ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) & (b) The details of the conviction rate and the number of offenders convicted in the cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, as provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), is at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) The Government has launched a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up of a total of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across the country for expeditious trial and disposal of pending cases pertaining to rape and POCSO Act, 2012.
(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.
Moreover, ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including children, rest primarily with the respective State Governments and UT Administration. The State Governments and UT Administrations are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.
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ANNEXURE-I
Statement Referred To In Part (a) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.2627 For Answer On 06.03.2020 raised by SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR on “CONVICTIONS UNDER POCSO ACT” indicating State/UT-wise Conviction Rate (CVR) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act During 2014-2015
SL State/UT 2014 2015
CVR PCV CVR PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 10.0 29 16.7 85
2 Arunachal Pradesh 50.0 1 - 0
3 Assam 40.0 8 37.5 15
4 Bihar 23.6 22 42.3 24
5 Chhattisgarh 34.9 263 48.2 562
6 Goa 37.5 3 36.1 15
7 Gujarat 11.1 5 13.6 8
8 Haryana 19.3 119 30.4 149
9 Himachal Pradesh 36.2 33 31.4 37
10 Jammu & Kashmir 5.9 1 4.5 1
11 Jharkhand 59.1 15 56.0 28
12 Karnataka 20.6 29 13.7 32
13 Kerala 34.0 51 40.7 100
14 Madhya Pradesh 32.7 848 30.0 944
15 Maharashtra 15.5 129 21.9 219
16 Manipur - 0 25.0 1
17 Meghalaya 100.0 7 28.6 2
18 Mizoram 90.2 38 88.6 102
19 Nagaland 100.0 1 66.7 4
20 Odisha 13.5 16 13.5 40
21 Punjab 39.3 121 38.4 207
22 Rajasthan 35.5 152 38.7 167
23 Sikkim 65.5 3 55.2 16
24 Tamil Nadu 31.5 65 34.1 143
25 Telangana 15.1 35 9.5 42
26 Tripura 22.5 11 25.0 14
27 Uttar Pradesh 53.0 410 65.5 1241
28 Uttarakhand 38.1 20 66.4 85
29 West Bengal 12.0 22 19.8 22
TOTAL STATE(S) 29.9 2457 35.9 4305
30 A&N Islands 57.1 4 - 0
31 Chandigarh 46.7 22 40.5 22
32 D&N Haveli - 0 0.0 0
33 Daman & Diu 33.3 1 - 0
34 Delhi 35.3 202 42.8 238
35 Lakshadweep - 0 - 0
36 Puducherry - 0 100.0 2
TOTAL UT(S) 36.6 229 42.8 262
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 30.4 2686 36.3 4567
Source: Crime in India
ANNEXURE-I
Statement Referred To In Part (a) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.2627 For Answer On 06.03.2020 raised by SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR on “CONVICTIONS UNDER POCSO ACT” indicating State/UT-wise Conviction Rate (CVR) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act During 2016-2018
SL State/UT 2016 2017 2018
CVR PCV CVR PCV CVR PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 9.3 52 9.3 9 6.5 9
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.0 0 - 0 50.0 1
3 Assam 35.2 43 31.1 53 21.6 73
4 Bihar 46.9 24 49.3 35 71.2 136
5 Chhattisgarh 36.9 378 34.2 409 34.0 379
6 Goa 23.6 13 - 0 - 0
7 Gujarat 7.7 6 9.8 17 13.5 36
8 Haryana 20.8 130 31.3 218 35.7 350
9 Himachal Pradesh 23.1 31 100.0 1 0.0 0
10 Jammu & Kashmir 6.3 1 - 0 - 0
11 Jharkhand 20.0 17 37.8 25 29.5 41
12 Karnataka 19.4 58 20.0 139 19.4 190
13 Kerala 18.9 53 32.0 33 36.0 84
14 Madhya Pradesh 26.0 792 31.4 492 39.4 598
15 Maharashtra 23.7 279 27.1 566 28.6 583
16 Manipur 11.1 1 100.0 4 100.0 4
17 Meghalaya 82.4 28 83.3 5 59.3 16
18 Mizoram 96.4 54 69.6 48 87.1 33
19 Nagaland 54.5 9 64.3 16 81.8 9
20 Odisha 11.5 48 5.1 11 18.8 24
21 Punjab 32.2 98 23.5 79 35.3 105
22 Rajasthan 39.1 168 44.1 110 45.5 119
23 Sikkim 52.9 9 65.5 23 39.7 35
24 Tamil Nadu 27.1 214 19.6 180 23.1 356
25 Telangana 7.9 32 10.3 38 12.5 72
26 Tripura 43.6 25 44.2 21 26.0 14
27 Uttar Pradesh 49.4 1003 72.3 1796 63.5 1652
28 Uttarakhand 90.5 45 81.0 17 66.7 28
29 West Bengal 21.3 48 18.0 41 28.9 103
TOTAL STATE(S) 29.1 3659 33.0 4386 33.4 5050
30 A&N Islands 20.0 0 4.2 1 0.0 0
31 Chandigarh 45.2 19 0.0 0 100.0 1
32 D&N Haveli 28.6 2 23.1 3 8.3 1
33 Daman & Diu - 0 - 0 60.0 3
34 Delhi 41.9 179 46.2 110 59.1 242
35 Lakshadweep - 0 - 0 - 0
36 Puducherry - 0 - 0 0.0 0
TOTAL UT(S) 41.8 200 41.1 114 56.7 247
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 29.6 3859 33.2 4500 34.2 5297
Source: Crime in India
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