Lok Sabha Question No. 1392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Trafficking in Women and Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1392

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019/ MAGHA 23, 1940 (SAKA) TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN

1392. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that the number of cases of trafficking in women and  children  is  increasing  every  year  as  per  the  report  of  the  National Crime Records Bureau;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  in  majority  of  the  cases,  the  trafficked women and children are untraceable;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the total number of cases of missing girls and children traced during the last five years;
- (e) whether the Government has set up rehabilitation centres to help those who are abducted and traced; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):        Number  of  the  cases  of  human  trafficking  reported,  victims rescued and missing girls and boys traced, as per information published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), are given in Annexure-I.

(e) to (f):   The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a comprehensive  Scheme  namely,  'Ujjwala'  for  prevention  of  trafficking, rescue, rehabilitation and re-integration of victims of trafficking.  The State wise  number  of  Rehabilitation  Homes,  under  'Ujjwala'  Scheme,  are  as follows:

L.S.US.Q NO. 1392 FOR 12.02.2019

| State          |   Number |
|----------------|----------|
| Andhra Pradesh |        3 |
| Assam          |       19 |
| Chhattisgarh   |        3 |
| Gujarat        |        5 |
| Karnataka      |       18 |
| Kerala         |        3 |
| Maharashtra    |       20 |
| Manipur        |       16 |
| Mizoram        |        1 |
| Nagaland       |        1 |
| Odisha         |       15 |
| Rajasthan      |        7 |
| Tamil Nadu     |        5 |
| Telangana      |        5 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |        2 |
| Uttarakhand    |        4 |
| West Bengal    |        2 |

The Ministry of  Women  and  Child  Development is managing  'Child Protection Services' (CPS) scheme for care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances.  Under CPS, financial assistance is provided to State Governments/UT Administrations for, interalia,  setting  up  and  maintenance  of  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs)  for providing various rehabilitative services. State/UT-wise details of CCIs are at Annexure-II.

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L.S.US.Q NO. 1392 FOR 12.02.2019 Annexure-I

## Number of cases of human trafficking reported in the years 2014 to 2016:

|   Year |   Number of cases reported |
|--------|----------------------------|
|   2014 |                       5235 |
|   2015 |                       7143 |
|   2016 |                       8132 |

## Number of women and children victims of human trafficking rescued during the years 2014 to 2016:

|   Year |   Women |   Children |
|--------|---------|------------|
|   2014 |    6578 |       8956 |
|   2015 |   11889 |      11898 |
|   2016 |    7238 |      14183 |

## Total number of missing girls and boys traced during the last five years:

|   Year |   Girls (below 18 years) |   Boys (below 18 years) |
|--------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|   2012 |                    35094 |                   24782 |
|   2013 |                    33415 |                   23733 |
|   2014 |                    39156 |                   26636 |
|   2015 |                    32301 |                   22148 |
|   2016 |                    35580 |                   20364 |

Note:  Data on human trafficking for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 was collected from different sources.

## L.S.US.Q NO. 1392 FOR 12.02.2019

## Annexure-II

## State/UT-wise number of CCIs under CPS Scheme.

| S. No.   | State                               |   Children Home |   Specialized Adoption Agencies |   Shelters |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |              50 |                              14 |         13 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |               3 |                               1 |          0 |
| 3        | Assam                               |              31 |                              21 |          5 |
| 4        | Bihar                               |              25 |                              20 |          7 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |              38 |                               9 |          9 |
| 6        | Goa                                 |              23 |                               2 |          3 |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |              42 |                              12 |          3 |
| 8        | Haryana                             |              24 |                               6 |         21 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |              31 |                               1 |          3 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |               4 |                               2 |          0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |              25 |                              15 |          5 |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |              63 |                              25 |         40 |
| 13       | Kerala                              |              18 |                              12 |          4 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |              45 |                              26 |          8 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |              24 |                              16 |          3 |
| 16       | Manipur                             |              37 |                               7 |         14 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |              41 |                               6 |          4 |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |              26 |                               5 |          0 |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |              26 |                               4 |          3 |
| 20       | Odisha                              |              92 |                              23 |         12 |
| 21       | Punjab                              |               7 |                               4 |          0 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                           |              57 |                              12 |         21 |
| 23       | Sikkim                              |              13 |                               4 |          4 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                          |             179 |                              20 |         12 |
| 25       | Tripura                             |              19 |                               6 |          2 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |              49 |                              12 |         20 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |               7 |                               0 |          2 |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |              51 |                              22 |         33 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |              31 |                              11 |          0 |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar                    |               8 |                               0 |          0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                          |               6 |                               1 |          0 |
| 32       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |               0 |                               0 |          0 |
| 33       | Daman and Diu                       |               0 |                               0 |          0 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep                         |               0 |                               0 |          0 |
| 35       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |              22 |                               3 |         13 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          |              24 |                               2 |          2 |
|          | Total                               |            1141 |                             324 |        266 |