Parliament of India Rajya Sabha Three Hundred and Sixteenth Report

REPORT NO. 316

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA

DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH REPORT

ISSUES RELATED TO SAFETY OF WOMEN (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 19th March, 2020) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 19th March, 2020)

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2020 /Phalguna, 1941 (Saka)

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PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA

DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH REPORT

ISSUES RELATED TO SAFETY OF WOMEN (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 19th March, 2020) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 19th March, 2020)

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2020/Phalguna, 1941 (Saka)

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1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE …...... (i)-(ii) 2. INTRODUCTION...... (iii) 3. REPORT…...... ……...... 5. OBSERVATIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE - AT A GLANCE … 6. MINUTES…...... …......

COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (Constituted w.e.f. 13th September, 2019)

1. Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya  Chairman

RAJYA SABHA

2. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda 3. Shri Ranvijay Singh Judev 4. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 5. Shri Derek O' Brien 6. Dr. Sasmit Patra 7. Dr. Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy 8. Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe 9. Shri Gopal Narayan Singh 10. Shri Akhilesh Prasad Singh

LOK SABHA 11. Shri Rajendra Agrawal 12. Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen 13. Shri Santokh Singh Chaudhary 14. Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu 15. Shri Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta 16. Shri S. Jagathrakshakan 17. Shri Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande 18. Dr. Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji 19. Shri Asit Kumar Mal 20. Ms Chandrani Murmu 21. Shri Balak Nath 22. Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar 23. Shri Chandeshwar Prasad 24. Shri T. N. Prathapan 25. Shri Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod 26. Shri Jagannath Sarkar 27. Dr. Arvind Kumar Sharma 28. Shri Vishnu Dutt Sharma 29. Shri Dharambir Singh 30. Shri S. Venkatesan 31. Shri Ashok Kumar Yadav (i)

SECRETARIAT

Dr. Shikha Darbari, Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor Shri Rajiva Srivastava, Director Shri Sammer Kapoor, Deputy Secretary Smt. Himanshi Arya, Deputy Secretary Shri K. Sudhir Kumar, Deputy Director Shri Mohit Misra, Committee Officer Smt. Suman Khurana, Committee Officer

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INTRODUCTION

I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, having been authorised by the Committee to present the Report on its behalf, do hereby present this Three Hundred and Sixteenth on the subject issues related to safety of women. 2. The Committee heard the officials of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Department of Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of School Education and Literacy, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Committee also interacted with some NGOs namely Centre for Social Research, Multiple Action Research Group, All India Women Conference and Jagori. 3. The Committee examined the subject in four meetings held on 19th December, 2019, 30th December, 2019 and 7th January, 2020. 4. For the facility of reference and convenience, the observations and recommendations of the Committee have been printed in bold letters in the body of the Report. 5. The Committee considered the Draft Report and adopted the same in its meeting held on the 18th March, 2020.

NEW DELHI DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA 18th March, 2020 Chairman Phalguna 28 , 1941(Saka) Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development

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INTRODUCTION

Jolted by the gruesome rape and murder of young girl in Hyderabad in November, 2019 which shook the conscience of the nation, the Committee pained by the incidence, decided to thread bare examine the subject “Issues related to Safety of Women” to understand the causes of occurrences of such instances and to suggest remedial steps to develop a zero tolerance policy against such heinous crimes. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data of the year 2018 the total number of all forms of crimes against women have been raising continuously from one decade. In 2012 number of such crimes was 244270 which rose to 359849 in 2017 and 378277 in 2018. The following table indicating the rising trend of crimes against women with 5.12% annual increase in number of such cases in 2018 is self revealing and a cause of grave concern for the society:

400000 378277 359849 350000 337922 329243 338954 309546 300000 244270 250000 No. of crimes 200000 against women 150000 (year 2012 to 2018) 100000

50000

0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2. The issue of crimes against women transcends geography, class, culture, age, race and religion. In India, the violence committed upon women has many manifestations such as domestic and sexual violence including rape, sexual harassment, child sexual abuse, trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation, harmful practices such as dowry harassment, honour related crimes, acid attacks, witch-hunting, child marriage, sex selective abortion etc.

3. The right to life as enshrined in Article 21 of the Indian Constitution is a basic human right which includes the right to a dignified life free of violence. Further, the Constitution also grants equality to women and empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour 7 of women, so as to neutralize the cumulative socio-economic, educational and political disadvantages faced by them. However, women continue to be victims of disparate treatment, violence and crime. Violence or the threat of violence not only violates this right but restricts women’s freedom and germinates imbalance of power between women and men.

4. The Committee observed that safety of women in the country is of utmost priority. The Committee was of the opinion that it should be the Government’s endeavor to put in place effective mechanisms to provide a safe environment for women both in public and private spheres of life. The Committee also noted that the incidences of crime against women cannot be controlled unless the mindset of people is changed.

5. The Committee heard the officials of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Department of Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Committee also interacted with some NGOs namely Centre for Social Research, Multiple Action Research Group, All India Women Conference and Jagori.

The stakeholders heard by the Committee submitted the following views

6. Ministry of Women and Child Development highlighted some of the legal provisions:-

(i) The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013 and 2018: The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013, has broadened the definition of rape to include non-penetrative sex and made the criminal provisions relating to rape and sexual violence more stringent. New offences such as acid attack, stalking, sexual harassment, voyeurism and disrobing have also been included. Duty has been cast on all hospitals to provide free medical treatment to victims of acid attack and rape. Similarly, it is mandatory for all police officers to lodge FIR of all offence punishable under section 326A-B, 354-B, 370-A, 376, 376A-E, 509 IPC; failure to do the same will attract penal provisions against the officer concerned. Recently, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 was enacted which has increased the quantum of punishment for rape from 7 to 10 years. The amendments also prescribe prison sentence of 20 years to life or death sentence, for the rape of a girl under 12 years. While perpetrators involved in the gangrape of a girl below 12 years of age will get life imprisonment or death. (ii) The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Protection and Redressal) Act, 2013 (the SH Act): The Hon’ble Supreme Court declared that “each incident of sexual harassment of women at workplace results in violation of fundamental rights of ‘Gender Equality’ and the ‘Right to Life and Liberty.” Hence, to provide a safe and secure environment to women at the workplace, the SH Act, 2013 was enacted. The Act came into force on 9th December 2013. It covers all women, irrespective of their age or employment status and protect them against sexual harassment at all workplaces both in public and private sector, whether organized or unorganized. The domestic workers are

8 also included under the ambit of the Act. The law provides for a mechanism in the form of Internal and Local Committee to provide redressal in cases of sexual harassment. It also casts a duty on employers to sensitize employees by carrying out various awareness generation programmes and workshops. (iii) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO):The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, has been amended recently in order to make it more effective in dealing with cases of Child Sex Abuse in the Country. It addresses the need for stringent measures to deter the rising trend of child sex abuse in the country on one hand and the menace of relatively new kind of crimes on the other hand. The strong penal provisions, including the option of ‘Death penalty’ are expected to deter the possible perpetrators from committing the Crime. It indicates towards the strong resolve of Government to protect children and zero tolerance to violence against children. The amended Act addresses the menace of Child Pornography by introducing a definition of Child Pornography and introducing suitable punishment. The provisions are expected to curb the trend of storage, transmission or commercial use of Child pornography material. Besides, amended Act provide direct protection to children affected by natural calamities or similar situations, by making provision to treat the sexual crimes against children during such testing times, as aggravated crimes, inviting stricter punishment. It also covers the crime of inducing early sexual maturity in children by providing chemical substances/ hormones, for their abuse. (iv) The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006: The Ministry has enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 with the objective to prohibit child marriages rather than only restraining them. The Act prohibits the solemnization of child marriages where a person who, if a female has not completed 18 years of age and if a male has not completed 21 years of age. According to the Act, child marriage is a cognizable and non-bailable offence. (v) The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA): The PWDVA recognizes the right of all women to live free from violence occurring within the private sphere of home. The objective of the law is to prevent violence and provide emergency relief in case of such situations irrespective of the status of their relationship with the respondent. The law is civil in nature and defines domestic violence to include all acts of omission and commission that cause injury to a woman’s physical, sexual or mental health and includes specific forms of violence such as physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and economic abuse. It seeks to provide relief to women in the form of protection orders, residence orders, monetary relief, custody order and compensation orders. It also protects women living in live-in relationships, provided that such relationships are in the nature of marriage. (vi) The Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act): Nowadays, with the advent of technology, digital space is being increasingly used to perpetuate violence upon women and girls. This utilisation of cyber platforms to commit violence upon women and girls is emerging as a global threat with serious implications for societies and economies around the world. Cyber platforms are misused by the perpetrators to harass, blackmail, cheat, stalk and voyeur girls and women. Recognising the issue, amendment has been made in the IT Act regarding identity theft (S. 66C), cheating by personation (S. 66D), violation of privacy (S. 66E), publication or transmission of obscene material/material containing sexually explicit act /material depicting children in sexually explicit act in electronic form (S. 67, 67A-B).

(vii) The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987: Enacted on 3rd January, 1988, the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 provides for the prevention of the commission of Sati and its glorification. Under this Act, attempt to commit Sati, abetment of commission of Sati and glorification of Sati is a punishable offence. (viii) The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986: This was enacted with the specific objective of prohibiting the indecent representation of women through advertisement, publication, writing, and painting or in any other manner. It prohibits such representation in any form in any advertisement, publication etc and also prohibits selling, distribution, circulation of any books, pamphlets, and such other material containing indecent representation of women. (ix) The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA): The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 is the Central legislation dealing with the issue of prostitution in India. The Act defines prostitution as commercial sexual exploitation and penalizes those who facilitate and abet commercial sexual exploitation, including clients and those who live off the earnings of prostitutes. It also provides for welfare measures towards rehabilitation of victims in the form of protective homes to be set up and managed by state governments. (x) The Dowry Prohibition Act (DPA), 1961: Recognizing the need to address the social evil of dowry, the Dowry Prohibition Act was enacted in 1961. The Act defines dowry and penalises the giving, taking, abetting the giving and taking or advertising for dowry with imprisonment and fine. It also lays down a built-in implementation mechanism in the form of Dowry Prohibition Officers to ensure effective and efficacious enforcement of the law. 7. The Committee notes that a number of legislations have been framed for the welfare, security and benefits of women and also to eliminate gender-based bias, discrimination and violence against women. In spite of the legislative framework being in place, women continue to face severe forms of inequality, discrimination bias and violence which is a cause of grave concern for the Committee. As security and safety of women is of utmost priority, instances of violence against women indicate that the legislations are not being implemented in true letter and spirit. The Committee, accordingly, recommends for strict implementation of the legislations relating to safety and security of women.

