Lok Sabha Question No. 2056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Trafficking of Persons
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, ANJU BALA, B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2056 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.12.2017

## TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS

2056.   SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV: SHRIMATI ANJU BALA: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the problem of human trafficking has become a cause for serious concern in the country particularly in North-Eastern States sharing international borders with countries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government implements any scheme for rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking including women and children, if so, the details and salient features thereof;
- (c) the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  under  the  scheme  along  with  the  number  of  women  and children rescued and rehabilitated thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise ;
- (d) whether currently there  is  no  single  law  dealing  with  human  trafficking  and  the  crime  is  covered under different acts;
- (e) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  any  legislation  on  trafficking  of  persons  and creation of Anti-Trafficking Fund and if so, the details and salient features thereof; and
- (f) the present status of said proposal along with the time by which the legislation is likely to be enacted and Anti-Trafficking fund to be created?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA  KUMAR)

- (a)       to (c)   Yes, Madam. The Ministry of Women & Child Development has launched a scheme Ujjawala on 4 th December, 2007. The scheme has specific components for Prevention of trafficking and for rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration and repatriation of victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. The scheme is being implemented in the country including North Eastern States. The revised Ujjawala scheme with enhanced budgetary norms is under implementation with effect from 01.04.2016. The details of total funds allocated during the last 3 years and current year, in various

States/UTs  under  the  Ujjawala  scheme  is  at Annexure-I and  the  number  of  beneficiary  in  the country State/UTs is at Annexure-II.

- (d) to  (f)    Yes  Madam.  As  per  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  W.P.  No.  56/2004 (Prajwala  Vs.  Union  of  India  &  Ors.),  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (IMC)  constituted  for  the purpose, has prepared a Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2017 for various aspects of trafficking. The Bill defines some new forms of trafficking as aggravated or otherwise, identified on the basis of gaps in existing legislations and prescribes stringent punishment.  The  Bill  proposes  establishment  of  well-coordinated  institutional  mechanism  from District  to  National  level  for  prevention  and  investigation  of  offences  as  well  as  for  rescue, protection and rehabilitation of victims of trafficking. It also proposes creation of rehabilitation fund for welfare and rehabilitation of victims of trafficking. The  proposal at present is under consideration.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (C)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question  No.  2056  for 29.12.2017  regarding  Trafficking  of  Persons  by  Shri  Gaurav  Gogoi,  Shri  Tej  Pratap  Singh  Yadav, Shrimati Anju Bala and Shri B. Sriamulu regarding details of funds allocated under Ujjawala Scheme during the last 3 years & current year, State/UTs vise.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   | 2017-18 (As on 26.12.2017)   |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|           |                    | Funds Released (In Lakhs) | Funds Released (In Lakhs) | Funds Released (In Lakhs) | Funds Released (In Lakhs)    |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh     | 34.76                     | 71.99                     | 238.05                    | 122.27                       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh  | -                         | 9.75                      | -                         |                              |
| 3.        | Assam              | 177.79                    | 385.22                    | 280.88                    | 363.20                       |
| 4.        | Bihar              | 7.18                      | -                         | 23.38                     | 28.99                        |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh       | 19.71                     | 10.84                     | 46.54                     | 38.75                        |
| 6.        | Goa                | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 7.        | Gujarat            | 7.18                      | 32.88                     | 43.96                     | 59.37                        |
| 8.        | Haryana            | -                         | 7.31                      | 14.78                     |                              |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh   | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir     | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 11.       | Jharkhand          | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 12.       | Karnataka          | 145.85                    | 265.66                    | 235.52                    | 311.81                       |
| 13.       | Kerala             | 4.18                      | 31.57                     | 24.21                     | 39.48                        |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh     | 10.85                     | 7.06                      | 8.54                      | 10.59                        |
| 15.       | Maharashtra        | 55.93                     | 304.75                    | 287.41                    | 294.45                       |
| 16.       | Manipur            | 122.43                    | 152.23                    | 117.66                    | 246.04                       |
| 17.       | Meghalaya          | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 18.       | Mizoram            | -                         | 92.5                      | 21.67                     | 26.87                        |
| 19.       | Nagaland           | -                         | 25.17                     | 12.07                     | 14.96                        |
| 20.       | Odisha             | 106.32                    | 233.02                    | 307.24                    | 241.71                       |
| 21.       | Punjab             | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 22.       | Rajasthan          | 45.80                     | 107.27                    | 21.82                     | 143.86                       |
| 23.       | Sikkim             | -                         | 10.51                     | -                         | 24.82                        |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu         | 17.65                     | 99.39                     | 88.43                     | 59.31                        |
| 25.       | Telangana          | -                         | 98.29                     | 44.28                     | 99.88                        |
| 26.       | Tripura            | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand        | -                         | 22.92                     | 53.56                     | 82.05                        |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh      | 35.04                     | 48.57                     | 89.53                     | 111.18                       |
| 29.       | West Bengal        | -                         | 50.17                     | -                         | 84.34                        |
| 30.       | A &NIslands        | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 31.       | Chandigarh         | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 32.       | D &NHaveli         | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 33.       | Daman and Diu      | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 34.       | Delhi              | 1.89                      | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep        | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| 36.       | Puducherry         | -                         | -                         | -                         |                              |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL              | 792.56                    | 2067.07                   | 2031.00                   | 2403.84                      |

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (C)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question  No.  2056  for 29.12.2017 regarding Trafficking of Persons by Shri Gaurav Gogoi, Shri  Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, Shrimati  Anju  Bala  and  Shri  Sriamulu  regarding  details  of  beneficiaries  under  Ujjawala  Scheme State/UTs wise.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT    | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 600       | 700       | 700       | 700       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 3.        | Assam               | 850       | 900       | 900       | 900       |
| 4.        | Bihar               | 75        | 75        | 75        | 75        |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh        | 100       | 100       | 100       | 100       |
| 6.        | Goa                 | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 7.        | Gujarat             | 300       | 250       | 250       | 250       |
| 8.        | Haryana             | 50        | 50        | 50        | 50        |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh    | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir      | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 11.       | Jharkhand           | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 12.       | Karnataka           | 750       | 700       | 700       | 700       |
| 13.       | Kerala              | 50        | 50        | 50        | 50        |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 25        | 25        | 25        | 25        |
| 15.       | Maharashtra         | 900       | 1000      | 1000      | 1000      |
| 16.       | Manipur             | 500       | 400       | 400       | 400       |
| 17.       | Meghalaya           | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 18.       | Mizoram             | 50        | 25        | 25        | 25        |
| 19.       | Nagaland            | 25        | 25        | 25        | 25        |
| 20.       | Odisha              | 750       | 700       | 700       | 700       |
| 21.       | Punjab              | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 22.       | Rajasthan           | 450       | 400       | 400       | 400       |
| 23.       | Sikkim              | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu          | 200       | 200       | 200       | 200       |
| 25.       | Telangana           | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 26.       | Tripura             | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand         | 250       | 225       | 225       | 225       |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 250       | 250       | 250       | 250       |
| 29.       | West Bengal         | 100       | 100       | 100       | 100       |
| 30.       | A &NIslands         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 31.       | Chandigarh          | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 32.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 33.       | Daman and Diu       | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 34.       | Delhi               | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 36.       | Puducherry          | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL               | 6275      | 6175      | 6175      | 6175      |