Lok Sabha Question No. 4118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Training Camp against Domestic Violence
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## TRAINING CAMP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

## 4118.  SHRI   KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases related to domestic violence/ atrocities against women registered/ disposed of during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  any  training  camp  is  also  being  organized  to  prevent  domestic violence/ atrocities against women and to create awareness among the women;
- (c) if so, whether there is also any plan to constitute a special team to whom the women can confide  about  their  distress  in  a  confidential  manner,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take strict actions to prevent the said domestic violence/ atrocities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):   The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes data on crimes, including crime against women, in its publication 'Crime in India'. The said report is available upto the year 2021. The details of cases of crime against women including cases registered under 'the Protection of  Women  from Domestic Violence Act, 2005' (PWDVA) are available on the website of NCRB https://ncrb.gov.in. As per information available with NCRB, the State/ UT-wise details of total crime against women are placed as Annexure.

(b) to (e): '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 and they are competent to deal with it.

Nevertheless, the Government of India gives highest importance to safety and security of women and girls and for their holistic development and empowerment.   Concerted efforts  have been made/ are made in this direction. The Government has enacted criminal laws and special laws like 'the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005', 'the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961', 'the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006'; 'the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986'; 'the Sexual Harassment  of  Women  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013',  'the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956', 'the Commission of Sati Prevention Act, 1987',

'the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012', 'the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 etc. The Criminal Law Amendment of 2013 and 2018  has  made  the  penal  provisions  stringent  in  case  of  heinous  crimes  against women and children.

There are provisions of designating/ appointing Statutory Officers such as Protection Officer, Dowry Prohibition Officer and Child Marriage Prohibition Officer by the State Government/  UT  Administration  under   'the  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic Violence Act, 2005', 'the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961' and  'the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006' respectively. Further, the Ministry implements 'Mission Shakti', an umbrella scheme for safety, security and empowerment of women under which there are components of One Stop Centre (OSC) and Universalization of Women Helplines (WHL). The OSCs, popularly known as Sakhi Centres, facilitate women affected by violence and in distress with a range of integrated services under one roof such as Police facilitation, medical aid, providing legal aid and legal counselling, psycho-social counselling, temporary shelter etc. Further, the Women Helpline (WHL) provides 24 hours emergency and non-emergency response to women affected by violence and in distress, both in public and private spaces by linking them with appropriate authority such as Police, One Stop Centre, Hospital, Legal Services etc. WHL also supports women by providing information about Government's schemes and programs to needy women. Women can dial 181 short code to avail services from Women Helpline.

In  addition,  several  projects/  schemes  are  implemented  by  Central  Government through other Ministries / Departments /Implementing Agencies under 'Nirbhaya Fund' which include 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 Art DNA Laboratory at CFSL, Chandigarh; assistance to 28 States/ UTs to strengthen Forensic Science Laboratories; setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts 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  (ITSSO),  an  online  analytic  tool  for  tracking  and monitoring of investigation. A National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has also been created. Under Nirbhaya Fund, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has also undertaken several initiatives, which, inter-alia includes training and skill  development  programs  for  Investigation  Officers,  Prosecution  Officers  and Medical Officers. BPR&D has also prepared Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for 'Women Help Desk at Police Stations' to ensure smooth functioning of Women Help Desks.

Recognizing the need for psycho-social counselling to women affected by violence and  in  distress,  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  has  engaged  the services of National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) for providing basic and advanced training under the project named 'Stree Manoraksha' to the staff of One Stop Centres (OSCs) across the country on handling psycho-social and mental health care needs to support to such women.

Further, the Government, through institutions like the National Commission for Women (NCW),  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  and  their counterparts in States have been spreading awareness through seminars, workshops, audio- visual, print and electronic media etc. to sensitize the people about the safety and security of women and children and also about various provisions of the legislation etc.  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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Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.4118  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.03.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR  REGARDING  'TRAINING  CAMP  AGAINST  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE' State/  UT-wise  Cases  Registered(CR),  Cases  Disposed  off  by  Police  (CDP)  and  Cases Disposed off by Courts(CDC) of crime against women, during the last three years i.e. 2019, 2020 and 2021.

