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Lok Sabha Question No. 1467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Kangaroo Courts
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1467 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1937 (SAKA)

KANGAROO COURTS

1467. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  a  number  of  Kangaroo  courts  are functioning in various parts of the country especially in Naxal affected areas of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the concrete steps taken by the Government to contain this menace?

ANSWER

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

(a): Yes, Madam.

(b): In order to create terror among the civilians in the LWE affected areas, the LWE  cadres,  in  their  'Kangaroo  Courts'  also  called  'Jan  Adalat',  execute sentence  against  the  civilians,  who  do  not  subscribe  to  their  ideology  in  the areas  under  their  domain.  As  per  the  available  information,  during  2015  (upto 15.11.2015), 32 such 'Jan Adalats' have been held by the LWE cadres in 05 LWE affected  States,    namely,  Andhra  Pradesh  (01),  Bihar  (04),  Chhattisgarh  (10), Jharkhand (11) and Odisha (06).

(c):  The  'Police'  &  'Public  Order'  being  State  subjects,  action  with  respect  to maintenance  of  law  and  order  lies  primarily  in  the  domain  of  the  State Governments  concerned.  However,  the  Central  Govt.  closely  monitors  the situation  and  coordinate/supplements  the  efforts  of State  Governments  over  a wide range of issues, both as security and development fronts.

Therefore,  if  any  such  incident  comes  into  the  notice,  the  Government issues suitable advisories to the State Governments to take all the preventive and  precautionary  steps  to  counter  these  incidents.  Due  to  coordinated  and concerted efforts of the Central as well as State Governments, the number of such Jan Adalats reduced to 32 in the current year 2015 (upto 15.11.2015) as compared to 53 in the corresponding period of 2014. Persons killed due to Jan Adalat  directives  have  also  been  reduced  to  12  as  compared  to  15  in  the corresponding period of 2014.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Pharmaceutical Parks
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1465

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  December, 2015

## Pharmaceutical Parks

1465. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved setting up of six pharma parks in the country, if so, the details thereof including the locations of the pharma parks;
- (b) the details of the likely benefits of these pharma parks; and
- (c) the details of the Government's pharma cluster development programme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a), (b) and (c): The  Government  has  announced  a  central  sector  scheme titled  'Cluster  Development  Programme  for  Pharma  Sector  (CDP-PS)'.  The scheme  would  be  implemented  on  a  Public  Private  Partnership  format through one time grant-in-aid to be released in various phases  for creation of  identified  infrastructure  and  common  facilities  in  the  form  of  Common Facility  Centers(CFC)  to  Special  Purpose  Vehicles  (SPVs)  set  up  for  the purpose. Creation of common facilities like common testing facilities, waste disposal system,  training  centre  etc. will help to reduce  the  cost  of promotion of drugs.

Projects  &  Development  India  Limited  (PDIL)  has  been  appointed  as the  Project  Management  Consultant  (PMC)  for  implementing  the  scheme. They had called for the Expression of Interests (EOIs), out of which only one EOI was found to be suitable for Tamil Nadu. PDIL has again been requested to call for EOIs (Second Phase), the closing date of which is 31.12.2015.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Recovery of Pistol
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1460

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

RECOVERY OF PISTOL

1460. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  a  major  security  lapse  in  Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation  (DMRC) has  recently  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  when  a  passenger entered into the Chandni Chowk Station with a country made pistol, and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any enquiry in this regard, if so, the details and outcome thereof; and

(c) the other steps taken by the Government to curb such incidents in future?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  On 01.10.2015, a person shot himself with a country made pistol at Rajiv  Chowk  Metro  Station.  He  was  immediately  rushed  to  Ram  Manohar Lohia  (RML)  Hospital,  New  Delhi.  A  case  was  registered  at  Police  StationYamuna Bank Depot. The matter is under investigation by Delhi metro Rail

Police (DMRP).

(c): CISF has issued orders to all CISF personnel performing duties as CCTV observer to keep watch on Automatic Fare collection (AFC) exit, low height partition  and  customer  care  booth  where  possibilities  exist  of  bag/items being exchanged. Training wing of CISF has also been instructed to impart training for sensitizing CCTV observers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Management of Wetlands
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1458

TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.12.2015

## Management of Wetlands

## 1458.  DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Green Tribunal has requested the Government to identify and  assess  the    status  of  wetlands  in  the  National  Capital  Region  and  in  various parts  of  the  country  and  to    submit  a  plan  for  conservation  and  management  of wetlands in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)  & (b) In  a  number of  cases (Original  Application  No.  121 of  2013,  No.  153  of 2014, No. 02 of 2015, No. 501 of 2015, etc) being heard in Hon'ble National Green Tribunal  (NGT),  directions  have  been  issued  from  time  to  time  for  identification  of wetlands  as  per  provisions  of  Wetlands  (Conservation  and  Management)  Rules, 2010  as  well  as  conservation  &  management  of  wetlands  in  the  National  Capital Region and other parts of the country.

