Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Missing Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *155

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  MARCH, 2018 /PHALGUNA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

MISSING CHILDREN

*155. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the gap between missing and traced children has widened in  the  country  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the number of cases  of  missing  children  reported  in  the  country  during  the  said  period, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the gap between registration of such cases and conviction therein has increased in the country during the said period;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the conviction rate in such cases; and

(e)  the corrective measures taken/ being taken by the Government to check such cases and to improve the conviction rate therein?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *155 FOR 06.03.2018 'MISSING CHILDREN'

(a) to (d): As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records Bureau (NCRB), details of State/UT-wise cases registered, number of children not recovered/untraced missing children from previous years, children missing during  the  year,  traced  and  untraced  (upto  18  years)  during  2014-2016  are given  in  Annexure-I.  NCRB  does  not  maintain  data  on  conviction  in  cases related to missing children.

(e): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibilities  to  maintain  law  and  order, protection of life and property of the citizens rest primarily with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences  under  the  extant  provisions  of  laws.  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has issued Advisories for combating crimes against children. These Advisories are also available on www.mha.gov.in.

Ministry of Home Affairs advised all States/UTs to rescue the missing children by way of conducting one month sustained campaigns throughout the country. Sustained  campaigns  entitled  'Operation  Smile'  (1 st   January,  2015  to  31 st January,  2015),  'Operation  Muskaan'  (1 st   July,  2015  to  31 st   July,  2015), 'Operation Smile-II' (1 st  January to 31 st  January, 2016), 'Operation Muskaan-II' (1 st  July, 2016 to 31 st  July, 2016) and 'Operation Muskaan-III' (1 st  July, 2017 to 31 st  July, 2017) have been conducted in the country.

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Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise Cases registered, Unrecovered/Untraced, Children Missing, Recovered/Traced under Missing Children during 2014-2016

