Lok Sabha Question No. 2688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Human Trafficking Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2688

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 18, 1941 (SAKA)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES

2688.

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  cases  of  human  trafficking  and  forced  labour  including trafficking of women and children are increasing;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases reported and women/children rescued and  provided  rehabilitation  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (c)  the  measures  to  rehabilitate  trafficked  children  and  women  who landed up in brothels or are trapped into modern day slavery;
- (d) whether the Government  proposes  to bring radical change  in administrative mechanism to effectively deal with such crimes along with other measures to check incidents of human trafficking and forced labour in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (d): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistics on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. Published reports are available till the year 2016.  As per the latest data published  by  NCRB, State/UT  wise number of cases of human trafficking

reported, which includes cases of forced labour, during the period from 2014 to 2016 are at Annexure-I.  Details of gender and age wise victims of  trafficking  rescued  during  the  period  from  2014  to  2016  are  given  in Annex-II to IV respectively.  Data on women and children rehabilitated is not maintained centrally.

'Police' is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of  India  and  as  such  prevention  of  the  crime  of  human  trafficking  and crime  against children is the responsibility  of  State  Governments. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been supplementing the efforts  of  the  State  Governments  by  taking  various  initiatives  and measures.    MHA  has  provided  financial  assistance  to  all  States  for setting up Anti Human Trafficking Units and 332 Anti Human Trafficking Units  have  been  set  up  in  various  Districts  of  the  States.    MHA  also provides  financial  assistance  to  the  States  and  Judicial  Academies  in States  to  hold  'Judicial  Colloquiums'  and  'State  level  conferences'  to sensitize police officials, judicial officers and prosecutors about various provisions of law  relevant  to trafficking and  their role in  curbing trafficking.  Meetings of Nodal Officers of Anti Human Trafficking Units of States & UTs are also convened on periodic basis to sensitize them on human trafficking issues.    MHA has also issued various advisories to the

States  and  UTs  from  time  to  time  on  preventing  and  combating  human trafficking. These advisories are available at MHA's website: www.mha.gov.in.

The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  implements  'Ujjawala' Scheme  for  Prevention  of  Trafficking  and  Rescue,  Rehabilitation  and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation.  The  Target  groups  and  beneficiaries  of  the  scheme  are women  who  are  vulnerable  to  trafficking  and  who  are  the  victims  of trafficking. As on date, 267 projects including 133 Rehabilitation Homes are functioning in the country under Ujjawala Scheme and the number of beneficiaries is 5,208.    Protective and Rehabilitative Homes have been set up under the Ujjawala Scheme where basic amenities such as food, clothing, medical care, legal aid, vocational training and education to  the rescued  victims are provided as a rehabilitation  component.    Grant is released to  States  and  UTs  for implementing the Ujjawala Scheme.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is also implementing the Child  Protection  Services  Scheme  in  partnership  with  States/Union Territories  for  providing  institutional  and  non-institutional  care  through service delivery structures as mandated under the Juvenile Justice (Care and protection of Children) Act, 2015.   Under the scheme, approximately

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2688 FOR 09.07.2019

75,000 children including trafficked children who have been rescued are being supported in approximately 2000 Child Care Institutions.

In order to assist the State Governments in the task of rehabilitation of identified  and  released  bonded  labourers,  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Plan Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  for  Rehabilitation  of Bonded  Labour  is  in  operation.   The  Government  has  revamped  the Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme with effect from 17 th  May, 2016.  Under this  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  rehabilitation  of  a rescued  bonded  labourer.  The  financial  assistance  for  rehabilitation  is 100% reimbursed by the Central Government.

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## State/UT-wise cases reported under Human Trafficking during 2014-2016

