Lok Sabha Question No. 4963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Human Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4963

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD  JULY, 2019/ SHRAVANA 1, 1941 (SAKA)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

†4963.  SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  incidents  of  human  trafficking  in  different  parts  of  the country  including  ports,  airports  and  international  borders  are  regularly being reported;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  such  incidents reported and persons arrested therein during each of the last three years, State/port/airport and border-wise;

(c) whether many States have submitted proposals for combined efforts to address this issue and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether any memorandum has been signed with Bangladesh to check the trafficking of women and children and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  human  trafficking within the country and on the international borders along with opening of 'One Stop Centre' in human trafficking prone areas?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes  information  on  crime,  including  Human  Trafficking,  in  its publication  'Crime  in  India'.    The  latest  published  data  pertains  to  the years 2016.   NCRB has informed that specific information on incidents of

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4963 FOR 23.07.2019

human  trafficking  at  ports,  airports  and  international  borders  is  not maintained separately. State/UT-wise number  of cases of  human trafficking reported and persons arrested during 2014 to 2016 are given in Annexure.

(c) to (e): A Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation for prevention  of  human  trafficking,  especially  trafficking  of  women  and children,  rescue,  recovery,  repatriation  and  reintegration  of  victims between India and Bangladesh has been signed on June 6, 2015.

'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibility  of  maintaining  law  and order and protection of life and property of the citizens primarily rest with respective  State  Governments,  who  are  competent  to  deal  with  the offence of human trafficking under the extant provisions of laws.

However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended support to the States  in  establishing  332  Anti  Human  Trafficking  Units  in  various districts  of  the  States  to  address  the  problem  of  trafficking.    MHA  has also issued various advisories to the States and UTs providing detailed guidelines  and  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  to  effectively tackle the malady of trafficking. MHA has also been providing financial assistance to State  Governments and Judicial Academies to hold regular

'State  level  conferences'  and  'Judicial  Colloquiums'  to  sensitize  their police officials at various levels, judicial officers, prosecutors and other stakeholders  concerned  about  the  latest  provisions  of  law  relevant  to trafficking  and  their  role  and  responsibility  in  curbing  the  crime  of trafficking.  MHA also holds the meetings of Nodal Officers of Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) on periodic basis.  During the meeting of the Nodal  Officers  of  AHTUs,  some  State  representatives  had  voiced  the need to have inter-state coordination for rescue of victims and investigation and prosecution of offenders.  MHA had issued an advisory to  all  States  and  UTs  to  establish  mechanisms  for  effective  inter-state coordination  between  the  law  enforcement  officers  concerned.    They were also advised to make use of technology in sharing information about the victims of trafficking and traffickers with each other which will result in making the system robust and bring in greater efficiency in addressing the crime in an effective manner.

The Ministry of Women and child Development is implementing a scheme of One Stop Centre (OSC) to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence.  A total of 506 OSCs are operational in the country.

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ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO.4963 FOR 23.07.2019

## State/UT-wise Number of cases of Human Trafficking reported and Persons Arrested during 2014-2016

| SNo.   | State/UT          | 2014           | 2014             | 2015           | 2015             | 2016           | 2016             |
|--------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
| SNo.   | State/UT          | Cases Reported | Persons Arrested | Cases Reported | Persons Arrested | Cases Reported | Persons Arrested |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 4              | 164              | 190            | 626              | 239            | 599              |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 39             | 26               | 11             | 18               | 2              | 5                |
| 3      | Assam             | 105            | 88               | 183            | 286              | 91             | 98               |
| 4      | Bihar             | 85             | 295              | 52             | 77               | 43             | 114              |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 80             | 167              | 65             | 120              | 68             | 193              |
| 6      | Goa               | 32             | 149              | 30             | 98               | 40             | 76               |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 60             | 160              | 383            | 504              | 548            | 554              |
| 8      | Haryana           | 44             | 156              | 75             | 241              | 51             | 281              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 8              | 124              | 11             | 341              | 8              | 223              |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2              | 12               | 2              | 2                | 0              | 0                |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 148            | 123              | 228            | 73               | 109            | 83               |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 317            | 1623             | 379            | 1025             | 404            | 1273             |
| 13     | Kerala            | 5              | 6                | 23             | 37               | 21             | 157              |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 41             | 171              | 49             | 170              | 51             | 170              |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 356            | 802              | 692            | 1404             | 517            | 1173             |
| 16     | Manipur           | 39             | 9                | 1              | 1                | 3              | 5                |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 5              | 36               | 1              | 3                | 7              | 14               |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0              | 0                | 0              | 0                | 2              | 5                |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 2              | 8                | 2              | 10               | 0              | 0                |
| 20     | Odisha            | 765            | 410              | 73             | 86               | 84             | 150              |
| 21     | Punjab            | 3              | 5                | 8              | 19               | 13             | 28               |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 464            | 587              | 1262           | 1100             | 1422           | 1087             |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0              | 0                | 0              | 0                | 1              | 1                |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 379            | 765              | 464            | 915              | 434            | 1725             |
| 25     | Telangana         | 176            | 460              | 606            | 877              | 229            | 591              |
| 26     | Tripura           | 1              | 4                | 1              | 0                | 0              | 0                |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 25             | 17               | 22             | 111              | 79             | 172              |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 43             | 155              | 29             | 128              | 12             | 37               |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 1768           | 1384             | 2099           | 1637             | 3579           | 1847             |
| 30     | A & N Islands     | 3              | 12               | 1              | 3                | 1              | 7                |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 12             | 17               | 22             | 31               | 1              | 3                |
| 32     | D&N Haveli        | 0              | 0                | 0              | 0                | 0              | 0                |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 7              | 47               | 1              | 4                | 7              | 38               |
| 34     | Delhi UT          | 200            | 199              | 177            | 128              | 66             | 106              |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0              | 0                | 0              | 0                | 0              | 0                |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 17             | 39               | 1              | 5                | 0              | 0                |
|        | Total             | 5235           | 8220             | 7143           | 10080            | 8132           | 10815            |

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