Question : Crime Against Women and Minor Girls

(a) whether crime against women and minor girls has increased in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b) if so, the number of cases of rape/ gang rape, acid attacks, murder, molestation and eve-teasing reported in the country during the said period, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up One Stop Crisis
Centres for assisting such victims in the country and if so, the details of the facilities being provided to such victims in the said centres;

(d) the number of such centres operational in the country along with the number of women victims provided assistance in such centres since inception of the centres, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.







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(a) & (b): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its publication “Crime in India”. The published reports are available till the year 2017. State/UT-wise details of crimes against women (including minor girls) under the heads of rape, gang-rape, acid attack, assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty and insult to the modesty of women are at Annexure-I. The data shows no such trend.
(c) & (d): One Stop Centre (OSC) scheme is being implemented across the country since 1st April 2015 which is exclusively designed to provide integrated services such as medical aid, police assistance, legal counselling/ court case management, psycho-social counselling and temporary shelter to women affected by violence under one roof.
As per available information, 728 OSCs have been approved by Government of India, 595 OSCs are operational in the country and 2.27 lakh women have been assisted by these Centres. The State/UT-wise details in this regard are given at Annexure-II.
(e) Government has taken a number of other initiatives for prevention and speedy investigation relating to cases of sexual assault, which are given below:


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i. The Criminal Law (Amendment), Act 2013 was enacted for effective deterrence against sexual offences. Further, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 was enacted to prescribe even more stringent penal provisions including death penalty for rape of a girl below the age of 12 years. The Act also inter-alia mandates completion of investigation and trials within 2 months each.
ii. Emergency Response Support System provides a pan-India, single, internationally recognized number (112) based system for all emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress.
iii. Using technology to aid smart policing and safety management, Safe City Projects have been sanctioned in first Phase in 8 cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai).
iv. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched a cyber-crime portal on 20th September 2018 for citizens to report obscene content.
v. MHA has launched the “National Database on Sexual Offenders” (NDSO) on 20th September 2018 to facilitate


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investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country by law enforcement agencies.
vi. In order to facilitate States/UTs, MHA on 19th February 2019 launched an online analytic tool for police called “Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences” to monitor and track time-bound investigation in sexual assault cases in accordance with the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018.
vii. In order to improve investigation, MHA has taken steps to strengthen DNA analysis units in Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories. This includes setting up of a State-of-the-Art DNA Analysis Unit in Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh. MHA has also sanctioned setting-up and upgrading of DNA Analysis units in State Forensic Science Laboratories in 13 States/ UT.
viii. MHA has notified guidelines for collection of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases and the standard composition in a Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit. To facilitate adequate capacity in manpower, training and skill building programs for Investigation Officers, Prosecution Officers and Medical Officers has commenced. 6023 Officers have already been


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trained by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science in collection, handling and transportation of forensic evidence. BPR&D has distributed 3,120 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits to States/ UTs as orientation kit as part of training.
ix. In addition to the above-mentioned measures, the Ministry of Home Affairs have issued advisories from time to time with a view to help the States/UTs to deal with crimes against women, which are available at www.mha.gov.in.
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