Lok Sabha Question No. 2037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Attacks against Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2037

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## ATTACKS AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 2037       DR. K SUDHAKAR

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data regarding child marriages happening in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any data regarding the attacks against women and children happening in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any data regarding the total amount of funds being paid to Anganwadi workers of Karnataka and if so, the details thereof along with State and Central components including incentives paid to them;
- (d)  whether  the  targets  laid  out  at  Chikkaballapur  in  the  said  State  for  Anganwadi workers have been achieved and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any data regarding the achievements made under the Poshan 2.0 scheme in the State of Karnataka and if so, the details thereof particularly for Chikkaballapur?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a):   National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles statistical data on crimes as reported to it by the States/UTs and publishes the same in its publication 'Crime in India'. The latest published report is available up to the year 2022. The State/ UT wise number of cases registered under 'The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006' as per the NCRB Report for the year 2022 is at Annexure-I .
- (b):   The NCRB report referred above indicates the data on crime against women & children, Crime Head wise [under the 'Indian Penal Code (IPC)' or under the 'Special and Local Laws (SLL)'] & State/ UT wise. There is no separate heading of 'attack against women & children' in this report. However, State/ UT wise total number of

crimes registered against the women and children as per the NCRB Report for the year 2022 is at Annexure-II.

(c):   Anganwadi Workers (AWW) are 'honorary workers' from the local community, for which they are paid honorarium @ Rs. 4,500/- per month on cost sharing basis between Centre and State/UT along with performance linked incentive of Rs.500/-. In addition,  States/UTs  are  also  paying  additional  monetary  incentives/honorarium  to these functionaries from their resources which vary from State to State. The State of Karnataka provides Rs.6500/- per month as additional honorarium to AWWs.

Under Mission Poshan 2.0, there is a provision of providing monthly performancebased  incentive  @Rs.  500/-  to  Anganwadi  Workers  and  Rs.  250/-  to  Anganwadi Helpers against expected tasks as specified in guidelines dated 01.11.2021 issued to States/UTs by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD). During the FY 2023-24, an amount of Rs. 2645.26 lakh was released to the State of Karnataka for incentivising the frontline functionaries.

(d):      As per June 2024 data of Poshan Tracker for Chikkaballapur District, around 67,837 children under 6 years of age were measured for monitoring their growth.

(e):      In the State of Karnataka, as per the report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019-21), the nutrition indicators for children under 5 years have improved as compared to NFHS-4 (2015-16). Stunting has reduced from 36.2% to 35.4%, while wasting has reduced from 26.1% to 19.5% and underweight prevalence has reduced from 35.2% to 32.9%.

However, as per the data of Poshan Tracker for the month of June 2024, 34.30 lakh children under 6 years were measured in the State of Karnataka, out of whom 35% were found to be stunted, 17% were found to be underweight and 3% children under 5 years were found to be wasted. The levels of underweight and wasting in children as obtained from Poshan Tracker data are much less than those projected by NFHS 5.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2037  to  be  answered  on  02.08.2024  regarding  'Attacks  against  Women  and Children'.

The State/ UT - wise number of cases registered under 'The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006' as per the NCRB Report for the year 2022

| Sl.No.   | States/ UTs                |   No. of Incidences/Cases |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh             |                        26 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh          |                         0 |
| 3.       | Assam                      |                       163 |
| 4.       | Bihar                      |                        13 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh               |                         0 |
| 6.       | Goa                        |                         0 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                    |                         9 |
| 8.       | Haryana                    |                        37 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh           |                         4 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                  |                         5 |
| 11.      | Karnataka                  |                       215 |
| 12.      | Kerala                     |                         6 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh             |                         7 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                |                        99 |
| 15.      | Manipur                    |                         1 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                  |                         0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram                    |                         0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland                   |                         0 |
| 19.      | Odisha                     |                        46 |
| 20.      | Punjab                     |                         4 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                  |                        10 |
| 22.      | Sikkim                     |                         0 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                 |                       155 |
| 24.      | Telangana                  |                        53 |
| 25.      | Tripura                    |                         2 |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh              |                        17 |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand                |                         6 |
| 28.      | West Bengal                |                       121 |
| 29.      | A&N Islands                |                         0 |
| 30.      | Chandigarh                 |                         0 |
| 31.      | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu |                         0 |
| 32.      | Delhi                      |                         1 |
| 33.      | Jammu & Kashmir            |                         2 |
| 34.      | Ladakh                     |                         0 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep                |                         0 |
| 36.      | Puducherry                 |                         0 |
|          | Total                      |                      1002 |

Annexure-II Children'.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2037  to  be  answered  on  02.08.2024  regarding  'Attacks  against  Women  and The State/ UT- wise total number of crimes registered against the women and children as per the NCRB Report for the year 2022

| Sl.No.   | States/UTs                 |   Crime against Women |   Crime against Children |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh             |                 25503 |                     3308 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh          |                   335 |                      143 |
| 3.       | Assam                      |                 14148 |                     4084 |
| 4.       | Bihar                      |                 20222 |                     8122 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh               |                  8693 |                     6177 |
| 6.       | Goa                        |                   273 |                      184 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                    |                  7731 |                     4964 |
| 8.       | Haryana                    |                 16743 |                     6138 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh           |                  1551 |                      740 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                  |                  7678 |                     1917 |
| 11.      | Karnataka                  |                 17813 |                     7988 |
| 12.      | Kerala                     |                 15213 |                     5640 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh             |                 32765 |                    20415 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                |                 45331 |                    20762 |
| 15.      | Manipur                    |                   248 |                      120 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                  |                   690 |                      496 |
| 17.      | Mizoram                    |                   147 |                      135 |
| 18.      | Nagaland                   |                    49 |                       35 |
| 19.      | Odisha                     |                 23648 |                     8240 |
| 20.      | Punjab                     |                  5572 |                     2494 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                  |                 45058 |                     9370 |
| 22.      | Sikkim                     |                   179 |                      159 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                 |                  9207 |                     6580 |
| 24.      | Telangana                  |                 22066 |                     5657 |
| 25.      | Tripura                    |                   752 |                      220 |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh              |                 65743 |                    18682 |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand                |                  4337 |                     1706 |
| 28.      | West Bengal                |                 34738 |                     8950 |
| 29.      | A&N Islands                |                   178 |                      146 |
| 30.      | Chandigarh                 |                   325 |                      224 |
| 31.      | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu |                   126 |                      107 |
| 32.      | Delhi                      |                 14247 |                     7468 |
| 33.      | Jammu & Kashmir            |                  3716 |                      920 |
| 34.      | Ladakh                     |                    15 |                        8 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep                |                    16 |                       11 |
| 36.      | Puducherry                 |                   200 |                      139 |
|          | Total                      |                445256 |                   162449 |