Colony 2.Bheemshakthi Nagar City City |
|     2 | Kalaburagi    | Nagaral(Malli) Tg Jawargi                                                                                                                                                                                |
|     3 | Yadgir        | Kembavi; Sorapuar Tq Hogager; Yadgiri Tq                                                                                                                                                                 |

## 7. MADHYA PRADESH

In the State, 11 districts have been identified, where members of SCs and STs are likely to be subjected to atrocities:

| S   | Districts   |    | Police Stations   | Number of Villagel Mohalla   |
|-----|-------------|----|-------------------|------------------------------|
|     | Indore      |    | Azadnagar         | Mukhliya                     |
|     | Indore      | 2  | Hiranagar         | Sukhliya                     |
|     | Indore      | 3  | Simrol            | Datoda                       |
|     | Indore      | 4  | Khudail           | Dudhiya                      |
|     | Indore      | 5  | Badgonda          | Badgonda                     |
|     | Indore      | 6  | Kisanganj         | Kisanganj                    |
| 2   | Vidisha     |    | Kotwali           | Mohangiri                    |
| 2   | Vidisha     |    |                   | Lohangi Mohalla              |
| 3.  | Morena      |    | Ambah             | Gurudwara Jagga Mohalla      |
| 3.  | Morena      | 2  | Station Road      | Tussipur                     |

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|    |             |    |                | Subhash Nagar                                                         |
|----|-------------|----|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4  | Bhind       |    | Dehat          | Mahavir Nagar; Sundarpura, Vikrampura, Near Vidhnati School, BTI Road |
| 4  | Bhind       |    | Dehat          | Ramnagar; Bamba Ka Pura, Santosh Nagar, Ashok Nagar, BTI Road         |
| 4  | Bhind       | 2  | Andori         | Lohripura                                                             |
| 5  |             |    | Gwalior        | Lohripura                                                             |
|    |             |    | Gwalior        | Chandra Nagar                                                         |
|    |             |    | Gwalior        | Gospura No.02                                                         |
|    |             | 2  | Sirol          | Huravali                                                              |
|    |             | 3  | Bahodapur      | Ramaji ka Pura                                                        |
|    |             | 4  | Gola ka Mandir | Pintopark                                                             |
|    |             | 5  | Janakganj      | Lakshmiganj                                                           |
|    |             | 5  | Janakganj      | Gol Pahadi                                                            |
|    |             | 5  | Janakganj      | Taragamjpul                                                           |
|    |             | 5  | Janakganj      | Sanjay Nagar                                                          |
| 6_ | Shivpuri    |    | Kotwali        | Lalmati Fahahpur                                                      |
| 6_ | Shivpuri    | 2  | Narwar         | Magroni                                                               |
| 7_ | Ashoknagar  |    | Kotwali        | Mandsour meel                                                         |
| 7_ | Ashoknagar  | 2  | Dehat          | Shankar Colony                                                        |
| 8. |             |    | Gotegaon       | Bagaspur                                                              |
| 9  | Hoshangabad |    | Kotwali        | Jumerati Area                                                         |
| 9  | Hoshangabad |    | Kotwali        | Balaganj Area                                                         |
| 9  | Hoshangabad |    | Kotwali        | Kothibagar                                                            |
| 9  | Hoshangabad |    | Kotwali        | Gwaltoli                                                              |
| 9  | Hoshangabad | 2  | Itarsi         | Purani Itarsi                                                         |

Nala Mohalla

New Yard

Main Bazar Area

Piparia

Itwara Bazar

Pachmari Road

4

Dehat Hoshangabad

Rasuliya

10.

Harda

Harda

Housing Board Area

Manpura

Khedipura

2

Timarni

Linepar Mohalla

3

Chipabad

Khirkiya

11\_

Betul

Betul

Patel Ward

Gandhi Ward

Ambedkar Ward

2 Ganj Betul

Hamlapur Manzi Nagar

Javaharward Ganj

3

Sarni

Sarni

Pathakeda

Shobhapur

Grand total 1 to 11

31

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## 8. MAHARASHTRA

The Government of Maharashtra has identified following atrocity prone areas in the State:

| Identified Districts   | Specific areas within District identified atrocity prone' areas   |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