8. The Committee further notes that even after seven years Nirbhaya is waiting for justice inspite of such exhaustive legislative framework. This clearly indicates lacunae in the implementation of the legislations and shortcomings in the implementation framework. The Committee accordingly recommends strengthening of legislative measures by fixing a time frame for deciding cases of gender based violence against women. This needs strict implementation of existing laws so that time bound justice is delivered to women. Necessary amendments should be made for filing of charge sheet in all such cases within 30 days, denying bail to the accused and expediting the disposal of pending cases within 6 months time to provide a reasonable time for justice and surety of punishment. 10

9. The Committee is of the strong view that crime against women take place because society sees them in an inferior position in the societal set-up. This is mainly because women are not represented in the decision making process. It has been established by number of researches that if the women is placed at decision making places, then the incidences of violence decrease at such places. In India,the representation of women in public life is very low. National statistics show that women representation is only 9% as Judges in Supreme Court, 10% in Rajya Sabha and only 14% in Lok Sabha. In spite of various efforts made for empowerment of women, their representation in All India Services is still only at a meager 11.5% and on the top of it the total participation in the labour force has declined from 34% in 2006 to 24.8% in 2020, which is a cause of grave concern. The Committee is of the opinion that women should be given a decisive role and positions of power in all spheres of society to change the mindset of the people and help provide role models to the next generation. The Committee accordingly recommends that there is an urgent need to address this situation by making thirty-three percent reservation for women at all levels right from Panchayats to Parliament at the earliest. 10. Department of Justice in their submission stated that they have been making consistent efforts in order to aid the provision of speedy and inexpensive justice by ensuring appointment of requisite number of judges in the higher judiciary, assisting development of judicial infrastructure (Centrally Sponsored Scheme), facilitating ICT-enablement and connectivity of courts, facilitating setting up of courts including fast track courts, and giving effect to judicial reforms in association with the judiciary. The Department of Justice also implements other programmes on legal aid and empowerment of the vulnerable sections including women, children, senior citizen etc. In furtherance to the provisions of expeditious trial of cases related to rape and POCSO Act, as provided in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, under the proposed National Mission for Safety of Women, the Department of Justice has undertaken a new Scheme for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts across the country for time bound disposal of cases.

11. The Committee was informed that 1023 FTSCs will fast track 1,66,882 cases of Rape and POCSO Act, that are pending trial in various courts. The above number is derived from the data provided by all High Courts as on 31.3.2018. A State/UT-wise break up of latest data of such pending cases of both Rape and POCSO Act is given in Annexure 1. A total of 1023 FTSCs are proposed to be set up under the Scheme out of which 389 FTSCs will exclusively handle POCSO Act cases (Annexure 2 for State & UT wise distribution of FTSCs). The remaining 634 FTSCs

11 will deal with either rape cases or both rape and POCSO Act cases depending on the pendency and requirement.

12. Department of Justice informed that the proposal for setting up of 1800 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) during 2015-20 for dealing with cases involving heinous crimes and cases pertaining to women and other vulnerable sections has been endorsed by the 14th Finance Commission. At present there are 704 numbers of such Fast Track Courts functioning in the country. The Commission has urged State Governments to utilize enhanced tax devolution (32% to 42%) for setting up of fast track courts. Thereafter, the Committee was briefed about the other schemes being operated by the Department for safety of women:

(i) Tele-law and Nyaya Bandhu to provide free legal aid to cover the unreached sections of the society in the remotest of areas; (ii) Legal literacy outreach through awareness and training programmes has been undertaken in the North –Eastern states and Jammu and Kashmir region of India to especially train women legal representatives with active support from State Women Commissions; (iii) key function of legal services authorities constituted under the Legal Services Authorities, Act, 1987 is to spread legal awareness and legal literacy amongst the people and make the vulnerable (including women) aware about their rights, benefits, privileges granted by various welfare legislations and other enactments; and (iv) India has also signed in 2015 the UN Sustainable Development Document 2030 that provides for Access to Justice as SDG 16 wherein ending violence against women in all its forms, strengthening rule of law and making institutions inclusive and responsive are the key targets that have to be achieved by signatory States.

13. The Committee took note of the States/ UT Governments which have not given their concurrence yet for setting up Fast Track Special Courts as follows: S No. States & UTs High Court Total FTSCs to be set Exclusive POCSO FTSCs for Rape& up under the Scheme Courts to be set up POCSO Act cases (4-5) 1. Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 18 8 10 2. Bihar Patna 54 30 24

3. West Bengal Calcutta 123 20 103

4. Goa Bombay 2 0 2

5. J&K Jammu and 4 0 4 Kashmir 6. Uttar Pradesh Allahabad 218 74 144

7. Arunachal Gauhati 3 0 3 Pradesh

8. Mizoram Gauhati 3 1 2

9. Himachal Himachal 6 3 3 Pradesh Pradesh

10. Meghalaya Meghalaya 5 5 0

11. A&N Islands Calcutta 1 1 0

Total 437 64 373

14. Ministry of Home Affairs in its submission stated that they accord utmost importance to safety of women and girls in the country. For effective deterrence the government has enacted the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2018 which, inter-alia, prescribes stringent punishment for rape and swift administration of justice. The amendment also mandates completion of investigation and trials within 2 months each. In order to facilitate States/Union Territories, MHA has operationalized an online analytic tool for police called "Investigation Tracking System for Sexual offences (ITSSO)" to monitor and track time-bound investigation in sexual assault cases. Advisories have been regularly issued to States/Union Territories to use ITSSO to ensure compliance with the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018. MHA has also launched the "National Database on Sexual offenders" (NDSO) on 20th September 2018 to facilitate investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country by law enforcement agencies. In order to ensure that the amendments in law effectively translate into action at ground level, MHA is undertaking a multi-pronged action plan and has initiated a series of measures. Some of these initiatives, funded through Nirbhaya Fund, are being implemented by States/UTs as below:

i. Emergency Response Support System (ERSS): Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a pan-India, single, internationally recognized number, i.e. 112 based system for various emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress. It has been operationalized in 28 States/ UTs (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry, Ladakh and the city of Mumbai). Approved cost of the project is Rs. 385.60 crore. The Ministry of Home Affairs has undertaken awareness campaigns to popularize use of ERSS and the 112 India mobile app in print, electronic and digital media and advised all States/UTs to popularize its benefits. Creative material for awareness campaign has been shared with the States/UTs with a request to popularise the use of 112 emergency services and enroll as volunteers for assistance using the 112 India Mobile App.

13 ii. Safe City Projects in 8 Cities: Safe City Projects are comprehensive and integrated projects developed by the Police and Municipal Corporations of the city, in keeping with the demands of their women citizens and to plug any gaps in existing infrastructure. The total approved cost under the Nirbhaya Fund is Rs. 2,919.55 Crore. The technology to aid smart policing and safety management for the future would be enabled under the Safe City Projects, currently being undertaken in 8 cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai) in Phase I. The projects are targeted to complete in 3 years, by FY 2021- 22. Adding many dimensions to safety of women and children, like the use of drones, installation of CCTV cameras with Facial Recognition or Automatic Number Plate Recognition to track and alert Police about criminals and criminal activity, technology-enabled infrastructure like smart lighting systems which glow as soon as it gets dark to eliminate dark alleys and crime hot-spots from cities, and toilets for women which can be located on Google Maps is being planned. iii. Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF): Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) has been set up under Nirbhaya Funds at a total cost of the project is Rs. 200.00 Cr. CVCF has been released as a one-time grant to States/UTs to support and supplement the Victim Compensation schemes in respective States/UTs and expenditure from this fund is allowed to States/UTs after consuming non- budgetary resources with them. iv. Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children (CCPWC): The Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing a scheme, namely Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC) with a total outlay of Rs. 223.19 crore. Ministry has provided grant to all States/UTs to set up cyber forensic cum training laboratories, hiring of Junior Cyber Consultant and training/capacity building to provide hands-on training to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) Investigators, prosecutors and judicial officers. A National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.Gov.in) was launched on 20th September, 2018, which allowed citizens to report online content pertaining to Child Pornography child Sexual Abuse Material or sexually explicit content such as Rape/Gang Rape Content. In consultation with the stakeholders, a revamped portal has been launched on 30.08.2019 to enable citizens to report all types of cyber crimes with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. To spread awareness on cyber crime, several steps have been taken that include dissemination of messages on cyber crime awareness through SMS, MHA twitter [email protected] campaign & publishing of Handbook for Adolescents/Students etc. v. New building with women centric facilities for Special Police Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Police unit for North East Region SPUNER) at Nanakpura, Delhi: Delhi Police is undertaking a project for modernisation of Special Police Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Police unit for North East Region (SPUNER) and Police Station Crime Against Women Cell (CAW Cell) including facilities for counseling, mediation and gender sensitization and Special Police Unit for North Eastern Region (SPUNER) including facilities for counselling of North Eastern women etc. The total cost of the project is Rs. 23.53 Crore.

vi. Hiring of Professional Counsellors/social workers at the District, Sub- Division and Police Station level in Delhi Police: Delhi Police has taken up a project for provision of Social Workers/counselors at the District and Sub-Divisional, Police Station level in Delhi at a cost of Rs. 5.07 Crore. The Professional Counsellors/Social workers give counselling support to the aggrieved women and their families. It also seeks to establish an effective multi-agency coordinated response by the State to all forms of violence against women and children including sexual assault through trained social workers providing quality psycho- socio-legal services for violated women and children. A total of 60 Social Workers/Counsellors have been appointed at Sub-Division Level in Districts to extend the counseling services to victims. vii. Various other Activities under Delhi Police-Safety of Women Scheme: An amount of Rs. 10.20 Cr, has been appraised to Delhi Police for undertaking various activities which inter alia include holding Camps for Self Defence Training in School/Colleges, Publicity in mass media, procurement of essential items/equipments to enhance the capability of women police force for imparting training, procurement of cyber equipments and making short films/pamphlets on women safety for distribution. viii Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL): MHA has approved setting- up of a state-of-the-art DNA Analysis facility at Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh at cost of Rs. 99.76 crore under Nirbhaya Fund. DNA Lab have capacity and capability for examining 2000 DNA crime cases per annum for speedy disposal of cases relating to sexual assault and POCSO Act related cases. The Laboratory will contribute to address the gap of forensic DNA analysis of pending sexual assault cases in the country. The Laboratory has been inaugurated and commissioned on 23rd December 2019. 45 Forensic professionals have also been deployed in the Lab. ix. Training of Investigation officers/Prosecution officers/Medical officers in forensic evidence and Procurement af Forensic Kits for sexual assault cases: An amount of Rs. 13.71 crore was appraised under Nirbhaya Fund for training and skill building programs for Investigation officers, Prosecution officers and Medical officers and procurement of Forensic kits for sexual assault cases. 6921 officers have been trained by BPR&D and NIC&FS in collection, handling and transportation of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases. 3120 Sexual Assault DNA Evidence Collection Kits (SAECK) were distributed to States/UTs in 2018-19 by BPR&D. Additionally, Rs. 3.14 crore has been sanctioned to DFSS for procurement of more than 11000 (SAECK) kits for distribution to States/UTs in FY 2019-20. The Kits will facilitate expeditious and efficient collection of DNA samples in the crimes of sexual nature, identification of dead bodies etc, x. Strengthening of State FSLs (in 13 States): An amount of Rs. 131.09 Cr was appraised under Nirbhaya Fund for strengthening DNA analysis cyber forensics and related facilities in 13 States (Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal) in phase-I of the project. The aim and

objective of the project is to strengthen the DNA analysis and Cyber Forensic Facilities in these states relating to cases of sexual assaults.

xi. Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in all districts of States &UTs: The Empowered Committee for Nirbhaya Fund in Ministry of Women and Child Development has recently approved a project by MHA for setting-up Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTU) in all districts of the country at cost of Rs. 100 crore under Nirbhaya Fund. The AHTUs will povide counselling and support to the victims of trafficking.

xii. Setting up/strengthening Women Help Desks (WHDs) in Police Stations in all States & UTs: Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a project for setting up and strengthening of Women Help Desks in Police Stations, including Police Stations in rural areas, at a total cost of Rs. 100 crores. This project would be implemented by the respective States and Union Territories. Women Help Desks would focus on making the Police Stations more women friendly and approachable, as they would be the first and single point of contact for any woman walking into a police station. Essentially, lady police officers would be deployed at these help desks. The officials of Women Help Desk would be trained to be sensitive towards women. These help desks would have enlisted panel of experts like lawyers, psychologists and NGOs to facilitate legal aid, counselling, shelter, rehabilitation and training etc.

