Lok Sabha Question No. 3288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Compensation to Victims of Trafficking
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3288 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

## 3288.  SHRI SANJAY SETH

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

- (a) whether there  is  an  provision  for  giving  compensation  or  assistance  to  women who  have  been  victims  of  exploitation  and  harassment  and  other  related problems;;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any scheme for the protection of children who have been victim of human trafficking;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, state-wise; and
- (e) the  number  of  women  and  children  who  became  victims  of  exploitation  and human trafficking in Jharkhand during the last three years, district-wise and the steps taken by the Government to help such victims of exploitation and human trafficking ?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d).    The  State  Governments/Union  Territories(UTs)  have  notified  their  victim compensation schemes in terms of Section 357A of the Code for Criminal Procedure(Cr.PC). Further, in order to support and supplement the State Compensation Schemes,  Ministry of Home Affairs had released Rs 200 crores as a one time grant to State  Governments/UTs under the Central Victim Compensation Fund from Nirbhaya Fund.  States/UTs  use  the  fund  to  compensate  victims  of  various  crimes,  especially sexual offenses including rape, acid attacks, crime against children, human trafficking etc.

Pursuant to the directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition(C) No. 565/2012 (Nipun  Saxena  vs  Union  of  India   and   others),  National  Legal  Services  Authority has   prepared  compensation  scheme  for  women  victims/survivors  of  sexual  assault/ other crimes and the same was circulated to all States/UTs.

(e).   The number of cases in which women (above 18 Years) and children (below 18 years) were trafficked in Jharkahand during the last three years  are as under: :

| 2018                   | 2018                      | 2019                   | 2019                     | 2020                   | 2020                     |
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| Women (Above 18 years) | Children (Below 18 years) | Women (Above 18 years) | Children (Below 18 years | Women (Above 18 years) | Children (Below 18 years |
| 30                     | 218                       | 48                     | 172                      | 150                    | 114                      |

Cases  registered  in  the  districts  of  Jharkhand  State  under  Human  Trafficking  are  at Annexure.

''Police'' and ''Public Order'' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule (List-II) to the  Constitution  of  India  and,  therefore,  the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territory (UT) Administrations are responsible for prevention, detection, registration, investigation and  prosecution  of  all  crimes  within  their  jurisdiction  including  trafficking  in  persons. State Governments/ UT administrations are competent to deal with such matters under extant provisions of law.

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Annexure

| Sl. No.   | District Name      |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |
|-----------|--------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.        | Bokaro             |      0 |      1 |      1 |
| 2.        | Chaibasa           |      6 |      6 |      8 |
| 3         | Chatra             |      4 |      2 |      0 |
| 4.        | Deoghar            |      2 |      2 |      3 |
| 5.        | Dhanbad            |     11 |     54 |     36 |
| 6.        | Dhanbad Railway    |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 7.        | Dumka              |      1 |      4 |      3 |
| 8.        | Garhwa             |      0 |      3 |      3 |
| 9.        | Giridih            |      5 |      2 |      4 |
| 10.       | Godda              |      5 |      2 |      2 |
| 11.       | Gumla              |     25 |     23 |     20 |
| 12.       | Hazaribagh         |      1 |      0 |      4 |
| 13.       | Jamshedpur         |      5 |      1 |      1 |
| 14.       | Jamshedpur Railway |      3 |      0 |      1 |
| 15.       | Jamtara            |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 16        | Khunti             |     11 |     11 |     13 |
| 17.       | Koderma            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18.       | Latehar            |      2 |      2 |      2 |
| 19.       | Lohardaga          |      6 |      6 |      1 |
| 20.       | Pakur              |     10 |      6 |      6 |
| 21.       | Palamau            |      3 |      1 |      0 |
| 22.       | Ramgarh            |      1 |      4 |      0 |
| 23.       | Ranchi             |     11 |      9 |      7 |
| 24.       | Sahebganj          |      9 |     21 |     13 |
| 25.       | Sareikela          |      0 |      1 |      1 |
| 26.       | Simdega            |     19 |     12 |     11 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL              |    140 |    177 |    140 |