Haryana has witnessed spurt in crime in 2021 with at least four rape cases and eight kidnapping cases registered every day.
“A total of 1666 rape cases have been registered in Haryana till November 30, 2021, highest in last seven years since the BJP Government came to power in the state,” according to the data tabled in Haryana Assembly by the State Government on Friday.
While the state has been registering high number of rape cases, the conviction rate of such cases is as low as 20 percent.
During 2020, which witnessed COVID-19 triggered lockdown for several months, the state had registered 1478 rape cases. The number of rape cases were 860 (March-December 2015) which increased to 1058 in 2016, 1172 in 2017, 1503 in 2018 and 1655 in 2019, the data revealed.
The conviction rate of rape cases stood at 20.65 percent in 2020, 14.11 percent in 2019, 19.36 percent in 2018, 20.24 percent in 2017, 20.50 percent in 2016 and 24.73 percent in 2015.
The cases of kidnapping, theft, human trafficking, vehicle theft, chain snatching have also witnessed a sharp increase this year as compared to 2020.
As far as kidnapping cases are concerned, the state registered a high 2970 cases till November this year while 2414 such cases were registered in 2020. The conviction rate of kidnapping cases stood at 23.38 percent last year.
Among other crime cases, 1026 murder cases, 20222 thefts, 16843 vehicle thefts, 479 chain snatching, 20 human trafficking, 147 dacoity, and two domestic violence cases were reported this year (till November).
During 2020, 1140 murder cases were reported while the conviction rate was 42.95 percent. The cases of theft, vehicle theft, chain snatching, dacoity were 17036, 14635, 384 and 152 respectively during last year.
Notably, Haryana had seen a marginal dip in the number of cases registered under Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2020 as compared to 2019 while there was a sharp rise in the cases registered under the Special and Local Laws (SLL), as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report.
As many as 1,03,276 cases were registered in Haryana under various Sections of the IPC in the Covid-19 hit 2020 while the number of such cases was 1,11,323 in 2019. Similarly, the total cases lodged under the SLL in 2020 stood at 89,119 against 55,013 reported in 2019 and 83,017 in 2018.
Only 6486 placed under Saksham Yuva since 2017-18
Even as a large number of 4,08,137 educated youth have been registered under Saksham Yuva Scheme since November 2016 in Haryana, only 6486 have got placements in various jobs. The data (as on December 13, 2021) tabled in the State Assembly stated, “Since inception of the Saksham Yuva Scheme (November 2016), total 4,08, 137 educated unemployed applicants have been registered out of which eligible 3, 31, 637 got financial assistance (unemployment allowance and honorarium).”
However, only 6486 youth have been placed for various jobs under Saksham Yuva in the state. 1331 youth were placed in 2021-22, 1732 in 2020-21, 1508 in 2019-20, 1706 in 2018-19 and 209 in 2017-18. A highest of 844 youth in Hisar were placed under the scheme. Apart from this, 126848 youth have been deployed as Suksham Yuva on honorary work in 2021-22 (till now), 168399 in 2020-21, 195228 in 2019-20, 92482 in 2018-19, 63965 in 2017-18 and 8791 in 2016-17.
The data stated, “Among total registered youth under the scheme 51830 were registered in 2021-22, 131499 in 2020-21, 127849 in 2019-20, 30195 in 2018-19, 51810 in 2017-18, 14954 in 2016-17. A highest of 46453 unemployed educated youth have been registered in Kaithal district followed by 39394 in Jind.
Notably, “Educated Youth Allowance and Honorarium Scheme-2016” was approved by the Haryana Government to provide monthly unemployment allowance to educated youth and Honorarium to the eligible 10+2/graduate/post graduate applicants for honorary assignment in various Departments/Boards/Corporations/Registered Societies etc. under Haryana Government and in Private companies/enterprises.”
Rs 2664.13 lakh spent on maintenance of residences/offices and motor vehicles of Council Ministers
An amount of Rs 2664.13 lakh has been spent as on December 14 (2021-22) on maintenance and motor vehicle components of the schemes namely “Maintenance of the Ministers of the Ministers residences/offices” and “Maintenance of vehicles and running of Ministers car section, as per the data tabled in Haryana Vidhan Sabha. While budget estimates 2021-22 under object head -Maintenance and motor vehicle was earlier Rs 1330 lakh, the modified budget estimates now stands at Rs 3167.90 lakh, the government said in reply to a question.
Over Rs 700 cr spent on advertisements since 2015
Haryana Government has spent more than Rs 700 crore on advertisements of its achievements, announcements, birth anniversary of great personalities, government functions among other events from January 2015 to December 13, 2021. The State Government in reply to a question informed the House, “ Rs 596.35 crore on advertisement through newspapers, Rs 96.34 crore on TV, Rs 21 crore on Radio, Rs 1.19 crore on website (internet) and Rs 4.39 lakh on posters have been spent from 2015 to December 13, 2021. This year, Rs 78.75 crore on advertisement through newspapers, Rs 23.31 crore on TV, Rs 2.29 crore on Radio, Rs 44 lakh on websites and Rs 1.27 lakh on posters have been spent by the Haryana Government.
591 arrested for sending people abroad through illegals means
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij informed the State Assembly that taking stern action against those who send people abroad through illegal means, the police has arrested 591 people, 485 FIRs have been registered and an amount of Rs 81,38,800 has been recovered from them. An SIT was constituted last year by the State Government to tighten the noose around those involved in illegal ways to send youth abroad, Vij said in reply to a question.