Lok Sabha Question No. 2151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Crime Against SCs/STs Women
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2151

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

CRIME AGAINST SCs/STs WOMEN

2151.  MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  crimes  of  rape  against  girls  of  the  underprivileged  classes  of  the society  and  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  women  are  increasing recently in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last two years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has done any study/enquiry on this growing menace of cruelty where the culprits often escape the arms of the law; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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. Specific information about underprivileged classes of society is not maintained by NCRB. However, State/ UT-wise cases registered under Rape (Sec. 376 IPC) against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) during the years 2019-2020 are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2151 FOR 15.03.2022

(c) & (d): '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 SCs/ STs rest with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws. However, Government of India has issued advisories from time to time to States/UTs for effective implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and the Rules framed thereunder.

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Annexure-I

| SL   | State/UT                    | 2019 CR   |   2020 CR |
|------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | 112       |       110 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0         |         0 |
| 3    | Assam                       | 1         |         1 |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 72        |        30 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 122       |       113 |
| 6    | Goa                         | 0         |         0 |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 107       |       116 |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 221       |       195 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 10        |        14 |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 21        |        31 |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 183       |       124 |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 140       |       140 |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 510       |       509 |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 377       |       351 |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 0         |         0 |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 0         |         0 |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 0         |         0 |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 0         |         0 |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 199       |       182 |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 19        |        24 |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 554       |       476 |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 0         |         0 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 97        |       116 |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 187 0     |       225 |
| 25   | Tripura                     |           |         0 |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 537       |       604 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 7         |         5 |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 1         |         2 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 3477      |      3368 |
| 29   | A&N Islands                 | 0         |         0 |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 1         |         0 |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 0         |         1 |
| 32   | Delhi                       | 6         |         3 |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 0         |         0 |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | -         |         0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 | 0         |         0 |
| 36   | Puducherry                  | 0         |         0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 7         |         4 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 3484      |      3372 |

Source: Crime in India

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

Annexure-II

## State/UT-wise Cases Registered(CR) under Rape for Crime against Scheduled Tribes during 2019-2020

| SL   | State/UT             | 2019   |   2020 |
|------|----------------------|--------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh       | 26     |     27 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0      |      0 |
| 3    | Assam                | 0      |      0 |
| 4    | Bihar                | 2      |      0 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh         | 180    |    195 |
| 6    | Goa                  | 0      |      0 |
| 7    | Gujarat              | 55     |     48 |
| 8    | Haryana              | 0      |      0 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh     | 0      |      0 |
| 10   | Jharkhand            | 17     |     16 |
| 11   | Karnataka            | 22     |     29 |
| 12   | Kerala               | 35     |     20 |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh       | 358    |    339 |
| 14   | Maharashtra          | 114    |    129 |
| 15   | Manipur              | 0      |      0 |
| 16   | Meghalaya            | 0      |      0 |
| 17   | Mizoram              | 0      |      0 |
| 18   | Nagaland             | 0      |      0 |
| 19   | Odisha               | 95     |    114 |
| 20   | Punjab               | 0      |      0 |
| 21   | Rajasthan            | 101    |    119 |
| 22   | Sikkim               | 1      |      0 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu           | 5      |      3 |
| 24   | Telangana            | 58     |     84 |
| 25   | Tripura              | 0      |      0 |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh$       | 8      |      1 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand          | 2      |      8 |
| 28   | West Bengal          | 4      |      4 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)       | 1083   |   1136 |
| 29   | A&N Islands          | 0      |      1 |
| 30   | Chandigarh           | 0      |      0 |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman | 0      |      0 |
| 32   | Delhi                | 0      |      0 |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*     | 0      |      0 |
| 34   | Ladakh               | -      |      0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep          | 0      |      0 |
| 36   | Puducherry           | 0      |      0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)          | 0      |      1 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)    | 1083   |   1137 |

Source: Crime in India

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

$ Revised data for 2019 has been furnished by Uttar Pradesh State in 2021. Therefore, comparatively there may be difference in the old published data of Crime/Atrocities against STs in regard of year 2019