Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Sexual Harassment of Children in Juvenile Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kamlesh  Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1899

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF CHILDREN IN JUVENILE HOMES

## 1899. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:

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

- (a) whether the  incidents  of  exploitation/sexual  harassment  of  children  in  Juvenile Homes and orphanages has increased during the past years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and UT-wise and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the corrective measures being taken by Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rule, 2016 framed there under mandate regular monitoring and inspection of Child Care Institutions (CCIs). The primary  responsibility  of  execution  of  the JJ  Act  lies  with  the  State/UT  Governments. Ministry  has  been  pursuing  with  the  State/UT  Governments  to  regularly  monitor  the CCIs. Ministry had issued an advisory to the State/UT Governments on the action to be taken in case of disruption to the life of children and any untoward incidence of abuse in CCIs.   The  National  &  State  Commissions  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  have  been mandated vide section 109 of the Act to monitor the implementation of the JJ Act, 2015. As  per  the  information  provided  by  the National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB), State/UT-wise,  data  for  crime  against  children  in  Juvenile  Homes   during  20172019 is Annexed.

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Annexure  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.1899  for 30.07.2021 by Shri Kamlesh Paswan regarding 'Sexual Harassment Of Children In Juvenile Homes'.

As  per  NCRB,  State/UT-wise  cases  registered  (CR),  cases  charge-sheeted  (CCS), case  convicted  (CON),  persons  arrested(PAR),  persons  charge-sheeted  (PCS)  and persons convicted (PCV) under JJ Act including offences by Care Takers/ In-charge for crime against children during 2017-2019 is as follows:

2017

| S. State/UT        |     | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   |
|--------------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                | CR  | CCS                                                   | CON                                                   | PAR                                                   | PCS                                                   | PCV                                                   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 8   | 8                                                     | 0                                                     | 21                                                    | 10                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 3Assam             | 20  | 15                                                    | 0                                                     | 21                                                    | 16                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 4Bihar             | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 5Chhattisgarh      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 6Goa               | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 7Gujarat           | 5   | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 5                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 8Haryana           | 9   | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 9Himachal Pradesh  | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 10Jammu & Kashmir  | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 11Jharkhand        | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 12Karnataka        | 9   | 7                                                     | 0                                                     | 13                                                    | 9                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 13Kerala           | 21  | 14                                                    | 0                                                     | 16                                                    | 16                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 14Madhya Pradesh   | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 15Maharashtra      | 73  | 46                                                    | 3                                                     | 89                                                    | 53                                                    | 5                                                     |
| 16Manipur          | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 17Meghalaya        | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 18Mizoram          | 4   | 4                                                     | 2                                                     | 4                                                     | 4                                                     | 2                                                     |
| 19Nagaland         | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 20Odisha           | 14  | 11                                                    | 0                                                     | 13                                                    | 13                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 21Punjab           | 1   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 22Rajasthan        | 61  | 61                                                    | 5                                                     | 60                                                    | 62                                                    | 5                                                     |
| 23Sikkim           | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 24Tamil Nadu       | 7   | 6                                                     | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 6                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 25Telangana        | 35  | 15                                                    | 0                                                     | 29                                                    | 19                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 26Tripura          | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 27Uttar Pradesh    | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 28Uttarakhand      | 1   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 29West Bengal      | 4   | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 4                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL STATE(S)     | 273 | 200                                                   | 10                                                    | 286                                                   | 226                                                   | 12                                                    |
| 30A&N Islands      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 31Chandigarh       | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 32D&N Haveli       | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 33Daman & Diu      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 34Delhi            | 4   | 4                                                     | 1                                                     | 9                                                     | 9                                                     | 1                                                     |
| 35Lakshadweep      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 36Puducherry       | 0   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL UT(S)        | 5   | 6                                                     | 1                                                     | 11                                                    | 11                                                    | 1                                                     |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  | 278 | 206                                                   | 11                                                    | 297                                                   | 237                                                   | 13                                                    |

