The figures provided in the data largely reflect complaints that are still in the process of resolution, the official explained. “There is not a single complaint that has been left unattended. They are all under consideration,” the official said.Data from the national helpline for reporting atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes indicated that 602,177 calls have been received to date. Of these, a total of 5,843 grievances were logged, and 1,784 of these have already been resolved. The majority of calls, more than half, came from Uttar Pradesh, with 310,623 calls recorded. This helpline is monitored by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry.According to the most recent government report on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the bulk of caste-based atrocities are concentrated in 13 states, which accounted for 97.7% of all cases in 2022. Of the 51,656 cases registered under the law that year, Uttar Pradesh accounted for 23.78% of the total with 12,287 cases, followed by Rajasthan with 8,651 cases (16.75%), and Madhya Pradesh with 7,732 cases (14.97%).Other states with significant numbers of caste atrocity cases include Bihar with 6,799 cases (13.16%), Odisha with 3,576 (6.93%), and Maharashtra with 2,706 cases (5.24%). These six states alone made up nearly 81% of the total cases.
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