Lok Sabha Question No. 802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Monitoring Social Justice Acts
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †802 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

## †802. MONITORING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTS

## SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any mechanism for monitoring the implementation of recent Acts related to social justice;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  there  is  a  requirement  of  infrastructure  and  officers  for  the  implementation  of these Acts, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has provided adequate funds to the States for the said purpose; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing   the following Acts :

- (i) Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (PCR Act);
- (ii)  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities)  Act, 1989 (POA Act);and
- (iii)  Prohibition  of  Employment  as  Manual  Scavengers  and  their  Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act).

PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 :

(a) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements PCR and PoA Acts in so far as it relates to Scheduled Castes excluding administration of criminal justice in regard to offences under these Acts.

(b) Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for implementation of PCR and PoA Acts with regard to criminal offences against members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

MS Act,  2013:

(c) There is a provision for constitution of a Vigilance Committees for each district and  sub-division,  a  State  Monitoring  committee  at  the  State  level  and  a  Central Monitoring  Committee  under  the  Chairmanship  of  the  Union  Minister  of  Social Justice & Empowerment for monitoring the implementation of provisions of this Act.

(c)  :   The  PoA  Rules  1995,  a  subordinate  legislation  under  PoA  Act,  1989  have  several provisions  regarding  monitoring  implementation  of  the  PoA  Act  such  as  appointment  of nodal officers for coordinating functioning of the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police and other Officers responsible for implementing the provision of the Act, appointment of  Special  Officers  in  identified  atrocity  prone  areas,  setting  up  Special  District  and  SubDivisional level Vigilance Monitoring Committees  to review the implementation of provisions of the Act.   The status of implementation of PCR and PoA Acts is also reviewed by a Committee headed by the Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment. The 22nd meeting of this committee was held on 17-02-2016. (d) and (e): Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the PCR and PoA Acts, the position in regard to Central assistance released to the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations is given in the Annexure.

The Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers  is being implemented through National Safai  Karmachari Finance and Development Corporation. There is no provision to provide assistance for infrastructure to States.

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Referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (d)  and  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred   Question  No.802  for answer on 1-3-2016 by Shri Arvind Sawant, MP, regarding Monitoring Social Justice Acts.

Under   PCR Act and POA Act, details of Central assistance released to   States/UTs   during 2013-14, 2014-15   and 2015-16(up 26.02.2016)  as given in the table below:-

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S. No.   | States/UTs          | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (as on 26.02.2016)   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 2013.10   | 425.19    | 405.00                       |
| 2.       | Assam               | -         | -         | -                            |
| 3.       | Bihar               | 427.58    | 415.99    | 950.00                       |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh        | 199.34    | 246.38    | 100.00                       |
| 5.       | Goa                 | 10.50     | 11.00     | 7.00                         |
| 6.       | Gujarat             | 287.54    | 727.25    | 450.00                       |
| 7.       | Haryana             | 266.92    | 178.62    | 160.00                       |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh    | 47.28     | 94.32     | 60.00                        |
| 9.       | Jharkhand           | 85.50     | 140.88    | 25.00                        |
| 10.      | Karnataka           | 687.96    | 1730.53   | 395.00                       |
| 11.      | Kerala              | 0         | 1359.94   | -                            |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 1497.92   | 2183.16   | 2250.00                      |
| 13.      | Maharashtra         | 2149.23   | 2049.80   | 1260.00                      |
| 14.      | Odisha              | 936.79    | 802.33    | 524.00                       |
| 15.      | Punjab              | -         | -         | -                            |
| 16.      | Rajasthan           | 926.47    | 658.77    | 1775.00                      |
| 17.      | Sikkim              | -         | -         | 10.00                        |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu          | 1680.97   | 720.29    | 470.00                       |
| 19.      | Telangana           | -         | 1328.17   | 448.76                       |
| 20.      | Tripura             | -         | 10.00     | 2.00                         |
| 21.      | West Bengal         | -         | 191.63    | 126.00                       |
| 22.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 1314.75   | 1197.54   | 1470.00                      |
| 23.      | Uttarakhand         | 43.14     | 58.19     | 13.00                        |
| 24.      | A &NIslands         | -         | -         | -                            |
| 25.      | Chandigarh          | 9.00      | 20.00     | 1.00                         |
| 26.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 50.29     | -         | -                            |
| 27.      | Daman &Diu          | 5.37      | 9.35      | 10.00                        |
| 28.      | NCT of Delhi        | -         | 29.50     | -                            |
| 29.      | Puducherry          | 125.00    | 150.50    | 165.00                       |
|          | Total :             | 12764.65  | 14739.35  | 11076.76                     |