whether the incidents of exploitation/sexual harassment of children in Juvenile Homes and orphanages has increased during the past years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and UT-wise and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the corrective measures being taken by Government in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c): The Juvenile Justice (Child and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rule, 2016 framed there under mandate regular monitoring and inspection of Child Care Institutions (CCIs). The primary responsibility of execution of the JJ Act lies with the State/UT Governments. Ministry has been pursuing with the State/UT Governments to regularly monitor the CCIs. Ministry had issued an advisory to the State/UT Governments on the action to be taken in case of disruption to the life of children and any untoward incidence of abuse in CCIs. The National & State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights have been mandated vide section 109 of the Act to monitor the implementation of the JJ Act, 2015.
As per the information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), State/UT-wise, data for crime against children in Juvenile Homes during 2017-2019 is Annexed.
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Annexure
Annexure to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1899 for 30.07.2021 by Shri Kamlesh Paswan regarding “Sexual Harassment Of Children In Juvenile Homes”.
As per NCRB, State/UT-wise cases registered (CR), cases charge-sheeted (CCS), case convicted (CON), persons arrested(PAR), persons charge-sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under JJ Act including offences by Care Takers/ In-charge for crime against children during 2017-2019 is as follows:
2017
S. No. State/UT Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes
CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 8 8 0 21 10 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 20 15 0 21 16 0
4 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chhattisgarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 5 5 0 5 5 0
8 Haryana 9 3 0 5 3 0
9 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jharkhand 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Karnataka 9 7 0 13 9 0
13 Kerala 21 14 0 16 16 0
14 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Maharashtra 73 46 3 89 53 5
16 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Mizoram 4 4 2 4 4 2
19 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Odisha 14 11 0 13 13 0
21 Punjab 1 1 0 2 2 0
22 Rajasthan 61 61 5 60 62 5
23 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Tamil Nadu 7 6 0 3 6 0
25 Telangana 35 15 0 29 19 0
26 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Uttarakhand 1 1 0 1 4 0
29 West Bengal 4 3 0 4 4 0
TOTAL STATE(S) 273 200 10 286 226 12
30 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D&N Haveli 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Delhi 4 4 1 9 9 1
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 0 2 0 2 2 0
TOTAL UT(S) 5 6 1 11 11 1
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 278 206 11 297 237 13
Source: Crime in India
2018
S.
No. State/UT Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes
CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 5 5 1 5 14 1
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 27 7 0 32 7 0
4 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chhattisgarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 439 437 1 438 440 1
8 Haryana 7 5 0 7 7 0
9 Himachal Pradesh 5 4 0 2 4 0
10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jharkhand 7 5 0 11 10 0
12 Karnataka 9 9 0 20 20 0
13 Kerala 33 29 0 32 32 0
14 Madhya Pradesh 27 25 3 31 31 3
15 Maharashtra 22 44 0 74 56 0
16 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Mizoram 3 3 2 3 3 2
19 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Odisha 8 15 0 3 15 0
21 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Rajasthan 24 21 7 23 23 7
23 Sikkim 3 1 0 1 1 0
24 Tamil Nadu 6 2 0 6 3 0
25 Telangana 12 23 0 29 29 0
26 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Uttarakhand 7 5 0 5 5 0
29 West Bengal 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL STATE(S) 646 640 14 722 700 14
30 A&N Islands 2 2 0 1 2 0
31 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D&N Haveli 1 2 0 4 4 0
33 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Delhi 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL UT(S) 4 4 0 5 6 0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 650 644 14 727 706 14
Source: Crime in India
2019
S. No. State/UT Offences by Care Takers/In-charge of Juvenile Homes
CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 0 3 0 1 6 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 20 7 0 21 7 0
4 Bihar 17 17 0 31 31 0
5 Chhattisgarh 3 3 0 3 3 0
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 91 89 0 91 91 0
8 Haryana 4 4 0 5 5 0
9 Himachal Pradesh 3 2 0 1 2 0
10 Jammu & Kashmir 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jharkhand 5 0 0 0 0 0
12 Karnataka 10 4 0 13 4 0
13 Kerala 52 45 3 60 61 3
14 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Maharashtra 11 16 0 69 21 0
16 Manipur 1 0 0 2 0 0
17 Meghalaya 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Odisha 47 36 0 50 51 0
21 Punjab 16 2 0 21 2 0
22 Rajasthan 80 77 20 84 84 21
23 Sikkim 1 1 0 1 1 0
24 Tamil Nadu 6 4 0 14 4 0
25 Telangana 31 32 22 21 36 24
26 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Uttar Pradesh 3 3 0 3 3 0
28 Uttarakhand 3 1 0 3 3 0
29 West Bengal 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL STATE(S) 406 346 45 495 415 48
30 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D&N Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Delhi 4 2 0 3 2 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 2 1 0 1 1 0
TOTAL UT(S) 6 3 0 4 3 0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 412 349 45 499 418 48
Source: Crime in India Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used