Section 8 of the Protection of Women
from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA) states that the State Government shall
by notification appoint such number of Protection Officers in each district as
it may consider necessary and shall also notify the area or areas within which
a protection officer shall exercise the power and perform the duties conferred
on him by the Act. List of Protection Officers appointed per State/UT is mentioned
below.
|
S.No.
|
Name of the
State/UT
|
No. of Protection Officers appointed.
|
No. of Protection Officers appointed.
|
No. of Protection Officers appointed.
|
|
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
77
|
27
|
104
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
4
|
11
|
15
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
11
|
11
|
22
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
0
|
21
|
21
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
70
|
111
|
181
|
|
6.
|
Goa
|
11
|
2
|
013
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
13
|
11
|
24
|
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
0
|
21
|
21
|
|
9.
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
69
|
290
|
359
|
|
10.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
Act not Applicable
|
|
11.
|
Jharkhand
|
7
|
129
|
136
|
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
170
|
44
|
214
|
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
202
|
166
|
368
|
|
15.
|
Maharashtra
|
3484
|
246
|
3730
|
|
16.
|
Manipur
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
|
17.
|
Meghalaya
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
|
18.
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
19.
|
Nagaland
|
27
|
3
|
30
|
|
20
|
Orissa
|
0
|
30
|
30
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
30
|
124
|
154
|
|
22.
|
Rajasthan
|
248
|
326
|
574
|
|
23.
|
Sikkim
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
|
24.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
33
|
33
|
|
25.
|
Tripura
|
48
|
12
|
60
|
|
26.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
54
|
17
|
71
|
|
27.
|
Uttaranchal
|
10
|
3
|
13
|
|
28.
|
West Bengal
|
4
|
16
|
20
|
|
|
Union
Territories
|
|
|
|
|
29.
|
A &NIslands
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
31
|
D & N Haveli
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
32.
|
Daman & Diu
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
33.
|
Delhi
|
0
|
16
|
16
|
|
34.
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
35.
|
Pondicherry
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
4545
|
1734
|
6279
|
As per Section
11 of the PWDVA, 2005 the State Governments are required to carry out
sensitization and awareness training programmes to Protection Officers.
In most of the
States/UTs, the duty of protection officer has been given as additional charge
to existing state functionaries. The details are given below.
|
S.No.
|
Name of the State/UT
|
Number of
Protection Officers appointed
|
Additional/
Independent charge
|
|
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
77
|
27
|
104
|
Additional
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
4
|
11
|
15
|
Additional
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
11
|
11
|
22
|
Additional
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
0
|
21
|
21
|
Independent
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
70
|
111
|
181
|
Additional
|
|
6.
|
Goa
|
11
|
2
|
13
|
Additional
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
13
|
11
|
24
|
Additional
|
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
0
|
21
|
21
|
Independent
|
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
69
|
290
|
359
|
Additional
|
|
10.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
Act not applicable
|
|
11.
|
Jharkhand
|
7
|
129
|
136
|
Additional
|
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
170
|
44
|
214
|
NA
|
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
14 Independent
POs
|
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
202
|
166
|
368
|
Additional
|
|
15.
|
Maharashtra
|
3484
|
246
|
3730
|
NA
|
|
16.
|
Manipur
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
Additional
|
|
17.
|
Meghalaya
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
Additional
|
|
18.
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
Additional
|
|
19.
|
Nagaland
|
27
|
3
|
30
|
NA
|
|
20
|
Orissa
|
0
|
30
|
30
|
Additional
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
30
|
124
|
154
|
Additional
|
|
22.
|
Rajasthan
|
248
|
326
|
574
|
Additional
|
|
23.
|
Sikkim
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
Additional
|
|
24.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
33
|
33
|
Independent
|
|
25.
|
Tripura
|
48
|
12
|
60
|
NA
|
|
26.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
54
|
17
|
71
|
Additional
|
|
27.
|
Uttarakhand
|
10
|
3
|
13
|
NA
|
|
28.
|
West Bengal
|
4
|
16
|
20
|
Independent
|
|
|
UnionTerritories
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.
|
A &NIslands
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
Additional
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
Additional
|
|
31
|
D & N Haveli
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
NA
|
|
32.
|
Daman & Diu
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Additional
|
|
33.
|
Delhi
|
0
|
16
|
16
|
Independent
|
|
34.
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
Additional
|
|
35.
|
Puducherry
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
CDPOs & Welfare Officers
identified as Protection Officers
|
This was stated by Smt.
Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child
Development, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
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MV