Lok Sabha Question No. 2643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Safety of Passengers in Taxi
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2643

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10TH MAY, 2016/ VAISAKHA 20, 1938 (SAKA)

SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IN TAXI

2643.   SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  step  to  ensure  safety  of passengers  especially  female  passengers  travelling  in  taxis  booked through online services and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  with  regard  to involvement of taxi drivers in such crimes;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  such  cases reported and the action taken against the taxi drivers and the owners of taxis during the last one year and the current year;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure physical police verification of every single taxi/cab driver; and
- (e)  the  details  of  guidelines  adopted  for  cab  operators  in  this  regard along  with  the  action  taken  against  the  cab  operators  who  do  not follow the guidelines during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain specific information on involvement of taxi drivers in crimes separately.  However,  State/UT  wise  cases  reported,  cases  chargesheeted,  cases  convicted,  persons  arrested,  persons  charge-sheeted and persons convicted under insult to the modesty of women (section 509 IPC) in public transports during 2014 is enclosed at Annexure.

## LS.US.Q.NO. 2643 FOR 10.05.2016

(d) to (e): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  being  State  subjects,  action with  respect  to  maintenance  of  law  and  order  lies  primarily  in  the domain of the State Governments. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory dated 12th May, 2015 on comprehensive approach towards crimes  against  women  which  is  available  in  the  Ministry's  website: www.mha.nic.in. Further,  Himmat  mobile  application  service  has  been  launched  for safety and security of women by Delhi Police. Women help Line No 181 and 1091 are also functioning 24x7 for the help of women.  Under 'Self Defence Programme' a women police team as Self-Defence Trainer is working in districts for imparting Self Defence Training to girl students in  Schools  and  Colleges  in  Delhi.  A  special  drive  of  'Operation Nirbheek'  program  has  also  been  launched  to  encourage  women  for reporting molestation incidents.

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Annexure

State/UT  wise  cases  registered  (CR),  cases  charge  sheeted  (CS),  cases  convicted  (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under Insult to the modesty of women (section 509 IPC) in public transports during 2014

|       |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL    | State/UT          | CR     | CS     | CV     | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 65     | 49     | 7      | 68     | 61     | 7      |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3     | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4     | Bihar             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6     | Goa               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8     | Haryana           | 2      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 6      | 6      | 1      | 8      | 8      | 1      |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 1      | 1      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 0      |
| 13    | Kerala            | 11     | 10     | 4      | 12     | 10     | 4      |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 3      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 8      | 12     | 0      | 10     | 13     | 0      |
| 16    | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20    | Odisha            | 1      | 1      | 0      | 8      | 8      | 0      |
| 21    | Punjab            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 2      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 25    | Telangana         | 3      | 3      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 0      |
| 26    | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 3      | 4      | 2      | 6      | 7      | 2      |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 8      | 3      | 0      | 10     | 3      | 0      |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 113    | 94     | 14     | 133    | 120    | 14     |
| 30    | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32    | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33    | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34    | Delhi UT          | 8      | 8      | 1      | 6      | 9      | 1      |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)       | 8      | 8      | 1      | 6      | 9      | 1      |
| TOTAL | (ALL INDIA)       | 121    | 102    | 15     | 139    | 129    | 15     |

Source: Crime in India

Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.