Lok Sabha Question No. 1494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Human Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1494

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019/, MAGHA 23, 1940 (SAKA)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1494.

SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that human trafficking is going on in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  cases  of  human  trafficking  reported  during  the  last  four years,State-wise and the details of action taken by the Union Government and the State Governments against the human trafficking;
- (c) whether human trafficking has also been reported from Munambam, Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has sought the report from the State Government of Kerala regarding the Munambam human trafficking and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  coastal  region  of  the  country  is being used for human trafficking; and
- (f) if so, the action taken by the Government to strengthen the security in coastal region?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): State/UT wise number of human trafficking cases reported in the last four years are given in Annexure I. The latest published data pertains to the year 2016.

Kerala Police has informed that no human trafficking incident has been reported from Munambam, Kerala.

'Police' is a 'State' subject under Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and as  such  registration,  investigation  and  prevention  of  crime  of  human  trafficking are  the  responsibility of respective State  Governments. However, the  Ministry of

## LS.US.Q.NO.1494 FOR 12.02.2019

Home Affairs  has  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.

Further,  the  Government  of  India  has  a  Coastal  Security  Scheme  with  the objective  of  strengthening  infrastructure  and  capabilities  of  Coastal  Police  for patrolling and surveillance of coastal areas against infiltration, intrusion and other illegal activities including human trafficking.

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| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |    531 |      4 |    190 |    239 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |      2 |     39 |     11 |      2 |
| 3         | Assam             |    149 |    105 |    183 |     91 |
| 4         | Bihar             |    267 |     85 |     52 |     43 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |     53 |     80 |     65 |     68 |
| 6         | Goa               |     28 |     32 |     30 |     40 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |     78 |     60 |    383 |    548 |
| 8         | Haryana           |     67 |     44 |     75 |     51 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |      5 |      8 |     11 |      8 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |      2 |      2 |      2 |      0 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |     37 |    148 |    228 |    109 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |    412 |    317 |    379 |    404 |
| 13        | Kerala            |    195 |      5 |     23 |     21 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |     53 |     41 |     49 |     51 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |    345 |    356 |    692 |    517 |
| 16        | Manipur           |     22 |     39 |      1 |      3 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |     12 |      5 |      1 |      7 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |      1 |      2 |      2 |      0 |
| 20        | Odisha            |    106 |    765 |     73 |     84 |
| 21        | Punjab            |    138 |      3 |      8 |     13 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |    130 |    464 |   1262 |   1422 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |    549 |    379 |    464 |    434 |
| 25        | Telangana         |      0 |    176 |    606 |    229 |
| 26        | Tripura           |      0 |      1 |      1 |      0 |
| 27 Uttar  | Pradesh           |     37 |     25 |     22 |     79 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |     14 |     43 |     29 |     12 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |    669 |   1768 |   2099 |   3579 |
| A & N     | Islands           |      4 |      3 |      1 |      1 |
| 30 31     | Chandigarh        |      6 |     12 |     22 |      1 |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        |      2 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 33        | Daman & Diu       |      6 |      7 |      1 |      7 |
| 34        | Delhi UT          |     20 |    200 |    177 |     66 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36        | Puducherry        |      0 |     17 |      1 |      0 |
|           | Total             |   3940 |   5235 |   7143 |   8132 |

Note:    Data  of  Human  Trafficking  for  the  years  2013,  2014,  2015  and  2016  was collected from different sources.