GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Women and Child Development 

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2981
ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2014

 QUESTION
School Management Under POCSO Act

2981. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR: 

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state; 

(a)   whether Government has understood the need to amend the 'Protection of Children fromSexual Offences'(POCSO) Act and bring the school management under the ambit of the lawto ensure safety of children in school premises, during school hours, if so, the details of theamendments done/intended in this regard; and 

(b)   the details of the cases registered and criminals punished under the POCSO act, State-wise? 

ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI) 

(a): School management is covered under section 5 (f) and 9 (f) of the Protection of Childrenfrom Sexual Offences Act 2012. Section 5(f) states: 'whoever being on the management orstaff of an educational institution or religious institution, commits penetrative sexual assaulton a child in that institution". The punishment for offence in section 5(f) is 10 years toimprisonment for life and fine. Section 9(f) states: "whoever being on the management orstaff of an educationalinstitution or religious institution, commits sexual assault on a child inthat institution". Thepunishment for offence in section 9(f) is 5 years to 7 years and fine. 

(b): The details of cases registered and criminals punished, as furnished by NationalCommission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR) and National Crime RecordsBureau(NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs are at annexure-I and II respectively 

                                                                                                                                                ANNEXURE-I

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2981 for18.12.2014 by Sh. Rajeev Chandrasekhar regarding School management under POCSO Act.

                                                                                                                                              Annexure-II 

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2981 for 18.12.2014 by Sh. Rajeev Chandrasekhar regarding School management under POCSO Act. 

STATE/UT WISE CASES REGISTERED AND PERSONS ARRESTED UNDER PROTECTION OF CHILDRENFROM SEXUALOFFENCES ACT, 2012 DURING 2014 (UPTO OCTOBER) (PROVISIONAL)