| SL    |                   |                                                                                 |                    |                        |                          |                                                |                   |                                                               |                  |                        |                          |                                                |                   |                                                              |                    |                          |                          |                                                    |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| SL    | State/UT          | Cases Regist ered Un- recovere d/ Untraced Missing Children from Previous years | Childr en Missin g | Total Children Missing | Total Recover ed/ Traced | Total Un- recovered/ Untraced Missing Children | Cases Register ed | Un- recovered / Untraced Missing Children from Previous years | Children Missing | Total Children Missing | Total Recovere d/ Traced | Total Un- recovered/ Untraced Missing Children | Cases Registere d | Un- recovered/ Untraced Missing Children from Previous years | Childr en Missin g | Total Childre n Missin g | Total Recovere d/ Traced | Total Un- recov ered/ Untra ced Missi ng Childr en |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 1849 1399                                                                       | 2043               | 3442                   | 2449                     | 993                                            | 2080              | 993                                                           | 2285             | 3278                   | 2109                     | 1169                                           | 1972              | 1169                                                         | 2155               | 3324                     | 1912                     | 1412                                               |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 43                                                                              | 0 43               | 43                     | 35                       | 8                                              | 93                | 3                                                             | 102              | 105                    | 82                       | 23                                             | 35                | 23                                                           | 38                 | 61                       | 33                       | 28                                                 |
| 3     | Assam             | 1386 14                                                                         | 1388               | 1402                   | 721                      | 681                                            | 1429              | 671                                                           | 1498             | 2169                   | 1137                     | 1032                                           | 1381              | 1032                                                         | 1381               | 2413                     | 1069                     | 1344                                               |
| 4     | Bihar             | 1263 810                                                                        | 1539               | 2349                   | 890                      | 1459                                           | 1966              | 1466                                                          | 2057             | 3523                   | 2444                     | 1079                                           | 4817              | 1079                                                         | 4817               | 5896                     | 3026                     | 2870                                               |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 511                                                                             | 1779               | 2290                   | 1794                     | 496                                            | 2087              | 584                                                           | 2102             | 2686                   | 1821                     | 865                                            | 2236              | 865                                                          | 2262               | 3127                     | 2051                     | 1076                                               |
| 6     | Goa               | 1719 59                                                                         | 29 63              | 92                     | 60                       | 32                                             | 37                | 32                                                            | 41               | 73                     | 42                       | 31                                             | 25                | 31                                                           | 26                 | 57                       | 25                       | 32                                                 |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 1308 597                                                                        | 1375               | 1972                   | 1284                     | 688                                            | 1034              | 688                                                           | 1092             | 1780                   | 1088                     | 692                                            | 1303              | 692                                                          | 1315               | 2007                     | 1247                     | 760                                                |
| 8     | Haryana           | 1292 1982                                                                       | 1299               | 3281                   | 821                      | 2460                                           | 1616              | 1472                                                          | 1736             | 3208                   | 1401                     | 1807                                           | 1620              | 1807                                                         | 1768               | 3575                     | 1695                     | 1880                                               |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 166                                                                             | 253 205            | 458                    | 379                      | 79                                             | 232               | 73                                                            | 249              | 322                    | 212                      | 110                                            | 170               | 110                                                          | 170                | 280                      | 174                      | 106                                                |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir    | 398                                                                             | 822 638            | 1460                   | 508                      | 952                                            | 205               | 952                                                           | 414              | 1366                   | 590                      | 776                                            | 303               | 766                                                          | 304                | 1070                     | 354                      | 716                                                |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 316                                                                             | 342 384            | 726                    | 394                      | 332                                            | 331               | 353                                                           | 367              | 720                    | 191                      | 529                                            | 433               | 529                                                          | 479                | 1008                     | 329                      | 679                                                |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 3265                                                                            | 734 4034           | 4768                   | 2982                     | 1786                                           | 1694              | 1817                                                          | 2677             | 4494                   | 2213                     | 2281                                           | 1289              | 2281                                                         | 1943               | 4224                     | 2733                     | 1491                                               |
| 13    | Kerala            | 832                                                                             | 216 1079           | 1295                   | 905                      | 390                                            | 1327              | 390                                                           | 1579             | 1969                   | 1591                     | 378                                            | 1382              | 211                                                          | 1524               | 1735                     | 1520                     | 215                                                |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 6521                                                                            | 3610 6689          | 10299                  | 5730                     | 4569                                           | 7129              | 4849                                                          | 7919             | 12768                  | 9203                     | 3565                                           | 7838              | 3565                                                         | 8503               | 12068                    | 8197                     | 3871                                               |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 10691                                                                           | 8382 11301         | 19683                  | 13757                    | 5926                                           | 3931              | 5926                                                          | 4450             | 10376                  | 4782                     | 5594                                           | 3976              | 5594                                                         | 4388               | 9982                     | 4357                     | 5625                                               |
| 16    | Manipur           | 36                                                                              | 0 36               | 36                     | 34                       | 2                                              | 34                | 36                                                            | 34               | 70                     | 30                       | 40                                             | 126               | 40                                                           | 146                | 186                      | 172                      | 14                                                 |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 134                                                                             | 0 134              | 134                    | 122                      | 12                                             | 167               | 12                                                            | 167              | 179                    | 119                      | 60                                             | 124               | 60                                                           | 124                | 184                      | 155                      | 29                                                 |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 2                                                                               | 0 2                | 2                      | 2                        | 0                                              | 1                 |                                                               |                  | 3                      | 3                        | 0                                              | 0                 | 0                                                            | 0                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                                  |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 4                                                                               | 0 4                | 4                      | 3                        | 1                                              | 27                | 0 1                                                           | 3 33             | 34                     | 28                       | 6                                              | 67                | 6                                                            | 71                 | 77                       |                          | 14                                                 |
