(a) whether the Government has made any assessment the extent to which the Dowry
Prohibition Act, 1961 has been implemented in different Stares;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether most of the State Government have not appointed separate prohibition
officers as required under this Act; and
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken by the Government to ensure
proper implementation of the law in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)
(a) to (d): Implementation of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 is the responsibility
of the respective State Governments. As per the National Crime Records Bureau
data, the number of cases registered under the Act during 2007,2008 and 2009
were 5623, 5555 and 4711(provisional) respectively.
All States except Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim have
appointed Dowry Prohibition Officers. The States of Gujarat and Kerala have
appointed independent Dowry Prohibition Officers.
The implementation of the Act was reviewed in the conference of State
Ministers and Secretaries in-charge of Women and Child Development, on
16-17 June, 2010. The States were impressed upon to appoint independent Dowry
Prohibition officers as well as Advisory Boards for effective implementation of the
Act.