For  conservation  and  management of  identified  lakes  and  wetlands  in  the country,  this  Ministry  had  been  earlier  implementing  two  separate  programmes, namely National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) and National Wetland Conservation Programme (NWCP). To have better synergy and avoid overlap, both the programmes have been merged in February, 2013 into an integrated scheme of National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) with the objective of conserving lakes and wetlands in a holistic manner. NPCA is presently operational on cost sharing basis between the Central and the State Governments.

Under  the  NPCA/NWCP,  an  amount  of    145.65  crores  has  so  far  been released to the concerned State Governments for undertaking various conservation activities like survey & demarcation, catchment area treatment, de-silting & dredging, bio-fencing, fisheries development, weed control, biodiversity conservation, pollution abatement, education and awareness creation and community participation, etc. in 80 identified wetlands.

Also,  in  order  to  conserve  lakes and wetlands in an integrated manner, all the States have been advised for giving high priority for constitution of  State wetland/ lake  authorities,  identification  and  notification  of  priority  wetlands,  development  of integrated management plans, securing resources for implementation of management plans, monitoring and evaluation, and strengthening researchmanagement interface, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Vocational Training to Differently Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2015

## VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO DIFFERENTLY ABLED

## 1457 SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- whether a Vocational   Training Institute is   proposed to be started under the chairmanship of the District Collectors, along with elected MPs of every State to provide Self Employment Training Programmes in various skills for stabled income generation to the differently abled persons through the Nodal Executing Authority, the District Differently Abled Rehabilitation Officer; and
- if s0, differently abled persons in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINSTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EMPOWERMENT (SHRI SHRI KRISHNA PAL GURJAR)

- (a) & (): In order to provide employable skills to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), vocational training is provided to them in the following manners: being
- ii) Skill Training programme is being conducted by National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation (NHFDC); a Public Sector Undertaking and seven National Institutes under the administrative control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
- 1) Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) run by various training organisations under the scheme of Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS):
- iii)  21 Vocational Rehabilitation Centres (VRCs) under the administrative control of Ministry of Labour and Employment located at various parts of the country.
- iv) The National Action Plan (NAP) for skill development of Persons with Disabilities has been Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the year 2015. The NAP sets & target of skilling of one lakh PwDs in the year 2015-16 through a cluster of empanelled training partners from Government and private sectors.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: CCTV Cameras in Police Station
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1456

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

CCTV CAMERAS IN POLICE STATION

1456. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Supreme Court has directed the Union and State Governments to put police stations and interrogation rooms under surveillance of CCTV cameras to prevent custodial torture and deaths; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Union  and  State Governments?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)  &  (b)  :  In  the  Writ  Petition  (Criminal)  No.  539/1986  filed  by  Shri  Dilip  K. Basu against State of West Bengal & Ors, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment dated 24.07.2015 has given the following directions to all the State Governments to put police stations and interrogation rooms under surveillance of CCTV cameras to prevent custodial torture and deaths:-
- i) The State Governments shall take steps to install CCTV cameras in all the  prisons  in  their  respective  States,  within  a  period  of  one  year  from today but not later than two years.
- ii)  The  State  Governments  shall  also  consider  installation  of  CCTV cameras  in  police  stations  in  a  phased  manner  depending  upon  the incidents of human rights violation reported in such stations.

In  the  Judgment,  the  Hon'ble  Court gave  direction to the  State Governments only. There is no direction to Union of India for such action. All the  State  Governments  were  Respondents  in  the  case.  As  per  Seventh Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  'Police'  is  a  State  subject  and  it  is primarily  the  responsibility  of  State  Governments  to  formulate  legislation, rules  and  regulations  etc  for  bringing  transparency  in  investigations  in violation of human rights.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Strengthening of PSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1454 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## Strengthening of PSUs

## 1454. DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to strengthen Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the core and strategic areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to extend more autonomy to PSUs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA)

- (a) and (b) : There were 290 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in the country on 31 st March, 2014 operating in various sectors of the economy including core and strategic areas like Coal, Mining, Steel, Oil, Power, Defence, Atomic Energy, Railways, Transportation,  etc.  Over  the  years,  Government  has  taken  many  steps  to  strengthen CPSEs  which  include,  (i)  introduction  of  Maharatna,  Navratna  and  Miniratna  schemes envisaging delegation of financial and operational powers to Boards of such CPSEs, (ii) thrust on performance improvement through the Memorandum  of Understanding mechanism, (iii) professionalization of Boards of CPSEs, (iv) listing of CPSEs, etc.
- (c) and (d) : The Government has already delegated financial and operational powers to Boards  of  Maharatna,  Navratna  and  Miniratna  CPSEs  in  critical  areas  like  capital expenditure, investment in joint ventures/subsidiaries, human resources management and entering into technology joint ventures or strategic alliances.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Seed Revolution
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1453

