Lok Sabha Question No. 3377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Anti Human Trafficking Units
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No: 3377

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.08.2022

## ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNITS

## 3377. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the number of functional Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) for women across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated financial resources for capacity building of such AHTUs; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information on crimes including human trafficking in its publication 'Crime in India' which is available till  the  year  2020  on  the  website  of  NCRB  https://ncrb.gov.in.  The Government has provided financial assistance of over Rs. 125 crore to all States/ UTs for setting up/ strengthening of  Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in all districts of the country, out of which approximately Rs 100 crore has been released in the financial year 2019-20 and 2020-21 alone under Nirbhaya Fund for this purpose.  As per latest information, a total of 696 Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) have been established in  various  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs).  State/  UT-wise  details  of  AHTUs established are attached at Annexure . Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also issued an Advisory to all States and UTs on 06.07.2020, inter-alia, advising them to  set up new AHTUs immediately and upgrade the infrastructure of existing AHTUs with the financial assistance provided to them and make the AHTUs functional on urgent basis.

Capacity building of the officers  of  the  AHTUs  is  an  ongoing  and  continuous process.  MHA has been providing financial assistance to States and UTs for holding 'Judicial  Colloquiums'  and  'State  Level  Conferences'  on  periodic  basis  for  sensitizing judicial and police officials and to make available to them updated  information on latest provisions of law relating to trafficking. The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) under MHA has been organizing training programmes on anti human trafficking through various training institutes in the country.

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## Annexure

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.3377  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  05.08.2022  REGARDING  'ANTI  HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNITS'

## States  /  UT-wise  total  number  of  Anti-Human  Trafficking  Units  (AHTUs)  during 2020

| S. No.   | State/ UT                            |   No. of AHT Units |
|----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                       |                  3 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                  8 |
| 3.       | Assam                                |                 37 |
| 4.       | Bihar                                |                 44 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                         |                  8 |
| 6.       | Goa                                  |                  2 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                              |                 40 |
| 8.       | Haryana                              |                  7 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                     |                  4 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                            |                 24 |
| 11.      | Karnataka                            |                 30 |
| 12.      | Kerala                               |                 19 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh                       |                 51 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                          |                 36 |
| 15.      | Manipur                              |                  5 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                            |                 11 |
| 17.      | Mizoram                              |                  4 |
| 18.      | Nagaland                             |                 12 |
| 19.      | Odisha                               |                 36 |
| 20.      | Punjab                               |                 27 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                            |                 43 |
| 22.      | Sikkim                               |                  5 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                           |                 43 |
| 24.      | Telangana                            |                 30 |
| 25.      | Tripura                              |                  2 |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh                        |                 75 |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand                          |                 13 |
| 28.      | West Bengal                          |                 38 |
|          | TOTAL STATE (S)                      |                657 |
| 29.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands             |                  1 |
| 30.      | Chandigarh                           |                  1 |
| 31.      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                  3 |
| 32.      | Delhi                                |                 17 |
| 33.      | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                 13 |
| 34.      | Ladakh                               |                  2 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep                          |                  1 |
| 36.      | Puducherry                           |                  1 |
|          | TOTAL UT (S)                         |                 39 |