Lok Sabha Question No. 2321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Atrocities against Girl Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## Atrocities against Girl Students

## 2321. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed atrocities against girl students in various higher educational institutions including Central Universities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has any mechanism to monitor such cases; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d)  As per University Grants Commission (UGC), 295 cases of  sexual harassment have been reported during 2014-15 in various institutes of higher learning against women . All  India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has also reported two (2) cases of sexual harassment against women. The details of such cases are given at Annexure.

The UGC have taken various steps to address the issue of sexual harassment in institutions of higher learning. Directions have been issued by UGC to all universities to establish a Cell to monitor and deal with sexual harassment cases and also to develop a page on their web-site for loading such complaints of sexual harassment. The universities have also been advised to take prompt action as soon as such incidents comes to their notice. The institutions of higher learning have been advised to hold conferences, seminars, workshops to sensitize the management and teachers and students about the issue. In the latest advisory issued in November, 2015, UGC has further  reiterated  its  policy  of  zero  tolerance  with  regard  to  harassment  of  any  kind  in  the institutions of higher education.

AICTE has Standing Complaint Scrutiny Committee (SCSC) who scrutinize/examine the complaints, and as per the Complaint Handling Procedure Manual of AICTE, complaints related to sexual harassment received in AICTE are forwarded to National Commission for Women for necessary action.

The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  also  written  to  Centrally  Funded Higher Education Institutions (CFHEIs)  to tackle the issue of atrocities against girl students and advised them for  formation of Complaints Committee as per guidelines i.e. Committee against Sexual Harassment (CASH) or Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) or Women Cell to address the complaints of the students and women employees.

Several  innovative  measures  such  as  setting  up  of  Complaint  Box  at  various  places, installation of closed circuit Television (CCTV) in campuses viz. parking corridors, canteen etc., to-and-fro  escort  shuttle  service  for  girls,  provision  for  Girls  Common  Room  in  the  institute, training on use of technology as a tool for safety, dedicated emergency helpline have been taken for  addressing  the  issue  of  sexual  harassment.  The  CFHEIs  have  also  created  monitoring mechanism to ensure that the complaints are registered freely without any fear or trouble, action is taken on these complaints in a time-bound manner and if need be, assistance of local law and order authorities is sought.

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## Annexure is referred to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Parliament Question 2321 for 14.12.2015 by Shri Anto Antony regarding 'Atrocities against Girl Students'

List  of  cases  of  sexual  harassment  in  higher  education  institutions  during  one  year  i.e. 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015 (University-wise)

## I. University Grants Commission

|   Sl. No. | Name of the University                                                                             |   Number of cases of sexual harassment |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Central University of Gujarat                                                                      |                                      1 |
|         2 | C.U. Shah University, Distt. Surendra Nagar (Gujarat)                                              |                                      3 |
|         3 | Gujarat University, Ahemdabad (Gujarat)                                                            |                                      1 |
|         4 | Nirma University, Ahemdabad (Gujarat)                                                              |                                      1 |
|         5 | Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat (Gujarat)                                              |                                      1 |
|         6 | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P.)                                                          |                                      4 |
|         7 | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.)                                                          |                                     15 |
|         8 | Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.)                                                              |                                      3 |
|         9 | GLA University, Mathura (U.P.)                                                                     |                                      3 |
|        10 | Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izat Nagar (U.P.)                                            |                                      1 |
|        11 | Integral University, Lucknow (U.P.)                                                                |                                      3 |
|        12 | King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow (U.P.)                                    |                                      9 |
|        13 | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (U.P.)                                       |                                      2 |
|        14 | Rama University, Kanpur (U.P.)                                                                     |                                      1 |
|        15 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.)                   |                                      1 |
|        16 | Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.)                |                                     10 |
|        17 | Sharda University, Greater Noida (U.P.)                                                            |                                      3 |
|        18 | Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Meerut (U.P.)                                               |                                      1 |
|        19 | University of Lucknow, Lucknow (U.P.)                                                              |                                      7 |
|        20 | Amity University, Jaipur (Rajasthan)                                                               |                                      1 |
|        21 | Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer (Rajasthan)                                                 |                                      5 |
|        22 | Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)                                                    |                                      1 |
|        23 | Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur (Rajasthan)                                                  |                                      5 |
|        24 | Manipal University, Jaipur (Rajasthan)                                                             |                                      1 |
|        25 | Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur (Rajasthan)                                             |                                      1 |
|        26 | University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (Rajasthan)                                                        |                                      3 |
|        27 | Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh)                                         |                                      2 |
|        28 | Makhan Lal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) |                                      2 |
|        29 | People's University, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)                                                       |                                      1 |
|        30 | Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)                                  |                                      1 |
|        31 | Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur (Bihar)                                                |                                      1 |
|        32 | Indira Kala Sangeet Vishvavidyalaya, Khairagarh (Chhattisgarh)                                     |                                      2 |
|        33 | Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi (Jharkhand)                                                  |                                      1 |

