Lok Sabha Question No. 950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Sexual Harassment of Women in Government/Non-Government Institutions
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2016

## SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT/NON-GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

## 950. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether  there  is  an  increase  in  the  incidents  of  molestations,  sexual  harassment  abuse  of women working in Governments and non-Governments institutions and if so, the number of such incidents reported during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and institutionwise;

(b) the number of cases in which victim women get justice and the number of cases pending in the courts;

(c) whether constitution of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is mandatory in all Ministries/Departments  of  Union/  State  Governments  and  in  private  sector,  if  so,  the  details  and compliance status thereof; and

(d) the further measures taken by the Government for stringent implementation of the Act?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Section 23 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and  Redressal)  Act,  2013  casts  responsibility  on  the  appropriate  Government  to  monitor  the implementation of this Act and maintain data on the number of cases filed and disposed off and there is no centralized mechanism to collect such data.  However, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has started collecting data under the category of insult to the modesty of women (section 509 of IPC) at office premises since 2014. A total of No. of 57 cases were registered and 47 persons were Chargesheeted out of which 2 person are convicted during 2014. The State-wise details of number of Cases Registered (CR), Person Chargesheeted (PC) and Person Convicted (PCV) during 2014 is annexed.

(c)     The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 mandates all the workplace which include any department, organisation, undertaking, establishment,  enterprise,  institution,  office,  branch  or  unit  which  is  established,  owned, controlled  or  wholly  or  substantially  financed  by  funds  provided  directly  or  indirectly  by  the appropriate Government or the local authority or a Government company or a corporation or a co-operative society having more than 10 workers to constitute Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) for receiving complaints of sexual harassment.

The  Act  cast  an  obligation  upon  all  the  employers  to  constitute  Internal  Complaint Committee. If any employer fails to constitute an Internal Complaint Committee, or contravenes or attempts or abets contravention of other provisions of this Act or any rules made there under, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.

(d)     The Ministry of Women and Child Development had issued advisories to all States/UTs Government on 23 rd December, 2013 and 27 th October, 2014 to ensure effective implementation of the Act. The Ministries/Departments in Government of India have also been advised to ensure the compliance of the Act time to time.

Further,  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  along  with  the  industry  bodies,  Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce & Industry  (CCI),  and  National  Association  of  Software  and  Services  Companies (NASSCOM) have been requested to ensure effective implementation of the Act amongst their members in the private sector.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 950 for 22.07.2016 regarding Sexual Harassment of Women in Government/Non-Government Institutions.

The  details  of  State/UT  wise  cases  Cases  Registered  (CR),  Person  Chargesheeted  (PC)  and Person Convicted(PCV) under Insult to the Modesty of Women  (Section 509 of IPC) at office premises during 2014

| Sl. No.   | States            |   Cases Registered |   Person Chargesheeted |   Person Convicted |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                  3 |                      2 |                  0 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 3         | Assam             |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 6         | Goa               |                  1 |                      1 |                  0 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                  1 |                      1 |                  0 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                  1 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                  3 |                      4 |                  0 |
| 13        | Kerala            |                  6 |                      6 |                  0 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                  1 |                      1 |                  0 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                 10 |                      9 |                  0 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 20        | Odisha            |                  8 |                      6 |                  0 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                  2 |                      2 |                  0 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                  5 |                      2 |                  0 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                  0 |                      1 |                  0 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                  4 |                      1 |                  0 |
| 30        | A&N Islands       |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 34        | Delhi*            |                 11 |                      7 |                  2 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |                  0 |                      0 |                  0 |
| 36        | Puducherry        |                  1 |                      4 |                  0 |
|           | Total             |                 57 |                     47 |                  2 |

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