15. The Committee is of the opinion that the these two Ministries i.e. Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Home Affairs need to work in well coordinated manner because both are critical in providing institutional structure and justice delivery system. The quest for justice for Nirbhaya which is a blot on our collective conscience and the public hailing of police action in Hyderabad case echoes the sentiment of the society that the guilty be punished immediately. This is a call for introspection for both the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Home Affairs along with the associated law enforcement agencies as the system is not functioning to provide timely justice. Therefore, there is a need to bring about integrated changes at all levels in the entire system.

16. The Committee notes that simple and accessible justice delivery system is a great deterrent to crimes against women because it provides courage to the victims to come out and file complaints against the perpetrators of the crimes. The Committee is however anguished to note that a number of States like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh have still not given their concurrence for setting up Fast Track Special Courts. The Committee urges the Department of Justice to pursue the matter with the concerned States to ensure that 1800 Fast Track courts become operational at the earliest. The Department should also look into the possibility of according legislative backing to setting up of Fast

Track Courts on a permanent basis. The Committee further recommends that Fast Track Special Courts should decide the matter within six months of such incident. 17. The Committee took a note that there are 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) in 30 States. The Committee further noticed that there is a skewed distribution of Fast Track Special Courts across States likes for example 18 in Andhra Pradesh, 218 in Uttar Pradesh, 14 in Tamil Nadu and 31 in Karnataka. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Law & Justice should have a balanced distribution of Fast Track Special Courts in States to expedite the disposal of cases and ideally there should be one FTSC within 500 km of radius. 18. The Committee also urges the Department of Justice to look into the feasibility of changes in law to ensure no bail is granted to accused involved in heinous crimes against women. There should be filing of chargesheet within 30 days of such a crime and time- bound investigation and conclusion of trial within a year’s time to provide timely justice. 19. To address the crime against women in more effective manner, the Committee recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs should set up women cells in all the police stations of the country with female police officers/staff, who are trained to handle cases related to gender based violence. This would increase the presence of women in the police force and the victims of sexual violence would have the confidence to enter the police stations to lodge their complaints. The Committee further recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs should discuss the possibility of conducting special recruitment drives with the States to induct women in the police force to increase their presence at the ground level, which would help provide a sense of empowerment to the women especially in the rural areas. 20. The Committee strongly recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs should provide a single help-line number for registering all complaints and for seeking help in cases of safety of women related issues. This number should be prominently displayed at all railway stations, public transport and other public places.

21. The Committee took note of the submissions made by the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding setting up of forensic laboratories in the country. The Committee in this reference is of the view that a strong network of forensic laboratories is of utmost necessity as the forensic evidence is of crucial importance in convicting the offenders. Currently the conviction rate is only 32% as against filing of chargesheets in 86.6% rape cases. The Committee therefore recommends that Ministry of Home Affairs should setup one forensic laboratory in every state in the country in every state capital within 2 years time. This would 17 help the prosecution in building a strong case against the offenders as with the collection of evidence the conviction rate would certainly go up.

22. The Committee took note of the Ministry of Home Affairs ‘Safe City Proposal’ for 8 cities. In this regard the Committee feels that this is highly inadequate as there is a need to develop safe cities across the country. The Country has already identified and is working on making 100 smart cities. Committee recommends that Ministry of Home Affairs should integrate safe city plan within Ministry of Urban Development for all the 100 smart cities. In addition to this the Ministry of Home Affairs should also expand this project and cover all States including both rural and urban areas and design. 23. The Committee notices that there is no comprehensive law for the prevention of Trafficking of persons and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 does n ot define trafficking comprehensively. The Committee recommends that the Government of India should establish a National Anti-Trafficking Bureau having police officers, NGOs, and other stakeholders and it should have powers to investigate cases involving two or more States. The Committee further recommends that the Bureau should also have power to co-ordinate with international law enforcement agencies and formulate measures for combating and prevention of trafficking in children & women. 24. The Committee further recommends that the Ministry and Government should have "Anti-Trafficking Relief and Rehabilitation Committee" for providing relief and rehabilitation services to the victims of trafficking. The Committee strongly recommends that the Ministry and the government should support welfare and rehabilitation of victims and provide them support for their skill development and vocational training and also create community based programmes with specialized professional like Counselors , Translators , Social Workers , Mental Health Care Professionals and other vocational trainers for reintegrating them into the society.

SAFETY OF WOMEN IN ROAD AND SURFACE TRANSPORT

25. The Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways informed the Committee that Justice J S Verma Committee had recommended vehicle tracking system and panic buttons in public transport vehicles to enhance the safety of women & children. Accordingly, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 mandating the provision of Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) and emergency buttons in vehicle registered upto 31 December, 2018. Two-wheelers, E-rickshaw, three wheelers and any transport

18 vehicles for which no permit is required under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 are exempted from this requirement. In order to standardize the specification of VLT and Emergency button across the country, AIS 140 standards were released by ARAI for Ministry of Road Transport & Highway (MoRTH) . The standard mainly includes the specifications for Vehicle Location Tracking device and the emergency button must be fitted by the manufacturers or their respective dealers or operators as the case may be in accordance with the AIS 140, as amended from time to time, till corresponding BIS standards are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. 26. The Committee was further informed about the steps taken by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to enhance the safety of women in public transport which are as follow. (i) The Ministry had approved various proposals in transport sector under Nirbhaya fund after recommendation by empowered committee of Ministry of Women and Child Development. Proposals of the Transport Department of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transportation Corporation (BMTC) have been sanctioned to improve safety of women in public transportation services. Status of these proposals are indicated below:- a) Abhaya Project by Transport Department, Andhra Pradesh.  Proposal from Transport Department of Andhra Pradesh is for installation of lot (Internet of Things) device and related software in public transport vehicle.  Proposal was approved by SFC with total estimated cost of Rs.138.49 crore and is to be implemented in Vishakhapatnam and Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh on pilot basis. The Central Share of Rs. 58.64 Crore was released vide sanction order dated 13.07.2017.  Proposal is being re-examined by Government of Andhra Pradesh for necessary modifications. b) Proposal from Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), Government Uttar Pradesh.  Proposal of UPSRTC has been sanctioned with total estimate cost of Rs. 83.40 Cr with the approval of Secretary (RT &H). MORTH has released Rs.40.20 Crore to UPSRTC.  UPSRTC proposal include following components:- i. 50 ladies pink Buses. ii. CCTV Panic buttons and controllers on 12500 buses iii. 24 interceptors iv. Advocate/Advertisements/Awareness Campaign  Purchase of 50 Pink Buses and 40 interceptors have been completed. 1.2 lakh women passenger bus seats/month have been created exclusively for women for safe and secure travel.  Revision in component of CCTV, Panic buttons and cont4rollers on 12500 buses by UPSRTC is under consideration in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. c) Women's Safety Initiative by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Government of Karnataka:

 Proposal of BMTC has been sanctioned under Nirbhaya fgund with total project cost of Rs. 56.07 Crores with approval of Secretary (RT&H). the Central Share of Rs. 33.64 Crore has been released vide sensation order dated 26.07.2018.  BMTC proposal include following components:- i. Training women for Heavy passenger Vehicle (HPV) licences ii. Advocacy, advertisement and Awareness Campaign on Women's safety iii. Women Lounges at important stations iv. CCTV Surveillance cameras for 1000 buses v. Gender Sensitization and Women safety protocol training for ground staff vi. Increase the number of Sarthi Squads/Mobile Police Patrol Vehicles vii. Mobile application to improve functionalities on women safety viii. Passenger information Display in Bus Stops. ii) Proposal for Vehicle Tracking Platform:- A proposal for funding the State-wise Vehicle Tracking Platform for safety enforcement with AIS 140 specification under Nirbhaya Fund is under consideration in the Ministry. Safety of women and girl children is a prime concern during their travel in public passenger transport vehicles like cabs, taxis, public buses etc. the proposed system envisages to enhance the safety of the women and the gild children by equipping all the public passenger transport vehicles with location tracking device and emergency buttons for raising an alert in case of emergency. The proposed Vehicle Tracking System consists of a Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) device, with Emergency buttons, meeting the specification of AIS-140, mounted in the vehicle, which will send the vehicle location, health status, alerts and other data to the Monitoring centre at a specified periodicity. A Standard Operating procedure (SOP) shall be defined by State/UT for handling emergency alerts at the Monitoring Centre. The Transport Department officials will be able to access the system and monitor the alerts at the Monitoring Centre. The actionable alerts will be filtered and handled as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) formulated by State/UT. iii) Ministry had formulated taxi policy guidelines to promote urban mobility. The guidelines were circulated to all the States/UTs vide letter dated 15.12.2016. These guidelines would help provide the States with an overarching, common detailed framework to formulate detailed regulations for taxi operations. The Committee inter-alia recommended that Aggregators, Radio taxi operators and Agents should: a. Have a physical presence/premise in the concerned state. They should have a functional grievance redressal system which should be duly publicised. b. make available an emergency response centre to handle SOS alerts by passengers as prescribed by the States. c. Aggregators should preserve and provide on demand the data regarding taxi trips and customers for a period specified by the State Transport, Police or any other enforcement authorities as per law. d. Clear display of a photograph of the driver or description of the vehicle (including license plate number) should be provided to the rider on the web or mobile application as well as inside the car, so as to enable verification of the same once the Vehicle arrives with the said driver, details of which has been received via the Agent Aggregator or Radio Taxi operator. Develop and include a feature in the mobile application that provides riders the ability to share their location with a minimum 2 persons within their safety network. 20

e. Develop and include a feature in the mobile application that gives riders the ability for contact local police in case of an emergency. f. Follow the directions/guidelines of the State in terms of maximum duty hour of drivers to promote road safety and to comply with the labour laws. g. Violation of the stipulated rules by the taxi operators/drivers should be strictly dealt in accordance with law. h. In the event of an incident of a criminal nature involving a trip booked through the Radio Taxi Operator, Agent or Aggregator platform, such Aggregator, Radio taxi Operator or Agent should immediately inform and cooperate with relevant authorities upon lawful request. 27. The Chairman, Railway Board informed the Committee that a three tier security mechanism of Government Railway Police (GRP), District Police and Railway Protection Force (RPF) is in place over Indian Railways. Policing on Railways, being a State subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law & order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Governments, which they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police. However, Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of GRP to provide better protection and security of passenger area & passengers. Cases of Indian Penal Code (IPC) crime in Railways are registered and investigated by the concerned Government Railway Police. It was informed that to enhance security over Indian Railways, particularly of women and children, two projects of Video Surveillance System are sanctioned under Nirbhaya Fund. Under these projects, 983 stations (A1, A, B & C category) and 67 stations of Konkan Railway are included.

28. The Committee was further informed that the following steps have been taken for the safety of women:

o Provision CCTV cameras at stations o Panic Button at sensitive locations from women perspective like women waiting room. o Facial Recognization System (FRS) and Video Analytics (VA) for Intrusion detection locate & detect a suspected person, left object detection, overcrowding, camera tampering, loitering detection, sound detection & Crowding. o CCTV control room at RPF Post/Thana to View & Monitor the stations under their jurisdiction. o Limited Monitoring of system at Divisional/Zonal level. o Setting up of Central Command & Control Center for real time Viewing & Monitoring of any station over Indian Railways on regular basis and issue the proper instructions. o As on date, 78 stations have been commissioned and the work is in progress at 191 stations. Tender for balance 714 stations was opened on 09.10.2019 and is under evaluation.

