(a) the number incidents of eve teasing/molestation in schools/colleges reported during each of the last three years, state/UT-wise alongwith the action taken in each of these cases;
(b) the details of the directions issued by the Government to the college and school authorities to check the recurrence of such events; and
(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the government to setup helpline to help the victims of such offence?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(Dr. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) There have been reports of sporadic incidents
of eve teasing/molestation in schools/colleges. As
education is a concurrent subject and majority of
schools/colleges are under the purview of State Governments,
data on number of such incidents is not centrally maintained
in this Ministry.
(b) The Ministry of Human Resource Development have
issued instructions to States/Union Territories on 8.8.2006
and 5.8.2010 to take suitable remedial measures to ensure
safety of girls in schools. UGC has also framed Regulations
on curbing the menace of ragging in higher educational
institutions in 2009 which have been enforced from
17.6.2009.
(c) The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
has set up a Helpline (1800116888) in State Council of
Educational Research and Training (SCERT) to attend to the
queries of the school children. University Grants
Commission has established a 24x7 tollfree anti-ragging
helpline (1800-180-5522) with call centre facilities in
English, Hindi and regional languages (Tamil, Telugu,
Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi, Oriya, Assamese,
Gujarati and Bengali) for helping victims.