Lok Sabha Question No. 1476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Person under Preventive/ Administrative Detention Laws
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1476

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

PERSON UNDER PREVENTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION LAWS

1476. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  individuals  detained  in  prisons  under  preventive/ administrative detention laws during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether there has been an increase in detention of juveniles, particularly in left wing extremism affected States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  measures/plans  to  undertake measures  and  to  reduce  the  problems  caused  by  preventive/administrative detention laws and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  data  compiled  by  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau (NCRB), a State/UT wise statement of Detenues lodged in the prisons of the country  is  at  Annexure-I.    A  State/UT  wise  statement  of  persons  arrested during  the  last  three  years  as  reported  by  the  States/UTs  under  National Security Act, 1980 is at Annexure-II.

'Prisons' is a State subject as per Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Therefore, the administration and management of  prisons  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments.  After detention under National Security Act (NSA), 1980, the detenues have right to submit the representation to the Central Government for the revocation of detention  order.  On  the  basis  of  representation  and  order  of  detention  and grounds for the same, the Central Government considers their representation. The Central Government may seek further report if required from  the  concerned  State  Government  on  the  issue  of  continued  detention under NSA.

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## Annexure referred to in part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qeustion No. 1476 for answer on 08.12.2015

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Number of Detenues as per data compiled by   | Number of Detenues as per data compiled by   | Number of Detenues as per data compiled by   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|          |                   | Year 2012                                    | NCRB Year 2013                               | Year 2014                                    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 4                                            | 7                                            | 27                                           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 3        | Assam             | 3                                            | 5                                            | 11                                           |
| 4        | Bihar             | 40                                           | 26                                           | 26                                           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                            | 1                                            | 1                                            |
| 6        | Goa               | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 519                                          | 646                                          | 594                                          |
| 8        | Haryana           | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 144                                          | 72                                           | 35                                           |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 16                                           | 10                                           | 27                                           |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 97                                           | 187                                          | 204                                          |
| 13       | Kerala            | 9                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 139                                          | 124                                          | 61                                           |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 42                                           | 28                                           | 32                                           |
| 16       | Manipur           | 132                                          | 43                                           | 41                                           |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 21                                           | 33                                           | 31                                           |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 19                                           | 50                                           | 37                                           |
| 20       | Odisha            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 21       | Punjab            | 8                                            | 4                                            | 0                                            |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 1                                            | 0                                            | 54                                           |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 523                                          | 1781                                         | 1892                                         |
| 25       | Telangana         | -                                            | -                                            | 26                                           |
| 26       | Tripura           | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 197                                          | 90                                           | 132                                          |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 3                                            | 0                                            | 5                                            |
| 30       | A & N Islands     | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 34       | Delhi             | 5                                            | 6                                            | 1                                            |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
|          | Total             | 1922                                         | 3113                                         | 3237                                         |

## Annexure referred to in part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qeustion No. 1476 for answer on 08.12.2015

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Total number of persons arrested during the last three years as reported by States/UTs under NSA Act 1980   | Total number of persons arrested during the last three years as reported by States/UTs under NSA Act 1980   | Total number of persons arrested during the last three years as reported by States/UTs under NSA Act 1980   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Year 2013                                                                                                   | Year 2014                                                                                                   | Year 2015 (as on 30.11.2015)                                                                                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 3        | Assam             | --                                                                                                          | 10                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                          |
| 4        | Bihar             | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 6        | Goa               | 4                                                                                                           | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 7        | Gujarat           | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 8        | Haryana           | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                           |
| 12       | Karnataka         | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 13       | Kerala            | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 338                                                                                                         | 224                                                                                                         | 221                                                                                                         |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 16       | Manipur           | --                                                                                                          | 77                                                                                                          | 47                                                                                                          |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 18       | Mizoram           | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 126                                                                                                         | 61                                                                                                          | 69                                                                                                          |
| 20       | Odisha            | --                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                           |
| 21       | Punjab            | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 23       | Sikkim            | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 80                                                                                                          | 28                                                                                                          | 22                                                                                                          |
| 25       | Telangana         | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 26       | Tripura           | --                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                           | --                                                                                                          |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 222                                                                                                         | 221                                                                                                         | 229                                                                                                         |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 29       | West Bengal       | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 30       | A & N Islands     | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 34       | Delhi             | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
| 36       | Puducherry        | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          | --                                                                                                          |
|          | Total             | 770                                                                                                         | 628                                                                                                         | 607                                                                                                         |

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