Unstarred Question No. 317, raised by Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia in Lok Sabha, concerns atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Specifically, the question asks the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment to provide details on the number of cases filed, pending, and resulting in convictions under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against Union Government employees since 2014, broken down by state and year.
The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment (Shri Ramdas Athawale) responded that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), maintains records of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, but the NCRB does not have information regarding the number of cases filed against Union Government employees under the Act.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: The central act under which cases are registered regarding atrocities against SC/ST members. This is the core legal framework being discussed in the document.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The central ministry responsible for answering questions related to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB): The organization that maintains records of cases registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Lok Sabha: Parliament house in which the question was raised.
GOYERI(MENT OF INDIA
MIMSTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ATID EMPOWERMENT
LOKSABIH
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO3I7
TO BE ANSWEREI' ON 02.12.2025
ATROCITIES AGAINST SCs/STs
317. SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASTJNIA:
Wilt the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE Ai\D EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of cases filed against Union Govemment employees under the
SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 since 2014, State-wise;
(b) the details of the number of pending cases under this Act against Union Govemment
employees, StaG-wise; and
(c) whether any Union Govemment employees have been convicted under the Act, if so, the
details since 2014, year and State-wise?
AI\ISWER
MIMSTEROF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RAMDAS ATIIAWALE)
(a) to (c): The record of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is maintained by National crime Records Bureau
(NCRB), Ministry of Home Affain (MHA). NCRB has informed that they do not have
information regarding number of cases filed against Union Government employees under the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes @revention of Atrocities) Act' 1989.
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