Lok Sabha Question No. 4341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Crime Against Women
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4341

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022/ CHAITRA 08, 1944 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

4341. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the violence against women are increasing in the country; and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to curb such cases?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b): '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 women rest with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.

Further,  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.  Data published by NCRB does not show this trend.

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However,  Government  has  taken  the  following  measures  to  control  and deal with the cases concerning crime against women:-

- i. The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment),  Act  2013  was  enacted  for  effective deterrence against sexual offences. Further, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 was enacted to prescribe even more stringent penal provisions including death penalty for rape of girls below the age of 12 years. The Act also inter-alia mandates completion of investigation and filing of charge sheet in rape cases in 2 months and trials to also be completed in 2 months.
- ii. Emergency  Response  Support  System  provides  a  pan-India,  single internationally recognized number (112) based system for all emergencies,  with  computer  aided  dispatch  of  field  resources  to  the location of distress.
- iii. The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  has  launched  a  cyber-crime reporting portal on 20 th September, 2018 for citizens to report obscene content.
- iv. Using technology to aid smart policing and safety management, Safe City Projects have been sanctioned in first Phase in 8 cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow & Mumbai).

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- v. MHA has launched the 'National Database on Sexual Offenders' (NDSO) on 20 th September, 2018 to facilitate investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country.
- vi. MHA  has  launched  an  online  analytic  tool  'Investigation  Tracking System for Sexual Offences' to monitor and track time-bound investigation in sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.
- vii. In  order  to  improve  investigation,  MHA  has  taken  steps  to  strengthen DNA analysis units in Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories. This includes setting up of State-of-the-Art DNA Analysis Unit in Central Forensic  Science  Laboratory,  Chandigarh.  MHA  has  also  sanctioned setting-up  and  upgrading  of  DNA  Analysis  units  in  State  Forensic Science Laboratories in 23 States/UTs.
- viii. MHA has notified guidelines for collection of forensic evidence in sexual assault  cases  and  the  standard  composition  in  a  sexual  assault evidence collection kit.  To facilitate adequate capacity in manpower, training and skill building programs have been undertaken for Investigation Officers, Prosecution Officers and Medical Officers. Bureau  of  Police  Research  &  Development  has  distributed  14,950 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits to States/ UTs as orientation kit as part of training.

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- ix. MHA has also approved two projects for setting up and strengthening of Women Help Desks in police stations and Anti-Human Trafficking Units in all districts of the country.
- x. In  addition  to  the  above-mentioned  measures,  MHA  has  been  issuing advisories from time to time to States/UTs to deal with crimes against women, which are available at www.mha.gov.in

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