Lok Sabha Question No. 1216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Crime against Women and Scheduled Tribes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 20, 1942 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

1216. SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, crime against women and Scheduled Tribes saw a 26 per cent rise in 2019;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the steps being taken to ensure mandatory action by the police in such cases; and

(d) the details of the standard procedure violated by officials and the action taken thereon, State-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): As  per  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  published  data, details on crimes against women and crimes against Scheduled Tribes for the year 2018 and 2019 are at Annexure. '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 including investigation and prosecution of crime against women

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1216 FOR 09.02.2021

and  Scheduled  Tribes  rest  with  the  respective  State  Governments.  The State  Governments  are  competent  to  deal  with  such  offences  under  the extant  provisions  of  laws.  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  advisories from  time  to  time  to  all  States/  Union  Territories  to  strengthen  the  law enforcement  response  against  crimes  on  women  and  Scheduled  Tribes. These advisories are available on the website of MHA viz., www.mha.gov.in. (d): Details are not maintained centrally.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1216 FOR 09.02.2021

State/UT-wise cases registered under crimes against women and Scheduled Tribes during the year 2018 and 2019

| SL         | State/UT          | Cases registered under crimes against during the   |   year |   Cases registered under crimes against Scheduled Tribes during the year | Cases registered under crimes against Scheduled Tribes during the year   |
|------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            | State/UT          |                                                    |   2019 |                                                                     2018 |                                                                          |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 16438                                              |  17746 |                                                                      330 | 330                                                                      |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 368                                                |    317 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
| 3          | Assam             | 27687                                              |  30025 |                                                                        6 | 4                                                                        |
| 4          | Bihar             | 16920                                              |  18587 |                                                                       64 | 97                                                                       |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 8587                                               |   7689 |                                                                      388 | 427                                                                      |
| 6          | Goa               | 362                                                |    329 |                                                                        5 | 2                                                                        |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 8329                                               |   8799 |                                                                      311 | 321                                                                      |
| 8          | Haryana           | 14326                                              |  14683 |                                                                        0 | 1                                                                        |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 1633                                               |   1636 |                                                                        1 | 1                                                                        |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir*  | 3437                                               |   3069 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 7083                                               |   8760 |                                                                      224 | 342                                                                      |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 13514                                              |  13828 |                                                                      322 | 327                                                                      |
| 13         | Kerala            | 10461                                              |  11462 |                                                                      138 | 140                                                                      |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 28942                                              |  27560 |                                                                     1868 | 1922                                                                     |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 35497                                              |  37144 |                                                                      526 | 559                                                                      |
| 16         | Manipur           | 271                                                |    266 |                                                                        1 | 2                                                                        |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 571                                                |    558 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 249                                                |    170 |                                                                        0 | 8                                                                        |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 75                                                 |     43 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
| 20         | Odisha            | 20274                                              |  23183 |                                                                      557 | 576                                                                      |
| 21         | Punjab            | 5302                                               |   5886 |                                                                        0 | 1                                                                        |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 27866                                              |  41550 |                                                                     1095 | 1797                                                                     |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 172                                                |    125 |                                                                        1 | 2                                                                        |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 5822                                               |   5934 |                                                                       15 | 31                                                                       |
| 25         | Telangana         | 16027                                              |  18394 |                                                                      419 | 530                                                                      |
| 26         | Tripura           | 907                                                |   1070 |                                                                        0 | 2                                                                        |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 59445                                              |  59853 |                                                                      145 | 721                                                                      |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 2817                                               |   2541 |                                                                        7 | 8                                                                        |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 30394                                              |  30394 |                                                                      101 | 101                                                                      |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 363776                                             | 391601 |                                                                     6524 | 8252                                                                     |
| 30         | A&N Islands       | 147                                                |    135 |                                                                        1 | 3                                                                        |
| 31         | Chandigarh        | 442                                                |    515 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
| 32         | D&N Haveli**      | 38                                                 |     49 |                                                                        3 | 0                                                                        |
| 33         | Daman & Diu**     | 16                                                 |     33 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
| 34         | Delhi             | 13640                                              |  13395 |                                                                        0 | 2                                                                        |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       | 11                                                 |     38 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
| 36         | Puducherry        | 166                                                |     95 |                                                                        0 | 0                                                                        |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       | 14460                                              |  14260 |                                                                        4 | 5                                                                        |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            | 378236                                             | 405861 |                                                                     6528 | 8257                                                                     |

Source: Crime in India

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

*Now UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

** Now UTs of D&N Haveli and UT of Daman & Diu have merged as one UT

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