Lok Sabha Question No. 1502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Atrocities and Attacks on Dalits
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1502

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 04, 1944 (SAKA)

ATROCITIES AND ATTACKS ON DALITS

1502. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  incidents  of  atrocities  and  attacks  on  Dalits  in  the country during the last four years;
- (b) the number of FIR cases were filed and ended in conviction during the corresponding period, year-wise;
- (c) whether there is any mechanism to monitor this type of incidents and its logical conclusion and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  recently  in  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Uttar Pradesh Dalit youths were harassed and atrocities committed, after they raised objection for ill-treating them; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken?

## 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  latest published  report  is  of  the  year  2020.  The  details  of  number  of  cases registered, cases charge-sheeted and persons convicted under crime/atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs), State/UT-wise during the years 2017-2020 are at Annexure.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1502 FOR 26.07.2022

(c) to (e) 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities of maintaining law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including SCs, rest  with  the  respective  State  Governments  and  the  State  Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws. However, MHA have been issuing advisories to States/UTs from time to  time  for  effective  implementation  of  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities)  Act,  and  Rules,  which  are available at www.mha.gov.in.

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| SL No.                             | State/UT                           | 2017                               | 2017                               | 2017   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL No.                             | State/UT                           | CR                                 | CCS                                | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | PCV    | CR     | CCS    | PCV    |
| 1                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1969                               | 1243                               | 137    | 1836   | 1430   | 105    | 2071   | 928    | 71     | 1950   | 1615   | 66     |
| 2                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 2                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 3                                  | Assam                              | 10                                 | 5                                  | 0      | 8      | 2      | 0      | 21     | 5      | 0      | 28     | 3      | 0      |
| 4                                  | Bihar                              | 6747                               | 6575                               | 137    | 7061   | 6469   | 81     | 6544   | 4784   | 74     | 7368   | 5453   | 18     |
| 5                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 283                                | 285                                | 100    | 264    | 236    | 74     | 341    | 313    | 70     | 316    | 280    | 34     |
| 6                                  | Goa                                | 10                                 | 5                                  | 1      | 5      | 3      | 3      | 3      | 4      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 0      |
| 7                                  | Gujarat                            | 1477                               | 1349                               | 32     | 1426   | 1269   | 36     | 1416   | 1229   | 15     | 1326   | 1203   | 8      |
| 8                                  | Haryana                            | 762                                | 448                                | 73     | 961    | 564    | 58     | 1086   | 670    | 106    | 1210   | 632    | 12     |
| 9                                  | Himachal Pradesh                   | 109                                | 71                                 | 4      | 130    | 111    | 3      | 189    | 111    | 7      | 251    | 185    | 1      |
| 10                                 | Jharkhand                          | 541                                | 247                                | 28     | 537    | 250    | 33     | 651    | 209    | 20     | 666    | 292    | 15     |
| 11                                 | Karnataka                          | 1878                               | 1498                               | 43     | 1325   | 1098   | 48     | 1504   | 1131   | 50     | 1398   | 1208   | 29     |
| 12                                 | Kerala                             | 916                                | 605                                | 12     | 887    | 608    | 24     | 858    | 634    | 20     | 846    | 655    | 7      |
| 13                                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5892                               | 6070                               | 1832   | 4753   | 4738   | 1289   | 5300   | 5073   | 1775   | 6899   | 6718   | 791    |
| 14                                 | Maharashtra                        | 1689                               | 1349                               | 154    | 1974   | 1545   | 131    | 2150   | 1800   | 111    | 2569   | 2133   | 87     |
| 15                                 | Manipur                            | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 16                                 | Meghalaya                          | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17                                 | Mizoram                            | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18                                 | Nagaland                           | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19                                 | Odisha                             | 1969                               | 1909                               | 11     | 1778   | 1663   | 9      | 1886   | 2365   | 2      | 2046   | 2088   | 5      |
| 20                                 | Punjab                             | 118                                | 63                                 | 10     | 168    | 84     | 9      | 166    | 76     | 11     | 165    | 97     | 9      |
| 21                                 | Rajasthan                          | 4238                               | 2357                               | 2125   | 4607   | 2407   | 1035   | 6794   | 3194   | 1536   | 7017   | 3328   | 886    |
| 22                                 | Sikkim                             | 5                                  | 4                                  | 1      | 5      | 4      | 0      | 4      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 23                                 | Tamil Nadu                         | 1362                               | 1171                               | 175    | 1413   | 1221   | 180    | 1144   | 967    | 123    | 1274   | 968    | 188    |
| 24                                 | Telangana                          | 1466                               | 845                                | 60     | 1507   | 1046   | 46     | 1690   | 1119   | 56     | 1959   | 1534   | 25     |
| 25                                 | Tripura                            | 1                                  | 1                                  | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 26                                 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 11444                              | 9006                               | 3368   | 11924  | 9906   | 4789   | 11829  | 9931   | 3099   | 12714  | 10489  | 3955   |
| 27                                 | Uttarakhand                        | 96                                 | 42                                 | 6      | 58     | 65     | 0      | 84     | 68     | 35     | 87     | 64     | 0      |
| 28                                 | West Bengal                        | 138                                | 168                                | 0      | 119    | 80     | 0      | 145    | 89     | 0      | 109    | 128    | 0      |
|                                    | TOTAL STATE(S)                     | 43122                              | 35316                              | 8309   | 42747  | 34799  | 7953   | 45876  | 34703  | 7181   | 50202  | 39075  | 6136   |
| 29                                 | A&N Islands                        | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 30                                 | Chandigarh                         | 1                                  | 2                                  | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 2      | 3      | 0      | 1      |
| 31                                 | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu+         | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 32                                 | Delhi                              | 48                                 | 38                                 | 0      | 36     | 32     | 0      | 76     | 51     | 3      | 69     | 59     | 0      |
| 33                                 | Jammu &Kashmir*                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 7      | 0      | 0      |
| 34                                 | Ladakh                             | -                                  | -                                  | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 35                                 | Lakshadweep                        | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36                                 | Puducherry                         | 32 81                              | 34 74                              | 0 0    | 7 46   | 5      | 0      | 4      | 0 51   | 0 5    | 9 89   | 3 63   | 0 1    |
|                                    | TOTAL UT(S)                        |                                    |                                    |        |        | 39     | 0      | 85     |        |        |        |        |        |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 43203 35390 8309 | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 43203 35390 8309 | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 43203 35390 8309 | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 43203 35390 8309 |        | 42793  | 34838  | 7953   | 45961  | 34754  | 7186   | 50291  | 39138  | 6137   |

Source: Crime in India

Note: '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT for 2017 & 2018

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2017 & 2018