29. The Committee was informed about the following measures taken by the Railways in coordination with Government Railway Police to ensure security of passengers including women passengers:- a. On vulnerable and identified routes/sections, 2200 trains (on an average) are escorted by Railway Protection Force daily in addition to 2200 trains escorted by Government Railway Police of different States daily. b. Security Help Line number 182 is operational (24X7) over Indian Railways for security related assistance to passengers in distress. Staff monitoring this Security Helpline has been sensitized to address the problems of women passengers proactively. c. Through various social media platforms viz. twitter, facebook etc., Railways are in regular touch with passengers including women to enhance security of passengers and to address their security concern. d. Drives are conducted against entry of male passengers into compartments reserved for women passengers and persons apprehended are prosecuted under section 162 of the Railways Act, 1989. During the years 2018 & 2019 (upto November), a total of 139422 & 92131 male passengers respectively have been prosecuted for unauthorized entry/travel in compartments reserved for women passengers. e. Ladies Special trains running in Metropolitan cities are being escorted by lady RPF personnel. In other trains, where escorts are provided, the train escorting parties have been briefed to keep extra vigil on the lady passengers travelling alone, ladies coaches en-route and at halting stations. f. Frequent announcements are made through Public Address System to educate passengers to take precautions against theft, snatching, drugging etc. g. Regular coordination is made with the State Police/GRP authorities at all levels for prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law & order in Railway premises as well as on running trains. h. An Integrated Security System (ISS) consisting of surveillance of vulnerable stations through Close Circuit Television Camera Network, Access Control etc. has been sanctioned to improve surveillance mechanism over 202 railway stations. i. Presently a total of 2314 women officers & staff are posted in different capacity in RPF. Further, in order to increase representation of women in RPF to the level of 10%, 4517 out of 9739 vacancies notified in the year 2018 were notified for women. j. CCTV cameras have been installed at 501 Railway stations and in 2019 coaches. There is a provision for installation of CCTV cameras at 6124 Railway stations and in 58276 coaches. Work for installation of CCTV at 6124 stations and 7020 coaches is targeted to be completed by March-2021 (Phase-1). k. Emergency Talk Back system and Closed Circuit Television Surveillance Cameras have been provided in all newly manufactured Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU), Main line Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) coaches and Air conditioned rakes of Kolkata Metro. This system is also being provided in all newly manufactured air- conditioned EMU rakes and underslung MEMU rakes. Railways have already provided Emergency Talk Back system and CCTV in ladies compartments/coaches of existing 12 EMU rakes and 150 EMU/MEMU rakes respectively. Further, flasher lights are also being provided in ladies coaches in 15 nos. of EMU rakes in South Eastern Railway. When the alarm chain of the coach will be pulled, these lights will start blinking and buzzer will start sounding till resetting of alarm chain.

30. While taking note of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways submissions the Committee took notice of the fact that multiple agencies/authorities are involved across states for managing public transport. Hence, there is a need for a unified law for governing public transport in the country. Transport Department of each State needs to co-ordinate with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways so far as providing safety features in public transport in concerned. A special cell could be created to receive and deal with emergency situations.

31. The Committee noticed that only some States have proposed for CCTV surveillance, panic button and controllers in public transport to make road transport safe for women. However, there is no unified data available to access as to which extent these features have been implemented in reality. The Committee is of the opinion that these proposals are a step in the right direction for ensuring safety of women and accordingly recommends that the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways should frame a unified policy for mandatory installing of CCTV surveillance, panic button and controllers in public transport across the country in a time bound manner.

32. To further combat any crime and to take follow up action there is strong case for a creation of a data-base of the drivers, conductors, helpers and associated staff involved in public transport. Committee recommends that such data should be collected immediately which should be made digital and linked with the police stations for the ease of investigations. The name and other details of the driver and conductor should also be displayed on the concerned bus/taxi/auto etc.

33. The Committee notices that there is no mechanism to register the incidents of sexual harassment and violence in trains. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Railways in coordination with Ministry of Home Affairs should set up a mechanism to lodge the case in the train itself. The Committee further adds that the Railways should setup complaint centres at each station.

34. The Committee took note of the fact that the Ministry of Railways has planned only two projects of Video Surveillance System at 983 stations and 67 stations of Konkan Railway, which is highly inadequate if safety of whole nation is being considered. Since Railways has more that 8500 operational railway stations across the country with over 9200 trains operating daily, therefore, Committee recommends that such Video Surveillance System should be implemented at all the stations across the country. 23

ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION 35. The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development submitted that Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India provide women with the Fundamental Right to Equality and Prevention of Discrimination against them. Article 21 of the Constitution gives a woman the right to lead a life of dignity with liberty. Protection of women against sexual harassment and the right to work with dignity are recognized universally through International Conventions and Instruments. In line with the already existing Constitutional provisions, the Government of India ratified the Convention on all forms of Discrimination against Women, on 25th June, 1993. In order to improve the safety of all women, including students and employees, and to provide a healthy and secure atmosphere for them on the campus in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), following initiatives have been taken: A. Gender Sensitization in Higher Education (SAKSHAM): 36. The UGC set up a Task Force to “Review the Measures for Ensuring Safety of Women on Campuses and Programs for Gender Sensitization” on 8th January, 2013, under the Chairmanship of Member UGC, to assess the situation prevailing in all institutions of higher learning to ensure the freedom, safety and security of girls and women, in particular, and the entire youth in general.

37. The report of the Task Force entitled “SAKSHAM” was forwarded to the Vice Chancellors of 800 Indian Universities to sensitize the management and the teachers of their institutions and affiliated colleges to work out a roadmap of action for the guidance of the colleges and other institutions, which may include items like holding of conferences, seminars, conducting of workshops and classes for self- defence of girls, research and studies under intimation to this office. The detailed report is available on UGC website i.e. www.ugc.ac.in

UGC has sent two circulars to the Vice-Chancellors of the Higher Educational Institutions/Universities to expeditiously undertake the measures like developing a website for lodging complaints of sexual harassment and hold regular conference, seminars, workshop and classes for self- defence of girls, research and studies.

B. Notification of UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015:

39. UGC has notified UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015, which being statutory in nature, are binding on Universities and Colleges.

C. Development of Women’s Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges: 24

40. The UGC programme for promotion of women’s Studies envisages financial assistance to universities and colleges for setting up centres and cells for Women’s Studies. The Centres/Cells are required to undertake research, develop curricula and organize training and extension work in the areas of gender equity, economic self-reliance of women, girls education, population issues, issues of human rights, social exploitation, etc. These activities are expected to contribute not only to social awareness and change but also to academic development. The Objectives of the Scheme are:

 To provide financial assistance to Women Studies Centres for expansion of Women Studies through teaching, research and field action.  Inter disciplinary approach and theoretical grasp to enhance the understanding of society by highlighting feminist perspectives on social transformation, development and processes of exploitation.  Constant interaction with field reality through field action programmes that feed into academic activity. At present, 159 (84 Universities and 75 Colleges) Women’s Studies Centres have been established in various Universities and Colleges under the scheme “Development of Women’s Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges”. D. Establishment of Chairs on Eminent Women Personalities:

41. In order to enrich the academic resources of the university system for a deeper reflection on critical issues, University Grants Commission in association with Ministry of Women and Child Development has formulated the Scheme of Chairs in the name of Nobel Laureates and other illustrious persons who have been either Indian Citizen or are of an Indian Origin. In this background, following ten (10) Chairs in different universities in the name of eminent Women Academicians/Administrators/Artists/ Scientists/Environmentalists/ Social Reformers etc. are being established in the areas of their outstanding contributions:

S.No. Name of Chair Subject

1. Lilavati Mathematics

2. LalDed (Lalleshwar) Poetry & Mysticism

3. Amrita Devi (Beniwal) Forest/Wildlife Conservation

4. Devi AhilyaBaiHolkar Administration

5. AnandibaiGopalrao Joshi Medicine and Health

6. Hansa Mehta Educational Reform

7. Kamala Sohonie Science

8. Rani Gaidinliu Freedom Fighter (North - East)

9. Madurai ShanmukhavadivuSubbulakshami Music and Performing Arts

10 MahadeviVerma Literature

The academic functions under these Chairs will be to create awareness, promotes studies and research along with capacity building programmes with regard to the designated discipline of the Chair. It will also promote the work and contribution of the person in whose name the Chair has been established. It was further informed that UGC has set up a Toll free number for registration of grievances related to Women and sexual harassment and UGC has also initiated the process for creation of excusive/independent online portal for grievances related to women and sexual harassment.

AICTE 42. AICTE submitted before the Committee that they had issued a regulation ‘Establishment of Internal Complaint Committee (ICC)’ as per Section 4 of AICTE Act, 1987, All India Council for Technical Education (Gender Sensitization, Prevention and Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students and Redressal of Grievances in Technical Institutions) Regulations, 2016 vide No. F. AICTE/ WH/ 2016/ 01 dated 10th June, 2016 and AICTE Redressal of grievance of student’s regulations 2019 dated 7th November 2019. As per the above two Regulations, three level Grievance Redressal mechanism norms has been issued by AICTE related to safety of women:

i. First at Institute Level: Institute level Grievance Committee and Institute level Redressal Committee are constituted in all AICTE approved institutions. ii. Second at University Level: The next level of escalation will be at University level ‘Ombudsman’. iii. Third at AICTE Level: AICTE has a Special Grievance Redressal Cell and Complaint Section for receiving online grievances regarding this. All complaints are examined on a regular basis by High Power Committee headed by retired High Court Judge. Necessary action is taken on priority on the recommendations of the Committee’s Report.

Department School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development 43. The Department of School Education and Literacy in its submission before the Committee highlighted that the Department has implemented an Integrated Scheme for School Education (ISSE) i.e. “Samagra Shiksha”, effective from 2018-19, extending from pre-school to class XII. The integrated Scheme for School Education envisages the ‘school’ as a continuum from Pre- school, primary, upper primary, secondary to Senior Secondary levels. The main outcomes of the Scheme are envisaged as Universal Access, Equity and Quality, promoting Vocationalisation of Education and strengthening of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs). 44. The Department further added that under Samagra Shiksha, there is a provision of Self Defence training for girls. Self defence training at school level is being provided for three months

26 for inculcating self-defence skills including life skill for self-protection and self-development among the girls from class VI to XII. Martial Arts and Self-defence training is already being given in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs). For self-defence training (which is admissible for govt. schools), there is a provision for upto Rs. 3000 per month for 3 months per school for schools having classes VI to XII. Further, instructions have been issued to all States and UTs to take necessary steps to ensure Safety and Security of girls residing in KGBVs. 45. The Department further submitted that through National Council of Teacher Education Regulations, 2014 notified on 28th November, 2014, Gender has been made an integral part of Curriculum of all the teacher education programmes. Gender Education, as mentioned in NCTE Regulations 2014 ensure empowerment of women through all NCTE recognized teacher education programme. 46. The Committee was further briefed about the steps taken to include value based moral education at all levels. It was informed that informed that the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005, developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which sets the guidelines and direction for the development of syllabi and textbooks at all the school stages, emphasizes on ethical development, inculcating the values, attitudes and skills required for living in harmony with oneself and with others. However, education being a subject in the Concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of schools falling under the jurisdiction of the State Governments; it is for the respective State Governments to ensure that the Values Education is taught effectively in their schools. So far as the schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) are concerned, the Board has introduced Life-Skills education in the schools affiliated to it, which promotes inculcation of Values. 47. The Department stated that values and attitudes are acquired and are best nurtured through experiences. These experiences need to be consistent and inbuilt in the personal and social environment of the students. NCERT has, therefore incorporated such concerns, wherever possible, in the textbooks developed for the various stages of school education. NCERT has also brought out a Value Education Framework entitled ‘Education for Values in Schools-A Framework’, which provides guidelines to schools to identify their priorities of values and plan their actions accordingly. NCERT has also developed a Resource Book for teachers called ‘Ways to Peace’. 48. It was also informed that CBSE has brought out Values Education Manual and Values Education Kit for classes 1-XII. The Board has brought out Teacher’s Manual on Environmental Education and Adolescent Education, which help to foster values in children. CBSE also organizes

