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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1436
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026
WOMEN’S SAFETY CRISIS
1436. SMT. PRIYANKA CHATURVEDI:
Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:
(a) total crimes against women in 2025 across States, updated data replacing outdated 2022
NCRB when daily violence reports emerge;
(b) whether women are perpetually unsafe and treated as an afterthought rather than a
paramount crisis requiring emergency intervention;
(c) conviction rates, average trial duration and pending cases across fast-track courts;
(d) state-wise functional One-Stop Centres, Women Helpline effectiveness, Safe City
Project implementation beyond announcements; and
(e) measures ensuring public spaces - transport, streets, workplaces - are safe, including
safety audits, CCTV coverage and emergency response?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)
(a) to (e): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical
data on crimes in its publication “Crime in India”. The latest published report pertains to the
year 2023 and is available at its website https://ncrb.gov.in/en/crime-india.
‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution
of India. Responsibility to maintain law and order and protection of life and property of the
citizens and investigation and prosecution of crime against women rests primarily with the
respective State Governments; they are legally competent to deal with such crimes.
The Central Government gives the highest priority to ensure the safety and security of women
and has undertaken various interventions in this regard. During the 15th Finance Commission
period, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Centrally Sponsored
Schemes under Mission Shakti which aims at strengthening interventions for women’s safety,
security and empowerment, and comprises two verticals. Sambal, for safety and security of
women, and Samarthya, for women’s empowerment. Under the Sambal vertical, the One Stop
Centre (OSC) provides integrated support and assistance under one roof to women affected byviolence and those in distress, both in private and public spaces. It provides services like
medical aid, legal aid and advice, temporary shelter, police assistance and psycho-social
counselling to needy women. As on date, 896 OSCs are operational in the country and over
12.67 lakh women have been assisted. State-wise functional One-Stop Centres is at Annexure-
I.
Women Helpline (WHL-181) provides 24-hour toll-free telecommunication services to
support women in both emergency and non-emergency situations. It offers assistance to women
affected by violence and provides information about government schemes and
services. Through WHL, over 96.37 lakh women have been assisted across the country since
the inception i.e. 01.04.2015 till 31.12.2025.Women Helpline is operational in 35 States/ Union
Territories and also integrated with Emergency Response Support System ERSS-112, a pan-
India, single, internationally recognised number, i.e., 112, established for various emergencies,
with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress. It has been
operationalised in all 36 States and UTs of the country and since its official launch in February
2019, ERSS has handled over 48 crore calls by through its nation-wide Centres.
In addition, under “Nirbhaya Fund” Government has implemented several initiatives aimed at
enhancing the safety and security for women in the country. The Safe City Project under
Nirbhaya fund is implemented by Ministry of Home Affairs in 8 Cities with a total outlay of
Rs. 2840.05 Crore (with central share of Rs. 1951.11 crore). The project aims to install
technology to aid smart policing and safety management in 8 cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai). The project adds 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.
Some notable safe-city systems already in place are described below-
o Ahmedabad -100 SHE Team vehicles and 100 Abhayam Vans have been procured. 2
sets of All Women Cyber Unit are functional, two EV surveillance vehicles deployed.
o Bengaluru - Poles installed at 100 locations with camera feed from 8 locations received
at Command Centre, Critical Care Response unit setup in 8 leading Government
Hospitals, 8 Mobile Forensic vans procured.
o Chennai -Remote Monitoring of Street Lighting, Women Mobile Pink Patrols, Cyber
Cells for Crime against Women, Security Enablers installed in public transport in 500
buses beta line and GIS based crime mapping.
o Delhi - 88 Prakhar Vans have been procured. These vehicles are equipped with Mobile
Data Terminal, Finger Print Scanner, Scoop Stretcher, Vehicle Mounted camera,
Digital Video Recorder, First Aid Kit, Emergency Flash Lights, PA System, Siren, Fire
Extinguisher etc. Installation of 10,000 CC cameras across the Capital has also
commenced.
o Hyderabad - 77 pelican signals installed, 51 fixed toilets operational, 1 AV Van for
outreach awareness, She Toilet Buses launched.
