**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Minister of Women and Child Development's response to questions regarding the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. It includes information on dowry-related crimes, actions taken by the Union and States, and data on convictions and arrests from 2021-2023. The response references available data up to 2023 and highlights various initiatives aimed at women's safety and legal aid.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Data Compilation and Publication:**
* The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes data on crimes, including crimes against women, in its "Crime in India" publication, available on its website.
* **State Responsibility:**
* "Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects, and the responsibility for maintaining law and order, including investigating and prosecuting dowry-related cases, rests with State Governments.
* **Legal Framework and Provisions:**
* The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, address dowry.
* The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, defines dowry harassment within domestic violence.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* Various legislative and schematic interventions are in place to ensure women's safety and security, including:
* One Stop Centres (OSCs): Providing integrated support to women affected by violence. 896 OSCs are operational as of October 31st, 2025, having assisted over 12.88 lakh women.
* Universalisation of Women Helplines (WHL). Till 31st December, 2025 Women Helplines have assisted over 96.37 lakh women.
* Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).
* Women Help Desks (WHDs) at Police Stations: 14,658 Women Help Desks (WHDs) have been set up.
* **Training and Awareness:**
* Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has undertaken training and skill development programs.
* Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for "Women Help Desks at Police Stations" have been prepared.
* The Ministry undertakes awareness exercises for women and children’s safety.
* **Legal Aid:**
* The National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) has launched a legal aid clinic.
* **Mission Shakti Portal:**
* The 'Mission Shakti Portal' was launched on January 22, 2025, to enhance access to government services for women and improve rescue, protection, and rehabilitation mechanisms.
* **National Dashboard:**
* A National dashboard developed by C-DAC monitors calls across States/UTs implementing the Women Helpline, enabling centralized data on violence against women.
* **Statistical Data (Annexure-I & II):**
* Provides detailed State/UT-wise data from 2021-2023 on cases registered, charge-sheeted, convicted, persons arrested, and persons convicted under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and Dowry Deaths (Section 304B IPC).
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments**
* **Impact**
* Responsible for maintaining law and order and for investigation and prosecution of cases of dowry and dowry death.
* **Action Required**
* Continue investigation and prosecution of cases of dowry and dowry death.
**Women Affected by Dowry Harassment/Violence**
* **Impact**
* Affected by dowry harassment and/or violence.
* **Action Required**
* Can access support services such as One Stop Centres, Women Helplines, Legal Aid Clinics, and Women Help Desks at Police Stations.
**Police and Law Enforcement Agencies**
* **Impact**
* Responsible for enforcing the Dowry Prohibition Act and other related laws, including investigation, victim support and collection and reporting of statistical data.
* **Action Required**
* Implement Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for Women Help Desks, participate in training programs and utilize resources from the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
Key Entities Referenced
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: A central Indian law prohibiting the requesting, giving, or taking of dowry in connection with a marriage.
Ministry of Women and Child Development: The Indian government ministry responsible for policies and programs related to women and children.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: A recent Indian law that includes provisions to address the issue of dowry.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB): An Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analyzing crime data, including data on dowry-related crimes.
One Stop Centre (OSC): A scheme fully funded by the central government to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2513
TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026
DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT
2513. SHRI T R BAALU:
Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:
(a) whether in lndia an average every day 20 women lose life due to dowry torture;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the preventive/punitive actions taken by the Union
and States during the last three years;
(c) the details of culprits punished for dowry deaths and tortures during the last 3 years;
and
(d) whether the Government proposes to make Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 more
stringent, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)
(a) to (d): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes data on
crimes, including crime against women, in its publication “Crime in India”, which is available
on the website of NCRB https://ncrb.gov.in. The said report is available upto the year 2023. As
per information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the State/ UT wise
details of cases registered, cases charge sheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons
charge sheeted and persons convicted under Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 during the years
2021-2023 are at Annexure-I. Further, the State/ UT wise cases registered, number of victims,
cases charge sheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons charge sheeted and persons
convicted under Dowry Deaths (Section 304B of Indian Penal Code, 1860) during the years
2021-2023 are given at Annexure-II.
“Police” and “Public Order” are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution
of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the
citizens including investigation and prosecution of cases of dowry and dowry death rests with
the respective State Governments and they are competent to deal with it.
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, have adequate
provisions to tackle the menace of Dowry. The Act prohibits and penalizes giving or taking of
dowry so as to safeguard women against dowry harassment. The Protection of Women from
Domestic Violence Act, 2005 defines dowry harassment within the purview of domesticviolence and provides remedies such as protection order, residence order, custody order,
monetary relief, compensation order etc. under it.
