Lok Sabha Question No. 375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Atrocities against Dalits
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali, Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 375

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 9,1943 (SAKA)

ATROCITIES AGAINST DALITS

375.  KUNWAR DANISH ALI: SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is a fact that the atrocitis against Dalits have increased in the country particularly in the State of Telangana and Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the number of cases of violence against Dalits reported in the country during  the  last  three  years  and  recent  year  along  with  the  details  thereof, regionwise and district-wise;

(c) whether the Government has issued any instructions to stop the atrocities against the Dalits in the country; especially in Uttar Pradesh; and

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  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.  The  details  of  the  number  of  cases registered   under  crime/ atrocities   against   Scheduled   Castes  (SCs)  in  the

## LS.US.Q.NO. 375 FOR 30.11.2021

country during the last three years are at Annexure-I. While, region-wise data is not  maintained  by  NCRB,  details  of  district-wise  cases  registered  for  crime  / atrocities against SCs are available at website of NCRB (https://ncrb.gov.in)

(c) to (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 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, Ministry of  Home Affairs have been issuing advisories to States/Union Territories from time to time to deal with crimes  against  SCs,  which  are  available  at www.mha.gov.in.

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## LS.US.Q.NO. 375 FOR 30.11.2021

## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR) under Crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) during 2018-2020

| SL   | State/UT                    | 2018    | 2019    | 2020    |
|------|-----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | CR 1836 | CR 2071 | CR 1950 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 3    | Assam                       | 8       | 21      | 28      |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 7061    | 6544    | 7368    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 264     | 341     | 316     |
| 6    | Goa                         | 5       | 3       | 2       |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 1426    | 1416    | 1326    |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 961     | 1086    | 1210    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 130     | 189     | 251     |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 537     | 651     | 666     |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 1325    | 1504    | 1398    |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 887     | 858     | 846     |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 4753    | 5300    | 6899    |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 1974    | 2150    | 2569    |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 1778    | 1886    | 2046    |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 168     | 166     | 165     |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 4607    | 6794    | 7017    |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 5       | 4       | 0       |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 1413    | 1144    | 1274    |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 1507    | 1690    | 1959    |
| 25   | Tripura                     | 1       | 0       | 2       |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 11924   | 11829   | 12714   |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 58      | 84      | 87      |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 119     | 145     | 109     |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 42747   | 45876   | 50202   |
| 29   | A&N Islands                 | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 1       | 1       | 3       |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 1       | 2       | 1       |
| 32   | Delhi                       | 36      | 76      | 69      |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 1       | 2       | 7       |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | -       | -       | 0       |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 36   | Puducherry                  | 7       | 4       | 9       |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 42793   | 45961   | 50291   |

Source: Crime in India

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT for 2018 & 2019

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2018 & 2019