o Kolkata -155 Patrol Vehicles and 70 Scooties procured, Street Light at 330 locations,
25 Portable Bio-Toilet for Women, 12 small and 18 medium vehicle for community
outreach program completed, 8 drones, 18 Mobile Toilet Vans, 4 Mobile Kitchens, 10
Mobile Changing Van for Women, 9 Cyber Crime Investigation Lab completed, 1070CCTV Cameras, Women Help Line Call Centre, 300 Sanitary Napkin vending machine
with Incinerators at 386 girls and Co-ed schools.
o Lucknow -111 Pink Patrol Vehicles, 100 Pink Booths and 74 Pink toilets constructed,
3625 Street Lights installed, Rescue vans in operation, Integrated Smart Control Room,
Data Analytic & Cyber Forensic Centre in operation.
o Mumbai – Patrolling vehicles deployed, Street Illumination in dark spots areas done,
Huge fleet of Emergency Response Vehicles System- 993.
To enhance the safety of women in transport, projects such as customisation, deployment and
management of State-wise AIS-140 vehicle tracking platform, the Women’s safety in public
transport, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), Government of Uttar
Pradesh, Women’s safety in passenger vehicles in Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport
Corporation (BMTC), and Installation of Vehicle Tracking Devices with SOS Buttons in Buses
of Telangana Government State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), are implemented under
Nirbhaya fund.
To strengthen the DNA analysis and Cyber Forensic Facilities related to cases of sexual
assaults, DNA analysis cyber forensics and related facilities have been set up in 30 States. A
state-of-the-art DNA Analysis facility at Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL),
Chandigarh has also been set up under the Nirbhaya Fund. The Laboratory contributes to
address the gap of forensic DNA analysis of pending sexual assault cases in the country.
Women Help Desks (WHDs) have been set up in Police Stations in all States & UTs to make
police stations more women friendly and approachable, as they are the first point of contact for
any woman walking into a police station. WHDs have already been set up in 14,653 Police
Stations. Out of these, 13,011 WHDs are headed by women police officers.
Another crucial aspect of the protection of women is having in force ‘protective legislation &
Rule Frameworks. Hence, to provide a safe and secure environment to women at the workplace,
“the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Protection and Redressal)
Act, 2013” (the SH Act) was enacted. 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 organised or unorganised. The domestic workers are 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 sensitise employees by carrying out various awareness generation programmes and
workshops.
To ensure the justice delivery to victims of heinous sexual offences, Government has also
provided financial assistance for setting up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including
exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) courts. As on 31.12.2025, a total of 774 FTSCs including 398
exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) courts are operational in 29 States/ UTs, which have disposed
of over 3.66 lakh cases, while approximately 2.45 lakh cases are pending. State/ UT-wise
details of functional FTSCs along with conviction rate, average trial duration and pending cases
as on 31.12.2025 are given at Annexure-II. Additionally, 880 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) for
expeditious trial of specific categories of cases including heinous crimes, civil cases involving
women, children, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, individuals afflicted with terminalillnesses, and property-related cases pending for more than five years, are functional across 22
State/ UTs as on 31.12.2025. State/ UT-wise details of functional FTCs along with pendency
as on 31.12.2025 is at Annexure-III.
*****Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 REGARDING
‘WOMEN’S SAFETY CRISIS’
STATE-WISE FUNCTIONAL ONE STOP CENTRES
Sl. No. State / UTs Number of functional OSCs
1 A&N Islands 3
2 Andhra Pradesh 26
3 Arunachal Pradesh 25
4 Assam 36
5 Bihar 39
6 Chandigarh 1
7 Chhattisgarh 42
8 DNHDD 3
9 Delhi 11
10 Goa 2
11 Gujarat 35
12 Haryana 22
13 Himachal Pradesh 13
14 Jammu & Kashmir 20
15 Jharkhand 26
16 Karnataka 40
17 Kerala 14
18 Ladakh 2
19 Lakshadweep 1
20 Madhya Pradesh 57
21 Maharashtra 67
22 Manipur 16
23 Meghalaya 12
24 Mizoram 13
25 Nagaland 17
26 Odisha** 34
27 Puducherry 4
28 Punjab 23
29 Rajasthan 52
30 Sikkim 6
31 Tamil Nadu 54
32 Telangana 36
33 Tripura 10
34 Uttar Pradesh 96
35 Uttarakhand 14
36 West Bengal 24
Total 896Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 REGARDING
‘WOMEN’S SAFETY CRISIS’
STATE/ UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNCTIONAL FTSCS INCLUDING E-POCSO
COURTS ALONG WITH PENDENCY, CONVICTION RATE AND AVERAGE
TIME TAKEN FOR TRIAL IN FTSCS
Average Time
Functional FTSCs Conviction rate
Sl. Name of the Pendency as taken for Trial in
including exclusive (%) Jan-Nov.