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

## ANNEXURE-II

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2688 FOR 09.07.2019

## State/UT-wise & Gender/age-wise Victims Rescued during 2014

| SNo.   | State/UT          | Below 18 Yrs   | Below 18 Yrs   | Below 18 Yrs   | 18 yrs &above   | 18 yrs &above   | 18 yrs &above   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| SNo.   | State/UT          | Male           | Female         | Total          | Male            | Female          | Total           | Male          | Female        | Total         |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 0              | 28             | 28             | 11              | 662*            | 673             | 11            | 690           | 701           |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 3              | 16             | 19             | 0               | 2               | 2               | 3             | 18            | 21            |
| 3      | Assam             | 12             | 34             | 46             | 5               | 34              | 39              | 17            | 68            | 85            |
| 4      | Bihar             | 173            | 47             | 220            | 1               | 102             | 103             | 174           | 149           | 323           |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 33             | 53             | 86             | 36              | 48              | 84              | 69            | 101           | 170           |
| 6      | Goa               | 198            | 271            | 469            | 0               | 2000#           | 2000            | 198           | 2271          | 2469          |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 1              | 22             | 23             | 0               | 48              | 48              | 1             | 70            | 71            |
| 8      | Haryana           | 15             | 10             | 25             | 15              | 66              | 81              | 30            | 76            | 106           |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 5              | 1              | 6              | 0               | 36              | 36              | 5             | 37            | 42            |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 16             | 75             | 91             | 8               | 11              | 19              | 24            | 86            | 110           |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 105            | 33             | 138            | 24              | 738             | 762             | 129           | 771           | 900           |
| 13     | Kerala            | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 3               | 3               | 0             | 4             | 4             |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 50             | 184            | 234            | 49              | 202             | 251             | 99            | 386           | 485           |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 452            | 132            | 584            | 6               | 846$            | 852             | 458           | 978           | 1436          |
| 16     | Manipur           | 6              | 12             | 18             | 2               | 16              | 18              | 8             | 28            | 36            |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0              | 7              | 7              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 7             | 7             |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0              | 2              | 2              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 2             | 2             |
| 20     | Odisha            | 106            | 501            | 607            | 186             | 374             | 560             | 292           | 875           | 1167          |
| 21     | Punjab            | 1              | 2              | 3              | 5               | 2               | 7               | 6             | 4             | 10            |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 3735           | 123            | 3858           | 49              | 76              | 125             | 3784          | 199           | 3983          |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 23             | 37             | 60             | 112             | 701             | 813             | 135           | 738           | 873           |
| 25     | Telangana         | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 241             | 241             | 0             | 242           | 242           |
| 26     | Tripura           | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 1             | 1             |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 376            | 1              | 377            | 0               | 1               | 1               | 376           | 2             | 378           |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 8              | 11             | 19             | 2               | 28              | 30              | 10            | 39            | 49            |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 71             | 1117           | 1188           | 21              | 283             | 304             | 92            | 1400          | 1492          |
| 30     | A & N Islands     | 0              | 2              | 2              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 2             | 2             |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 15             | 1              | 16             | 1               | 0               | 1               | 16            | 1             | 17            |
| 32     | D&N Haveli        | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 34     | Delhi UT          | 645            | 117            | 762            | 9               | 42              | 51              | 654           | 159           | 813           |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 50             | 15             | 65             | 107             | 3               | 110             | 157           | 18            | 175           |
|        | TOTAL             | 6099           | 2857           | 8956           | 649             | 6578            | 7214            | 6748          | 9422          | 16170         |

Not :

: Data for the year 2014 is provisional

Note

1:

* 7 Transgender Victims Rescued from Andhra Pradesh is included

- # 5 Transgender Victims Rescued from Goa is included

- $ 1 Transgender Victims Rescued from Maharashtra is included

Source : Monthly Anti Human Trafficking Data received from AHT Units of State/UT police

## ANNEXURE-III

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2688 FOR 09.07.2019

## State/UT-wise & Gender/age-wise Victims Rescued during 2015

| S No.   | State/UT          | Below 18 Yrs   | Below 18 Yrs   | Below 18 Yrs   | 18 yrs &above   | 18 yrs &above   |       | Grand Total   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S No.   | State/UT          | Male           | Female         | Total          | Male            | Female          | Total | Male          | Female        | Total         |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 22             | 90             | 112            | 6               | 880             | 886   | 28            | 970           | 998           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2              | 2              | 4              | 1               | 0               | 1     | 3             | 2             | 5             |
| 3       | Assam             | 25             | 76             | 101            | 13              | 61              | 74    | 38            | 137           | 175           |
| 4       | Bihar             | 192            | 38             | 230            | 3               | 12              | 15    | 195           | 50            | 245           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 49             | 48             | 97             | 83              | 49              | 132   | 132           | 97            | 229           |
| 6       | Goa               | 456            | 643            | 1099           | 0               | 5321#           | 5321  | 456           | 5964          | 6420          |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 91             | 244            | 335            | 23              | 90              | 113   | 114           | 334           | 448           |
| 8       | Haryana           | 35             | 17             | 52             | 23              | 50              | 73    | 58            | 67            | 125           |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 14             | 5              | 19             | 9               | 103             | 112   | 23            | 108           | 131           |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2              | 0              | 2              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 2             | 0             | 2             |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 66             | 85             | 151            | 5               | 26              | 31    | 71            | 111           | 182           |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 103            | 75             | 178            | 54              | 568             | 622   | 157           | 643           | 800           |
| 13      | Kerala            | 59             | 10             | 69             | 9               | 4               | 13    | 68            | 14            | 82            |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 481            | 1110           | 1591           | 588             | 1264            | 1852  | 1069          | 2374          | 3443          |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 93             | 212            | 305            | 0               | 1216            | 1216  | 93            | 1428          | 1521          |
| 16      | Manipur           | 3              | 0              | 3              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 3             | 0             | 3             |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 1             | 1             |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 0              | 2              | 2              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 2             | 2             |
| 20      | Odisha            | 54             | 64             | 118            | 90              | 58              | 148   | 144           | 122           | 266           |
| 21      | Punjab            | 103            | 0              | 103            | 0               | 1               | 1     | 103           | 1             | 104           |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 4566           | 341            | 4907           | 109             | 163             | 272   | 4675          | 504           | 5179          |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 83             | 119            | 202            | 125             | 1020            | 1145  | 208           | 1139          | 1347          |
| 25      | Telangana         | 139            | 208            | 347            | 8               | 530             | 538   | 147           | 738           | 885           |
| 26      | Tripura           | 4              | 1              | 5              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 4             | 1             | 5             |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 11             | 3              | 14             | 6               | 16              | 22    | 17            | 19            | 36            |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 1              | 11             | 12             | 0               | 25              | 25    | 1             | 36            | 37            |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 174            | 1172           | 1346           | 106             | 361             | 467   | 280           | 1533          | 1813          |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 22             | 5              | 27             | 1               | 0               | 1     | 23            | 5             | 28            |
| 32      | D&N Haveli        | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 33      | Daman &Diu        | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 1               | 1     | 0             | 2             | 2             |
| 34      | Delhi UT          | 369            | 96             | 465            | 35              | 69              | 104   | 404           | 165           | 569           |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 1               | 1     | 0             | 1             | 1             |
|         | TOTAL             | 7219           | 4679           | 11898          | 1297            | 11889           | 13186 | 8516          | 16568         | 25084         |

