Parliament Question: Tourist Police and Helpline Facilities at Tourist Places

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4890 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026 TOURIST POLICE AND HELPLINE FACILITIES AT TOURIST PLACES †4890. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been an increase in crimes (such as theft, assault, sexual harassment) against foreign and domestic tourists, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of names of the major tourist destinations currently have dedicated tourist police or helpline systems in places, State/UT-wise along with the complaints received on these helplines so far;

(c) whether the Government has failed to curb shameful incidents such as harassment and stalking of foreign tourists despite the existence of dedicated tourist police; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor along with the plan of the Government to ensure the complete safety of foreign tourists, especially female to avoid to tarnish country's image? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (d): As informed by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), specific information is not maintained by the Bureau. However, Crime Heads-wise cases registered under Crime against Foreigners during 2021-2023 is enclosed at Annexure.

Safety and Security of tourists is essentially a State subject.

However, the Ministry of Tourism has been continuously taking up the matter with all the State Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations for setting up of dedicated Tourism Police to strengthen on-ground safety mechanism for tourists. With the efforts of Ministry of Tourism, the State Governments /UT’s viz Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh have deployed tourist police.

As a part of the Ministry’s continuous endeavors to make travel for tourists safe and secure, the Ministry of Tourism has set up a 24x7 Multi Lingual Tourist Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363 in 12 languages including 10 international languages for domestic and foreign tourists to provide support service in terms of information relating to travel in India and to offer appropriate guidance to tourists in distress, while travelling within India. Ministry of Tourism has received total 164183 calls on the Tourist Helpline in the year 2025.

Ministry of Tourism has been periodically requesting all State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for availing the benefits of the ‘Safe Tourism Destination for Women’ under Nirbhaya fund which can be utilized for projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women tourists.

The Ministry of Tourism along with all stakeholders, including the Tourism Departments of all States and UTs, have adopted the 'Code of Conduct for Safe & Honourable Tourism' which is a set of guidelines to encourage tourism activities to be undertaken with respect to basic rights like dignity, safety and freedom from exploitation of both tourists and local residents, in particular, women and children.

*******ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4890 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026 REGARDING TOURIST POLICE AND HELPLINE FACILITIES AT TOURIST PLACES RAISED BY SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE Crime Heads-wise Cases Registered under Crime against Foreigners during 2021-2023 SL Crime Heads 2021 2022 2023

1.1 Murder 5 5 4

1.2 Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder 0 0 0 Attempt to Commit Murder/Culpable

1.3 2 2 2 Homicide

1.4 Simple Hurt 5 3 4

1.5 Grievous Hurt 0 0 1 Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her

1.6 7 8 21 Modesty

1.7 Kidnapping and Abduction 0 0 1

1.8 Human Trafficking 2 3 7

1.9 Rape 5 13 13

1.10 Theft 19 21 28

1.11 Extortion 0 2 0

1.12 Robbery 5 4 6

1.13 Dacoity 1 0 0

1.14 Cheating 3 12 9

1.15 Forgery 0 0 8

1.16 Insult to the Modesty of Women 0 0 0

1.17 Other IPC Crimes 9 14 12

1.18 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 3 6 6

1.19 Other SLL Crimes 5 0 3 1 Total Crimes against Foreign Tourists 71 93 125

2.1 Murder 4 9 9

2.2 Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder 0 0 0 Attempt to Commit Murder/Culpable

2.3 1 1 2 Homicide

2.4 Simple Hurt 3 4 8

2.5 Grievous Hurt 1 0 1Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her

2.6 8 5 1 Modesty

2.7 Kidnapping and Abduction 3 7 12

2.8 Human Trafficking 6 6 0

2.9 Rape 9 15 14

2.10 Theft 4 13 18

2.11 Extortion 0 0 2

2.12 Robbery 2 2 2

2.13 Dacoity 1 0 0

2.14 Cheating 11 9 12

2.15 Forgery 0 2 0

2.16 Insult to the Modesty of Women 0 0 1

2.17 Other IPC Crimes 5 6 11

2.18 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 10 4 7

2.19 Other SLL Crimes 11 16 13 2 Total Crimes against Other Foreigners 79 99 113 Total Crimes against Foreigners (1+2) 150 192 238

Source: Crime in India *******