Source: Crime in India

2018

| S. No.             |     | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   | Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes   |
|--------------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.             |     | CR CCS                                                | CON                                                   | PAR                                                   | PCS                                                   | PCV                                                   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 5   | 5                                                     | 1                                                     | 5                                                     | 14                                                    | 1                                                     |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 3Assam             | 27  | 7                                                     | 0                                                     | 32                                                    | 7                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 4Bihar             | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 5Chhattisgarh      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 6Goa               | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 7Gujarat           | 439 | 437                                                   | 1                                                     | 438                                                   | 440                                                   | 1                                                     |
| 8Haryana           | 7   | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 7                                                     | 7                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 9Himachal Pradesh  | 5   | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 10Jammu & Kashmir  | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 11Jharkhand        | 7   | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 11                                                    | 10                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 12Karnataka        | 9   | 9                                                     | 0                                                     | 20                                                    | 20                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 13Kerala           | 33  | 29                                                    | 0                                                     | 32                                                    | 32                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 14Madhya Pradesh   | 27  | 25                                                    | 3                                                     | 31                                                    | 31                                                    | 3                                                     |
| 15Maharashtra      | 22  | 44                                                    | 0                                                     | 74                                                    | 56                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 16Manipur          | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 17Meghalaya        | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 18Mizoram          | 3   | 3                                                     | 2                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 2                                                     |
| 19Nagaland         | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 20Odisha           | 8   | 15                                                    | 0                                                     | 3                                                     | 15                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 21Punjab           | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 22Rajasthan        | 24  | 21                                                    | 7                                                     | 23                                                    | 23                                                    | 7                                                     |
| 23Sikkim           | 3   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 1                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 24Tamil Nadu       | 6   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 6                                                     | 3                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 25Telangana        | 12  | 23                                                    | 0                                                     | 29                                                    | 29                                                    | 0                                                     |
| 26Tripura          | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 27Uttar Pradesh    | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 28Uttarakhand      | 7   | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 5                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 29West Bengal      | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL STATE(S)     | 646 | 640                                                   | 14                                                    | 722                                                   | 700                                                   | 14                                                    |
| 30A&N Islands      | 2   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 2                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 31Chandigarh       | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 32D&N Haveli       | 1   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 4                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 33Daman & Diu      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 34Delhi            | 1   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 35Lakshadweep      | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| 36Puducherry       | 0   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL UT(S)        | 4   | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 5                                                     | 6                                                     | 0                                                     |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  | 650 | 644                                                   | 14                                                    | 727                                                   | 706                                                   | 14                                                    |

| S.                  |     | 2019 Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile   | 2019 Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile   | 2019 Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile   | 2019 Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile   | 2019 Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile   |
|---------------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| No. State/UT        |     | CR                                                   | Homes CCS CON                                        | PAR                                                  | PCS                                                  | PCV                                                  |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 0   | 3                                                    | 0                                                    | 1                                                    | 6                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 3Assam              | 20  | 7                                                    | 0                                                    | 21                                                   | 7                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 4Bihar              | 17  | 17                                                   | 0                                                    | 31                                                   | 31                                                   | 0                                                    |
| 5Chhattisgarh       | 3   | 3                                                    | 0                                                    | 3                                                    | 3                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 6Goa                | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 7Gujarat            | 91  | 89                                                   | 0                                                    | 91                                                   | 91                                                   | 0                                                    |
| 8Haryana            | 4   | 4                                                    | 0                                                    | 5                                                    | 5                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh  | 3   | 2                                                    | 0                                                    | 1                                                    | 2                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir  | 1   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 11Jharkhand         | 5   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 12Karnataka         | 10  | 4                                                    | 0                                                    | 13                                                   | 4                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 13Kerala            | 52  | 45                                                   | 3                                                    | 60                                                   | 61                                                   | 3                                                    |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh   | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 15Maharashtra       | 11  | 16                                                   | 0                                                    | 69                                                   | 21                                                   | 0                                                    |
| 16Manipur           | 1   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 2                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 17Meghalaya         | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 1                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 18Mizoram           | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 19Nagaland          | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 20Odisha            | 47  | 36                                                   | 0                                                    | 50                                                   | 51                                                   | 0                                                    |
| 21Punjab            | 16  | 2                                                    | 0                                                    | 21                                                   | 2                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 22Rajasthan         | 80  | 77                                                   | 20                                                   | 84                                                   | 84                                                   | 21                                                   |
| 23Sikkim            | 1   | 1                                                    | 0                                                    | 1                                                    | 1                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 24Tamil Nadu        | 6   | 4                                                    | 0                                                    | 14                                                   | 4                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 25Telangana         | 31  | 32                                                   | 22                                                   | 21                                                   | 36                                                   | 24                                                   |
| 26Tripura           | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 27Uttar Pradesh     | 3   | 3                                                    | 0                                                    | 3                                                    | 3                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 28Uttarakhand       | 3   | 1                                                    | 0                                                    | 3                                                    | 3                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 29West Bengal       | 1   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| TOTAL STATE(S)      | 406 | 346                                                  | 45                                                   | 495                                                  | 415                                                  | 48                                                   |
| 30A&N Islands       | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 31Chandigarh        | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 32D&N Haveli        | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 33Daman & Diu       | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 34Delhi             | 4   | 2                                                    | 0                                                    | 3                                                    | 2                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 35Lakshadweep       | 0   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 36Puducherry        | 2   | 1                                                    | 0                                                    | 1                                                    | 1                                                    | 0                                                    |
| TOTAL UT(S)         | 6   | 3                                                    | 0                                                    | 4                                                    | 3                                                    | 0                                                    |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)   | 412 | 349                                                  | 45                                                   | 499                                                  | 418                                                  | 48                                                   |

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