| 20    | Odisha            | 1049                                                                            | 2098               | 3188                   | 407                      | 2781                                           | 1807              | 2781                                                          | 1807             | 4588                   | 698                      | 3890                                           | 1901              | 3890                                                         | 1901               | 5791                     | 63                       | 5202                                               |
| 21    | Punjab            | 540                                                                             | 1090 582 573       | 1155                   | 543                      | 612                                            | 552               | 612                                                           | 559              | 1171                   | 478                      | 693                                            | 584               | 693                                                          | 597                | 1290                     | 589 510                  | 780                                                |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 1748                                                                            | 1215 2332          | 3547                   | 2598                     | 949                                            | 2330              | 949                                                           | 2507             | 3456                   | 1233                     | 2223                                           | 1831              | 2223                                                         | 1980               | 4203                     | 3216                     | 987                                                |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 94                                                                              | 2 94               | 96                     | 88                       | 8                                              | 101               | 0                                                             | 119              | 119                    | 74                       | 45                                             | 106               | 41                                                           | 109                | 150                      | 110                      | 40                                                 |
| 24 26 | Tamil Nadu        | 1057                                                                            | 3373               | 4430                   | 3340                     | 1090 4                                         | 3334 165          | 1090 8                                                        | 4280 171         | 5370                   | 151                      | 1169 28                                        | 3549              | 1169 28                                                      | 4632 169           | 5801 197                 | 4660 171                 | 1141 1103                                          |
| 25    | Telangana         | 2721 2327                                                                       | 590 2438           | 3028                   | 1681                     | 1347                                           | 2697              | 1347                                                          | 2987             | 4334                   | 4201 3313                | 1021                                           | 3323              | 1021                                                         | 3679               | 4700                     | 3597                     |                                                    |
| 27    | Tripura           | 446                                                                             | 4 446 2089         | 450                    | 2265                     |                                                |                   | 1668                                                          | 2720             | 4388                   |                          |                                                | 160               |                                                              | 2903               | 5169                     | 1861                     | 26 3308                                            |
|       | Uttar Pradesh     | 2081                                                                            | 1844               | 3933                   | 446                      | 1668                                           | 2716              |                                                               |                  | 179                    | 2122                     | 2266                                           | 2862              | 2266                                                         |                    |                          |                          |                                                    |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 236                                                                             | 0 230              | 230                    | 137                      | 93                                             | 531               | 218                                                           | 531              | 749                    | 325                      | 424                                            | 435               | 424                                                          | 435                | 859                      | 589                      | 270                                                |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 10809                                                                           | 7553 14371 34646   | 21924                  | 14793                    | 7131                                           | 7676              | 7131                                                          | 7676             | 14807                  | 6261                     | 8546                                           | 5507              | 8546                                                         | 8335               | 16881                    | 5388                     | 11493                                              |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 53335                                                                           | 61071              |                        |                          | 36549                                          | 47329             | 36122                                                         | 52162            | 88284                  | 47942                    | 40342                                          | 49355             | 40161                                                        | 56154              | 96315                    | 49803                    | 46512                                              |
| 30    | A & N Islands     | 26                                                                              | 6                  | 95717 34               | 59168 26                 | 8                                              | 38                | 8                                                             | 47               | 55                     | 49                       | 6                                              | 47                | 6                                                            | 47 53              |                          | 48                       |                                                    |
| 32    | D&N Haveli        | 24                                                                              | 177 24             | 24                     | 13                       | 11                                             | 0                 | 11                                                            |                  |                        |                          |                                                |                   | 234                                                          | 201                | 8                        | 152                      | 5                                                  |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 159                                                                             | 28 164 0           | 341                    | 137                      | 204                                            | 200               | 204                                                           | 217 0            | 421 11                 | 187 5                    | 234 6                                          | 195 1             | 6                                                            | 2                  | 435                      | 2                        | 283 6                                              |
| 34    | Delhi UT          | 7171                                                                            | 9 4810 7513        | 12323                  | 6349                     | 5974                                           | 7592              | 5994                                                          | 7928             | 13922                  | 6182                     | 7740                                           | 6657              |                                                              | 6921               | 14661                    | 5863                     | 12 8798                                            |
| 33    | Daman& Diu        | 9                                                                               | 0                  | 9                      | 4                        | 5                                              | 21                | 5                                                             | 25               | 30                     | 20                       | 10                                             | 21                | 10 7740                                                      | 29                 | 39                       | 27                       |                                                    |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                                               | 0 0 59             | 0                      | 0                        | 0                                              | 0                 | 0                                                             | 0                | 0                      | 0                        | 0                                              | 0                 | 0                                                            | 0                  |                          | 0 0                      | 0                                                  |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 56                                                                              | 0                  | 59                     | 57                       | 2                                              | 59                | 3                                                             | 64               | 67                     | 64                       | 3                                              | 53                | 5                                                            | 53                 | 58                       | 49                       | 9                                                  |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)       | 7445                                                                            | 4993 7797          | 12790                  | 6586                     | 6204                                           | 7910              | 6225                                                          | 8281             | 14506                  | 6507                     | 7999                                           | 6974              | 8001                                                         | 7253               | 15254                    | 6141                     | 9113                                               |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 60780                                                                           | 39639 68868        | 108507                 | 65754                    | 42753                                          | 55239             | 42347                                                         | 60443            | 102790                 | 54449                    | 48341                                          | 56329             | 48162                                                        | 63407              | 111569                   | 55944                    | 55625                                              |

Source: Crime in India