Lok Sabha Question No. 2200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Crime Against Transgender People
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2200

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022/ PHALGUNA 24, 1943 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

2200.     SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) maintains statistics  of  crimes  against  sexual  minorities  like  transgenders  as  a separate category;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government can enlist the interventions taken to reduce crime against the transgender people and their budgetary allocation; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) & (b): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published reports are available till the year 2020.The Crime-Headwise cases registered,  total  victims  and  transgender  victims  under  Cognizable  IPC Crimes during the year 2020 is at Annexure.

(c) & (d): Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment  has  enacted  "The Transgender   Persons   (Protection  of Rights)  Act,  2019"  and  thereafter

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020 have been formulated. Under the Act, any act of violence, mental or physical, against a transgender person is punishable.

Further,  '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 transgenders rest with  the  respective  State  Governments.  The  State  Governments  are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws. However,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  an  advisory  to  all  States/ UTs  with  a  request  to  initiate  necessary  measures  in  terms  of  the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act and Rules and undertake necessary sensitization programmes for the Police officials.

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a scheme "SMILE -Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise", which includes sub-scheme 'Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare  of  Transgender  Persons'.  The  focus  of  the  sub-scheme  is  on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities and intervention, counselling, education, skill  development,  economic  linkages  to  the  transgender persons.  The  sub-scheme also has a provision of Transgender Protection

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2200 FOR 15.03.2022

Cell under Director General of Police of every State/UT to monitor cases of offences  against  Transgender  persons  and  to  ensure  timely  registration, investigation and prosecution of such offences. The total budget of Subscheme 'Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons' is Rs. 265 crores from the Financial Years 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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## Crime Heads-wise Cases Registered (CR), Total Victims (TVIC) and Trangender Victims out of Total Victims (TRVIC) under Cognizable IPC Crimes during the year 2020

| S.    | Crime Heads                                                                        | 2020         | 2020         | 2020   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------|
| No.   |                                                                                    | CR           | TVIC         | TRVIC  |
| 1     | Murder                                                                             | 29193        | 30183        | 10     |
| 2     | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder                                          | 3512         | 3943         | 18     |
| 3     | Causing Death by Negligence                                                        | 126779       | 140836       | 46     |
| 4     | Dowry Deaths                                                                       | 6966         | 7045         | 0      |
| 5     | Abetment of Suicide                                                                | 8816         | 9257         | 29     |
| 6     | Attempt to Commit Murder                                                           | 57831        | 63843        | 3      |
| 7     | Attempt to commit Culpable Homicide                                                | 9196         | 10425        | 0      |
| 8     | Attempt to Commit Suicide                                                          | 1685         | 0            | 0      |
| 9     | Miscarriage, Infanticide, Foeticide and Abandonment                                | 1634         | 1662         | 0      |
| 10    | Hurt                                                                               | 578641       | 621184       | 61     |
| 11    | Wrongful Restraint/Confinement                                                     | 19061        | 19602        | 7      |
| 12    | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty                                | 85392        | 87018        | 0      |
| 13    | Kidnapping and Abduction                                                           | 84805        | 88590        | 2      |
| 14    | Human Trafficking                                                                  | 947          | 1826         | 0      |
| 15    | Exploitation of Trafficked Person                                                  | 130          | 162          | 0      |
| 16    | Selling of Minors for Prostitution                                                 | 14           | 20           | 0      |
| 18    | Rape                                                                               | 28046        | 28153        | 0      |
| 19    | Attempt to Commit Rape                                                             | 3741         | 3820         | 0      |
| 20    | Unnatural Offences                                                                 | 826          | 852          | 6      |
| A.    | Offences Affecting the Human Body(Total)                                           | 1047216      | 1118422      | 182    |
| 21 B. | Offences against State (Total)                                                     | 172 172      | 173 173      | 0      |
|       | Offences against the State                                                         |              |              | 0      |
| 22    | Unlawful Assembly                                                                  | 12220        | 0            | 0      |
| 23 24 | Riots                                                                              | 51606        | 61907        | 4      |
| 25    | Offences promoting enmity between different groups Affray                          | 1886 5395    | 1916 6209    | 0 0    |
| C.    | Offences against Public Tranquillity (Total)                                       | 71107        | 70032        | 12     |
| 26    |                                                                                    | 493172       |              | 4      |
| 27    | Theft Burglary                                                                     | 86223        | 498722 87276 | 4      |
| 28    | Extortion& Blackmailing                                                            | 9722         | 9866         | 4      |
| 29    | Robbery                                                                            | 24107        | 24491        | 1      |
| 30    | Attempt to Commit Dacoity/Robbery                                                  | 508          | 509          | 0      |
| 31    | Dacoity                                                                            | 2573         | 2735         | 2      |
| 32    | Making Preparation and Assembly for committing Dacoity                             | 3098         | 0            | 0      |
| 33    | Criminal Misappropriation                                                          | 339          | 340          | 0      |
| 34    | Criminal Breach of Trust                                                           | 17358        | 17674        | 2      |
| 35    | Dishonestly Receiving/Dealing-in Stolen Property Offences against Property (Total) | 6483 643583  | 6516 648129  | 0 25   |
| D.    |                                                                                    |              | 680          | 0      |
| 36    | Counterfeiting                                                                     | 672          |              |        |
| 37    | Forgery, Cheating& Fraud                                                           | 127724       | 131020       | 1      |
| E.    | Offences Relating to Documents & Property Marks (Total)                            | 128396       | 131700       | 1      |
| 38    | Offences relating to Elections                                                     | 658          | 677          | 0      |
| 39    | Disobedience to order duly promulgated by Public Servant                           | 612179       | 387678       | 0      |
| 40 41 | Harbouring an Offender or Sale of Food/Drugs                                       | 164          | 167          | 4 0    |
|       | Offences relating to Adulteration                                                  | 5165         | 5200         | 1      |
| 42    | Rash Driving on Public way                                                         | 312777       | 340972       |        |
| 43    | Obstruction on Public way                                                          | 54952        | 33204        | 0      |
| 44    | Sale of obscene Books/Objects                                                      | 102          | 104          | 0      |
| 45    | Obscene Acts and Songs at Public Places                                            | 26485        | 26735        | 0      |
| 46    | Offences relating to Religion                                                      | 1749         | 1799         | 0      |
| 47    | Cheating by Impersonation                                                          | 585          | 592          | 0      |
| 48 49 | Offences related to Mischief                                                       | 2796         |              | 1      |
|       | Arson                                                                              | 7615         | 2794 7771    | 0      |
| 50    | Criminal Trespass                                                                  | 40818 111549 | 42419 112292 | 0 0    |
| 51 52 | Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives Circulate False/Fake                           |              | 1535         | 2      |
|       | News/Rumours                                                                       | 1527         |              |        |
| 53    | Criminal Intimidation Insult to the Modesty                                        | 115297 7065  | 122755 7250  | 8 0    |
| 54    | of Women Miscellaneous IPC Crimes(Total)                                           | 1301483      | 1093944      | 16     |
| F.    | Other IPC crimes                                                                   | 1062399      |              | 8      |
| 55    | Total Cognizable IPC crimes                                                        |              | 767047       |        |
|       |                                                                                    | 4254356      | 3829447      | 236    |

Source: Crime in India

Note : Total Victims(TVIC) includes Male Victims+FemaleVictims+Transgender Victims