Capacity Building Programmes in Values Education for teacher of its affiliated schools. Further, Adolescence Education Programme, being implemented by NCERT, is focused on the needs and concerns that are faced during adolescence. This programme aims at facilitating the process of comprehensive integration of these needs and concerns in the schools education curriculum and teacher education system. The ultimate goal of the programme is to empower adolescent learners to acquire knowledge of their needs and concerns related to the period of adolescence and develop life skills that will enable them to practice informed and responsible behavior. At the national level, NIOS, KVS, NVS and at the State level, SCERTs/ SIEs/ Directorates of Education are implementing Agencies. 49. The Committee was further informed about the legal provisions formulated to ensure safety of women as follows: a) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 which came to effect in April, 2010 mandates that, the School Management Committee constituted under Rule 21 shall be the first level of grievance redressal of teachers of schools specified therein. The State Government shall constitute School Tribunals at the State, District and Block levels which would act as the grievance redressal mechanism. Complaints related to harassment of women teachers shall be accorded priority and shall be redressed without delay in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court on prevention of sexual harassment at the work place.

b) The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) has issued a circular on 12.09.2017 directing the schools affiliated to the Board for setting up Internal Complaints Committee on sexual harassment. CBSE is following the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 scrupulously. CBSE, Headquarters, Delhi has issued instructions to all Regional Offices to constitute ICC in their respective offices as per the provisions of Section 4(2) of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 to deal with the complaints of women employees related to sexual harassament strictly as per the provisions of the aforesaid Act. The complaints of the women employees posted in the Regional Offices are redressed and being investigated/inquired by the respective ICC constituted in the concerned Regional Offices of CBSE. The Affiliation Bye Laws of the CBSE provides under Rule 14.25 that every affiliated schools of CBSE shall follow the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in their respective schools.

c) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has constituted an ‘Internal Complaints Committee’ at KVS Headquarters level and Regional Offices level vide order dated 13.11.2015 to deal with the complaints regarding sexual harassment of women at workplace. The codal provision has also been made in the Education code of KVs under Article 160 detailing therein the composition of the two committees and also their scope.

d) Internal Complaints Committee in Headquarters and Regional Offices of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) are functional which deal with complaints of Sexual Harassment of women employees at work place in NVS. At headquarter level moral turpitude cases are dealt by summery trial committees. Action against the staff if found guilty, is taken and in serious cases upto termination of services of staff is also taken.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 50. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare submitted that the Adolescent Health Programme (Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram) covers the following components which support in issues related to women safety: A. The School Health Programme is envisaged as a health and wellness intervention for school going children under Ayushman Bharat. School serves as an ideal platform to reach out to the children to shape their life defining habits. It is a well-established fact that the habits and behaviors adopted during adolescence determine the health in adulthood. The objective of the SHP is to increase knowledge, inculcate positive attitudes and enhance life skills to promote informed, responsible and healthy behaviors among school going children. The SHP is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). It is proposed that the School Health Programme will be implemented in government and government aided schools in aspirational districts of the country in the first phase of the implementation. Two teachers, preferably one male and one female, in every school, designated as “Health and Wellness Ambassadors” shall be trained to transact health promotion and disease prevention information in the form of interesting activities for one hour every week. It is proposed that required time per week be allocated to the programme in the school timetable for approximately 24 weeks in an academic year. These health promotion messages will also have bearing on improving health practices in the country as students will act as Health and Wellness Messengers in the society. Every Tuesday is proposed as Health and Wellness Day in the schools. The curriculum framework, training materials for training of nodal teachers, facilitators guide and activity book for the students have been developed by NCERT in consultation with MoHFW, development partners and civil society organizations. A total of 11 themes were identified for this curriculum. The themes include, growing up healthy, emotional wellbeing and mental health, interpersonal relationships, values and responsible citizenship, gender equality, nutrition, health and sanitation, promotion of healthy lifestyles, prevention and management of substance misuse, reproductive health and HIV prevention, safety and security against violence and injuries and promotion of safe use of internet, media and social media.A cascade training model from the National to the State level has been planned. A National Resource Group (NRG) has been constituted with members who have sound training skills and experience on Adolescent Health. The National Resource Group will train the State Resource Group, a team with members from SCERT, SIHFW and DIETs. A National launch of the School Health Programme is proposed shortly.

B. The trained Medical Officers and ANMs and Counsellors working at the Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics across the country provide Counselling and services to adolescent boys and girls, mainly related to the six themes viz. Nutrition, Mental Health, Violence including Gender Based Violence, Sexual & Reproductive Health, Non Communicable Diseases and Substance Misuse. These are visited by both the School going and out of school children.

C. Peer Educator Programme being implemented in a few districts currently, for both in school and out of school adolescents also aims to train selected Peers from the age of 10-19 years age in the above mentioned themes. These trained peer educators hold sessions in their own age groups to further pass on the correct information and also within the community.

51. The Ministry further submitted that National Health Policy (NHP) (2017) identifies seven priority areas. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recognised Gender Based Violence (GBV) as one of the priority focus areas. The policy articulates to institutionalize inter-sectoral coordination at National and Sub-national levels with the objective to promote coordinated action against gender violence for improving the environment for health. It is committed that “Women’s Access to healthcare needs to be strengthened by making public hospitals more women friendly and ensuring that the health providers are orientated on gender – sensitivity issues. The NHP identifies the serious and wide ranging consequences of gender violence and “recommends that the health care to the survivors/ victims need to be provided free and with dignity in the public and private sector”.

52. The Ministry also informed about the other measures taken to address the issue of safety of women namely (i) development of Guidelines & Protocols- medico-legal care of victims/survivors of sexual violence; (ii) establishment of One stop Crises cell/ centre (OSCC) in a hospital setting for providing holistic and comprehensive support and assistance to a victim/ survivor of gender based violence under one roof; and (iii) Establishing of internal complaint committee for sexual harassment on women at work places under Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressed) Act, 2013.

53. The Committee is of the view that the Ministry of Human Resource Development is the only Ministry which can help inculcate the values of respect and dignity towards women to the next generation which will lead to change of mindset of people and eventually lead to safety of women

54. The Committee is of the opinion that violence against women indicates degrading moral values of the society arising out of deep rooted patriarchal mindset and feels that the steps taken by the Ministry to incorporate moral values in the school text books are insufficient. On one hand we are trying to empower girls and on the other hand we are failing to teach the values of respect and dignity towards women in the boys. The Committee examined the school books of NCERT and prescribed books of CBSE and noticed that they do not have enough chapters expressly inculcating moral values. The Committee accordingly recommends inclusion of chapters on moral values in the school curriculum and textbooks. 30

55. For this purpose, Ministry should also hold regular workshops and organize participatory discussion with the students to inculcate the correct values in them and also make them aware about the institutional framework available in case of any gender based violence and crime.

56. The Committee also urges the Ministry to make the Universities and Colleges more pro-active to generate awareness about the responsibility of the citizen to make our cities safe for the women. The Universities/Colleges should organise camps in their respective areas to help generate awareness among the people and also the students about the legislative measures available to women for their safety.

57. The Committee impresses upon the Ministry to urge more and more Universities and colleges to open Department of Women Studies so that the students of these Departments can form groups to counsel and support distressed women.

58. The Committee has noticed that the kind of attention that needs to be given to the victim of gender based violence is generally lacking at the medical centres in most cases. The Centres in rural and remote areas are not equipped to handle such cases. Further, due to lacunae in the medico-legal report the accused tend to escape from the clutches of law. The Committee notices that crucial evidence is lost due to delay in the conduct of medico-legal examination of the victims. The Committee in this respect recommends that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare should give due attention to strengthening of medical centres especially in rural and remote areas of the country. Further, the doctors and Para-medical staff need to be updated on the legal requirements to ensure that loopholes in the medico/legal report cannot be exploited.

59. Committee is aware that Doctors & paramedical staff are under tremendous work pressure, however it is required that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare should sensitize them about the psychological condition of the victims of gender based violence and the need to handle them with empathy and due sensitivity.

60. The Committee recommends that Public awareness programmes through press and media should be mandatorily conducted to educate public about laws in place for safety and security of women along with consequences for violating of these laws. Mindset change through Nukakad Natak, plays. Advertisement etc. to inculcate a share of responsibility and respect towards women should be adopted.

EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND 61. The Ministry of Women and Child Development further informed that the Ministry of Finance, Government of India had set up a dedicated fund called Nirbhaya Fund in 2013, for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country. It is a non-lapsable corpus fund, which lies with the Ministry of Finance. So far, an amount of Rs. 4357.62 Cr. has been provided under the Nirbhaya Fund parked with the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance up to 2018-19. The details are as under : FY 2013-14 2014-15 2015- 16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20* Allocation 1000.00 1000.00 - 707.62 550.00 550.00 550.00 (In Crore)

* Amount of Rs. 500 Cr. will be transferred by MWCD within this FY.

62. As per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Finance dated 25.03.2015, Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal Ministry to appraise schemes under Nirbhaya Fund and also to review and monitor the progress of sanctioned Schemes in conjunction with the line Ministries/ Departments. Competent financial approval is then obtained and expenditure undertaken directly by the concerned Ministries. An Empowered Committee of Officers has been constituted under the Chairpersonship of Secretary, WCD for appraising and approving various proposals to be funded from the Nirbhaya Fund and its reviewing and monitoring. The composition of the Empowered Committee of Officers is as follows:

a) Secretary, MWCD - Chairperson b) Secretaries of MHA; MoRTH; MeITY - members c) Chairman, Railway Board – Member d) Joint Secretary, DEA – Member e) Secretary of Project Sponsoring Department – Member f) Secretary of concerned State Government Department – Member g) Secretary, State Dept. of WCD – Member h) JS(Nirbhaya), MWCD – Convener

63. A Framework of Nirbhaya Fund has also been put in place replacing the existing guidelines in January, 2017 to aid this process. Formulation of proposals under Nirbhaya Fund and the stages of approval are as below:

i. Central Government Ministries/Departments may formulate project proposals concerning women’s safety. ii. State Government may formulate project proposals concerning women’s safety with regard to their specific sector (for example - road transport, police, power etc.) and submit

the same to the concerned central Government Ministry/Department with a copy to the Chairperson, Empowered Committee. iii. UT Administrations may also formulate project proposals and submit the same to the Ministry of Home Affairs with a copy to the Chairperson, Empowered Committee. iv. After appraisal by the Empowered Committee, the concerned Ministries do further needful for SFC/ EFC appraisal as well as for obtaining competent financial approvals. The concerned Ministries also obtain their respective budgetary allocations for their projects/ schemes under the Nirbhaya Framework from the Ministry of Finance.

