Lok Sabha Question No. 874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: World‘s Most Dangerous Countries for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.874 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES FOR WOMEN

## 874.    MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

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

- (a) whether it has been reported that India is among 'The World's Most Dangerous Countries for Women, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  atrocities  on  women  and  children  has  increased  in  the  country during the last five years;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  complaints  registered  in  this  regard  along  with  the  action taken report in this regard during the said period; and
- (d) the  action  plan  of  the  Government  to  stop  act  of  violence  and  abuse  against women and children?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, such information has come to the notice of the Ministry.
- (b) to (d): National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information  on  crimes  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  details  of  complaint registered along with the action taken report in this regard during the said period are available on the website of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), https://ncrb.gov.in. '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 investigation and prosecution of crime against women and children rests primarily with the respective State Governments.

Nevertheless, the Central Government gives high priority to ensuring safety and security of women and has undertaken various legislative and schematic interventions in this regard. These include legislations such as 'The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018', 'The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013', 'The Sexual Harassment of Women at  Workplace  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013',  'The  Protection  of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2006', 'The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961', etc. The schemes/  projects  include  One  Stop  Centres  (OSCs);  Universalisation  of  Women Helplines (WHL), Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) which is a pan-India single  number  (112)/  mobile  app  based  system  for  emergencies;  a  cyber-crime reporting  portal  to  report  obscene  content;  safe  city  projects  in  8  cities  (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,  Chennai,  Delhi,  Hyderabad,  Kolkata,  Lucknow  and  Mumbai)  including infrastructure, technology adoption and capacity building in  community through awareness programmes, training and skill development programs for Investigation

Officers, Prosecution Officers and Medical Officers; distribution of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection (SAEC) Kits to States/ UTs; establishment of state of the art DNA Laboratory at CFSL, Chandigarh; assistance to 20 States/ UTs to strengthen Forensic Science Laboratories; setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for speedy disposal  of  cases  of  rape  and  cases  under  POCSO  Act;  setting  up/  strengthening  of Anti  Human  Trafficking  Units  (AHTUs)  in  all  districts  of  the  country;  setting  up/ strengthening of Women Help Desks (WHDs) at Police Stations etc. The Government has  also  put  in  place  Investigation  Tracking  System  for  Sexual  Offences,  an  online analytic tool for tracking and monitoring of investigation. A National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has also been created.

In  addition,  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  and  Ministry  of  Home Affairs  have  issued  advisories  to  States/  UTs  from  time  to  time  on  various  issues pertaining to safety and security of women and children.

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