Lok Sabha Question No. 2193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Human Trafficking Cases in Maharashtra
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2193

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 23, 1944 (SAKA)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES IN MAHARASHTRA

2193.     SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  human  trafficking  cases  registered  in  the  State  of Maharashtra during each of the last three years and current year;

(b) whether cases of human trafficking have been increasing continuously in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c)  whether  cases  of  missing  children  and  women  have  been  increasing continuously in Maharashtra as compared to other States; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) & (b): The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  crime statistics  reported  to  it  by  the  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs)  and publishes  the  same  in  its  annual  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  latest published  report  is  of  the  year  2021.  Details  of  cases  reported  under Human Trafficking in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years are given below:

L.S.USQ.NO.2193 FOR 14.03.2023

|   Year |   Cases reported |
|--------|------------------|
|   2019 |              282 |
|   2020 |              184 |
|   2021 |              320 |

The above data shows no uniform trend of increase in the number of cases of human trafficking.

(c)  &  (d):  State/UT-wise  details  of  missing  women  and  children  during 2019-2021 are given in the statement at Annexure-I.

'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  'State-List'  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Therefore, the primary responsibility for  preventing  and  countering  the  crime  of  human  trafficking,  missing children  and  women  vests  with  respective  State  Governments/Union Territories.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been supplementing the efforts of the States/UTs in this regard by providing them guidelines on preventing and  countering  human  trafficking,  etc.  in  the  form  of  various  Advisories issued from time to time. These advisories are available at www.mha.gov.in. The Ministry has also provided financial assistance to all

## L.S.USQ.NO.2193 FOR 14.03.2023

States/UTs  for  establishing  Anti  Human  Trafficking  Units  in  all  Districts and for setting up Women Help Desks in all Police Stations of the country. MHA has also been assisting the States/UTs to hold 'Judicial Colloquiums' and  'State  level  conferences'  for  sensitizing  law  officers/Police  Officers, etc. on issues relating to trafficking.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed web portals namely 'TrackChild' and 'KhoyaPaya' for tracking missing children. The Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  also  provides  support  for  an outreach  service  for  children  in  distress  through  a  dedicated  toll  free number  1098.  They  have  also  prepared  Standard  Operating  Procedures (SOPs)  for  tracing  missing  children  and  has  circulated  the  same  to  all States/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 REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2193 FOR 14.3.2023

## State/UT-wise number of missing children (below 18 years) and women (above 18 years) during 2019 to 2021

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                     | Number of missing children (below 18   | Number of missing children (below 18   |   Number of missing children (below 18 |   Number of missing women (above 18 years) |   Number of missing women (above 18 years) |   Number of missing women (above 18 years) |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                     | 2019                                   | years) 2020                            |                                   2021 |                                       2019 |                                       2020 |                                       2021 |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh               | 2746                                   | 2745                                   |                                   3720 |                                       4968 |                                       5484 |                                       7104 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh            | 44                                     | 13                                     |                                     44 |                                          9 |                                          1 |                                          1 |
| 3         | Assam                        | 1410                                   | 877                                    |                                   1161 |                                       2473 |                                       2094 |                                       2326 |
| 4         | Bihar                        | 7299                                   | 4868                                   |                                   4578 |                                       2518 |                                       2093 |                                       2274 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                 | 3143                                   | 2459                                   |                                   3278 |                                       8502 |                                       7006 |                                       9244 |
| 6         | Goa                          | 31                                     | 15                                     |                                     13 |                                        273 |                                        184 |                                        219 |
| 7         | Gujarat                      | 1439                                   | 1204                                   |                                   1395 |                                       8224 |                                       7375 |                                       8763 |
| 8         | Haryana                      | 2815                                   | 1904                                   |                                   2343 |                                       5943 |                                       5451 |                                       7406 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh             | 393                                    | 288                                    |                                    444 |                                       1088 |                                        870 |                                       1225 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                    | 356                                    | 340                                    |                                    400 |                                        267 |                                        206 |                                        249 |
| 11        | Karnataka                    | 835                                    | 1085                                   |                                   1575 |                                       9621 |                                       8928 |                                       9949 |
| 12        | Kerala                       | 2183                                   | 1505                                   |                                   1609 |                                       7790 |                                       5510 |                                       5284 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh               | 11022                                  | 8751                                   |                                  11607 |                                      25321 |                                      22358 |                                      26231 |
| 14        | Maharashtra                  | 4562                                   | 3356                                   |                                   4129 |                                      35990 |                                      30089 |                                      34763 |
| 15        | Manipur                      | 112                                    | 51                                     |                                     63 |                                        180 |                                         92 |                                         68 |
| 16        | Meghalaya                    | 104                                    | 44                                     |                                     66 |                                        137 |                                         70 |                                         62 |
| 17        | Mizoram                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |                                      0 |                                          0 |                                          0 |                                          0 |
| 18        | Nagaland                     | 37                                     | 21                                     |                                     26 |                                         10 |                                         10 |                                         10 |
| 19        | Odisha                       | 3151                                   | 2899                                   |                                   4133 |                                       9426 |                                       9300 |                                       9330 |
| 20        | Punjab                       | 894                                    | 655                                    |                                   1045 |                                       1436 |                                       1251 |                                       1481 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                    | 3655                                   | 3179                                   |                                   4936 |                                      13394 |                                      13973 |                                      15896 |
| 22        | Sikkim                       | 38                                     | 11                                     |                                      8 |                                        111 |                                         84 |                                        112 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                   | 4519                                   | 4591                                   |                                   6399 |                                       7956 |                                       9392 |                                      12790 |
| 24        | Telangana                    | 3308                                   | 3100                                   |                                   3956 |                                       8612 |                                       9534 |                                      10786 |
| 25        | Tripura                      | 169                                    | 127                                    |                                    153 |                                       1099 |                                        874 |                                       1076 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                | 3184                                   | 2380                                   |                                   3522 |                                       3927 |                                       3551 |                                       4500 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                  | 539                                    | 399                                    |                                    626 |                                        872 |                                        837 |                                       1457 |
| 28        | West Bengal                  | 8952                                   | 7648                                   |                                   9996 |                                      24991 |                                      20794 |                                      22133 |
| 29        | A & N Islands                | 43                                     | 21                                     |                                     25 |                                         62 |                                         23 |                                         36 |
| 30        | Chandigarh                   | 202                                    | 153                                    |                                    180 |                                        330 |                                        333 |                                        400 |
| 31        | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu + | 20                                     | 3                                      |                                     19 |                                        117 |                                         49 |                                         85 |
| 32        | Delhi                        | 6355                                   | 4299                                   |                                   5772 |                                       9487 |                                       7519 |                                       8898 |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir *            | 277                                    | 230                                    |                                    279 |                                       1303 |                                       1237 |                                       1620 |
| 34        | Ladakh                       | -                                      | 1                                      |                                      0 |                                          0 |                                          7 |                                          5 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                  | 0                                      | 0                                      |                                      0 |                                          0 |                                          0 |                                          0 |
| 36        | Puducherry                   | 48                                     | 40                                     |                                     35 |                                        102 |                                        129 |                                        154 |
|           | TOTAL                        | 73885                                  | 59262                                  |                                  77535 |                                     196539 |                                     176708 |                                     205937 |

Note- '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT for 2019

'*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2019