NEW DELHI: 97% instances of atrocities towards Scheduled Caste individuals in 2022 was reported 13 states with Uttar Pradesh on prime authorities report beneath the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
In 2022, out of 51,656 instances registered beneath the legislation for SCs, UP reported 12,287 instances, accounting for 23.78% of the entire. Rajasthan adopted with 8,651 instances (16.75%), whereas Madhya Pradesh had 7,732 instances, making up 14.97%.
“13 states, cumulatively accounting for 97.7% (51,656) of the entire instances (52,866) regarding offences of atrocities towards members of SCs, registered beneath the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, at the side of the Indian Penal Code, through the yr 2022,” the report stated.
The report additionally pinpointed particular districts which can be significantly weak to atrocities, with solely 10 states and Union territories acknowledging such districts. The remaining states reported that there have been no districts inclined to all these incidents.
“No atrocity inclined areas have been recognized within the State of Uttar Pradesh,” the report.
The report famous that SC/ST safety cells have been established in a number of states, together with Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Puducherry.
In 2022, out of 51,656 instances registered beneath the legislation for SCs, UP reported 12,287 instances, accounting for 23.78% of the entire. Rajasthan adopted with 8,651 instances (16.75%), whereas Madhya Pradesh had 7,732 instances, making up 14.97%.
“13 states, cumulatively accounting for 97.7% (51,656) of the entire instances (52,866) regarding offences of atrocities towards members of SCs, registered beneath the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, at the side of the Indian Penal Code, through the yr 2022,” the report stated.
The report additionally pinpointed particular districts which can be significantly weak to atrocities, with solely 10 states and Union territories acknowledging such districts. The remaining states reported that there have been no districts inclined to all these incidents.
“No atrocity inclined areas have been recognized within the State of Uttar Pradesh,” the report.
The report famous that SC/ST safety cells have been established in a number of states, together with Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Puducherry.