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| SL                            | State/UT   |       |       | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   |
|-------------------------------|------------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL                            | CR         | CDP   | CDC   | CR     | CDP    | CDC    | CR     | CDP    | CDC    |
| 1Andhra Pradesh               | 17746      | 16198 | 11557 | 17089  | 14311  | 7133   | 17752  | 17196  | 7909   |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh            | 317        | 228   | 16    | 281    | 313    | 4      | 366    | 384    | 83     |
| 3Assam                        | 30025      | 29490 | 6598  | 26352  | 25573  | 4273   | 29046  | 33191  | 4065   |
| 4Bihar                        | 18587      | 15034 | 3280  | 15359  | 12274  | 529    | 17950  | 17832  | 1611   |
| 5Chhattisgarh                 | 7689       | 7671  | 5048  | 7385   | 7167   | 2363   | 7344   | 7572   | 2689   |
| 6Goa                          | 329        | 356   | 145   | 219    | 230    | 75     | 224    | 230    | 87     |
| 7Gujarat                      | 8799       | 8588  | 3710  | 8028   | 7953   | 1321   | 7348   | 7360   | 2599   |
| 8Haryana                      | 14683      | 14275 | 5383  | 13000  | 13224  | 1047   | 16658  | 15851  | 2653   |
| 9Himachal Pradesh             | 1636       | 1692  | 581   | 1614   | 1598   | 298    | 1599   | 1673   | 419    |
| 10Jharkhand                   | 8760       | 7134  | 2576  | 7630   | 7239   | 1963   | 8110   | 7252   | 1343   |
| 11Karnataka                   | 13828      | 12999 | 8484  | 12680  | 12230  | 4093   | 14468  | 14942  | 6695   |
| 12Kerala                      | 11462      | 10687 | 4579  | 10139  | 10093  | 7863   | 13539  | 14184  | 3879   |
| 13Madhya Pradesh              | 27560      | 26671 | 18265 | 25640  | 26424  | 7436   | 30673  | 31169  | 14533  |
| 14Maharashtra                 | 37144      | 34782 | 13215 | 31954  | 33053  | 5065   | 39526  | 38718  | 8275   |
| 15Manipur                     | 266        | 310   | 51    | 247    | 196    | 10     | 302    | 258    | 30     |
| 16Meghalaya                   | 558        | 813   | 710   | 568    | 571    | 148    | 685    | 712    | 127    |
| 17Mizoram                     | 170        | 167   | 111   | 172    | 169    | 97     | 176    | 178    | 55     |
| 18Nagaland                    | 43         | 62    | 6     | 39     | 37     | 17     | 54     | 51     | 11     |
| 19Odisha                      | 23183      | 21842 | 4169  | 25489  | 27707  | 1571   | 31352  | 31441  | 2313   |
| 20Punjab                      | 5886       | 5243  | 2632  | 4838   | 4567   | 805    | 5662   | 4972   | 1505   |
| 21Rajasthan                   | 41550      | 40260 | 13840 | 34535  | 33320  | 8663   | 40738  | 41380  | 10838  |
| 22Sikkim                      | 125        | 125   | 39    | 140    | 116    | 30     | 130    | 120    | 67     |
| 23Tamil Nadu                  | 5934       | 5176  | 3569  | 6630   | 5593   | 1983   | 8501   | 6450   | 2919   |
| 24Telangana                   | 18394      | 17936 | 12331 | 17791  | 18997  | 6809   | 20865  | 22148  | 8706   |
| 25Tripura                     | 1070       | 1012  | 855   | 874    | 963    | 207    | 807    | 960    | 367    |
| 26Uttar Pradesh               | 59853      | 61366 | 15116 | 49385  | 53351  | 13942  | 56083  | 55886  | 13410  |
| 27Uttarakhand                 | 2541       | 2237  | 1166  | 2846   | 2548   | 245    | 3431   | 3128   | 415    |
| 28West Bengal                 | 29859      | 28785 | 9241  | 36439  | 35560  | 3735   | 35884  | 36908  | 6295   |
| 29A&N Islands                 | 135        | 126   | 88    | 143    | 153    | 58     | 169    | 172    | 147    |
| 30Chandigarh                  | 515        | 389   | 147   | 301    | 307    | 67     | 343    | 347    | 145    |
| 31D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 82         | 80    | 53    | 61     | 59     | 32     | 99     | 96     | 55     |
| 32Delhi                       | 13395      | 13540 | 4550  | 10093  | 12030  | 1260   | 14277  | 13404  | 1174   |
| 33Jammu & Kashmir*            | 3069       | 3215  | 1637  | 3405   | 2666   | 630    | 3937   | 4343   | 881    |
| 34Ladakh                      | -          | -     | -     | 9      | 11     | 20     | 18     | 14     | 12     |
| 35Lakshadweep                 | 38         | 14    | 2     | 15     | 8      | 3      | 9      | 30     | 2      |
| 36Puducherry                  | 95         | 107   | 9     | 113    | 110    | 109    | 153    | 166    | 14     |

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2019 *' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during during 2019

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