Lok Sabha Question No. 1474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Communalism and Casteism
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1474

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 17,1937 (SAKA)

COMMUNALISM AND CASTEISM

†1474.

SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  incidents  of  communalism/casteism  have  been  reported  in  the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  total  number  of  such  cases  reported  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) and (b):   As per available information, the State-wise details of communal incidents  reported  during  last  three  years  i.e.  2012,  2013,  2014  and  2015 (upto October) are enclosed at Annexure-I.

The  State/UT  wise  details  of  cases  registered  under  atrocities  against persons  belonging  to  scheduled  castes  during  2012,  2013  and  2014  are enclosed as Annexure-II.  The information for the year 2015 is not available.

- (c)    'Public Order' and 'Police' are State subjects as per the provisions of the Constitution of India.  The responsibilities of maintaining law and order including  communal  violence,  rest  primarily with  the  respective  State Governments.

However,  to  maintain  communal  harmony  in  the  country,  the Central Government assists the  State Governments/Union Territory Administrations in a variety of ways like sharing of information, sending alert messages and advisories,  sending  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  including  the  composite Rapid Action Force, created specially to deal with communal situations, to the concerned State Governments on specific requests and in the modernisation  of  the  State  Police  Forces.    The  Central  Government  has circulated revised Guidelines to promote Communal Harmony to the States and Union Territories in 2008 which inter alia, lay down standard operating procedures  to  be  put  in  place  to  deal  with  situation  arising  out  of  the communal  violence.  They  also  delineate  preventive  and  administrative measures to be taken to maintain communal harmony.  These guidelines are reiterated while sending advisories.

Govt. of India has also circulated advisory to the States & Union Territories in  2010  on  measures  to  curb  Crime  against  Scheduled  Castes/Scheduled Tribes.

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| STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a to b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 FOR 08.12.2015 SHOWING NUMBER OF COMMUNAL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE YEARS 2012, 2013, 2014 AND 2015 (JANUARY TO OCTOBER)   | STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a to b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 FOR 08.12.2015 SHOWING NUMBER OF COMMUNAL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE YEARS 2012, 2013, 2014 AND 2015 (JANUARY TO OCTOBER)   | STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a to b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 FOR 08.12.2015 SHOWING NUMBER OF COMMUNAL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE YEARS 2012, 2013, 2014 AND 2015 (JANUARY TO OCTOBER)   | STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a to b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 FOR 08.12.2015 SHOWING NUMBER OF COMMUNAL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE YEARS 2012, 2013, 2014 AND 2015 (JANUARY TO OCTOBER)   | STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a to b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 FOR 08.12.2015 SHOWING NUMBER OF COMMUNAL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE YEARS 2012, 2013, 2014 AND 2015 (JANUARY TO OCTOBER)   |
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| Name of State                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2015 (JANUARY OCTOBER)                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| A & N Islands                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Incidents 0                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Incidents 0                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Incidents 0                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Incidents 0                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 60                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 63                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 61                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 59                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| D & N Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 57                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 68                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 74                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 47                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| J & K                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 69                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 73                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 73                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 79                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 56                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 41                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 92                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 84                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 56                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 86                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 94                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 88                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Meghalaya Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Tripura Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 118                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 247                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 133                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 139                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 668                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 823                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 644                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 650                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 FOR 08.12.2015 SHOWING NUMBER OF CASES REGISTERED UNDER ATROCITIES AGAINST PERSONS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES (SCs) DURING 2012, 2013 AND 2014

|       |                   | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL.NO | State/UT          | CR     | CR     | CR     |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 3048   | 3264   | 2104   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3     | Assam             | 4      | 8      | 2      |
| 4     | Bihar             | 4821   | 6721   | 7874   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 262    | 242    | 359    |
| 6     | Goa               | 9      | 11     | 12     |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 1026   | 1190   | 1075   |
| 8     | Haryana           | 252    | 493    | 444    |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 126    | 144    | 113    |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 696    | 978    | 903    |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 2594   | 2555   | 1865   |
| 13    | Kerala            | 810    | 756    | 712    |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 2875   | 2945   | 3294   |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 1086   | 1657   | 1763   |
| 16    | Manipur           | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20    | Odisha            | 2265   | 2592   | 1657   |
| 21    | Punjab            | 71     | 126    | 123    |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 5559   | 6475   | 6734   |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 5      | 6      | 3      |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 1638   | 1844   | 1486   |
| 25    | Telangana         | -      | -      | 1427   |
| 26    | Tripura           | 76     | 48     | 1      |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 6201   | 7078   | 8066   |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 33     | 34     | 60     |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 85     | 115    | 130    |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 33543  | 39283  | 40208  |
| 30    | A & NIslands      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 2      | 4      | 1      |
| 32    | D&NHaveli         | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33    | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 34    | Delhi UT          | 44     | 52     | 86     |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 4      | 6      | 5      |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)       | 50     | 63     | 92     |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 33593  | 39346  | 40300  |

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