The Central Government gives highest priority to ensuring safety and security of women and
has undertaken various legislative and schematic interventions in this regard. These include
legislations such as “Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita”, “Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita”, “The
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2006”, “The Dowry Prohibition Act,
1961”. Besides these legal provisions there are multiple schemes and projects implemented by
the Government which include One Stop Centres (OSCs); Universalisation of Women
Helplines (WHL), Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) which is a pan-India single
number (112)/ mobile app based system for emergencies; capacity building in community
through awareness programmes, setting up/ strengthening of Women Help Desks (WHDs) at
Police Stations etc.
One Stop Centre (OSC) scheme, which is fully funded by the central government is being
implemented across the country since 1st April, 2015. It provides integrated support and
assistance under one roof to women affected by violence and those in distress, both in private
and public spaces. It also provides an integrated range of services including medical aid, legal
aid and advice, temporary shelter, police assistance, psycho-social counselling to needy
women. 896 OSCs are operational across the country and over 12. 88 lakh women have been
assisted upto 31st October, 2025.
To ensure that the Police Stations are more women friendly and approachable, as they would
be the first and single point of contact for any woman walking into a police station 14,658
Women Help Desks (WHDs) have been set up, of which 13,011 are headed by women police
officers. To provide help and support to needy women and women in distress, Emergency
Response Support System (ERSS-112) has been established in all 36 States and UTs for various
emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field/ police resources. In addition to ERSS, a
fully functional dedicated Women helpline (WHL-181) is operational in 35 States/ UTs except
West Bengal. The WHL has also been integrated with ERSS. Till 31st December, 2025, Women
Helplines have assisted over 96.37 lakh women.
Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has also undertaken several initiatives,
which, inter-alia include training and skill development programs for Investigation Officers,
Prosecution Officers and Medical Officers. BPR&D has also prepared Standard Operating
Procedures (SoPs) for “Women Help Desk at Police Stations‟ to ensure their smooth
functioning by focusing on four critical components, viz. infrastructure, training, human
resource development and response mechanism. A book titled “Women’s Safety and Security-
a Handbook for First Responders and Investigators in the Police‟ has also been prepared for
the purpose of prevention and investigation of crime against women with specific reference to
the crime of sexual assault, which includes investigation, victim compensation and
rehabilitation. Emphasis has been laid upon inculcating appropriate behavioural and attitudinal
skills in the police force for prevention and detection of crimes against women and children
and for proper interaction with the victims of crime. Webinars on women safety with
sensitivity, gender sensitization of police personnel etc. have also been organized by BPR&D.
The Ministry also undertakes awareness exercise for safety and security of women and
children from time to time. Further, the Government, through institutions like the National
Commission for Women (NCW), National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(NCPCR) and their counterparts in States have been spreading awareness through seminars,workshops, audio- visual, print and electronic media etc. to sensitize the people about the safety
and security of women and children including to sensitize about the evils of dowry system and
also about various provisions of law. In addition, Ministry of Women and Child Development
and Ministry of Home Affairs have issued advisories to States/ UTs from time to time on
various issues pertaining to safety and security of women and children.
To make legal aid more accessible for women, the National Commission for Women (NCW)
in collaboration with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) has launched a legal aid
clinic which is a single-window facility for resolving grievances of women by providing free
legal assistance. Similar Legal Aid Clinics have been set up in 17 States.
The Ministry has launched the 'Mission Shakti Portal' with all functional features on January
22, 2025. This portal aims to enhance accessibility of various government services for women,
establish quality mechanisms for rescue, protection, and rehabilitation, and build the capacity
of functionaries and duty holders under various schemes and legislations.
Furthermore, a National dashboard has been developed by the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC) for monitoring calls across all States/UTs implementing the
Women Helpline. This dashboard enables real-time monitoring of calls received and women
assisted. Through this system, the Central Government will be able to maintain centralized data
on violence faced by women across India, categorized by types of cases, including instances of
domestic violence.
*****Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2513 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026
REGARDING ‘DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT’.