| [   | Jolgaon   |   2 |
|-----|-----------|-----|
|     | Total     |   2 |

## ODISHA

The Home Department of the State has identified following atrocity prone areas in the State:

| S No.   | District      | Specific areas within District, identified as satrocity" prone area                                |
|---------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Angul         | Pallahara, Chendipada, Jarapada Police Stations areas.                                             |
| 2.      | Bolangir      | Patnagarh Sub-Division area                                                                        |
| 3_      | Balasore      | BBaliapala, Basta; Bhogarai; Jaleswar; Remuna,   Sora, Khantapara, Sadar Police Stations areas     |
| 4.      | Bhadrak       | Bhadrak Rural (Sadar; Naikanidihi, Dhusuri, Bansada Police Stations areas                          |
| 5.      | Boudh         | Boudh, Baunsuni, Manamunda,  Kantamal, Purunakatak; Harabhanga Police Stations areas               |
| 6.      | Cuttack       |                                                                                                    |
| 7.      | Deogarh       | Deogarh, Barkote, Riamal, Kundheigola                                                              |
| 8_      | Dhenkanal     | Sadar; Parjang Police Stations areas                                                               |
| 9       | Jagatsinghpur | Jagatsingpur, Biridi, Nuagaon, Raghunathpur; Tirtol, Kujanga, Erasama, Paradeep:                   |
| 10      | Kalahandi     | Dharmagarh, Junagarh , Jaipatna, Koksara,  Bhawanipatna Sadar; Kegaon and Bhawanipatna Town areas) |
| 11.     | Kandhamal     | Entire Kandhamal  District  is the  atrocity area as intimated by the S.P Kandhamal): prone        |
| 12      | Kendrapara    | Pattamundai, Marshaghai areas                                                                      |
| 13      | Keonjhar      | Keonjhar Town;  Sadar, Patna, Ghasipura,   Ghatagaon, Anandapur, Champua, Joda, Barbil             |
| 14.     | Nuapada       | Sinapali Block                                                                                     |

|   15. | Puri       | Sadar; Town, Sea-Beach; Chandrapur, Satyabadi, Brahmagiri, Delang; Kanas; Pipili, Balanga, Nimapada, krushnaparsad Gop;   |
|-------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    16 | Rourkela   | Rourkela Police District                                                                                                  |
|    17 | Rayagada   | Kashipur area                                                                                                             |
|    18 | Subarnapur | Sonepur; Birmaharajpur:                                                                                                   |
|    19 | UPD, BBSR  | Balianta, Balipatna, Khandagiri area                                                                                      |

## 10. RAJASTHAN

11 districts have been   identified as atrocity  prone in the State namely   Bharatpur; Shri Ganganagar; Tonk, Alwar, Ajmerl, Pali, Barmer, Hanumangarh, Sikar, Baran and Nagaur:

11. TAMLNADU The Social Justice and Human Rights in Tamil Nadu has identified 345 villages in 37 districts as Atrocity prone' . In 7 Commissionerates, 27 villages were identified as atrocity prone' for the year 2020. Wing

The villages have surveyed by the Staff of Social Justice and Human Rights Units in the districts and cases brought to the notice of Superintendent of Police and District Collector for taking precautionary and preventive measures to avoid any untoward incidents/clashes between the Scheduled Castes and non Scheduled Castes.

## 12. TELANGANA

The details of identified atrocity prone areas are as under:

| SNo.   | Identified District        | Number of villages in the District, identified as atrocity prone:   |
|--------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Nizamabad Commissionerate  | 18                                                                  |
| 2.     | Rachakonda Commissionerate | 5                                                                   |
|        | RamagundamCommissionerate  | 9                                                                   |
| 4_     | Adilabad                   | 4                                                                   |
| 5      | Bhadradri (Kothagudem)     | 17                                                                  |
| 6      | Jagityal                   |                                                                     |
|        | Mahaboobnagar              | 5                                                                   |

| 8   | Nalgonda   |    |
|-----|------------|----|
| 9   | Narayanpet |    |
|     | Total      | 66 |

## 13. ANDAMAN & NCOBARADMINISTRATION

The details of identified atrocity prone areas are as under:

| Identified District             | Specific areas within the District; identified as atrocity prone:   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| North & Middle Andaman District | Kadamtala, Rangat, Baratang                                         |

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