Lok Sabha Question No. 4972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Sexual Exploitation Against Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4972

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AGAINST CHILDREN

## 4972.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state?

- (a) Whether  the  incidents  of  abuse/sexual  exploitation/violence  against  children has increased recently despite enactment of stringent laws in the country;
- (b) If so, the details thereof, State-wise/UT-wise during each of the last three years;
- (c) Whether the Government has launched/proposes to launch a national campaign in order to create awareness against abuse of children in the country;
- (d) If so, the details thereof; and
- (e) The  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  save  children  against abuse/sexual exploitment/violence in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)  to  (b):   As  per  the  information  provided  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  the State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted  (CON),  Persons  Arrested  (PAR),  Persons  Chargesheeted  (PCS)  and Persons  Convicted  (PCV)  under  Crime  against  Children  during  2018-2020  is  at Annexure-I.
- (c)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  has  undertaken  awareness campaign to encompass various aspects of the POCSO Act in an effective manner by way of a short video clips, an audio clip and a poster which have been disseminated through various means all over India. For effective dissemination of the creative, the creative have also been translated into regional languages for effective outreach.

In the textbooks published by NCERT, the inner pages include a reference to POCSO e-box  available  at  NCPCR@gov.in  and  number  1098-a  national  24  hours  toll  free emergency phone service for children in distress.

' KOMAL ' - a short film on Good Touch and Bad Touch, commissioned by Ministry of Women and Child Development, has also been circulated for sensitization of children and institutions.

(e): To safeguard children against sexual abuse and sexual harassment, Government has enacted Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The act defines a child as any person below the age of 18 years.  POCSO Act under section-12 provides punishment for committing sexual harassment which shall be with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall  also  be  liable  to  fine.  The  Act  was  further  amended  in  2019  to  introduce more stringent  punishment  including  death  penalty  for  committing  sexual  crimes  on children, with a view to deter the perpetrators & prevent such crimes against children.

Further the POCSO Rules, 2020 were also notified by the Ministry to protect the children from exploitation/violence and sexual exploitation. POCSO Rules under Rule3  provides  that  any  institution  housing  children  or  coming  in  regular  contact  with children including schools, creches, sports academies or any other facility for children must ensure a police verification and  background check on periodic basis, of  every staff,  teaching or non-teaching, regular or contractual, or any other person being an employee  of  such  Institution  coming  in  contact  with  the  child.  Such  Institution  shall also ensure that periodic training is organized for sensitizing them on child safety and protection.

The  Ministry  is  implementing  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely  Child Protection  Services  (CPS)  Scheme  -  Mission  Vatsalya  under  which  support  is provided to States and UT Governments for delivering services for children in need of care  and  in  difficult  circumstances.   The  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  established under  the  CPS  scheme  support  inter-alia  age-appropriate  education,  access  to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc.

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## Annexure-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (B) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4972  FOR  01.04.2022  'SEXUAL  EXPLOITATION AGAINST CHILDREN' BY SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA INDICATING STATE/UT-WISE CASES  REGISTERED  (CR),  CASES  CHARGESHEETED  (CCS),  CASES  CONVICTED (CON),  PERSONS  ARRESTED  (PAR),  PERSONS  CHARGESHEETED  (PCS)  AND PERSONS CONVICTED (PCV) UNDER CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN DURING 20182020 .

