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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Context
The Union government told the Lok Sabha that “growing awareness, wider publicity, and capacity building of police personnel” were among the reasons for the increasing number of cases being registered across the country under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Key-highlights
- Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that over 67,000 cases had been registered in 2022 under the SC/ST Act for crimes of atrocities against people belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).
- This is the highest number of cases registered under this Act since 2013.
- Among these cases, 57,582 cases were registered with regard to atrocities against people belonging to SC communities, and 10,064 cases were registered with regard to atrocities against people from ST communities.
Fact Box:Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 (SC/ST Act)
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