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Atrocities against SCs in 2022
September 27 , 2024
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- The recent report has revealed that Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) in 2022.
- 97.7 per cent of all cases of atrocities against SCs were recorded in 13 states.
- Uttar Pradesh accounted for 12,287 cases, or 23.78 per cent of the total.
- It is followed by Rajasthan with 8,651 cases (16.75 per cent) and Madhya Pradesh with 7,732 cases (14.97 per cent).
- Other states with a significant number of cases include Bihar with 6,799 cases (13.16 per cent), Odisha with 3,576 cases (6.93 per cent), and Maharashtra with 2,706 cases (5.24 per cent).
- These six states alone accounted for nearly 81 per cent of the total cases reported under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in 2022.
- The report further highlighted that the majority of cases of atrocities against STs were concentrated in 13 states.
- Out of 9,735 cases involving STs, Madhya Pradesh reported 2,979 cases (30.61 per cent).
- It is followed by Rajasthan reported 2,498 cases (25.66 per cent), and Odisha recorded 773 cases (7.94 per cent).
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