Lok Sabha Question No. 3253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Human Trafficking in Maharashtra
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3253

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST JANUARY, 2019 / PAUSHA 11, 1940 (SAKA)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN MAHARASHTRA

†3253. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether cases of human trafficking have been increasing continuously in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the number of human trafficking cases registered during the last two years;
- (c)  whether  laxity  has  been  seen  in  anti-human  trafficking  system  as  a result of which the targeted success is not being achieved with regard to prevention of human trafficking;
- (d)  whether cases of missing children and women have been increasing continuously in Maharashtra as compared to other States; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) :  As per information published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 692 and 517 cases of human trafficking were registered in the State of Maharashtra during the years 2015 and 2016 respectively. The latest data published by NCRB is of the year 2016. The State/UT wise details  of  missing  children  and  missing  women  for  the  years  2015  and 2016 including Maharashtra are at Annexure-I and AnnexureII, respectively.

'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  and  missing children and women are the responsibility of State Governments.  However, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued various advisories to the States and UTs on human trafficking and crime against women and missing children from time to time. These advisories are  available  at  www.mha.gov.in.    The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development has developed web portals namely 'TrackChild' and 'KhoyaPaya'  to  track  missing  and  found  children.  The  'Khoya-Paya'  portal  has been  integrated  as  a  citizen  corner  on  TrackChild  portal.  'TrackChild' provides  live  database  of  'missing'  children.  The  portal  also  provides facility  for  mapping  vulnerable  locations,  i.e.  the  places  where  a  large number of children were reported missing with a view to taking corrective action  in  those  areas.  The  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  also provides support for an outreach service for children in distress through a dedicated toll free number  1098. The Ministry of  Women  &  Child Development  has  prepared  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  for tracing missing children and has circulated them to all States and UTs for dissemination to all stakeholders such as Police, Child Welfare Committee (CWCs)  Juvenile  Justice  Boards  (JJBs)  etc.  The  Ministry  of  Railways  in collaboration  with  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  and National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights,  has  also  issued  a Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for  Railways  to  Ensure  Care  and Protection of Children in Contact with Railways.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## LS. US. Q. No. 3253 FOR 01.01.2019

State/UT-wise and Gender-wise Report on Missing Children (Upto 18 years) during 2015 & 2016

|    |                   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | State/UT          | Girls  | Boys   | Total  | Girls  | Boys   | Total  |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 1406   | 879    | 2285   | 1365   | 790    | 2155   |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 76     | 26     | 102    | 29     | 9      | 38     |
| 3  | Assam             | 904    | 594    | 1498   | 857    | 524    | 1381   |
| 4  | Bihar             | 1148   | 909    | 2057   | 3730   | 1087   | 4817   |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 1424   | 678    | 2102   | 1643   | 619    | 2262   |
| 6  | Goa               | 18     | 23     | 41     | 17     | 9      | 26     |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 601    | 491    | 1092   | 944    | 371    | 1315   |
| 8  | Haryana           | 894    | 842    | 1736   | 973    | 795    | 1768   |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 163    | 86     | 249    | 93     | 77     | 170    |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 216    | 198    | 414    | 138    | 166    | 304    |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 180    | 187    | 367    | 260    | 219    | 479    |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 1018   | 1659   | 2677   | 889    | 1054   | 1943   |
| 13 | Kerala            | 807    | 772    | 1579   | 768    | 756    | 1524   |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 5590   | 2329   | 7919   | 6037   | 2466   | 8503   |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 2543   | 1907   | 4450   | 2532   | 1856   | 4388   |
| 16 | Manipur           | 22     | 12     | 34     | 49     | 97     | 146    |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 89     | 78     | 167    | 68     | 56     | 124    |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 10     | 23     | 33     | 47     | 24     | 71     |
| 20 | Odisha            | 1265   | 542    | 1807   | 1363   | 538    | 1901   |
| 21 | Punjab            | 374    | 185    | 559    | 414    | 183    | 597    |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 1544   | 963    | 2507   | 1338   | 642    | 1980   |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 64     | 55     | 119    | 77     | 32     | 109    |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 2907   | 1373   | 4280   | 3162   | 1470   | 4632   |
| 25 | Telangana         | 1808   | 1179   | 2987   | 2277   | 1402   | 3679   |
| 26 | Tripura           | 130    | 41     | 171    | 132    | 37     | 169    |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 1257   | 1463   | 2720   | 1465   | 1438   | 2903   |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 250    | 281    | 531    | 224    | 211    | 435    |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 5365   | 2311   | 7676   | 5986   | 2349   | 8335   |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 32073  | 20089  | 52162  | 36877  | 19277  | 56154  |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 36     | 11     | 47     | 36     | 11     | 47     |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 142    | 75     | 217    | 127    | 74     | 201    |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 2      |
| 33 | Daman & Diu       | 8      | 17     | 25     | 10     | 19     | 29     |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 4292   | 3636   | 7928   | 3982   | 2939   | 6921   |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 44     | 20     | 64     | 35     | 18     | 53     |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 4522   | 3759   | 8281   | 4190   | 3063   | 7253   |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 36595  | 23848  | 60443  | 41067  | 22340  | 63407  |

Source: Crime in India

State/UT wise report on  Missing Women (above 18 years) during 2015 and 2016

| SL                | State/UT           | 2015   |   2016 |
|-------------------|--------------------|--------|--------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh     | 3216   |   3089 |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh  | 31     |     21 |
| 3                 | Assam              | 1753   |   1993 |
| 4                 | Bihar              | 574    |   1488 |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh       | 4189   |   5006 |
| 6                 | Goa                | 265    |    218 |
| 7                 | Gujarat            | 5112   |   6161 |
| 8                 | Haryana            | 2152   |   2581 |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh   | 519    |    475 |
| 10                | Jammu & Kashmir    | 654    |    805 |
| 11                | Jharkhand          | 127    |    241 |
| 12                | Karnataka          | 7165   |   7203 |
| 13                | Kerala             | 3930   |   4158 |
| 14                | Madhya Pradesh     | 15380  |  15398 |
| 15                | Maharashtra        | 23443  |  25784 |
| 16                | Manipur            | 28     |    129 |
| 17                | Meghalaya          | 109    |     87 |
| 18                | Mizoram            | 1      |      0 |
| 19                | Nagaland           | 16     |     14 |
| 20                | Odisha             | 4570   |   5015 |
| 21                | Punjab             | 999    |   1046 |
| 22                | Rajasthan          | 6158   |   7076 |
| 23                | Sikkim             | 50     |     66 |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu         | 6465   |   6434 |
| 25                | Telangana          | 4735   |   6961 |
| 26                | Tripura            | 522    |    702 |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh      | 2541   |   2934 |
| 28                | Uttarakhand        | 418    |    398 |
| 29                | West Bengal        | 17465  |  18951 |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S)     | 112587 | 124434 |
| 30                | A & N Islands      | 56     |     63 |
| 31                | Chandigarh         | 198    |    221 |
| 32 D&N 33         | Haveli Daman & Diu | 31 34  |     22 |
|                   |                    |        |     42 |
| 34                | Delhi UT           | 8135   |   8085 |
| 35                | Lakshadweep        | 0      |      0 |
| 36                | Puducherry         | 63     |     87 |
|                   | TOTAL UT(S)        | 8517   |   8520 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |                    | 121104 | 132954 |

Source: Crime in India