(a) whether the conviction rate of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is very low in the country;
(b) if so, the details therof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government has conducted any study in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details and the outcome along with the other corrective steps taken by the
Government to improve the conviction rate?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) & (b): As per information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on
cases registered, cases chargesheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons chargesheeted
& persons convicted under SCs/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) act 1989 against SCs and STs during
2009 2011 are given in Annexure I & II respectively.
(c) & (d): Ministry of Home Affairs did not conduct any study in this regard.
Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a detailed advisory dated 01st April, 2010 on crimes against
SC/ST to all States / UTs. The advisory on SC/ST has enumerated various steps, viz; vigorous
and conscientious enforcement of the statutory provisions and the existing legislations;
sensitizing the law enforcement machinery towards crimes against SCs/STs by way of well-
structured training programmes, conferences and seminars etc.; improving general awareness
about legislations on crimes against SCs/STs, develop a community monitoring system to check
cases of violence, abuse and exploitation; no delay in the registration of FIR in cases of
crimes against SCs/STs; identification of for the economic and social atrocity-prone areas
for taking preventive measures; adequate measures rehabilitation of the victims of atrocities
etc.
Ministry of Home Affairs in consultation with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had
convened a meeting to discuss on effective implementation of the SCs/STs PoA Act 1989 on 17th
April, 2011 at New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Chief Ministers and Administrators of
some States / UTs, Home Ministers and Minister in charge of Social Justice of many States / UTs
and other representatives wherein the issues regarding effective implementation of the said Act
was discussed.