| SL   | State/UT                    | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   |
|------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|      |                             | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | 2672   | 2082   | 148    | 2941   | 3089   | 252    |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 166    | 82     | 3      | 112    | 89     | 3      |
| 3    | Assam                       | 5447   | 3334   | 81     | 5851   | 3458   | 85     |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 7340   | 3516   | 127    | 6279   | 5340   | 163    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 6924   | 4932   | 1146   | 6553   | 6098   | 1348   |
| 6    | Goa                         | 182    | 136    | 7      | 126    | 195    | 14     |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 4929   | 3731   | 129    | 4945   | 4915   | 137    |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 4869   | 2435   | 458    | 3309   | 3259   | 600    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 772    | 431    | 29     | 548    | 601    | 35     |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 1479   | 978    | 74     | 1435   | 1153   | 84     |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 6131   | 3754   | 677    | 4632   | 4652   | 710    |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 4253   | 3436   | 286    | 4719   | 3978   | 333    |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 18992  | 13633  | 2914   | 16452  | 17826  | 3892   |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 18892  | 8127   | 683    | 13211  | 10120  | 779    |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 128    | 57     | 5      | 121    | 66     | 5      |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 385    | 223    | 21     | 322    | 250    | 21     |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 198    | 221    | 37     | 242    | 226    | 43     |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 70     | 37     | 11     | 53     | 43     | 11     |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 5217   | 2721   | 77     | 3014   | 3346   | 80     |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 2308   | 1362   | 233    | 2021   | 1791   | 287    |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 5150   | 2969   | 564    | 3900   | 3943   | 687    |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 221    | 137    | 33     | 179    | 161    | 45     |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 4155   | 3410   | 766    | 5586   | 4053   | 918    |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 3747   | 2307   | 183    | 3480   | 3157   | 186    |
| 25   | Tripura                     | 271    | 237    | 20     | 316    | 332    | 21     |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 19936  | 13496  | 2528   | 22446  | 21146  | 4838   |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 1306   | 577    | 48     | 716    | 742    | 56     |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 6286   | 5904   | 101    | 6357   | 7020   | 124    |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 132426 | 84265  | 11389  | 119866 | 111049 | 15757  |
| 29   | A&N Islands                 | 162    | 145    | 6      | 177    | 182    | 6      |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 288    | 111    | 37     | 166    | 150    | 54     |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 72     | 41     | 5      | 47     | 49     | 5      |
| 32   | Delhi                       | 8246   | 2941   | 321    | 4311   | 3471   | 427    |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 473    | 236    | 11     | 342    | 329    | 11     |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 | 8      | 7      | 0      | 8      | 7      | 0      |
| 36   | Puducherry                  | 89     | 78     | 1      | 51     | 78     | 1      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 9338   | 3559   | 381    | 5102   | 4266   | 504    |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 141764 | 87824  | 11770  | 124968 | 115315 | 16261  |

| SL   | State/UT                    | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   |
|------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|      |                             | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | 2524   | 1690   | 148    | 2894   | 2825   | 187    |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 153    | 74     | 1      | 128    | 87     | 1      |
| 3    | Assam                       | 6608   | 3710   | 97     | 5462   | 4186   | 98     |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 9320   | 4722   | 156    | 9113   | 7472   | 194    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 5665   | 3879   | 1057   | 4856   | 4887   | 1295   |
| 6    | Goa                         | 167    | 124    | 7      | 126    | 164    | 10     |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 4685   | 3426   | 116    | 4590   | 4555   | 138    |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 5119   | 2283   | 417    | 3037   | 2947   | 493    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 748    | 382    | 57     | 490    | 510    | 69     |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 1674   | 1139   | 273    | 1379   | 1297   | 288    |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 6305   | 3227   | 375    | 3947   | 4232   | 404    |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 4754   | 3808   | 212    | 5611   | 4365   | 240    |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 19028  | 11576  | 2264   | 14317  | 16779  | 3077   |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 19592  | 9277   | 844    | 13606  | 11501  | 961    |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 148    | 85     | 9      | 139    | 109    | 14     |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 379    | 379    | 147    | 490    | 444    | 147    |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 125    | 117    | 72     | 140    | 121    | 76     |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 59     | 35     | 4      | 48     | 42     | 4      |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 7012   | 2787   | 50     | 3255   | 3601   | 51     |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 2625   | 1523   | 280    | 2307   | 1991   | 379    |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 7385   | 4137   | 895    | 5411   | 5438   | 1270   |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 163    | 103    | 12     | 124    | 113    | 12     |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 4139   | 3026   | 606    | 5189   | 3762   | 717    |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 4212   | 3026   | 215    | 3559   | 3773   | 264    |
| 25   | Tripura                     | 311    | 252    | 43     | 312    | 287    | 49     |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 18943  | 13725  | 2665   | 21219  | 20938  | 4120   |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 1214   | 783    | 156    | 958    | 978    | 178    |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 6191   | 6033   | 98     | 6327   | 8223   | 117    |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 139248 | 85328  | 11276  | 119034 | 115627 | 14853  |
| 29   | A&N Islands                 | 153    | 121    | 14     | 139    | 134    | 14     |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 264    | 98     | 28     | 140    | 117    | 33     |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 96     | 63     | 1      | 83     | 68     | 1      |
| 32   | Delhi                       | 7783   | 2386   | 945    | 3602   | 2858   | 975    |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 470    | 223    | 12     | 328    | 310    | 17     |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 | 26     | 11     | 0      | 28     | 13     | 0      |
| 36   | Puducherry                  | 50     | 51     | 9      | 76     | 80     | 9      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 8842   | 2953   | 1009   | 4396   | 3580   | 1049   |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 148090 | 88281  | 12285  | 123430 | 119207 | 15902  |