|   35. | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) (Uttarakhand)               |   1 |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
|    36 | Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani (Uttarakhand)                                        |   1 |
|    37 | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)                         |   3 |
|    38 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (Jammu & Kashmir)                                 |   1 |
|    39 | Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)               |   2 |
|    40 | Dr. Yaswant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) |   2 |
|    41 | Gurunanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab)                                                |   3 |
|    42 | Punjab University, Chandigarh (Punjab)                                                     |   5 |
|    43 | Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab)                                                       |   1 |
|    44 | Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal (Punjab)                     |   2 |
|    45 | Thapar University, Patiala (Punjab)                                                        |   2 |
|    46 | Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Sonipat (Haryana)             |   3 |
|    47 | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana)                                              |   7 |
|    48 | Lingaya's University, Faridabad (Haryana)                                                  |   1 |
|    49 | Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad (Haryana)                                 |   2 |
|    50 | Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana)                                            |   2 |
|    51 | National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana)                                        |   1 |
|    52 | O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat (Haryana)                                           |   2 |
|    53 | Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak (Haryana)                   |   1 |
|    54 | SGT University, Gurgaon (Haryana)                                                          |   1 |
|    55 | Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha (Maharashtra)                            |   2 |
|    56 | Maharshtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik (Maharashtra)                             |   4 |
|    57 | Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, (Maharashtra)                                     |   1 |
|    58 | Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishva Vidyalaya, Wardha (Maharashtra)                 |   2 |
|    59 | North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra)                                        |   1 |
|    60 | Narsee Moonjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (Maharashtra)                       |   1 |
|    61 | Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University), Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)        |   3 |
|    62 | Shivaji University, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)                                                 |   1 |
|    63 | Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (Maharashtra)                                       |   1 |
|    64 | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Maharashtra)                                    |   4 |
|    65 | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (Maharashtra)                               |   1 |
|    66 | University of Mumbai, Mumbai (Maharashtra)                                                 |   8 |
|    67 | Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi (Odisha)                 |   6 |
|    68 | North Orissa University, Baripada (Odisha)                                                 |   1 |
|    69 | Ravenshaw University, Cuttack (Odisha)                                                     |   4 |
|    70 | Sambhalpur University, Sambhalpur (Odisha)                                                 |   2 |
|    71 | Siksha 'O' Anushandhan University, Bhubaneshwar (Odisha)                                   |   3 |
|    72 | Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneshwar (Odisha)                                         |   1 |
|    73 | Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi                                           |   3 |
|    74 | Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi                                         |   2 |
|    75 | Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi                                  |   1 |
|    76 | Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi                                          |   1 |
|    77 | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi                                                     |  25 |

|   78. | National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi   |   1 |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
|    79 | University of Delhi, Delhi                                                          |   4 |
|    80 | Annamalai University, Annamalinagar (Tamil Nadu)                                    |   1 |
|    81 | Minakshi Academy of Higher education and Research, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)             |   3 |
|    82 | SRM University, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu)                              |   3 |
|    83 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)                         |   2 |
|    84 | Azim Prem Ji University, Karnataka                                                  |   7 |
|    85 | Bangalore University, Bangalore (Karnataka)                                         |   1 |
|    86 | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Karnataka)                                  |   5 |
|    87 | Karnataka University, Dharwad (Karnataka)                                           |   1 |
|    88 | Manipal University, Manipal (Karnataka)                                             |   2 |
|    89 | Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin (Kerala)                        |   5 |
|    90 | Kannur University, Kannur (Kerala)                                                  |   2 |
|    91 | Mahatama Gandhi University, Kottayam (Kerala)                                       |   1 |
|    92 | University of Calicut, Calicut (Kerala)                                             |   7 |
|    93 | University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)                                   |   1 |
|    94 | Sri Venkasteswara University, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)                             |   1 |
|    95 | Assam University, Silchar (Assam)                                                   |   3 |
|    96 | Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati (Assam)                                        |   2 |
|    97 | Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam)                                                   |   1 |
|    98 | Tripura University, Suryamani Nagar, (Tripura)                                      |   2 |
|    99 | Sikkim University, Gangtok (Sikkim)                                                 |   2 |
|   100 | Jadavpur University, Kolkata (West Bengal)                                          |   3 |
|   101 | University of Kalyani, Kalyani (West Bengal)                                        |   1 |
|   102 | Visva-Bharati, Shanti Niketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)                                |   8 |
|   103 | Vidya Sagar University, Midnapur (West Bengal)                                      |   1 |
|   104 | Pondicherry University, Puducherry                                                  |   2 |

## II. All India Council for Technical Education  (AICTE) 2

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