Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Crime against women
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat, Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Ramya  Haridas, Kunwar Danish Ali, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 179

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 13, 1942 (SAKA)

## CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

179.  SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ): KUNWAR DANISH ALI: MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been an increase in various crime against women in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  crimes  against  women  and  girls,  the  number  of persons arrested and punished in this regard during the last three years, crime and Statewise;
- (c) the number of cases where apathy of local administration in preventing and taking action against various criminal incidents against women have been detected and the action taken thereon;
- (d) the details of cases of atrocities against women, which are pending in various courts in the country; State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Delhi;
- (e)  whether  any  measure  to  fast  track  such  pending  cases  is  under consideration and if so, the current status thereof;
- (f)  whether  any  budget allocation has been made by the Government for ensuring  women safety during the  said  period,  if  so,  the  details  thereof; and
- (g)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  to  stop  such  crime  against women in the country and the extent of success achieved in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a): National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes statistical  data  on  crimes  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  Published reports  are  available  till  the  year  2019.  Analysis  of  this  data  for  cases registered  under  various  crime  heads  on  crimes  against  women  and children does not show any uniform trend.

- (b): Does not arise in view of reply to (a) above.
- (c): Data is not maintained centrally.
- (d): As per data published by NCRB, the details are at Annexure.
- (e): As per available information, the Government has approved a scheme for  setting  up  of  1023  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  across  the country for expeditious trial and disposal of pending cases related to rape and cases booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. A total of 609 FTSCs including 331 POCSO Courts are already functional in 28 States/UTs
- (f) The Ministry of Home Affairs has a budget allocation of Rs. 4211.58 crore for the financial year 2017-18 till this financial year.

- (g): Government has taken a number of initiatives  for  safety  of  women across the country, which are given below:
- 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 (Section 173 CrPC).
- 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).  The projects have been prepared by State Governments, taking into account the need for identification of hot spots for crimes against women for development of critical assets in various areas including infrastructure, technology adoption and capacity building in community through awareness programmers.

- 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 20 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 kits.  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.
- ix. MHA has also approved two projects for setting up and strengthening  of  Women  Help  Desks  in  police  stations  and  AntiHuman 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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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO. 179 FOR 02.02.2021

## State/UT-wise Cases Pending Trial  at the  end  of  the  year  (CPTEY)  under  Total  Crime against Women(including girls) during 2019

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   CPTEY |
|----------|-------------------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |   37493 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |    2506 |
| 3        | Assam             |   66521 |
| 4        | Bihar             |   81678 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |   24631 |
| 6        | Goa               |    1563 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |   85531 |
| 8        | Haryana           |   23456 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |    7173 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir*  |   13049 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |   19417 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |   56595 |
| 13       | Kerala            |   65994 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |   89462 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |  207220 |
| 16       | Manipur           |     763 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |    2238 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |     631 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |     181 |
| 20       | Odisha            |  114155 |
| 21       | Punjab            |    8693 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |   83860 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |     277 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |   19713 |
| 25       | Telangana         |   39620 |
| 26       | Tripura           |    4115 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |  184437 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |    6836 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |  257229 |
|          | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 1505037 |
| 30       | A&N Islands       |     837 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |     752 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli**      |     106 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu**     |      94 |
| 34       | Delhi             |   56409 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |      43 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |     523 |
|          | TOTAL UT(S)       |   58764 |
|          | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 1563801 |

Source : Crime in India *Now UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh ** Now UTs of D&N Haveli and UT of Daman& Diu have merged as one UT.

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