Lok Sabha Question No. 190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Crime against Women
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 190 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

190.  SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there are very few women compartments in various trains on important routes and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that there is laxity in providing adequate safety in women compartments;
- (c) the number of rape, molestation and assault cases on women filed in  last  two  years  by  the  RPF  &  GRPF  in  all  over  the  country,  regionwise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  install  CCTV  cameras  in trains  with  a  view  to  provide  adequate  safety  to  women  and  curb incidents of theft etc.; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  trains  where CCTV cameras have already been installed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.190 BY  SHRI  MD.  BADARUDDOZA  KHAN AND  SHRI  ABHISHEK  SINGH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON

24.02.2016 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST WOMEN.

(a):  Section  58  of  the  Railways  Act,  1989  provides  for  earmarking  of accommodation for female passengers in trains. Accordingly, in trains carrying passengers, Indian Railways have earmarked following accommodation for female passengers:

- i. A reservation quota of six berths in sleeper class in long distance Mail/Express trains.
2. A combined quota of four lower berths per coach in Sleeper class and two lower berths per coach in Air Conditioned 3 tier (3AC) and  Air  Conditioned  2  tier  (2AC)  classes  for  Senior  citizens, Female  passengers  45  years  of  age  and  above,  and  pregnant
- ii. women.
- iii. Second  class  accommodation  for  women  in  the  second  Classcum-Luggage-cum  Guard's  Coach  (SLR)  in  most  of  the  long distance trains.
- iv. Unreserved  coaches/compartments  for  female  passengers  in EMU (Electrical Multiple Unit)/DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit)/MMTS(Multi Modal Transport System) trains & local passenger  trains  depending  upon  demand  pattern  as  well  as availability of accommodation.
- v. Running  of  ladies  special  EMU/MEMU/MMTS  services  on  the suburban sections of Mumbai, Kolkata, Secunderabad and Chennai  as  well  as  on  the  Delhi-National  Capital  Region  (NCR) sections. ...2/-

- (b):  No,  Madam.    Prevention  of  crime,  registration  of  cases,  their investigation in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Police, which they discharge  through  Government  Railway  Police  (GRP)  of  the  State concerned. As such the cases of crime on Railways are reported to, registered and investigated by the Govt. Railway Police. However, RPF  supplements  the  efforts  of  GRP  by  deploying  their  staff  for escorting  of  important  trains  in  affected  areas  and  for  access control duties at important and sensitive railway stations.

The following steps are taken by the Railways to improve safety and security of women passengers as under:-

- (i) On vulnerable and identified routes/ sections, 2300 trains (on an average) are escorted by Railway Protection Force daily, in addition  to  2200  trains  escorted  by  Government  Railway Police of different States daily.
- (ii) All the ladies special trains running in Metropolitan cities are being escorted by lady RPF constables.
- (iii) The ladies  compartments  in  sub-urban  local  trains  are  being escorted by RPF and GRP during peak / non-peak hours. Staff deployment is made during late night and early morning suburban  local  trains  to  ensure  proper  security  to  the  lady passengers.

- (iv) An  All  India  Security  Helpline  182  has  been  operational  to enable passengers to seek security related assistance round the clock.
- (v) An Integrated Security System consisting of electronic surveillance of vulnerable stations through Close Circuit Television  Camera  Network,  access  control,  Anti-sabotage checks  have  been  sanctioned  to strengthen surveillance mechanism over 202 sensitive Railway stations.
- (vi) RPF holds regular coordination meetings with State Police at all  levels  to  ensure  proper  registration  and  investigation  of crime by Government Railway Police (GRP).
- (c):      Policing  on  Railways  is  a  State  subject  and  the  Government Railway  Police  of  the  concerned  State  register  the  cases  of  crime against women. The details of the rape, molestation & assault cases on women filed by GRP during the years 2014 and 2015 is appended.
- (d)  & (e):  CCTV cameras have been installed in main line coaches in one coach each in the following trains on trial basis:-
- (i)  12625/12626, Kerala Express
- (ii) 16179/16180 Mannai Express
- (iii) 16713/16714 Rameshwaram Express.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART(c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.190 BY SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN AND SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.02.2016 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST WOMEN.

|                    |      | No. of cases registered   | No. of cases registered          |
|--------------------|------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Railway            | Year | Rape                      | Molestation and assault on women |
| Central            | 2014 | 7                         | 71                               |
| Central            | 2015 | 9                         | 105                              |
| Eastern            | 2014 | 7                         | 61                               |
| Eastern            | 2015 | 2                         | 52                               |
| East Central       | 2014 | 1                         | 24                               |
| East Central       | 2015 | 2                         | 31                               |
| East Coast         | 2014 | 0                         | 4                                |
| East Coast         | 2015 | 0                         | 2                                |
| Northern           | 2014 | 4                         | 48                               |
| Northern           | 2015 | 7                         | 50                               |
| North Central      | 2014 | 0                         | 14                               |
| North Central      | 2015 | 2                         | 15                               |
| North Eastern      | 2014 | 0                         | 3                                |
| North Eastern      | 2015 | 0                         | 9                                |
| Northeast Frontier | 2014 | 1                         | 11                               |
| Northeast Frontier | 2015 | 0                         | 11                               |
| North Western      | 2014 | 1                         | 7                                |
| North Western      | 2015 | 1                         | 3                                |
| Southern           | 2014 | 1                         | 78                               |
| Southern           | 2015 | 0                         | 53                               |
| South Central      | 2014 | 0                         | 16                               |
| South Central      | 2015 | 2                         | 18                               |
| South Eastern      | 2014 | 0                         | 5                                |
| South Eastern      | 2015 | 0                         | 6                                |
| Southeast          | 2014 | 0                         | 7                                |
| Central            | 2015 | 0                         | 9                                |
| Central            | 2014 | 0                         | 4                                |
| South Western      | 2015 | 0                         | 6                                |
| South Western      | 2014 | 0                         | 33                               |
| Western            | 2015 | 2                         | 36                               |
| Western            | 2014 | 3                         | 48                               |
| West Central       | 2015 | 7                         | 21                               |
| West Central       | 2014 | 25                        | 434                              |
| TOTAL              | 2015 | 34                        | 427                              |

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