Crime against women in Gujarat decline by 50% in 3 years, that against SC/ST sees a dip of 38% on decade basis

Gandhinagar: The cases of crime against women in Gujarat has seen a significant decrease of 50% in last three years, minister of state for home Pradeepsinh Jadeja informed this in the state assembly today.

He also said that the cases of atrocities and other crimes against schedule tribes (ST) and schedule caste (SC or Dalits) has also seen a drop of 38% in the last decade in comparison to the decade prior to it.

During his reply on discussion on the home department budgetary demands, Jadeja said that the crimes pertaining to untouchability has also seen a decrease of 95%.

Jadeja said that the general crime rate in the state was also on a decline. The state government has increased the size of the home department budget by over 4 fold in last 15 years. It has been increased by 431% and for 2017-18 it is of Rs 5000 crores.

The minister said that the government was constantly working to maintain peace and security in the state and its citizen. Around 30 women police station have been set up while in all the districts and 4 largest cities SC/ST cell was active.

He informed that the police force in Gujarat was the youngest in the country owing to its lowest average age. He said that the recruitment on 18217 posts in various categories of police forece was in the final stages.

Jadeja said that the government has made provision of stricter prohibition law and ban on Hukka bars.

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