ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (b) The details of the number of such incidents reported during 2016-2018, as provided by National Crime Records Bureau, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-I.
(c) to (e) Section 43 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 provides that the Central Government and every State Government shall take all measures to give wide publicity to the provisions of the Act. In accordance with this, the Government has taken various steps from time to time to create awareness of the provisions of the POCSO Act through electronic and print media, consultations, workshops and training programmes with stakeholders concerned. In order to generate awareness about the POCSO Act, a short clip (duration 45 seconds) on POCSO Act was disseminated in Cinema Halls and Doordarshan across the nation from 02.10.2019 to 08.10.2019.
Further, letters have been written by Secretary, WCD to all the States/UTs for taking necessary action for awareness and sensitization in schools on issue of child safety and prevention of child sexual abuse.
Under Samagra Shiksha, school safety pledge has been initiated. The Government has also directed all Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan across the country to display awareness content on POCSO on their notice boards or any other prominent place in the schools. School Safety Pledges are also being taken in schools with appropriate messages on Child Safety and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.
Minister, Women and Child Development (WCD) has written to all the Chief Ministers, Members of Parliament, and Heads of local Bodies/Panchayati Raj Institutions to take all necessary measures for effective implementation of the POCSO Act, 2012 as amended in 2019. Secretary, WCD has also written a letter to this effect to all the Secretaries of line Ministries and Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs.
Further, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) are also mandated to monitor the implementation of the POCSO Act, 2012.
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ANNEXURE-I
Statement Referred To In Part (a) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.2690 For Answer On 06.03.2020 raised by SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL on “SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN” indicating State/UT-wise Cases Reported (CR) under Crime against Children during 2016-2018
S. No. State/UT 2016 2017 2018
CR CR CR
1 Andhra Pradesh 1847 2397 2672
2 Arunachal Pradesh 133 138 166
3 Assam 3964 4951 5447
4 Bihar 3932 5386 7340
5 Chhattisgarh 4746 6518 6924
6 Goa 230 196 182
7 Gujarat 3637 3955 4929
8 Haryana 3099 4169 4869
9 Himachal Pradesh 467 528 772
10 Jammu & Kashmir 222 359 473
11 Jharkhand 717 1247 1479
12 Karnataka 4455 5890 6131
13 Kerala 2879 3562 4253
14 Madhya Pradesh 13746 19038 18992
15 Maharashtra 14559 16918 18892
16 Manipur 134 109 128
17 Meghalaya 240 379 385
18 Mizoram 188 220 198
19 Nagaland 78 93 70
20 Odisha 3286 3185 5217
21 Punjab 1843 2133 2308
22 Rajasthan 4034 5180 5150
23 Sikkim 110 190 221
24 Tamil Nadu 2856 3529 4155
25 Telangana 2909 3580 3747
26 Tripura 274 276 271
27 Uttar Pradesh 16079 19145 19936
28 Uttarakhand 676 829 1306
29 West Bengal 7004 6551 6286
TOTAL STATE(S) 98344 120651 132899
30 A&N Islands 86 119 162
31 Chandigarh 222 275 288
32 D&N Haveli 21 31 38
33 Daman & Diu 31 24 34
34 Delhi 8178 7852 8246
35 Lakshadweep 5 4 8
36 Puducherry 71 76 89
TOTAL UT(S) 8614 8381 8865
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 106958 129032 141764
Source: Crime in India
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