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CollectionRehabilitation and Welfare of Prisoners from Prison Statistics India Reports, NCRBThis collection of datasets, compiled from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Prison Statistics India reports, provides a comprehensive overview of the rehabilitation and welfare mechanisms within the Indian penal system. It tracks the systemic efforts to reform and reintegrate inmates through educational initiatives like adult, higher, and computer education and diverse vocational training in fields such as agriculture, carpentry, and handloom. The data further monitors the protection of prisoner rights by documenting complaints filed with the National and State Human Rights Commissions (NHRC/SHRC) and other specialized bodies regarding cruelty or denial of lawful rights. Additionally, the collection highlights the critical role of NGOs in providing medical and legal aid, with specific attention to organizations dedicated to women prisoners. Key economic indicators are also included, such as wages paid to skilled and unskilled inmates, the gross value of goods produced by prisoners, and the financial assistance provided upon release. Available at both year-wise and state-wise levels, these datasets are essential for evaluating the effectiveness of correctional reforms and the socio-economic empowerment of incarcerated individuals in India.12 datasetsView →

CollectionNCRB Crime in India-Violent Crimes (Kidnapping and Abduction)The Violent Crimes – Kidnapping and Abduction collection provides detailed statistical coverage of kidnapping and abduction cases reported in India, as recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau. The collection includes datasets on cases reported, chargesheeting rate, and crime rate, along with extensive information on victim demographics, recovery status, and underlying purposes of kidnapping and abduction. Data is available at year wise, state wise, city wise, and metropolitan city levels, enabling granular regional analysis. The collection captures victim details classified by victim type child or adult, age group, and gender, and recovery outcomes such as persons recovered alive, persons recovered dead, unrecovered victims from previous years, unrecovered kidnapped and abducted persons, total recovered, and percentage recovery. It also documents the purpose of kidnapping and abduction, including ransom, murder, marriage, illicit intercourse, prostitution, begging, adoption, domestic servitude, forced labour or slavery, sale or selling of body parts, revenge, family disputes, property or civil disputes, unlawful activities, recovery of loans, wrongful confinement, camel racing, and other motives. Collectively, these datasets offer a comprehensive picture of patterns, motivations, victim vulnerability, and recovery outcomes in kidnapping and abduction crimes, making the collection valuable for research, policy formulation, and monitoring child and adult safety in India.13 datasetsView →

CollectionBudgeted Expenditure on EducationThis collection contains All-India, state-wise, year-wise, sector-wise, and ministry-wise data on budgeted public expenditure on education and training in India. It covers expenditure by State and Central Governments across Revenue and Capital Accounts, Loans and Advances, and includes Education and Other Departments. The collection provides expenditure data for elementary, secondary, adult, general, language, technical, and university education, along with education and training under formal and informal categories. It also includes education expenditure as a percentage of GDP, state budgets and GSDP, Centre and State budget provisions, and ministry-wise allocations, enabling analysis of trends, priorities, and the share of public spending on education.18 datasetsView →

CollectionNational Family Health Survey (NFHS): Family Profile and Health Status in IndiaThe collection contains All India, State- and District-wise compiled data of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th reports which give statistical data on family planning, child birth, population, medical, health and other parameters, which serve as the statistical indicators data on family profile and health status in India The different types of health data contained in the dataset include Anaemia among women and children, blood sugar levels and hypertension among men and women, tobacco and alcohol consumption among adults, delivery care and child feeding practices of women, quality of family planning services, screening of cancer among women, marriage and family, maternity care, nutritional status of women, child vaccinations and vitamin A supplementation, treatment of childhood diseases, etc. Within these categories of health data, the dataset contains indicators data such as births attended by skilled health care professionals and caesarean section, number of children with under and heavy weight, stunted growth, their different vaccinations status, male and female sterilization, consumption of iron folic acid among mothers, mother who had antenatal, postnatal, neonatal services, women who are obese and at the risk of weight to hip ratio, educational status among women and children, sanitation, birth and sex ratio, etc. The NFHS is a collaborative project of the International Institute for Population Sciences(IIPS), aimed at providing health data to strengthen India's health policies and programmes.3 datasetsView →

CollectionNCRB Crime in India-Violent Crimes (Murder)The Violent Crimes – Murder collection brings together a comprehensive set of datasets on murder cases recorded in India, compiled from the National Crime Records Bureau. The collection covers murder offences under the Indian Penal Code and presents data across multiple dimensions including year wise, state wise, city wise, and motive wise counts, along with chargesheeting rate and crime rate. It also includes detailed demographic profiles of murder victims classified by victim type, age group, and gender, enabling analysis of victimisation patterns across children, adults, and different age brackets. A key feature of this collection is its focus on motive based classification, covering causes such as personal vendetta, property disputes, dowry, honour killing, caste and communal violence, political reasons, gang rivalry, robbery or extortion, rape, kidnapping and abduction, terrorist or extremist violence, road rage, witchcraft, child or human sacrifice, psychopath or serial killings, blind murders where motive is unknown, and other causes. Together, these datasets provide a detailed view of the scale, intent, victim impact, regional variation, and prosecution outcomes of murder in India, supporting criminological research, public policy analysis, and law and order assessment.9 datasetsView →