64. The total appraised amount currently stands at Rs.7436.66 Cr. for 32 different projects/ schemes across the country. So far, an amount of Rs. 2647.89 Cr. has been disbursed/ released by concerned Ministries/Departments including MWCD for the various projects/ schemes under Nirbhaya Fund. The details are at Annexure 3. Against this, the Utilization Certificates from States/ UTs as received till date by concerned implementing Ministries/ agencies are at Annexure 4, 4A and 4B.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development further informed that they were implementing the following specific schemes under the Nirbhaya Fund:

(i) Scheme for One Stop crisis Centre: Popularly known as Sakhi Centres, the One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme is being implemented across the country since 1st April 2015. The objectives of the One Stop Centre Scheme are to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence, both in private and public spaces under one roof and facilitate immediate, emergency and non-emergency access to a range of services including police, medical, legal aid and counselling, psychological support to fight against any forms of violence against women. As on date, 728 OSCs are approved in 724 districts. 617 OSCs are operational in 35 States/UTs which have provided assistance to over 2.27 lakh women as on June, 2019. (ii) The Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) Scheme is being implemented since 1st April, 2015 with the aim to provide an immediate and 24 hour emergency and non- emergency response to women affected by violence across the country by referral service. Under the Scheme, a toll-free 24-hours telecom service through short code 181 is provided to women seeking support and information. Women helpline is operational in 32 States/UTs. States/UTs of Puducherry, Tripura, Lakshdweep and West Bengal are yet to be operationalized. (WHLs of UTs of J&K and Ladakh are presently over a common exchange). Over 38.62 lakh women have been assisted by the WHL across the country as on June, 2019. (iii) Mahila Police Volunteers Scheme: The Mahila Police Volunteers Scheme is being implemented under Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with Ministry of Home Affairs. MPVs act as a link between police and the community and

facilitate women in distress. MPVs serve as a public-police interface in order to fight crime against women and report incidents of violence against women. In the pilot phase two districts from every State and one district from every UT were to be chosen for the implementation of the scheme and atleast 1 MPV was to be engaged in every Panchayat/Ward. Bigger villages could have more than one MPV depending upon the area and the requirement.

65. Till date, the States/ UTs of Haryana, Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have reported identifying 9531 MPVs, and a total of thirteen States/UTs including Mizoram, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Dadra & Nagar Haveli have given their proposals and obtained approvals for the MPV Scheme. The Committee was informed that the Ministry of Women & Child Development is assisting the following other projects under the Nirbhaya Fund:  CHIRALI: Friends Forever (Govt. of Rajasthan) of Rs. 10.20 Cr. aims to constitute Community Action Groups for women safety in 7 districts of Rajasthan covering a total of 2071 Gram Panchayats for a period of three years i.e from 2016-17 to 2018-19. An amount of Rs.4,70,97,240/- has been released to the State of Rajasthan.  Smart and safe cities free from violence against Women and Girls programme, (Govt. of Madhya Pradesh): An amount of Rs. 1.74 Cr. has been appraised under Nirbhaya Fund for intervention through Education, Urban Planning and Designing of Public Spaces, Civic Awareness and Participation and Policing of Public Transport. An amount of Rs. 1,04,70,600/-has been released to the State of Madhya Pradesh.  Nirbhaya Shelter Home (Govt. of Nagaland): An amount of Rs. 2.84 Cr. has been appraised under Nirbhaya Fund for construction of Shelter Hone in the State of Nagaland. An amount of Rs. 2.55 Cr. has been released to the State of Nagaland.  Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand (5 districts) : An amount of Rs. 0.72 Cr. has been appraised under Nirbhaya Fund for strengthening Nirbhaya Yojana Scheme in the State of Uttarakhand. An amount of Rs. 32,40,000/- has been released to the State of Uttrakhand.  Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand (2 districts): An amount of Rs. 0.29 Cr. has been appraised under Nirbhaya Fund for strengthening NirbhayaYojana Scheme in the State of Uttarakhand.  Strategic communication initiatives for women's safety, Govt. of Tamil Nadu: An amount of Rs. 1.45 Cr. has been appraised for soft intervention initiatives for women’s safety in the State of Tamil Nadu.

66. The Committee understands that a victim of gender based violence faces hurdles at every level be it the filing of a police case, getting the medical examination done and also having to handle the social stigma involved. The Committee recommends that one police officer should be ear-marked in every police station to handle such cases and he should be trained for handling the victims of gender based violence in a more humane and compassionate manner.

67. The Committee took note of the fact that the total apportioned amount under the Nirbhaya Fund currently stood at Rs 7436.66 crores for 32 different projects/schemes across the country. However, an amount of only Rs 2647.89 crore had been disbursed by the concerned Ministries/Departments for the various projects/schemes under the Nirbhaya Fund, which is on extremely low side. The Committee recommends that the Ministries/Departments should be more proactive in the matter and ensure that these projects are implemented on a time bound basis so that the funds are utilized promptly as these projects are crucial for enhancing the safety of women. 68. The Committee took a note that many of the states have not yet utilized the total funds allocated to them under One Stop Centers (OSC), Women Helpline (WHL) Schemes. The Committee further notices that only 20 to 30 percent of the fund has been utilized by majority of the States. The Committee therefore recommends that the Ministry of Women and Child Development should have direct meetings with the State Governments and UT administration quarterly to monitor the expenditure of funds on the above mentioned schemes. 69. The Committee recommends that the One stop crisis centres should be set-up in each District of the country and counselors trained to handle victims of gender based violence should be associated with these centres. These counselors should help the victim in all their interactions at the hospital, police station etc. 70. The Committee notes that the pace of implementation of the projects funded from the Nirbhaya Fund is lethargic and needs to be fast-paced. The Committee recommends that a status of implementation of the projects/schemes under the Nirbhaya Fund should be overseen by a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary. This would help give the Fund the necessary importance and on the other hand help remove the administrative hurdles faced in the implementation of the schemes/projects, due to ineffective coordination between different Ministries and State Governments.

71. The NGOs in their submission before the Committee highlighted the following issues :-

(1) Executive Director, Multiple Action Research Group focused on short term solutions like holding workshops to educate Students (school and colleges), shopkeepers, vendors, auto drivers, bus drivers, cab drivers etc. to instill respect for women is a good place to start. The government may work in collaboration with such bodies that work on the ground level to sensitize the general masses about gender equality and mutual respect. As for long term solutions the foremost was making gender sensitization an integral part of the government school curriculum from a very early 35 stage. Upbringing has a massive impact on how people perceive the world when they grow up. Gender sensitization drives should be made a regular phenomenon in urban and rural areas. It is imperative to teach the masses to see women not just as daughters, mothers, sisters or wives, but as independent human beings with individual identities (2) Chairperson, Jagori stressed on the need to ensure overall safety of women everywhere be it a college, a school, shopping complex, work place, home and so on. Differentiating between prevention of violence and response to violence, she stressed upon issues like including women representatives in urban planning to ensure safe cities, safe transport, gender transformative budgeting, panic response and related issues. (3) Representatives of All India Womens Conference suggested that to deter the perpetration of sexual assault the following steps should be taken i.e. (i) filling up vacancies of judges; (ii) a separate police cell should be made to deal with the women related crimes; and (iii) steps should also be taken so that no bail is given to the rape accused and law should be changed so that the charge sheet is filed within 30 days. Further, they added that effective utilization of Nirbhaya fund should be done. They suggested that the remaining amount of Nirbhaya funds should be used for setting up forensic lab in every State and one stop crisis centre should be increased to 450 so that there is such centre in every city of the country. The representatives also suggested that more shelter houses should be made near hospitals for rape and crime survivors.

(4) Executive Director, Centre for Social Research in her submission stressed on the following remedial measures: (i) Ensure women are represented in all decision making bodies form panchayat to Parliament. In increased number of women in policy making positions leads to more family-friendly policies, and policies that focus on women's safety. (ii) At least 1/3rd seats in all internal Committees of political parties be reserved for women. (iii) Inter-ministerial Committees on state of women headed by Cabinet Secretary on the line of National Mission of Empowerment of Women. (iv) Gender-Budgeting: Ensuring at least 30% of the annual budget be spent for growth and development of women under gender budgeting provisions and Providing robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure that the schemes are running efficiently and are contributing to long -term sustainable structural change. (v) Government should produce a white paper in Parliament on its efforts to eradicate Violence against Women. (vi) Comprehensive and up to date gender-segregated data in all sectors and government departments. (vii) Repeal all personal laws- as these are discriminatory towards women. (viii) All pending cases of crime against women, including rape be transferred to special courts for swift and certain justice. (ix) Time bound justice for victims of rape should be made a priority for the Indian judicial system. Thus, it is recommended that the judiciary be bound to a strict time period of 2-3 years to produce their judgements on cases of rape.

(x) Any and all actions of state and non-state actors including police should be penalised for acting against women victims of crime/violence. (xi) Decentralisation of Nirbhaya Fund. (xii) Zero tolerance for sexual harassment of women at work-place. Ensure safe, secure, and dignified working environment for women. (xiii) Safe city structural changes like.  Better lighting,  More police patrols,  Women's safety audits conducted annually,  Unsafe areas to be designated for better safety measures,  Safe Transport,  Increased number of working women's hostels/sort stay homes, and  Expedited setting up of none-stop crisis centres

Smart cities need to incorporate safety of women as an integral feature, as the same is entirely missing from smart cities. 72. While agreeing with the anguish and view points of the NGOs working in the field of Women safety, the Committee recommends that gender sensitization drives must be made a regular feature in urban and rural areas; gender sensitization should be made an integral part of the school curriculum from a very early age; equal attention should be given to women safety issues in urban and rural areas; safe cities, safe transport and safe working environment should be provided for women both in rural and urban areas; more shelter homes should be opened near hospitals; cities must have better infrastructures such as better lighting at blind spots, more police patrolling at deserted areas and training in self defense and physical fitness in women to deal with any grave situation.

RECOMMENDATIONS

73. Increase in number of crimes against women is an indication that the present mechanism is not working satisfactorily and there is a need to create a new system which is more humane and effective . This is required at various levels by bringing out integrated changes in an innovative way under the following headings :-

I LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

II LEGAL FRAMEWORK

III INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

IV ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION 37

V EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND

I LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

(i) The Committee notes that a number of legislations have been framed for the welfare, security and benefits of women and also to eliminate gender-based bias, discrimination and violence against women. Inspite of the legislative framework being in place, women continue to face severe forms of inequality, bias discrimination and violence which is a cause of grave concern for the Committee. As security and safety of women is of utmost priority, instances of violence against women indicate that the legislations are not being implemented in true letter and spirit. The Committee, accordingly, recommends, strict implementation of the legislations relating to safety and security of women.

(ii) The Committee further recommends strengthening of legislative measures by fixing a time frame for deciding cases of gender based violence against women. This needs strict implementation of existing laws so that time bound justice is delivered to women, filing of charge sheet in such cases within 30 days, denying bail to the accused and expediting the disposal of pending cases within 6 months time so that timely justice is imparted. (iii) The Committee is of the strong view that crime against women take place because society sees them in a inferior position in the societal set-up. This is mainly because women are not represented in the decision making process. The Committee is of the opinion that women should be given a decisive role and positions of power in all spheres of society to change the mindset of the people and help provide role models to the next generation. The Committee accordingly recommends that there is an urgent need to address this situation by making thirty-three percent reservation for women at all levels right from Panchayats to Parliament at the earliest.

II LEGAL FRAMEWORK

(i) The Committee is of the opinion that the these two Ministries i.e. Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Home Affairs need to work in well coordinated manner because both are critical in providing institutional structure and justice delivery system. The quest for justice for Nirbhaya which is a blot on our collective conscience and the public hailing of police action in Hyderabad case echoes the sentiment of the society that the guilty be punished immediately. This is a call for introspection for both the Ministry of Law and

Justice and Ministry of Home Affairs along with the associated law enforcement agencies as the system is not functioning to provide timely justice. Therefore, there is a need to bring about integrated changes at all levels in the entire system.

