Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Atrocities Against SCs
Posted On:
29 MAR 2022 4:37PM by PIB Delhi
As per the report of the National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 during the year 2018 to 2020 is given at Annexure.
‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects and the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is implemented by the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The Government reviews with the law implementing agencies of the State Government for ensuring prompt registering of atrocities, speedy investigation of the offences and timely disposal of cases by the Courts.
Further, Government of India has issued advisories to the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time for effective implementation of the SC/ST (PoA) Act and Rules.
Annexure
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SL
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State/UT
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Cases registered (CR) under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
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2018
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2019
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2020
|
|
CR
|
CR
|
CR
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2159
|
2401
|
2268
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
14
|
25
|
38
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
7125
|
6641
|
7462
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
652
|
768
|
818
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
1737
|
1737
|
1617
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
961
|
1087
|
1210
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
128
|
186
|
250
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
760
|
988
|
1013
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
1643
|
1827
|
1685
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
1025
|
998
|
976
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
6621
|
7222
|
9300
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
2500
|
2708
|
3232
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
17
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
|
18
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
19
|
Odisha
|
2335
|
2462
|
2670
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
168
|
167
|
169
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
5702
|
8591
|
8895
|
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
|
23
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1422
|
1175
|
1296
|
|
24
|
Telangana
|
1926
|
2220
|
2532
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
11841
|
11865
|
12717
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
65
|
92
|
100
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
220
|
244
|
199
|
|
|
TOTAL STATE(S)
|
49022
|
53427
|
58457
|
|
29
|
A&N Islands
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
31
|
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
|
32
|
Delhi
|
36
|
78
|
70
|
|
33
|
Jammu & Kashmir*
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
34
|
Ladakh
|
NA
|
NA
|
0
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
TOTAL UT(S)
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42
|
88
|
81
|
|
|
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
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49064
|
53515
|
58538
|
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Source: Crime in India
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Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019
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*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during during 2018 & 2019
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This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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