No. State/UTs on 31.12.2025 FTSCs during
POCSO courts 2025
2024 (in days)
Andhra
1 16 5970 3.66 257
Pradesh
2 Assam 17 6588 17.25 940
3 Bihar 54 23333 10.83 941
4 Chandigarh 1 203 22.31 593
5 Chhattisgarh 15 1429 19.92 333
6 Delhi 16 3361 14.33 1640
7 Goa 1 158 18.75 548
8 Gujarat 35 5095 11.84 1293
9 Haryana 18 4776 26.68 575
Himachal
10 6 595 31.13 435
Pradesh
11 J&K 4 491 4.44 913
12 Karnataka 30 5209 9.84 817
13 Kerala 55 6361 16.55 796
Madhya
14 67 10533 20.11 380
Pradesh
15 Maharashtra 37 35096 9.77 575
16 Manipur 2 39 27.08 1350
17 Meghalaya 5 1143 43.36 910
18 Mizoram 3 92 81.03 1155
19 Nagaland 1 58 50.00 1185
20 Odisha 44 9125 10.31 500
21 Puducherry 1 261 17.14 180
22 Punjab 12 1489 26.06 590
23 Rajasthan 45 4240 23.07 880
24 Tamil Nadu 20 8334 27.51 466
25 Telangana 36 8992 9.72 435
26 Tripura 3 229 11.76 1484
27 Uttarakhand 4 1271 21.29 512
28 Uttar Pradesh 218 95457 27.32 861
29 West Bengal 8 5651 7.25 910
30 Jharkhand* 0 0 0 641A&N
31 0 0 0 0
Islands**
Arunachal
32 0 0 0 0
Pradesh***
TOTAL 774 245579
Note: At the inception of the Scheme, the allocation of FTSCs across the country was based
on a criterion of 65 to 165 pending cases per court, meaning one FTSC would be established
for every 65 to 165 pending cases. Based on that, only 31 States/UTs were eligible to join the
Scheme. Puducherry made a special request to be included in the Scheme and has since
operationalized one exclusive POCSO Court in May, 2023.
* The State of Jharkhand has decided to exit the FTSC Scheme vide letter dated 07.07.2025.
**A&N Islands has consented to join the Scheme, but is yet to operationalize any court.
***Arunachal Pradesh has opted out of the Scheme citing a very low number of pending cases
of Rape and POCSO Act.Annexure-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 REGARDING
‘WOMEN’S SAFETY CRISIS’
STATE/ UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNCTIONAL FTCS ALONG WITH PENDENCY
AS ON 31/12/2025
Sl. No. Name of the State/UTs Number of functional FTCs Pendency
1 Andhra Pradesh 21 6547
2 Andaman & Nicobar island 0 0
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0
4 Assam 16 15848
5 Bihar 0 0
6 Chandigarh 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 27 5324
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Diu & Daman 0 0
9 Delhi 26 7123
10 Goa 4 1256
11 Gujarat 54 5067
12 Haryana 6 830
13 Himachal Pradesh 3 291
14 Jammu & Kashmir 8 1366
15 Jharkhand 39 8520
16 Karnataka 0 0
17 Kerala 16 0
18 Ladakh 0 0
19 Lakshadweep 0 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 0 0
21 Maharashtra 102 143831
22 Manipur 6 169
23 Meghalaya 0 0
24 Mizoram 2 232
25 Nagaland 0 0
26 Odisha 0 0
27 Puducherry 1 4637
28 Punjab 7 149
29 Rajasthan 0 0
30 Sikkim 2 18
31 Tamil Nadu 73 84327
32 Telangana 0 0
33 Tripura 2 940
34 Uttar Pradesh 373 109276335 Uttarakhand 4 1276
36 West Bengal 88 89704
TOTAL 880 1470218