The State/ UT-wise details of Cases Registered (CR), Cases Charge sheeted (CCS), Cases
Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Charge sheeted (PCS) and Persons
Convicted (PCV) under ‘Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961’ during the years 2021-
2023
2021
SL State/UT CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 11 246 0 456 2576 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 582 338 1 700 435 1
4 Bihar 3362 2364 44 2837 3831 60
5 Chhattisgarh 8 6 0 20 20 0
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 3 3 0 8 8 0
8 Haryana 18 9 0 26 18 0
9 Himachal Pradesh 0 1 0 1 1 0
10 Jharkhand 1805 1293 82 1687 1735 91
11 Karnataka 1845 1806 29 4867 5264 52
12 Kerala 39 21 0 46 31 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 44 45 33 45 121 44
14 Maharashtra 40 23 0 18 53 0
15 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 465 406 0 159 535 0
20 Punjab 14 4 1 38 5 1
21 Rajasthan 4 0 1 0 0 2
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 281 156 5 695 439 17
24 Telangana 5 5 0 12 13 0
25 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Uttar Pradesh 4594 3720 317 9529 15167 1267
27 Uttarakhand 414 238 0 80 472 0
28 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL STATE(S) 13534 10684 513 21224 30724 1535
29 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 1 0 0 1 0 0
31 D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Delhi 16 13 0 34 27 033 Jammu & Kashmir 4 4 0 12 12 0
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 13 2 0 46 9 0
TOTAL UT(S) 34 19 0 93 48 0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 13568 10703 513 21317 30772 1535
2022
SL State/UT CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 298 308 4 1239 1281 13
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 272 285 0 423 373 0
4 Bihar 3580 3711 43 4974 5281 58
5 Chhattisgarh 9 7 2 16 16 8
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 1 1 0 1 1 0
8 Haryana 17 8 0 11 11 0
9 Himachal Pradesh 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jharkhand 1796 1498 126 2005 2017 153
11 Karnataka 2224 1734 7 5392 5484 11
12 Kerala 28 39 0 65 61 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 63 60 246 36 177 269
14 Maharashtra 28 38 0 43 64 0
15 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Meghalaya 3 1 0 0 1 0
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 34 31 4 1 51 4
20 Punjab 4 3 0 7 5 0
21 Rajasthan 8 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 220 197 2 836 658 5
24 Telangana 6 5 0 0 8 0
25 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Uttar Pradesh 4807 4565 1413 8060 16577 2651
27 Uttarakhand 38 29 0 4 125 0
28 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL STATE(S) 13437 12520 1847 23113 32191 3172
29 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Delhi 18 8 0 43 23 0
33 Jammu & Kashmir 17 13 0 46 45 0
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 036 Puducherry 7 6 0 32 13 0
TOTAL UT(S) 42 27 0 121 81 0
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 13479 12547 1847 23234 32272 3172
2023
SL State/UT CR CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 353 194 0 58 675 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 162 154 0 207 178 0
4 Bihar 3665 3385 126 4362 5236 206
5 Chhattisgarh 8 7 1 21 21 2
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 3 3 0 13 13 0
8 Haryana 14 5 0 8 8 0
9 Himachal Pradesh 2 1 0 0 5 0
10 Jharkhand 1487 1595 271 1965 2405 300
11 Karnataka 2322 2113 8 5697 5837 16
12 Kerala 21 15 0 24 27 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 65 60 3 15 191 3
14 Maharashtra 17 17 0 10 41 0
15 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Meghalaya 2 2 0 1 6 0
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 5 5 5 0 426 5
20 Punjab 4 6 3 5 8 5
21 Rajasthan 1 1 0 3 3 0
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 144 158 3 586 334 8
24 Telangana 4 6 0 0 10 0
25 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Uttar Pradesh 7151 6112 628 14054 26047 1110
27 Uttarakhand 14 11 6 3 31 9
28 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL STATE(S) 15444 13850 1054 27032 41502 1664
29 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 0 1 0 0 1 0
31 D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Delhi 16 21 1 37 37 4
33 Jammu & Kashmir 15 13 0 35 34 0
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 14 8 0 50 31 0
TOTAL UT(S) 45 43 1 122 103 4
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 15489 13893 1055 27154 41605 1668Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2513 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026
REGARDING ‘DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT’.