(ii) The Committee notes that simple and accessible justice delivery system is a great deterrent to crimes against women because it provides courage to the victims to come out and file complaints against the perpetrators of the crimes. The Committee is however anguished to note that a number of States like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh have still not given their concurrence for setting up Fast Track Special Courts. The Committee urges the Department of Justice to pursue the matter with the concerned States to ensure that 1800 Fast Track courts become operational at the earliest. The Department should also look into the possibility of according legislative backing to setting up of Fast Track Courts on a permanent basis. The Committee further recommends that Fast Track Special Courts should decide the matter within six months of such incident. (iii) The Committee took a note that there are 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) in 30 States. The Committee further noticed that there is a skewed distribution of Fast Track Special Courts across States likes for example 18 in Andhra Pradesh, 218 in Uttar Pradesh, 14 in Tamil Nadu and 31 in Karnataka. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Law & Justice should have a balanced distribution of Fast Track Special Courts in States to expedite the disposal of cases and ideally there should be one FTSC within 500 km of radius. (iv) The Committee also urges the Department of Justice to look into the feasibility of changes in law to ensure no bail is granted to accused involved in heinous crimes against women. There should be filing of chargesheet within 30 days of such a crime and time- bound investigation and conclusion of trial within a year’s time to provide timely justice.

III INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

(i) To address the crime against women in more effective manner, the Committee recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs should set up women cells in all the police stations of the country with female police officers/staff, who are trained to handle cases related to gender based violence. This would increase the presence of women in the police force and the victims of sexual violence would have the confidence to enter the police stations to lodge their complaints. The Committee further recommends that the Ministry of Home 39

Affairs should discuss the possibility of conducting special recruitment drives with the States to induct women in the police force to increase their presence at the ground level, which would help provide a sense of empowerment to the women especially in the rural areas.

(ii) The Committee strongly recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs should provide a single help-line number for registering all complaints and for seeking help in cases of safety of women related issues. This number should be prominently displayed at all railway stations, public transport and other public places.

(iii) The Committee took note of the submissions made by the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding setting up of forensic laboratories in the country. The Committee in this reference is of the view that a strong network of forensic laboratories is of utmost necessity as the forensic evidence is of crucial importance in convicting the offenders. Currently the conviction rate is only 32% as against filing of chargesheets in 86.6% rape cases. The Committee therefore recommends that Ministry of Home Affairs should setup one forensic laboratory in every state in the country in every state capital within 2 years time. This would help the prosecution in building a strong case against the offenders as with the collection of evidence the conviction rate would certainly go up.

(iv) The Committee took note of the Ministry of Home Affairs ‘Safe City Proposal’ for 8 cities. In this regard the Committee feels that this is highly inadequate as there is a need to develop safe cities across the country. The Country has already identified and is working on making 100 smart cities. Committee recommends that Ministry of Home Affairs should integrate safe city plan within Ministry of Urban Development for all the 100 smart cities. In addition to this the Ministry of Home Affairs should also expand this project and cover all States including both rural and urban areas and design. (v) The Committee notices that there is no comprehensive law for the prevention of Trafficking of persons and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 does n ot define trafficking comprehensively. The Committee recommends that the Government of India should establish a National Anti-Trafficking Bureau having police officers, NGOs, and other stakeholders and it should have powers to investigate cases involving two or more States. The Committee further recommends that the Bureau should also have power to co-ordinate with international law enforcement agencies and formulate measures for combating and prevention of trafficking in children & women.

(vi) The Committee further recommends that the Ministry and Government should have "Anti-Trafficking Relief and Rehabilitation Committee" for providing relief and rehabilitation services to the victims of trafficking. The Committee strongly recommends that the Ministry and the government should support welfare and rehabilitation of victims and provide them support for their skill development and vocational training and also create community based programmes with specialized professional like Counselors , Translators , Social Workers , Mental Health Care Professionals and other vocational trainers for reintegrating them into the society.

(vii) While taking note of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways submissions the Committee took notice of the fact that multiple agencies/authorities are involved across states for managing public transport. Hence, there is a need for a unified law for governing public transport in the country. Transport Department of each state needs to co-ordinate with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways so far as providing safety features in public transport in concerned. A special cell could be created to receive and deal with emergency situations.

(viii) The Committee noticed that only some States have proposed for CCTV surveillance, panic button and controllers in public transport to make road transport safe for women. However, there is no unified data available to access as to which extent these features have been implemented in reality. The Committee is of the opinion that these proposals are a step in the right direction for ensuring safety of women and accordingly recommends that the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways should frame a unified policy for mandatory installing of CCTV surveillance, panic button and controllers in public transport across the country in a time bound manner.

(ix) To further combat any crime and to take follow up action there is strong case for a creation of a data-base of the drivers, conductors, helpers and associated staff involved in public transport. Committee recommends that such data should be collected immediately which should be made digital and linked with the police stations for the ease of investigations. The name and other details of the driver and conductor should also be displayed on the concerned bus/taxi/auto etc.

(x) The Committee notices that there is no mechanism to register the incidents of sexual harassment and violence in trains. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Railways in coordination with Ministry of Home Affairs should set up a mechanism to lodge 41 the case in the train itself. The Committee further adds that the Railways should setup complaint centres at each station.

(xi) The Committee took note of the fact that the Ministry of Railways has planned only two projects of Video Surveillance System at 983 stations and 67 stations of Konkan Railway, which is highly inadequate if safety of whole nation is being considered. Since Railways has more that 8500 operational railway stations across the country with over 9200 trains operating daily, therefore, Committee recommends that such Video Surveillance System should be implemented at all the stations across the country.

(xii) While agreeing with the anguish and view points of the NGOs working in the field of Women safety, the Committee recommends that gender sensitization drives must be made a regular feature in urban and rural areas; gender sensitization should be made an integral part of the school curriculum from a very early age; equal attention should be given to women safety issues in urban and rural areas; safe cities, safe transport and safe working environment should be provided for women both in rural and urban areas; more shelter homes should be opened near hospitals; cities must have better infrastructures such as better lighting at blind spots, more police patrolling at deserted areas and training in self defense and physical fitness in women to deal with any grave situation.

IV ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION

(i) The Committee is of the view that the Ministry of Human Resource Development is the only Ministry which can help inculcate the values of respect and dignity towards women to the next generation which will lead to change of mindset of people and eventually lead to safety of women

(ii) The Committee is of the opinion that violence against women indicates degrading moral values of the society arising out of deep rooted patriarchal mindset and feels that the steps taken by the Ministry to incorporate moral values in the school text books are insufficient. On one hand we are trying to empower girls and on the other hand we are failing to teach the values of respect and dignity towards women in the boys. The Committee examined the school books of NCERT and prescribed books of CBSE and noticed that they

42 do not have enough chapters expressly inculcating moral values. The Committee accordingly recommends inclusion of chapters on moral values in the school curriculum and textbooks.

(iii) For this purpose, Ministry should also hold regular workshops and organize participatory discussion with the students to inculcate the correct values in them and also make them aware about the institutional framework available in case of any gender based violence and crime.

(iv) The Committee also urges the Ministry to make the Universities and Colleges more pro-active to generate awareness about the responsibility of the citizen to make our cities safe for the women. The Universities/Colleges should organise camps in their respective areas to help generate awareness among the people and also the students about the legislative measures available to women for their safety.

(v) The Committee impresses upon the Ministry to urge more and more Universities and colleges to open Department of Women Studies so that the students of these Departments can form groups to counsel and support distressed women.

(vi) The Committee has noticed that the kind of attention that needs to be given to the victim of gender based violence is generally lacking at the medical centres in most cases. The Centres in rural and remote areas are not equipped to handle such cases. Further, due to lacunae in the medico-legal report the accused tend to escape from the clutches of law. The Committee notices that crucial evidence is lost due to delay in the conduct of medico-legal examination of the victims. The Committee in this respect recommends that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare should give due attention to strengthening of medical centres especially in rural and remote areas of the country. Further, the doctors and Para-medical staff need to be updated on the legal requirements to ensure that loopholes in the medico/legal report cannot be exploited.

(vii) Committee is aware that Doctors & paramedical staff are under tremendous work pressure, however it is required that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare should sensitize them about the psychological condition of the victims of gender based violence and the need to handle them with empathy and due sensitivity.

(viii) The Committee recommends that Public awareness programmes through press and media should be mandatorily conducted to educate public about laws in place for safety and security of women along with consequences for violating of these laws. Mindset change

43 through Nukakad Natak, plays. Advertisement etc. to inculcate a share of responsibility and respect towards women should be adopted.

V EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND

(i) The Committee understands that a victim of gender based violence faces hurdles at every level be it the filing of a police case, getting the medical examination done and also having to handle the social stigma involved. The Committee recommends that one police officer should be ear-marked in every police station to handle such cases and he should be trained for handling the victims of gender based violence in a more humane and compassionate manner. (ii) The Committee took note of the fact that the total apportioned amount under the Nirbhaya Fund currently stood at Rs 7436.66 crores for 32 different projects/schemes across the country. However, an amount of only Rs 2647.89 crore had been disbursed by the concerned Ministries/Departments for the various projects/schemes under the Nirbhaya Fund, which is on extremely low side. The Committee recommends that the Ministries/Departments should be more proactive in the matter and ensure that these projects are implemented on a time bound basis so that the funds are utilized promptly as these projects are crucial for enhancing the safety of women. (iii) The Committee took a note that many of the states have not yet utilized the total funds allocated to them under One Stop Centers (OSC), Women Helpline (WHL) Schemes. The Committee further notices that only 20 to 30 percent of the fund has been utilized by majority of the States. The Committee therefore recommends that the Ministry of Women and Child Development should have direct meetings with the State Governments and UT administration quarterly to monitor the expenditure of funds on the above mentioned schemes. (iv) The Committee recommends that the One stop crisis centres should be set-up in each District of the country and counselors trained to handle victims of gender based violence should be associated with these centres. These counselors should help the victim in all their interactions at the hospital, police station etc. (v) The Committee notes that the pace of implementation of the projects funded from the Nirbhaya Fund is lethargic and needs to be fast-paced. The Committee recommends that a status of implementation of the projects/schemes under the Nirbhaya Fund should be

44 overseen by a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary. This would help give the Fund the necessary importance and on the other hand help remove the administrative hurdles faced in the implementation of the schemes/projects, due to ineffective coordination between different Ministries and State Governments.

