Data: While the number of ‘Crimes against Women’ decrease, cyber crimes against women increase by 44% in 2020
The number of registered instances of ‘Crime against Women’ decreased in 2020. A similar trend…
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Nirbhaya Fund – Low Utilization of Funds is a common feature across various Schemes
As observed in an earlier story, only about 62% of the funds released under the…
Data: About 62% of the funds released under the ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ utilized so far
The Nirbhaya Fund was set up in response to the 2012 gruesome gangrape in Delhi…
Decadal Review (2010-2019): Crime Rate increases both in the case of Crimes against Women & SCs
2020 marked the end of a decade. We review various indicators through this decade in…
NFHS-5 data clearly establishes under reporting of Crime against Women in some States
The NFHS-5 report provides data on gender-based violence. While the overall proportion of women who…
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao – Under Utilization of Funds & Non-Compliance of Guidelines emerge as key issues
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is one of the first major schemes to have been launched…
Data: Reported atrocities against Scheduled Castes increased by 19% in 5 years
The recent incident in Hathras highlighted the issue of atrocities against the marginalized communities, especially…
Data: Huge Pendency & Low Conviction – the story of Crimes against Women
The data from the NCRB Crime in India report paints a very grim picture as…
Instances of Domestic Violence increase in the wake of Lockdowns across the World
As more & more countries announce lockdowns to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic violence…
Crimes against Women: Crime Rate touches an all-time high of 59 in 2018
The 2018 Crime in India report was released by the NCRB recently. A total of…
