Lok Sabha Question No. 3276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Indecent Representations of Women in Advertisements
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3276

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2015

## INDECENT REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN IN ADVERTISEMENTS

## 3276.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)        whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  indecent  representation  of  women  in  the advertisements and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  several  cases  have  been  registered  under  the  Indecent  Representation  of  Women (Prevention) Act, 1956;
- (c) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of cases registered under the said Act during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)        the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  indecent  representation  of  women  and violation of the Act ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a)       to (c) As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data which is available upto 2014, a total of 141, 362 and 47 cases were reported in the country under Indecent Representation of Women  (Prohibition)  Act,  1986  during  the  year  2012,  2013  and  2014  respectively.  The State/UT-wise details of number of cases registered under the Act is annexed.
- (d) 0gtThe  Indecent  Representation  of  Women  (Prohibition)  Act,  1986  has  provisions  prohibiting indecent  representation  of  women  through  advertisements,  publications,  pamphlets,  etc.  Any person  who  contravenes  the  provisions  of  the  Section  3  and  Section  4  of  the  Act  shall  be punishable with imprisonment and fine.

The  Government  of  India  regularly  conducts  awareness  generation programmes  and  publicity campaigns on various laws relating to women including the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition)  Act,  1986  through  workshops,  fairs,  cultural  programmes,  seminars,  training programmes etc. Further, advertisements are regularly brought out in the print and electronic media to create awareness on laws relating to rights of women.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Question  No  3276    by  Shri  Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel regarding Indecent Representations of Women in Advertisements.

| Sl.No   | State/UT          | 2012   | 2013   |   2014 |
|---------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 21     | 251    |      3 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 3       | Assam             | 3      | 1      |      0 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 5      | 0      |      0 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 1      | 0      |      0 |
| 6       | Goa               | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 8       | Haryana           | 2      | 0      |      1 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 0      | 2      |      2 |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 0      | 2      |      0 |
| 13      | Kerala            | 3      | 20     |     11 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 2      | 0      |      0 |
| 16      | Manipur           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 20      | Odisha            | 1      | 2      |      0 |
| 21      | Punjab            | 0      | 0      |      1 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 62     | 68     |     18 |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 34     | 9      |      4 |
| 25      | Telangana         | -      | -      |      2 |
| 26      | Tripura           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0      | 1      |      1 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 7      | 4      |      4 |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 0      | 1      |      0 |
| 32      | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 34      | Delhi UT          | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 0      | 1      |      0 |
| Total   | Total             | 141    | 362    |     47 |