NCW: The National Commission for Women (NCW) received about 31,000 reports of crimes against women last year, the most since 2014, with more than half of them coming from Uttar Pradesh.
In comparison to 2020, when 23,722 reports of crimes against women were received, there was a 30% increase in 2021.
According to official NCW data, a maximum of 11,013 of the 30,864 complaints were in relation to the right to live with dignity that considers the emotional abuse of women, followed by those in relation to domestic violence at 6,633 and dowry harassment at 4,589.
The most reports of crimes against women were filed in Uttar Pradesh, the state with the biggest population, with 15,828, followed by Delhi with 3,336; Maharashtra with 1,504; Haryana with 1,460; and Bihar with 1,456.
According to the data, Uttar Pradesh received the most complaints about domestic abuse and the right to live with dignity.
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The NCW has received the most complaints since 2014 at this time.
33,906 complaints in all were received in 2014.
Rekha Sharma, the head of the NCW, has previously claimed that the increase in complaints was due to the commission raising public awareness of its operations.
“Also, the commission has always made it a point to launch new initiatives to help women. Keeping in line with this, we have launched a round-the-clock helpline number as well to provide support services to women in need where they can also register a complaint,” Sharma remarked.
Every month between July and September of this year had more than 3,100 complaints submitted; the most recent time this happened was in November of last year, at the height of India’s #MeToo movement.
According to NCW data, there have been 1,819 complaints about offences such as outraging women’s modesty or molestation, 1,675 complaints about rape and attempted rape, 1,537 complaints about police indifference to women, and 858 complaints about cybercrimes.
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When complaints increase, it is a good sign
Akancha Srivastava, the founder of a non-profit organisation, Akancha Srivastava Foundation, that promotes cyber safety education, stated that when complaints increase, it is a good sign because it indicates that more women are feeling confident enough to speak up and that there are now venues in place for them to do so.
“People are reaching out now. Earlier women might not be coming forward to lodge their complaint…they didn’t know what they are going through is harassment but now they do, and they are coming forward to report which is a good thing,” she informed PTI.
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