Note

: Data for the year 2015 is provisional

# 12 Transgender Victims Rescued from Goa is included

Source : Monthly Anti Human Trafficking Data received from AHT Units of State/UT police

## State/UT-wise & Gender/age-wise Victims Rescued during 2016

Note # 5 Transgender Victims Rescued from West Bengal is included

| SNo.   | State/UT          | Below 18 Yrs   | Below 18 Yrs   | Below 18 Yrs   | 18 yrs &above   | 18 yrs &above   |       | Grand Total   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| SNo.   | State/UT          | Male           | Female         | Total          | Male            | Female          | Total | Male          | Female        | Total         |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 0              | 44             | 44             | 0               | 839             | 839   | 0             | 883           | 883           |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 1               | 1     | 0             | 1             | 1             |
| 3      | Assam             | 9              | 28             | 37             | 20              | 35              | 55    | 29            | 63            | 92            |
| 4      | Bihar             | 183            | 13             | 196            | 8               | 32              | 40    | 191           | 45            | 236           |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 60             | 76             | 136            | 75              | 54              | 129   | 135           | 130           | 265           |
| 6      | Goa               | 0              | 2              | 2              | 0               | 84              | 84    | 0             | 86            | 86            |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 132            | 303            | 435            | 31              | 111             | 142   | 163           | 414           | 577           |
| 8      | Haryana           | 5              | 8              | 13             | 23              | 72              | 95    | 28            | 80            | 108           |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 2              | 2              | 4              | 0               | 152             | 152   | 2             | 154           | 156           |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 4              | 27             | 31             | 5               | 9               | 14    | 9             | 36            | 45            |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 113            | 219            | 332            | 113             | 567             | 680   | 226           | 786           | 1012          |
| 13     | Kerala            | 147            | 192            | 339            | 96              | 179             | 275   | 243           | 371           | 614           |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 975            | 1678           | 2653           | 620             | 1544            | 2164  | 1595          | 3222          | 4817          |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 78             | 94             | 172            | 0               | 969             | 969   | 78            | 1063          | 1141          |
| 16     | Manipur           | 2              | 7              | 9              | 3               | 9               | 12    | 5             | 16            | 21            |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 7               | 7     | 0             | 8             | 8             |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0              | 2              | 2              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 2             | 2             |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 20     | Odisha            | 96             | 96             | 192            | 169             | 135             | 304   | 265           | 231           | 496           |
| 21     | Punjab            | 33             | 1              | 34             | 0               | 0               | 0     | 33            | 1             | 34            |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 5281           | 345            | 5626           | 8               | 133             | 141   | 5289          | 478           | 5767          |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 1             | 1             |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 215            | 433            | 648            | 375             | 1348            | 1723  | 590           | 1781          | 2371          |
| 25     | Telangana         | 0              | 7              | 7              | 0               | 348             | 348   | 0             | 355           | 355           |
| 26     | Tripura           | 2              | 4              | 6              | 3               | 1               | 4     | 5             | 5             | 10            |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 772            | 80             | 852            | 46              | 26              | 72    | 818           | 106           | 924           |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 1              | 2              | 3              | 1               | 18              | 19    | 2             | 20            | 22            |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 397            | 1819           | 2216           | 73              | 504#            | 577   | 470           | 2323          | 2793          |
| 30     | A & N Islands     | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 5               | 5     | 0             | 5             | 5             |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 1             | 1             |
| 32     | D&N Haveli        | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        | 0              | 1              | 1              | 0               | 9               | 9     | 0             | 10            | 10            |
| 34     | Delhi UT          | 144            | 46             | 190            | 27              | 47              | 74    | 171           | 93            | 264           |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0             | 0             | 0             |
|        | TOTAL             | 8651           | 5532           | 14183          | 1696            | 7238            | 8934  | 10347         | 12770         | 23117         |

Source : Monthly Anti Human Trafficking Data received from AHT Units of State/UT police