| SL   | State/UT                    | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   |
|------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT                    | CR     | CCS    | CON    | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              | 2648   | 2103   | 64     | 2924   | 3270   | 72     |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 113    | 71     | 2      | 106    | 92     | 2      |
| 3    | Assam                       | 4622   | 2863   | 57     | 5973   | 3388   | 65     |
| 4    | Bihar                       | 6591   | 3850   | 49     | 4759   | 4760   | 58     |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                | 5056   | 3550   | 503    | 4658   | 4475   | 618    |
| 6    | Goa                         | 125    | 86     | 4      | 105    | 98     | 4      |
| 7    | Gujarat                     | 4075   | 3288   | 28     | 4403   | 4382   | 34     |
| 8    | Haryana                     | 4338   | 2146   | 74     | 2822   | 2754   | 89     |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh            | 636    | 357    | 33     | 503    | 549    | 41     |
| 10   | Jharkhand                   | 1795   | 1171   | 283    | 1542   | 1365   | 302    |
| 11   | Karnataka                   | 5471   | 3447   | 545    | 4295   | 4623   | 570    |
| 12   | Kerala                      | 3941   | 4030   | 709    | 5031   | 5112   | 717    |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh              | 17008  | 11601  | 1139   | 14311  | 16345  | 1400   |
| 14   | Maharashtra                 | 14371  | 8451   | 361    | 11466  | 10646  | 420    |
| 15   | Manipur                     | 125    | 73     | 1      | 115    | 75     | 1      |
| 16   | Meghalaya                   | 415    | 285    | 50     | 390    | 340    | 57     |
| 17   | Mizoram                     | 142    | 127    | 53     | 145    | 133    | 55     |
| 18   | Nagaland                    | 31     | 26     | 12     | 39     | 30     | 13     |
| 19   | Odisha                      | 6330   | 3226   | 54     | 3633   | 4095   | 56     |
| 20   | Punjab                      | 2121   | 1579   | 134    | 2003   | 1912   | 178    |
| 21   | Rajasthan                   | 6580   | 3606   | 828    | 4714   | 4833   | 1034   |
| 22   | Sikkim                      | 147    | 103    | 11     | 135    | 115    | 11     |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                  | 4338   | 3184   | 355    | 5341   | 3892   | 454    |
| 24   | Telangana                   | 4200   | 3268   | 421    | 4149   | 4218   | 470    |
| 25   | Tripura                     | 260    | 217    | 12     | 308    | 314    | 12     |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh               | 15271  | 12105  | 3292   | 18947  | 18399  | 4079   |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                 | 1066   | 740    | 72     | 868    | 845    | 83     |
| 28   | West Bengal                 | 10248  | 6662   | 33     | 6680   | 7918   | 34     |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 122064 | 82215  | 9179   | 110365 | 108978 | 10929  |
| 29   | A&N Islands                 | 141    | 147    | 15     | 138    | 162    | 15     |
| 30   | Chandigarh                  | 209    | 98     | 10     | 109    | 133    | 13     |
| 31   | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 67     | 56     | 4      | 71     | 72     | 6      |
| 32   | Delhi                       | 5362   | 2284   | 97     | 3058   | 2697   | 116    |
| 33   | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 606    | 313    | 17     | 466    | 444    | 22     |
| 34   | Ladakh                      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 | 9      | 6      | 2      | 11     | 6      | 2      |
| 36   | Puducherry                  | 71     | 66     | 42     | 162    | 141    | 42     |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 6467   | 2970   | 187    | 4015   | 3655   | 216    |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 128531 | 85185  | 9366   | 114380 | 112633 | 11145  |