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/12/2015

## SEED REVOLUTION

## 1453.  SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  for  ushering  in  a  seed revolution by harnessing the network of post offices and Agriculture Science Centres;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether  the  Scheme  is  likely  to  be  formulated  in  various  States  of  the  country including Maharashtra; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

## (SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA)

(a) & (b): An innovative extension model involving linkage with branch post offices has been  tested  and  validated  by  Indian  Agricultural  Research  Institute  (IARI)  for  technology dissemination  and  agro-advisory  services.  The  model  emphasized  ensuring  availability  of quality seeds of various improved crop varieties to the farmers of the operational area through a vast network of the rural branch post offices and the post masters. Village level post masters and  farmers  were  trained  in  improved  farm  practices  with  the  help  of  local  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras  (KVKs).  These  farmers  carry  out  demonstrations  of  improved  varieties  on  their farms, which provide a learning experience for other farmers.

(c) & (d): A pilot project of the above model was undertaken in 2009 in Sitapur district of Uttar  Pradesh  (seven  post  offices)  for  dissemination  of  IARI  improved  varieties  of  wheat, mustard,  paddy,  bajra  and  vegetables.  The  model  was  further  validated  in  another  four districts (one each of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir). Based on encouraging results and positive feedback of the stakeholders, the model has been up-scaled to  56  districts  in  14  states  (Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Punjab,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Haryana, Uttarakhand,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  West  Bengal,  Orissa,  Chhattisgarh,  Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat) of the country in 2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Corporate Social Responsibility of PSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1451 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## Corporate Social Responsibility of PSUs

## 1451:  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  some  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  are  not  fulfilling  their  social responsibilities/ obligations under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA)

(a) &  (b):  Department  of  Public  Enterprises  (DPE)  is  the  nodal  Department  for  Central Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  but  it  does  not  have  any  CPSE  under  its  direct administrative  control.  CPSEs  are  administered  by  various  Ministries/  Departments  of Govt. of India.

Under  the  Companies  Act,  2013,  CPSEs  are  required  now  to  furnish  in  their  audited Annual Report containing details of activities / projects undertaken under CSR and funds allocated / utilized  in  the  Proforma  prescribed  in  Companies  (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014 notified  by  M/o  Corporate  Affairs.  State-wise  information  with  regard  to  CSR  activities, social responsibilities/ obligations undertaken by CPSEs during last three years and the current year is not centrally maintained in DPE.

(c):  As  per  2 nd proviso  to  Section  135  (5),  if  a  company  fails  to  spend  CSR  funds,  the Board shall in its report specify the reasons for not spending the amount.

Further, Section 134 (8) of the Companies Act, 2013, states that if the details given in any return, report, financial statement made with regard to policy developed and implemented by the company on Corporate Social Responsibility initiative taken during the year, which contravenes the provisions of the Act, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable for fine, imprisonment or both.

Besides this, as per Section 448 of the Act, for any statement made in any return, report by any person which is false or omits any material  fact for the purposes of any of the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder shall be liable for penalty provided in the Section 447 of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Guidelines for Coach Selection
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1446 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2015

Guidelines for Coach Selection

1446.  SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  for  the selection of coaches/trainers recently and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)     the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of coaches/ trainers to infuse more professionalism in the sports sector?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) No, Madam. Selection of coaches under State Governmentowned sports promotional schemes is under the purview of concerned state  Govt.  In  respect  of  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI),  Coaches  / Asstt. Coaches are recruited / engaged on regular / contract basis to meet its requirement within the sanctioned strength of the coaching cadre as per provisions contained under Recruitment Rules of SAI.
- (b) To infuse more professionalism in sports coaching, provision has been made for lateral entry of Olympic Medalists / Olympians as Coach / Asstt. Coach in SAI. A coaching development framework has been prepared for coach education, equity, inclusiveness and safety in the coaching system, etc. in SAI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Crime Against Inter-caste Married Couples
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1445 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 17,1937 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST INTER-CASTE MARRIED COUPLES

†1445. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  crime  and  harassment  cases  against  inter-caste  married couples have been reported in the country; and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  to  provide  security  to such  couples  along  with  other  measures  taken  to  check  such  cases  in future?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain data on Crime Against Inter-caste Married Couples separately.  Further, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and therefore, the State Governments are primarily responsible  for  prevention,  detection,  registration  and  investigation  of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through the machinery of their law enforcement agencies as also for protecting the life and property  of the citizens.    The  Union  Government,  however,  attaches  highest  importance to the matter of prevention of crime and therefore, has continued to urge to  the  State  Governments/  UT  Administrations  to  give  more  focused attention towards improving the administration of criminal justice system and taking such measures as are necessary for prevention and control of crime within their respective jurisdictions.  The Ministry of Home Affairs has  been  advising  the  States/UTs  from  time  to  time  to  take  Immediate measures  to  ensure  safety  and  security  of  the  citizens  and  also  for elimination of all forms of crimes, which is also available in the Ministry's website http://mha.nic.in/

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