Lok Sabha Question No. 2820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Child Trafficking
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2820 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## CHILD TRAFFICKING

## 2820. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be please to state:

- a. whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  assess  the  impact  of  child trafficking cases owing to increased vulnerability of the children below the age of 10 and if so, the details thereof;
- b. whether  there  is  any  provision  to  include  survivors  of  child  trafficking  on  various committees that oversee trafficking of children;
- c. if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- d. the amount of funds disbursed from the Nirbhaya funds to Tamil Nadu and the amount utilized during the last 3 years and the current year;
- e. the number of victims to whom the compensation has been paid till date in Tamil Nadu; and
- f. the amount disbursed for Dindigul district under it?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  :  The  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR),  NCPCR  has conducted various activities and programmes to prevent crimes on child trafficking such as, sensitization  workshops  in  various  Source  Transit  and  Destination  Hotspot  Districts  of North-East Region; ' National Level Multi-stakeholders E-Consultation Meeting to Combat Child Trafficking Post Lockdown Situation due to COVID-19 ' virtually  on  8 th May 2020; and  programme  called ' Samvardhan ' meant  for  mapping  of  children  and  their  families vulnerable to child trafficking post lockdown situation due to Covid-19 pandemic. Further, NCPCR has documented recommendations on ' Preventing Child Trafficking Post Lockdown Situation  due  to  COVID-19  pandemic ' in  2021  and  has  taken  initiatives  to  prevent  child trafficking.

(b)  &  (c)  :  The  Government  is  administering  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of Children)  Act,  2015  (JJ  Act)  which  is  the  primary  law  for  Children  in  Need  of  Care  and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL).  As per Section 2 (14) (ix) of JJ  Act,  a  child  who  is  found  vulnerable  and  is  likely  to  be  inducted  into  drug  abuse  or trafficking is a ' Child in Need of Care and Protection ' . The JJ Act mandates a security net of service delivery structures to provide institutional and non-institutional care to these children. The primary responsibility of implementation of the Act lies with the State Governments and UT Administrations.   Further,  under  the  JJ  Act,  2015  (Sections  27-30),  the  Child  Welfare Committees have been empowered to take decisions with regard to the children in need of care and protection including trafficked children, keeping their best interest in mind. They are also mandated to monitor the functioning of the CCIs.

(d) : An amount of Rs.329.59 crore released to State of Tamil Nadu during the year 2016-17 to  2021-22 for the projects/  schemes funded from Nirbhaya  Fund, out of which Rs.304.47 crore has been reported as utilized.

(e) & (f) : Data is not maintained centrally.

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