Lok Sabha Question No. 4552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Crime against Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4552

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN

†4552. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  registered  any  cases  regarding  crimes against children in the country;

(b) if so, the number of such cases registered, criminals arrested/convicted and cases solved during the last two years and current year, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has prepared a list of States reporting major share of crimes including juvenile delinquencies and if so, the names of the States in which the incidence of crimes are increasing continuosly;

(d)  the  remidial  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  and  the details of directive issued to the status in this regard;

(e) whether any awareness programmes are being run or proposed to be run to check criminal tendencies in the new generation?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) : National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on  crimes  in its publication 'Crime  in India'.  The published reports are available until year 2021. The State/UT-wise details of Cases  Registered, Cases  Charge-Sheeted, Persons Arrested and Persons Convicted under crime against children during the years 2019-21 is at Annexure-I. The State/UT-wise details of Cases Registered under IPC SLL (Crimes-Juveniles in conflict with the law) during the years 2019-21 is at Annexure-II.

## L.S. USQ. NO. 4552 FOR 28.03.2023

(d) & (e): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibility  of  maintaining law  and  order,  protection  of  life  and  property  of  the  citizens  including investigation and prosecution of crime against citizens including children 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 been  issuing advisories to States/UTs to effectively deal with crime against children. These advisories are available on MHA's website at: https://www.mha.gov.in.

As  per  available  information,  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development  is implementing a centrally sponsored  scheme  'Child Protection Services' (CPS) (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme) with  the  objective  to  create  a  safe  and  secure  environment  for  overall development  of  children  in  need  of  care  and  protection  and  children  in conflict with law.  Under this scheme support is provided to State and UT Governments  for  delivering  services  for  children  in  need  of  care  and protection  in  difficult  circumstances.  The  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs) established  under  the  CPS  scheme  support inter-alia  age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. The State Governments /UT Administrations are entrusted  with  the  primary  responsibility  for  implementation  of  the  CPS Scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-IMENTIONED IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4552 FOR ANSWER ON 28.03.2023 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN

State/UT-wise details of Cases Registered (CR), Cases Charge-Sheeted (CCS), Persons Arrested (PAR) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under crime against children during the years 2019-21

| SL   | State/UT                   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   |
|------|----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT                   | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh             | 2524   | 1690   | 2894   | 187    | 2648   | 2103   | 2924   | 72     | 2669   | 2637   | 3197   | 78     |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh          | 153    | 74     | 128    | 1      | 113    | 71     | 106    | 2      | 162    | 110    | 134    | 11     |
| 3    | Assam                      | 6608   | 3710   | 5462   | 98     | 4622   | 2863   | 5973   | 65     | 5282   | 3115   | 7055   | 91     |
| 4    | Bihar                      | 9320   | 4722   | 9113   | 194    | 6591   | 3850   | 4759   | 58     | 6894   | 5009   | 5598   | 264    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh               | 5665   | 3879   | 4856   | 1295   | 5056   | 3550   | 4658   | 618    | 6001   | 4169   | 5214   | 584    |
| 6    | Goa                        | 167    | 124    | 126    | 10     | 125    | 86     | 105    | 4      | 151    | 105    | 101    | 4      |
| 7    | Gujarat                    | 4685   | 3426   | 4590   | 138    | 4075   | 3288   | 4403   | 34     | 4515   | 3587   | 4578   | 107    |
| 8    | Haryana                    | 5119   | 2283   | 3037   | 493    | 4338   | 2146   | 2822   | 89     | 5700   | 2418   | 3333   | 279    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh           | 748    | 382    | 490    | 69     | 636    | 357    | 503    | 41     | 740    | 406    | 538    | 54     |
| 10   | Jharkhand                  | 1674   | 1139   | 1379   | 288    | 1795   | 1171   | 1542   | 302    | 1867   | 1353   | 1588   | 167    |
| 11   | Karnataka                  | 6305   | 3227   | 3947   | 404    | 5471   | 3447   | 4295   | 570    | 7261   | 4673   | 6275   | 583    |
| 12   | Kerala                     | 4754   | 3808   | 5611   | 240    | 3941   | 4030   | 5031   | 717    | 4536   | 4985   | 5885   | 297    |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh             | 19028  | 11576  | 14317  | 3077   | 17008  | 11601  | 14311  | 1400   | 19173  | 11896  | 12199  | 2266   |
| 14   | Maharashtra                | 19592  | 9277   | 13606  | 961    | 14371  | 8451   | 11466  | 420    | 17261  | 9438   | 12786  | 662    |
| 15   | Manipur                    | 148    | 85     | 139    | 14     | 125    | 73     | 115    | 1      | 143    | 88     | 148    | 8      |
| 16   | Meghalaya                  | 379    | 379    | 490    | 147    | 415    | 285    | 390    | 57     | 481    | 395    | 482    | 50     |
| 17   | Mizoram                    | 125    | 117    | 140    | 76     | 142    | 127    | 145    | 55     | 122    | 111    | 123    | 34     |
| 18   | Nagaland                   | 59     | 35     | 48     | 4      | 31     | 26     | 39     | 13     | 51     | 37     | 66     | 5      |
| 19   | Odisha                     | 7012   | 2787   | 3255   | 51     | 6330   | 3226   | 3633   | 56     | 7899   | 4073   | 4187   | 68     |
| 20   | Punjab                     | 2625   | 1523   | 2307   | 379    | 2121   | 1579   | 2003   | 178    | 2556   | 1537   | 2183   | 282    |
| 21   | Rajasthan                  | 7385   | 4137   | 5411   | 1270   | 6580   | 3606   | 4714   | 1034   | 7653   | 4384   | 5812   | 981    |
| 22   | Sikkim                     | 163    | 103    | 124    | 12     | 147    | 103    | 135    | 11     | 149    | 113    | 134    | 19     |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                 | 4139   | 3026   | 5189   | 717    | 4338   | 3184   | 5341   | 454    | 6064   | 4153   | 7680   | 436    |
| 24   | Telangana                  | 4212   | 3026   | 3559   | 264    | 4200   | 3268   | 4149   | 470    | 5667   | 4413   | 4481   | 674    |
| 25   | Tripura                    | 311    | 252    | 312    | 49     | 260    | 217    | 308    | 12     | 236    | 243    | 283    | 25     |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh              | 18943  | 13725  | 21219  | 4120   | 15271  | 12105  | 18947  | 4079   | 16838  | 12654  | 19492  | 3117   |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                | 1214   | 783    | 958    | 178    | 1066   | 740    | 868    | 83     | 1245   | 1026   | 1213   | 56     |
| 28   | West Bengal                | 6191   | 6033   | 6327   | 117    | 10248  | 6662   | 6680   | 34     | 9523   | 7870   | 7367   | 92     |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 139248 | 85328  | 119034 | 14853  | 122064 | 82215  | 110365 | 10929  | 140839 | 94998  | 122132 | 11294  |
| 29   | A&N Islands                | 153    | 121    | 139    | 14     | 141    | 147    | 138    | 15     | 124    | 118    | 127    | 24     |
| 30   | Chandigarh                 | 264    | 98     | 140    | 33     | 209    | 98     | 109    | 13     | 234    | 78     | 98     | 11     |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu+ | 96     | 63     | 83     | 1      | 67     | 56     | 71     | 6      | 104    | 55     | 73     | 3      |
| 32   | Delhi                      | 7783   | 2386   | 3602   | 975    | 5362   | 2284   | 3058   | 116    | 7118   | 2304   | 3251   | 91     |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*           | 470    | 223    | 328    | 17     | 606    | 313    | 466    | 22     | 845    | 457    | 622    | 10     |
| 34   | Ladakh                     | -      | -      | -      |        | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 2      | 1      |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                | 26     | 11     | 28     | 0      | 9      | 6      | 11     | 2      | 17     | 19     | 32     | 0      |
| 36   | Puducherry                 | 50     | 51     | 76     | 9      | 71     | 66     | 162    | 42     | 122    | 107    | 191    | 0      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                | 8842   | 2953   | 4396   | 1049   | 6467   | 2970   | 4015   | 216    | 8565   | 3140   | 4396   | 140    |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          | 148090 | 88281  | 123430 | 15902  | 128531 | 85185  | 114380 | 11145  | 149404 | 98138  | 126528 | 11434  |

