Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Atrocities Against Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO 220

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2016

## ATROCITIES AGAINST WOMEN

## +*220. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

- Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)   whether there has been a sharp increase in the incidences of atrocities/violence/domestic violence against women; (b)   if so, the details thereof, State/UT wise along with the action taken by the Government against the guilty persons; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  concrete  steps  including  enactment  of  legislation, implementing executive orders and working in collaboration with the States to curb the above menace, if so, the details thereof; (d)      whether  there  is  a  shortage  of  protection  officers  as  stipulated  in  the  Protection  of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and (e)    whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take steps, by way of increased fund allocation, in order to impart training and capacity building of Protection Officers to comply
- with the provisions of the act, if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 220 FOR 11.03.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN  AND  SHRI  KALIKESH  N.  SINGH  DEO  REGARDING  ATROCITIES AGAINST WOMEN

(a)  & (b)   As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) which is available upto 2014, a  total  of  244270,  309546  and  3,37,922  cases  were  reported  in  the  country  under  crimes against women including domestic violence during 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. There is  an  increasing  trend  in  reporting  of  cases.  The  State-wise  details  of  number  of  Cases Registered  (CR),  Cases  Charge-Sheeted(CS)  and  Cases  Convicted(CV)  under  Domestic Violence Act-2005 during the last three years is annexed.

(c)       As per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects and, as such the primary responsibility of prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of crime lies with the States/UT Administrations.  However, safety and security of women in the country is of utmost priority for  the  Government.  There  has  been  special  laws  enacted  relating  to  women  such  as  the Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act,  2005;  Dowry  Prohibition  Act,  1961; Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986; and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and  Prohibition of Child  Marriage  Act,2006  (PCMA).  The  Criminal  Law  (Amendment),  Act  2013  has  been enacted making the punishment more stringent for offences like rape.

Further  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  has  recently  made  some schematic  interventions  to  address  the  issue  of  violence  against  women  such  as  One  Stop Centre(OSC) ,  Universelisation  of  Women  Helpline  scheme  and  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao scheme.  The  scheme  of  One  Stop  Centre  is  being  implemented  from  1 st April  2015  in State/UTs with the objective of providing medical aid, police assistance, legal aid, psychosocial counselling etc. to the women affected by violence. The scheme for Universalisation of Women Helpline is  being  implemented  through  States/UTs  from  1 st April  2015  providing immediate  and  emergency  relief  to  women  in  distress.  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Badhao  scheme launched on 22 nd January, 2015 aims at addressing the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio and empowerment of women on a life cycle continuum.

(d)  &  (e)  State  /UT  Governments  are  responsible  for  implementation  of  the  Protection  of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005. States/UTs are required to appoint the  Protection  Officers,  registration  of  Service  Providers  and  notification  of  shelter  homes and  medical  facilities.    All  State/UT  Governments  have  appointed/  designated  Protection Officers.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  regularly  reviews  the implementation  of  the  Act  in  workshops  and  conferences  with  State  Governments/UT Administrations. It has also been emphasised upon the State Governments/UT Administrations to impart training to Protection Officer and First Class Judicial Magistrates/Metropolitan Magistrates to deal with cases under Domestic Violence Act.

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Annexe-I Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question    No.  220  for

11.3.2016 regarding Atrocities Against Women. No.  of  Cases  Registered  (CR),  Cases  Charge-Sheeted(CS)  and  Cases  Convicted(CV),  under  crimes against women including domestic violence during last three year.

| S. No.   |                   | 2012   | 2012   | 2012   | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | CR     | CS     | CV     | CR     | CS     | CV     | CR     | CS     | CV     |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 28171  | 22524  | 2086   | 32809  | 26002  | 2228   | 16512  | 13389  | 835    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 201    | 127    | 24     | 288    | 186    | 15     | 351    | 241    | 9      |
| 3        | Assam             | 13544  | 7524   | 430    | 17449  | 9317   | 394    | 19139  | 10035  | 516    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 11229  | 8970   | 682    | 13609  | 9448   | 812    | 15383  | 10131  | 525    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 4228   | 4108   | 1050   | 7012   | 5453   | 1170   | 6255   | 5596   | 1528   |
| 6        | Goa               | 200    | 82     | 6      | 440    | 243    | 11     | 488    | 321    | 14     |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 9561   | 9017   | 199    | 12283  | 11263  | 217    | 10837  | 10148  | 174    |
| 8        | Haryana           | 6002   | 4314   | 852    | 9089   | 6374   | 1190   | 8974   | 5721   | 690    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 912    | 745    | 72     | 1478   | 1049   | 111    | 1517   | 1117   | 69     |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 3328   | 2639   | 219    | 3509   | 2522   | 252    | 3321   | 2355   | 105    |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 4536   | 3234   | 764    | 6506   | 4543   | 982    | 5972   | 4544   | 785    |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 10366  | 8174   | 378    | 12027  | 9733   | 369    | 13914  | 11264  | 354    |
| 13       | Kerala            | 10930  | 10377  | 610    | 11216  | 9927   | 690    | 11380  | 10118  | 549    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 16832  | 16687  | 3181   | 22061  | 19729  | 4220   | 28678  | 25455  | 5771   |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 16353  | 14746  | 598    | 24895  | 20301  | 768    | 26693  | 22775  | 923    |
| 16       | Manipur           | 304    | 25     | 0      | 285    | 28     | 3      | 337    | 71     | 4      |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 255    | 147    | 9      | 343    | 296    | 9      | 388    | 312    | 13     |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 199    | 187    | 118    | 177    | 159    | 102    | 258    | 240    | 139    |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 51     | 41     | 22     | 67     | 48     | 42     | 67     | 46     | 22     |
| 20       | Odisha            | 11988  | 10628  | 653    | 14173  | 12094  | 428    | 14606  | 12172  | 429    |
| 21       | Punjab            | 3238   | 1842   | 388    | 4994   | 2953   | 800    | 5425   | 3158   | 637    |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 21106  | 11388  | 2761   | 27933  | 14473  | 3192   | 31151  | 16422  | 3659   |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 68     | 51     | 11     | 93     | 100    | 106    | 110    | 103    | 46     |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 7192   | 4967   | 1060   | 7475   | 6091   | 1512   | 6325   | 4750   | 1185   |
| 25       | Telangana         | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 14136  | 11363  | 504    |
| 26       | Tripura           | 1559   | 1415   | 279    | 1628   | 1546   | 140    | 1615   | 1341   | 107    |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 23569  | 15262  | 5757   | 32546  | 21868  | 5672   | 38467  | 26384  | 5279   |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 1067   | 794    | 607    | 1719   | 1022   | 435    | 1395   | 979    | 283    |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 30942  | 30627  | 607    | 29826  | 30112  | 609    | 38299  | 35287  | 422    |
| 30       | A &NIslands       | 49     | 42     | 5      | 106    | 111    | 8      | 115    | 97     | 12     |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 241    | 190    | 23     | 488    | 256    | 54     | 432    | 262    | 65     |
| 32       | D &NHaveli        | 16     | 20     | 3      | 21     | 12     | 0      | 21     | 16     | 0      |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        | 11     | 14     | 1      | 24     | 18     | 0      | 15     | 14     | 1      |
| 34       | Delhi             | 5959   | 3061   | 1176   | 12888  | 6429   | 923    | 15265  | 6395   | 1005   |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 2      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 1      | 0      | 4      | 3      | 0      |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 61     | 52     | 9      | 86     | 64     | 12     | 77     | 57     | 1      |
|          | Total             | 244270 | 194021 | 24640  | 309546 | 233771 | 27476  | 337922 | 252682 | 26660  |