ANNEXURE 1

STATE& UT WISE DATA OF PENDING CASES OF RAPE AND POCSO ACT (combined) S. Name of State/UT Cases pending under Rape Cases pending under Rape No. and POCSO Act as on and POCSO Act as on 31.3.2018 30.9.2019 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2811 3445 2. Telangana 5598 6792 3. A/N Islands 147 0 4. Arunachal Pradesh 351 300 5. Assam 4423 6759 6. Bihar 8878 13728 7. Chandigarh 98 106 8. Chhattisgarh 2360 3887 9. Goa 235 108 10. Gujarat 5677 8166 11. Haryana 2529 3600 12. Himachal Pradesh 889 1162 13. Jammu & Kashmir 825 1432 14. Jharkhand 3533 4503 15. Karnataka 5121 6236 16. Kerala 9370 10916 17. Madhya Pradesh 11051 19639 18. Maharashtra 22775 29574 19. Manipur 242 179 20. Meghalaya 645 838 21. Mizoram 377 335 22. Nagaland 75 82 23. NCT of Delhi 2523 11324 24. Odisha 7292 9171 25. Punjab 1902 1706 26. Rajasthan 7431 11078 27. Tamil Nadu 2049 19996 28. Tripura 410 554 29. Uttarakhand 613 1239 30. Uttar Pradesh 36008 63411 31. West Bengal 20221 19384 Total 166882 259837

ANNEXURE 2 DISTRIBUTION OF FTSCs (EXCLUSIVELY FOR POCSO ACT CASES &COMBINED FTSCs FOR RAPE & POCSO ACT CASES)

Status as on 19/08/2019 (at 1900Hrs.) S No. States/UTs Total FTSCs in State/UT Excl. Court for FTSCs for rape/and as per Scheme POCSO Act Cases or POCSO Act Cases 1. Andhra Pradesh 18 08 10 2. Bihar 54 30 24 3. Chhattisgarh 15 11 04 4. West Bengal 123 20 103 5. A & N Islands 01 01 00 5. Delhi 16 11 5 6. Gujarat 35 24 11 7. Assam 27 15 12 8. Arunachal Pradesh 03 00 03 9. Mizoram 03 01 02 10. Nagaland 01 00 01 11. Maharashtra 138 30 108 12. Goa 02 00 02 13. Himachal Pradesh 06 03 03 14. J&K 04 00 04 15. Jharkhand 22 08 14 16. Karnataka 31 17 14 17. Kerala 56 14 42 18. Madhya Pradesh 67 26 41 19. Manipur 02 00 02 20. Meghalaya 05 05 00 21. Odisha 45 22 23 22. Punjab 12 02 10 23. Haryana 16 12 04 24. Chandigarh 01 00 01 25. Rajasthan 45 26 19 26. Tamil Nadu 14 14 00 27. Tripura 03 01 02 28. Telangana 36 10 26 29. Uttar Pradesh 218 74 144 30. Uttarakhand 04 04 00 Total 1023 389 634

Annexure 3

Details of projects/ schemes being implemented under Nirbhaya Fund (Rs. In Cr.) Amount approved by Fund released Ministries/ Sl. Competent as per details Project Name Departments No. Financial provided by Authority Ias (CFA) 1 Emergency Response Support system (ERSS) 321.69 318.03 2 Creation of Central Victim Compensation Fund 200.00 200.00 (CVCF) 3 Cyber Crime Prevention against Women & Children 195.83 93.76 (CCPWC) Sub-project under CCPWC 28.93 0.00 4 Proposal for providing facility of Social Workers/ 5.07 4.38 Counsellors at the District and Sub- Divisional Police Station Level in Delhi 5 New building with women centric facilities for 23.53 6.51 Special Unit for Women & Children (SPUWAC) and Special Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) at Nanakpura 6 Various other activities under Delhi Police ‘Safety of 10.12 8.13 Women’ Scheme 7 Safe City Proposal for 8 Cities i.e. Ahmedabad, 2840.05 1002.52 Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ministry of Lucknow, Mumbai Home Affairs 8 Establishment of State of Art DNA Lab. At CFSL, 99.76 12.48 Chandigarh 9 Proposal for procurement of Forensic Kits for sexual 7.09 13.71 Assault cases 10 Strengthening DNA analysis, cyber forensic & 131.09 64.46 related facilities in SFSLs in 13 states i.e. Delhi, HP, J&K, MP, Mah, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, TN, Tripura, UP& WB. 11 Setting up/ strengthening Women Help Desks in 100.00 0 Police Stations in all States & Uts (covering 10,000 Police Stations). 12 Organized Crime Investigation Agency (OCIA) 83.20 appraised by EC 13 Proposal for implementing a ‘Safe City Project’ in 110.35 appraised by EC Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha 14 Setting up and strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking 100.00 appraised by EC Units in all districts of States & Uts. 15 Integrated Emergency Response Management 500.00 300.00 Ministry of System (IERMS) Railways 16 Provision of Video Surveillance System at Konkan 17.64 17.64 Railway Station MeiTY/ IIT 17 Development & Field Testing of panic Switch based 3.49 3.46 Delhi safety Device for Cars and Buses for aiding Women’s 48

Safety Deptt. Of 18 Setting up Fast Track Special Courts to dispose off 767.25 88.83 Justice cases pending trial under Rape & POCSO Act 19 Abhaya Project Proposal for safety of women and 138.49 58.64 girl child, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 20 Women’s safety in public transport, UPSRTC, Govt. 83.50 40.20 of U.P. Ministry of 21 Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Govt. 56.06 33.64 Road Transport of Karnataka on Training women for heavy & Highways passengers vehicles 22 Proposal of C-DAC for customization, deployment 465.02 appraised by EC and management of State-wise vehicle tracking platform 23 One Stop Centre (OSC) 867.74 311.14 24 Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) 155.94 45.25 25 Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) 27.76 16.24 26 Chirali Proposal, Women Empowerment Directorate 10.20 4.71 Ministry of 27 Smart and safe Cities Free from Violence against 1.74 1.05 Women and Women and Girls’ Programme, Govt. of M.P. Child 28 Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand 0.72 0.32 Development 29 Nirbhaya Shelter Home, Govt. of Nagaland 2.84 2.55 30 NICSI for Developing Nirbhaya Dashboard 0.24 0.24 31 Safety and Security of Women, Govt. of Uttarakhand 0.29 appraised by EC 32 Strategic communication initiatives for women’s 1.45 appraised by EC safety, Govt. of Tamilnadu Grand Total 6596.77 2647.89

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0.00

28.72

35.22

39.08

44.66

86.15

94.48

62.59

19.41

48.66

15.00

12.11

139.79

304.05

686.68

108.58

261.24

280.75

195.10

400.96

252.03

107.87

590.73

147.79

100.02

284.65

340.04

133.36

201.34

262.21

612.79

7181.92

1285.86

Utilization Utilization

Certificate Certificate

Received * Received

Total

0.00

87.33

62.70

155.16

250.96

174.34

236.66

198.31

875.81

454.77

247.20

708.16

553.41

640.15

643.82

521.78

360.66

123.97

4326.25

1828.34

1554.16

1658.54

1275.50

1230.58

1215.67

1509.24

2995.18

1324.24

1116.03

1140.41

1700.11

3005.31

1390.11

1520.86

1206.49

1835.63

38127.84

funds tofunds

Releas of Releas

States/UTs

0.00

108.89

Utilization Utilization

Certificate Certificate

Received * Received

Other

32.40

863.67

470.97

255.60

104.70

funds tofunds

Releas of Releas

States/UTs

0.00

88.45

41.65

75.82

358.70

152.78

Utilization Utilization

Certificate Certificate

Received * Received

MPV

0.00

9.40

2.64

68.82

30.16

35.85

30.18

56.13

77.52

76.20

715.55

521.39

1623.84

funds tofunds

Releas of Releas

States/UTs

0.00

0.13

0.00

0.23

0.00

7.11

0.00

20.64

62.70

47.25

28.86

49.70

51.33

78.55

132.80

139.74

146.66

123.17

140.64

189.23

187.40

106.79

241.50

204.41

133.36

167.84

106.50

2416.24

Utilization Utilization

Certificate Certificate

Received * Received

WHL

0.00

51.08

49.78

85.16

62.70

49.70

90.13

49.70

62.70

34.54

49.70

51.58

27.90

199.16

102.03

207.90

237.86

155.70

157.25

115.14

109.20

191.76

257.39

255.56

116.48

174.96

119.49

377.40

272.57

202.21

112.63

224.64

146.26

4525.66

funds tofunds

Releas of Releas

States/UTs

0.00

8.08

6.99

0.00

35.22

38.95

44.66

45.88

38.90

65.62

54.46

64.63

58.17

12.89

19.41

41.00

48.43

48.69

15.00

56.89

12.11

94.37

164.31

540.02

138.07

171.86

211.73

590.73

189.09

928.67

122.79

430.47

4298.09

Utilization Utilization

Certificate Certificate

Received * Received

OSC

0.00

89.18

87.33

37.50

96.28

96.07

104.08

201.18

566.69

374.91

132.06

693.28

416.75

436.93

590.45

468.86

402.29

310.96

981.85

4088.39

1672.64

1396.91

1078.37

1185.37

1038.82

1446.54

2797.60

1205.41

1078.85

1011.31

1246.51

2017.19

1187.90

1408.23

1167.98

31114.67

funds tofunds

Releas of Releas

States/UTs

State/UT

Total

PUDUCHERRY

LAKSHADWEEP

DELHI(UT)

DAMAN& DIU

D &D HAVELIN

CHANDIGARH

A& ISLANDSN

WESTBENGAL

UTTARAKHAND

UTTARPRADESH

TRIPURA

TAMILNADU

TELENGANA

SIKKIM

RAJASTHAN

PUNJAB

ODISHA

NAGALAND

MIZORAM

MEGHALAYA

MANIPUR

MAHARASHTRA

MADHYAPRADESH

KERALA

KARNATAKA

JHARKHAND

JAMMU& KASHMIR

HIMACHALPRADESH

HARYANA

GUJARAT

GOA

CHHATTISGARH

BIHAR

ASSAM

ARUNACHALPRADESH

ANDHRAPRADESH

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Annexure 4A Utilization Certificates of Nirbhaya Fund obtained from States/ UTs – MHA MHA Sl. Releas of Utilization State/UT No. funds to Certificate States/UTs Received * 1 ANDHRA PRADESH 2085.00 814.01 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 768.86 224.03 3 ASSAM 2072.63 305.06 4 BIHAR 2258.60 702.00 5 CHHATTISGARH 1687.41 745.31 6 GOA 776.59 221.00 7 GUJARAT 7004.31 118.50 8 HARYANA 1671.87 606.00 9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1147.37 291.54 10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1256.02 324.53 11 JHARKHAND 1569.81 405.33 12 KARNATAKA 19172.09 1362.00 13 KERALA 1971.77 472.00 14 MADHYA PRADESH 4316.96 639.50 15 MAHARASHTRA 14940.06 0.00 16 MANIPUR 878.78 0.00 17 MEGHALAYA 675.39 0.00 18 MIZORAM 883.57 543.68 19 NAGALAND 689.55 357.84 20 ODISHA 2270.53 58.00 21 PUNJAB 2047.08 300.00 22 RAJASTHAN 3373.20 1011.00 23 SIKKIM 613.33 0.00 24 TELENGANA 10351.88 419.00 25 TAMIL NADU 19068.36 600.00 26 TRIPURA 766.59 0.00 27 UTTAR PRADESH 11939.85 393.00 28 UTTARAKHAND 953.27 679.41 29 WEST BENGAL 7570.80 392.73 30 A & N ISLANDS 653.08 147.05 31 CHANDIGARH 746.02 260.83 32 D & N HAVELI 420.00 158.00 33 DAMAN & DIU 420.00 0.00 34 DELHI (UT) 39090.12 1941.57 35 LAKSHADWEEP 614.71 76.93 36 PUDUCHERRY 496.16 128.55 Total 167221.62 14698.40

Annexure 4B Utilization Certificates of Nirbhaya Fund obtained from States/ UTs – MoRTH MoRTH

Sl. Releas of Utilization State/UT No. funds to Certificate States/UTs Received *

1 ANDHRA PRADESH 5864.00 0.00 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3 ASSAM 4 BIHAR 5 CHHATTISGARH 6 GOA 7 GUJARAT 8 HARYANA 9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 11 JHARKHAND 12 KARNATAKA 3364.00 383.00 13 KERALA 14 MADHYA PRADESH 15 MAHARASHTRA 16 MANIPUR 17 MEGHALAYA 18 MIZORAM 19 NAGALAND 20 ODISHA 21 PUNJAB 22 RAJASTHAN 23 SIKKIM 24 TELENGANA 25 TAMIL NADU 26 TRIPURA 27 UTTAR PRADESH 4020.00 3110.00 28 UTTARAKHAND 29 WEST BENGAL 30 A & N ISLANDS 31 CHANDIGARH 32 D & N HAVELI 33 DAMAN & DIU 34 DELHI (UT) 35 LAKSHADWEEP 36 PUDUCHERRY Total 13248.00 3493.00