Lok Sabha Question No. 1501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Compensation to Victims of Acid Attacks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1501

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 17,1937 (SAKA)

## COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF ACID ATTACKS

1501.

SHRI P.R. SENTHIL NATHAN:

ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether sexual offences and acid attacks on women have been reported in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  cases  reported  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to provide compensation to the victims of sexual offences and acid attacks;
- (d) if so, whether the Government has finalized the guidelines for setting up of  a  fund  to  reimburse  the  State  Governments  for  financial  assistance extended to such victims; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the total funds earmarked for each State and the amount of compensation likely to be paid to a victim of such offences?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB),  a  total  of  36,735  cases,  4,234  cases,  82,235  cases,  9,735  cases, 8,904  cases  and  137  cases  were  reported  under  rape  (section  376  IPC), attempt to commit rape (section 376/511 IPC), assault on women with intent to  outrage  her  modesty  (section  354  IPC),  insult  to  the  modesty  of  women (section 509 IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and  acid  attack  on  women  (section  326A  IPC)  respectively  in  the  country during  2014  (Annexure-I.)  State/UT  wise  cases  reported  under  such  crimes reported during 2014 and 2015 is enclosed at Annexure-II. Data for the year 2015 is provisional.

## L.S.U.S.Q.No.1501 FOR 08.12.2015

(c) (d) & (e): Ministry of Home  Affairs has set up a Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) with an initial corpus fund of Rs 200 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund. As per the Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme, the State  Governments  are  to  modify  the  State  Victim  Compensation  Scheme (VCS) suitably in view of the implementation of the CVCS guidelines, which is also available on the website of this Ministry viz www.mha.nic.in.

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 State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations.

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State/UT wise cases registered under rape (section 376 IPC), attempt to commit rape (sectio n 376/511 IPC), assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty (section 354 IPC), insult to the modesty of women (section 509 IPC), acid attack (section 326A IPC) and the Protection of Childern from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 during 2014

| SL. No.   | State/UT          |   Rape (section 376 IPC) |   Attempt to commit rape (section 376/511 IPC) |   Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty (section 354 IPC) |   Insult to the modesty of women (section 509 IPC) |   Acid Attack (section 326A IPC) |   Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                      961 |                                            165 |                                                                    4547 |                                               2649 |                                5 |                                                     106 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                       83 |                                             10 |                                                                     121 |                                                  3 |                                0 |                                                       5 |
| 3         | Assam             |                     1980 |                                            227 |                                                                    3099 |                                                  1 |                                0 |                                                     311 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                     1127 |                                            484 |                                                                     572 |                                                 69 |                                2 |                                                      57 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                     1436 |                                             21 |                                                                    2122 |                                                 79 |                                0 |                                                     417 |
| 6         | Goa               |                       95 |                                              2 |                                                                     202 |                                                 57 |                                0 |                                                       4 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                      841 |                                              6 |                                                                    1352 |                                                173 |                                5 |                                                     118 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                     1174 |                                            136 |                                                                    1688 |                                                102 |                                5 |                                                       3 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                      283 |                                              5 |                                                                     538 |                                                 60 |                                0 |                                                      22 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                      331 |                                             20 |                                                                    1421 |                                                237 |                                1 |                                                       0 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                     1050 |                                            208 |                                                                     440 |                                                 18 |                                1 |                                                      31 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                     1324 |                                             22 |                                                                    5263 |                                                170 |                                2 |                                                     620 |
| 13        | Kerala            |                     1347 |                                             36 |                                                                    4367 |                                                257 |                                1 |                                                     439 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                     5076 |                                             56 |                                                                    9609 |                                                429 |                                7 |                                                     126 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                     3438 |                                             15 |                                                                   10001 |                                               1575 |                                2 |                                                     190 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                       75 |                                              1 |                                                                      98 |                                                  0 |                                0 |                                                       7 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                      118 |                                             26 |                                                                     105 |                                                 54 |                                0 |                                                      48 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                      120 |                                              1 |                                                                      97 |                                                 29 |                                0 |                                                      42 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                       30 |                                              3 |                                                                      16 |                                                  1 |                                0 |                                                       0 |
| 20        | Odisha            |                     1978 |                                             33 |                                                                    5543 |                                                379 |                                8 |                                                     109 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                      981 |                                            154 |                                                                    1113 |                                                 35 |                                5 |                                                      25 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                     3759 |                                            373 |                                                                    5999 |                                                 18 |                                3 |                                                     191 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                       47 |                                              9 |                                                                      34 |                                                  3 |                                1 |                                                      23 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                      455 |                                             16 |                                                                    1102 |                                                229 |                                6 |                                                    1055 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                      979 |                                             73 |                                                                    3188 |                                               1142 |                                0 |                                                      25 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                      239 |                                             35 |                                                                     492 |                                                 11 |                                2 |                                                      32 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                     3467 |                                            324 |                                                                    8605 |                                                 29 |                               42 |                                                    3637 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                      270 |                                             41 |                                                                     343 |                                                  4 |                                0 |                                                      74 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                     1466 |                                           1656 |                                                                    5670 |                                                543 |                               27 |                                                    1058 |
|           | TOTAL STATE(S)    |                    34530 |                                           4158 |                                                                   77747 |                                               8356 |                              125 |                                                    8775 |
| 30        | A &NIslands       |                       32 |                                              0 |                                                                      41 |                                                  5 |                                0 |                                                       0 |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |                       59 |                                              6 |                                                                      87 |                                                  2 |                                0 |                                                       0 |
| 32        | D&NHaveli         |                        5 |                                              0 |                                                                       2 |                                                  1 |                                0 |                                                       0 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        |                        2 |                                              0 |                                                                       3 |                                                  0 |                                0 |                                                       0 |
| 34        | Delhi UT          |                     2096 |                                             70 |                                                                    4322 |                                               1361 |                               12 |                                                     107 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |                        1 |                                              0 |                                                                       1 |                                                  2 |                                0 |                                                       1 |
| 36        | Puducherry        |                       10 |                                              0 |                                                                      32 |                                                  8 |                                0 |                                                      21 |
|           | TOTAL UT(S)       |                     2205 |                                             76 |                                                                    4488 |                                               1379 |                               12 |                                                     129 |