Source: Crime in India

Note: '+'Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT for 2019.

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2019.

## ANNEXURE-II MENTIONED IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4552 FOR ANSWER ON 28.03.2023 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN

The State/UT-wise details of Total Cases Registered under IPC & SLL (Crimes-Juveniles in conflict with the law) during the years 2019-21

| SL   | State/UT                   | 2019   |   2020 |   2021 |
|------|----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh             | 820    |    759 |    934 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh          | 24     |     15 |      8 |
| 3    | Assam                      | 129    |    247 |    206 |
| 4    | Bihar                      | 1560   |    827 |    732 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh               | 1647   |   2090 |   2004 |
| 6    | Goa                        | 27     |     25 |      9 |
| 7    | Gujarat                    | 2025   |   1812 |   1804 |
| 8    | Haryana                    | 1319   |   1042 |   1172 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh           | 181    |    202 |    187 |
| 10   | Jharkhand                  | 76     |     59 |     51 |
| 11   | Karnataka                  | 453    |    438 |    527 |
| 12   | Kerala                     | 451    |    331 |    328 |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh             | 5522   |   4819 |   5684 |
| 14   | Maharashtra                | 5189   |   4079 |   4554 |
| 15   | Manipur                    | 2      |     20 |     11 |
| 16   | Meghalaya                  | 75     |     59 |     60 |
| 17   | Mizoram                    | 23     |     21 |     33 |
| 18   | Nagaland                   | 6      |      3 |      7 |
| 19   | Odisha                     | 1162   |   1095 |   1334 |
| 20   | Punjab                     | 246    |    267 |    311 |
| 21   | Rajasthan                  | 2397   |   2386 |   2757 |
| 22   | Sikkim                     | 4      |     12 |      7 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                 | 2686   |   3394 |   2212 |
| 24   | Telangana                  | 1352   |   1013 |   1152 |
| 25   | Tripura                    | 39     |     28 |     16 |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh              | 976    |   1282 |   1330 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                | 94     |     77 |     60 |
| 28   | West Bengal                | 537    |    586 |    551 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 29022  |  26988 |  28041 |
| 29   | A&N Islands                | 19     |     20 |     11 |
| 30   | Chandigarh                 | 117    |     50 |     54 |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman& Diu+ | 28     |     24 |     18 |
| 32   | Delhi                      | 2783   |   2455 |   2643 |
| 33   | Jammu &Kashmir*            | 299    |    171 |    323 |
| 34   | Ladakh                     |        |      0 |      0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                | 0      |      2 |      0 |
| 36   | Puducherry                 | 1      |     58 |     80 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                | 3247   |   2780 |   3129 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          | 32269  |  29768 |  31170 |

Source: Crime in India