Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Trafficking of Minor Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1855

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## TRAFFICKING OF MINOR GIRLS

## 1855. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is an extreme increase in the cases of the trafficking of minor girls between the year 2014 and 2019 in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has the actual number of such cases;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government  proposes  to  expeditely resolve the problem  of trafficking with the aid of technology and by constituting an inter-ministerial group to tackle the issue?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SMT SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (c) National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)  compiles and publishes information  on  crime  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  Published  reports  are available  till  the  year  2017.  Data  Collection  process  in  respect  of  cases  of trafficking from Anti Human Trafficking units was initiated by NCRB in the year 2014.  The cases of trafficking of minor girls reported in the State of Maharashtra during the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 are given below:

|   Year |   Number of girl victims of trafficking (below 18 years) reported by Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of Maharashtra Police) |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2014 |                                                                                                                      81 |
|   2015 |                                                                                                                     201 |
|   2016 |                                                                                                                      94 |
|   2017 |                                                                                                                     103 |

Latest data is available up to the year 2017.

- (d) The  Government  is  making  use  of  technology  to  address  various  aspects  of crime  including  human-trafficking.  Crime  and  Criminal  Tracking  Network  and Systems(CCTNS),  a  Mission  Mode  IT  project being implemented  by  the Government of India, aims at creating a nationwide networking infrastructure for automating  the  functioning  of  Police  Stations.  This  provides  the  Investigating Officers with tools, technology and information to facilitate investigation on crime and detection of criminals. Besides this, the TrackChild portal of the Government of India provides an integrated virtual space for the relevant stakeholders in the country. The portal provides a networking system to facilitate tracking of children in distress. Further, to address the issue of human trafficking in a comprehensive manner, the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India has an interministerial  coordination  mechanism  whereby  it  engages  with  the  Ministry  of Women & Child Development, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Protector of Emigrants, Ministry of External Affairs and other stakeholders.