Source: Crime in India

| SL   | State/UT          | Rape (section 376 IPC)   | Attempt to commit rape (section 376/511 IPC)   | Assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty (section 354 IPC)   | Insult to the modesty of women (section 509 IPC)   | Acid Attack (section 326A IPC)   | Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012   | Figures are upto the month of   |
|------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 727                      | 156                                            | 3469                                                                    | 1588                                               | 12                               | 85                                                      | September                       |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 62                       | 8                                              | 78                                                                      | 5                                                  | 0                                | 1                                                       | September                       |
| 3    | Assam             | 892                      | 111                                            | 1409                                                                    | 23                                                 | 0                                | 145                                                     | June                            |
| 4    | Bihar             | 750                      | 145                                            | 792                                                                     | 22                                                 | 2                                | 1                                                       | August                          |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 684                      | 10                                             | 846                                                                     | 27                                                 | 0                                | 50                                                      | June                            |
| 6    | Goa               | 61                       | 0                                              | 143                                                                     | 28                                                 | 0                                | 1                                                       | October                         |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 614                      | 3                                              | 961                                                                     | 23                                                 | 7                                | 1                                                       | September                       |
| 8    | Haryana           | 700                      | 80                                             | 1315                                                                    | 53                                                 | 3                                | 85                                                      | August                          |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 170                      | 2                                              | 359                                                                     | 45                                                 | 1                                | 8                                                       | September                       |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 140                      | 0                                              | 749                                                                     | 107                                                | 0                                | 0                                                       | upto August except Jan to March |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 699                      | 103                                            | 265                                                                     | 3                                                  | 0                                | 5                                                       | August except July              |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 847                      | 15                                             | 3583                                                                    | 116                                                | 0                                | 335                                                     | September                       |
| 13   | Kerala            | 814                      | 20                                             | 2739                                                                    | 186                                                | 2                                | 329                                                     | August                          |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 2898                     | 30                                             | 5898                                                                    | 205                                                | 3                                | 37                                                      | August                          |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 2780                     | 12                                             | 8906                                                                    | 768                                                | 1                                | 144                                                     | September                       |
| 16   | Manipur           | 35                       | 4                                              | 68                                                                      | 0                                                  | 0                                | 22                                                      | September                       |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 70                       | 18                                             | 67                                                                      | 14                                                 | 0                                | 70                                                      | August                          |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 53                       | 3                                              | 57                                                                      | 4                                                  | 0                                | 67                                                      | September                       |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 16                       | 3                                              | 0                                                                       | 0                                                  | 0                                | 0                                                       | September                       |
| 20   | Odisha            | 983                      | 59                                             | 2901                                                                    | 222                                                | 2                                | 78                                                      | July except May                 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 335                      | 50                                             | 468                                                                     | 6                                                  | 0                                | 9                                                       | May                             |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 1435                     | 177                                            | 1964                                                                    | 5                                                  | 1                                | 48                                                      | May                             |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 25                       | 1                                              | 27                                                                      | 1                                                  | 0                                | 3                                                       | September                       |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 312                      | 20                                             | 840                                                                     | 168                                                | 2                                | 367                                                     | September                       |
| 25   | Telangana         | 759                      | 36                                             | 2851                                                                    | 1069                                               | 0                                | 117                                                     | September                       |
| 26   | Tripura           | 133                      | 27                                             | 218                                                                     | 3                                                  | 0                                | 0                                                       | August                          |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 2113                     | 94                                             | 5183                                                                    | 62                                                 | 18                               | 1259                                                    | August                          |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 214                      | 1                                              | 242                                                                     | 12                                                 | 0                                | 0                                                       | September                       |
| 29   | West Bengal       | NR                       | NR                                             | NR                                                                      | NR                                                 | NR                               | NR                                                      |                                 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 19321                    | 1188                                           | 46398                                                                   | 4765                                               | 54                               | 3267                                                    |                                 |
| 30   | A &NIslands       | 30                       | 0                                              | 41                                                                      | 5                                                  | 0                                | 1                                                       | September                       |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 58                       | 7                                              | 62                                                                      | 27                                                 | 0                                | 1                                                       | October                         |
| 32   | D&NHaveli         | 8                        | 0                                              | 4                                                                       | 0                                                  | 0                                | 2                                                       | September                       |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        | 3                        | 0                                              | 3                                                                       | 1                                                  | 0                                | 0                                                       | July                            |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 1334                     | 33                                             | 3161                                                                    | 942                                                | 11                               | 60                                                      | August                          |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0                        | 0                                              | 4                                                                       | 0                                                  | 0                                | 0                                                       | September                       |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 2                        | 4                                              | 9                                                                       | 9                                                  | 0                                | 27                                                      | September except August         |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 1435                     | 44                                             | 3284                                                                    | 984                                                | 11                               | 91                                                      |                                 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 20756                    | 1232                                           | 49682                                                                   | 5749                                               | 65                               | 3358                                                    |                                 |

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