Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Human Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1043

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 th  JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 2, 1940 (SAKA)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1043.

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  has  been  a  sharp  increase  in  the  cases  of  human trafficking in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the details of such cases reported and the action taken thereon during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  so  far  by  the  Government  to  check  cases  of  human trafficking  in  the  country  and  the  extent  to  which  success  has  been achieved in this regard; and
- (e)  the  future  course  of  action  of  the  Government  for  tackling  this  serious issue?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records Bureau,  State/UT  wise  details  of  number  of  cases  of  human  trafficking reported  and  cases  chargesheeted  in  the  years  2014,  2015  and  2016  are given in Annexure - I.

(d) & (e): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Therefore, the primary responsibility of preventing and combating the crime of human trafficking lies with the State Governments and Union Territories.  However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued various advisories to the States and UTs on preventing and

## LS.US.Q.NO.1043 FOR 24.07.2018

combating  the  crime  of  human  trafficking.    MHA  has  also  requested  the Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  to  advise  the  officers  of  the Department  of  Women  and  Child  Development  in  all  States  and  UTs  to extend  cooperation  and  assistance  in  rehabilitation  of  the  victims  of trafficking  in  close  coordination  with  local  law  enforcement agencies. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has been requested to sensitise officers of the Labour Department of all States and UTs to keep close watch on the activities of the placement agencies in the States which dupe unscrupulous victims in  the garb of providing employment. The Ministry of Railways has also  been  requested  to  sensitise  Railway  Protection  Force  (RPF)  and Government  Railway  Police  (GRP)  personnel  deployed  at  various  Railway Stations in detecting incidents of victims being trafficked through railways.

MHA has provided financial assistance to States for setting up Anti Human Trafficking Units in various Districts of the State. MHA also holds meetings of  Nodal  Officers  of  Anti  Human  Trafficking  Units  of  States  &  UTs  to sensitize them on human trafficking issues.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1043 FOR 24.07.2018

## Annexure-1

State/UT-wise details of cases of trafficking reported/chargesheeted during 2014-2016

| Sr. No .   | State/UT              | 2014            | 2014                   | 2015            | 2015                   | 2016            | 2016                   |
|------------|-----------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| Sr. No .   | State/UT              | Cases Reporte d | Cases Charge - sheeted | Cases Reporte d | Cases Charge - sheeted | Cases Reporte d | Cases Charge - sheeted |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh        | 4               | 33                     | 190             | 98                     | 239             | 76                     |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh     | 39              | 1                      | 11              | 1                      | 2               | 0                      |
| 3          | Assam                 | 105             | 1                      | 183             | 32                     | 91              | 28                     |
| 4          | Bihar                 | 85              | 85                     | 52              | 47                     | 43              | 43                     |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh          | 80              | 75                     | 65              | 10                     | 68              | 17                     |
| 6          | Goa                   | 32              | 8                      | 30              | 10                     | 40              | 22                     |
| 7          | Gujarat               | 60              | 12                     | 383             | 108                    | 548             | 63                     |
| 8          | Haryana               | 44              | 38                     | 75              | 46                     | 51              | 4                      |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh      | 8               | 0                      | 11              | 7                      | 8               | 6                      |
| 10         | Jammu& Kashmir        | 2               | 1                      | 2               | 1                      | 0               | 0                      |
| 11         | Jharkhand             | 148             | 55                     | 228             | 54                     | 109             | 63                     |
| 12         | Karnataka             | 317             | 24                     | 379             | 16                     | 404             | 5                      |
| 13         | Kerala                | 5               | 0                      | 23              | 0                      | 21              | 14                     |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh        | 41              | 20                     | 49              | 10                     | 51              | 6                      |
| 15         | Maharashtra           | 356             | 10                     | 692             | 116                    | 517             | 148                    |
| 16         | Manipur               | 39              | 0                      | 1               | 0                      | 3               | 0                      |
| 17         | Meghalaya             | 5               | 0                      | 1               | 0                      | 7               | 0                      |
| 18         | Mizoram               | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 2               | 0                      |
| 19         | Nagaland              | 2               | 0                      | 2               | 0                      | 0               | 0                      |
| 20         | Odisha                | 765             | 0                      | 73              | 42                     | 84              | 49                     |
| 21         | Punjab                | 3               | 3                      | 8               | 0                      | 13              | 11                     |
| 22         | Rajasthan             | 464             | 206                    | 1262            | 353                    | 1422            | 394                    |
| 23         | Sikkim                | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 1               | 0                      |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu            | 379             | 155                    | 464             | 162                    | 434             | 139                    |
| 25         | Telangana             | 176             | 66                     | 606             | 158                    | 229             | 46                     |
| 26         | Tripura               | 1               | 1                      | 1               | 0                      | 0               | 0                      |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh         | 25              | 0                      | 22              | 18                     | 79              | 44                     |
| 28         | Uttarakhand           | 43              | 38                     | 29              | 18                     | 12              | 15                     |
| 29         | West Bengal           | 1768            | 1083                   | 2099            | 707                    | 3579            | 1186                   |
| 30         | A &NIslands           | 3               | 0                      | 1               | 0                      | 1               | 1                      |
| 31         | Chandigarh            | 12              | 11                     | 22              | 8                      | 1               | 0                      |
| 32 33      | D&N Haveli Daman &Diu | 0 7             | 0 6                    | 0 1             | 0 3                    | 0 7             | 0 0                    |
| 34         |                       |                 |                        | 0               | 0                      | 0               |                        |
|            | Delhi UT              | 200             | 25                     | 177             | 10                     | 66              | 23                     |
| 35         | Lakshadweep           | 0               | 0                      |                 |                        |                 | 0                      |
| 36         | Puducherry            | 17              | 7                      | 1               | 0                      | 0               | 0                      |
|            | Total                 | 5235            | 1964                   | 7143            | 2035                   | 8132            | 2403                   |

Note: Data for the year 2014 and 2015 is provisional.

Source: Monthly Anti Human Trafficking