State/UT-wise details of Cases Registered (CR), Number of Victims (VIC), Cases Charge
sheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Charge sheeted
(PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under ‘Dowry Deaths (Sec.304B IPC)’ during the
years 2021-2023
2021
SL State/UT CR VIC CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 108 109 159 9 354 416 20
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 198 198 164 1 323 168 1
4 Bihar 1000 1000 931 128 1678 1420 149
5 Chhattisgarh 65 65 66 11 190 190 21
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 11 11 10 1 31 31 2
8 Haryana 275 275 220 16 367 362 26
9 Himachal Pradesh 2 2 1 0 2 2 0
10 Jharkhand 281 281 229 47 326 321 52
11 Karnataka 158 163 175 14 411 411 36
12 Kerala 9 9 9 0 22 11 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 522 523 509 136 1516 1495 337
14 Maharashtra 172 172 188 8 695 590 25
15 Manipur 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
16 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 293 293 352 5 599 646 5
20 Punjab 69 69 53 11 182 127 24
21 Rajasthan 452 454 341 98 466 454 132
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 27 27 21 12 67 52 23
24 Telangana 175 175 178 7 450 403 15
25 Tripura 22 22 32 3 71 62 3
26 Uttar Pradesh 2222 2235 1886 439 6073 5202 1063
27 Uttarakhand 72 72 55 6 106 91 10
28 West Bengal 454 471 490 5 721 900 10
TOTAL STATE(S) 6589 6628 6069 957 14651 13354 1954
29 A&N Islands 1 1 1 0 1 5 0
30 Chandigarh 4 4 1 1 9 4 2
31 D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
32 Delhi 141 144 122 6 279 230 13
33 Jammu & Kashmir 16 16 14 0 34 34 0
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 035 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 2 2 1 0 4 2 0
TOTAL UT(S) 164 167 140 7 328 276 15
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 6753 6795 6209 964 14979 13630 1969
2022
SL State/UT CR VIC CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 100 101 107 8 352 292 15
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 175 195 222 7 409 276 9
4 Bihar 1057 1057 1100 89 1787 2391 128
5 Chhattisgarh 57 63 56 27 163 156 70
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 10 10 8 0 28 28 0
8 Haryana 234 234 173 20 265 238 32
9 Himachal Pradesh 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
10 Jharkhand 208 214 191 61 299 312 77
11 Karnataka 165 166 134 1 343 311 6
12 Kerala 11 12 16 1 36 32 1
13 Madhya Pradesh 518 520 513 185 1310 1314 403
14 Maharashtra 180 184 171 7 652 459 11
15 Manipur 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
16 Meghalaya 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 263 263 276 19 280 576 23
20 Punjab 71 71 61 4 146 143 10
21 Rajasthan 451 451 300 66 401 396 93
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 29 29 25 6 74 58 9
24 Telangana 137 137 186 24 414 387 53
25 Tripura 25 25 28 1 50 61 1
26 Uttar Pradesh 2138 2142 1946 686 6076 5307 1608
27 Uttarakhand 70 70 65 3 116 112 12
28 West Bengal 406 427 421 14 682 790 26
TOTAL STATE(S) 6307 6373 6000 1229 13887 13640 2587
29 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 1 1 2 1 0 12 3
31 D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ 1 1 1 0 6 4 0
32 Delhi 131 131 144 1 300 245 1
33 Jammu & Kashmir 9 9 10 0 32 32 0
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 1 1 4 0 7 7 0
TOTAL UT(S) 143 143 161 2 345 300 4
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 6450 6516 6161 1231 14232 13940 25912023
SL State/UT CR VIC CCS CON PAR PCS PCV
1 Andhra Pradesh 95 96 89 17 296 255 37
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
3 Assam 101 107 130 7 223 186 7
4 Bihar 1143 1143 1198 73 2362 2297 107
5 Chhattisgarh 46 49 50 13 144 140 39
6 Goa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 12 12 12 0 35 35 0
8 Haryana 207 211 156 21 225 219 30
9 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
10 Jharkhand 218 228 230 92 316 385 98
11 Karnataka 156 160 159 6 407 394 9
12 Kerala 8 8 10 0 13 16 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 468 469 437 193 1235 1244 450
14 Maharashtra 170 173 159 7 508 414 21
15 Manipur 1 1 0 0 6 0 0
16 Meghalaya 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 231 231 218 18 229 533 26
20 Punjab 44 44 48 6 127 95 14
21 Rajasthan 428 430 272 60 337 336 90
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 11 11 23 8 34 36 12
24 Telangana 145 147 155 26 438 369 53
25 Tripura 21 21 28 5 55 55 8
26 Uttar Pradesh 2122 2141 1953 887 5500 5175 2086
27 Uttarakhand 48 48 46 25 49 92 39
28 West Bengal 350 350 371 8 597 1006 24
TOTAL STATE(S) 6027 6082 5746 1473 13139 13286 3151
29 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 4 4 3 0 6 4 0
31 D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ 0 0 2 1 8 8 1
32 Delhi 115 115 131 26 269 210 49
33 Jammu & Kashmir 9 9 6 1 10 10 1
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
TOTAL UT(S) 129 129 142 28 297 232 51
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 6156 6211 5888 1501 13436 13518 3202
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