Lok Sabha Question No. 6059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Setting up Anti Human Trafficking Units
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6059

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  APRIL, 2017/CHAITRA 21, 1939 (SAKA)

SETTING UP ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNITS

6059. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  making  efforts  to  establish  Anti  Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in each district of the country;

(b) if so, the number of established AHTUs, State/UT-wise; and

(c)  the  other  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  effectively  check human trafficking?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) :  The Ministry of Home Affairs provides financial assistance to States for setting up Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) at district level.

(b): A Statement indicating the number of AHTUs set up in various States is at Annex.

(c): 'Police' is a State subject and as such registration, investigation and prevention  of  crime  of  human  trafficking  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of State  Governments.  The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of State Governments by issuing advisories and guidelines from time to time. Training  is  also  provided  to  State  Police  personnel  in  prevention  and investigation  of  human  trafficking.    The  Government  of  India  has  signed Memorandums of Understanding with Bangladesh and UAE on prevention of Human Trafficking.

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## Annex

## Number of AHTUs set up in various States with financial assistance from Ministry of Home Affairs

| Sl. No.   | States            |   Number of AHTUs |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                 7 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                 8 |
| 3         | Assam             |                10 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                14 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                 8 |
| 6         | Goa               |                 2 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                15 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                 6 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                 4 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                 7 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                 8 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                 9 |
| 13        | Kerala            |                 6 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                24 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                12 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                 5 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                 3 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                 4 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                 4 |
| 20        | Orissa            |                17 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                 8 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                12 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                 2 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                12 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                 3 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                 2 |
| 27        | Uttrakhand        |                 7 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     |                35 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                 7 |
|           | Total             |               261 |