Lok Sabha Question No. 1093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Anti- Human Trafficking Units
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1093

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022/ MAGHA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

ANTI- HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNITS

1093. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) established under the 'Advisory on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking especially during the period of Covid-19 Pandemic', State-wise;

(b)  the  details  of  Bi-Annual  Crime  Reviews  conducted  by  the  Government  to monitor the progress of AHTUs, State-wise and year-wise, from 2016 till date; and

(c) whether it is a fact that Bi-Annual Crime Review meetings with state nodal officers have not been conducted since 2019, and if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per National Crime Records Bureau's annual publication 'Crime in India 2020',  a  total  of  696  Anti  Human  Trafficking  Units  (AHTUs)  have  been established in various States and Union Territories (UTs). State/UT-wise details are indicated in the Annexure. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has provided financial assistance of approximately Rs 100 crores to all States and UTs in the financial year 2019-20 and 2020-21 for strengthening the existing  AHTUs and for establishing new AHTUs covering all districts of the States and UTs. MHA had issued an Advisory to all States and UTs on 6.7.2020, inter-alia, advising them to  immediately  set  up  new AHTUs   and  upgrade  the  infrastructure  of

## LS.US.Q.NO.1093 FOR 08.02.2022

existing AHTUs with the financial assistance provided to them and make the AHTUs functional on urgent basis.

(b) & (c): Engagement  with  States  and  UTs  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing process.  MHA  has  been  engaging  with  the  States  and  UTs  in  the  matter  of human  trafficking  from  time  to  time.  MHA  had  reviewed  the  progress  of implementation  of  various  Women  Safety  projects,  including  the  scheme  of setting up/strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Units through virtual meeting with  State/UT  functionaries  in  December  2020.  MHA  has  also  established  an online  monitoring  portal  for  the  States  and  UTs  to  update  the  progress  of AHTUs and for sharing their best practices and success stories.

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## States/UT-wise Total No. of Anti-Human Trafficking Units during 2020

| S. No.   | State/UT                 |   No. of AHTUnits |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           |                 3 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                 8 |
| 3        | Assam                    |                37 |
| 4        | Bihar                    |                44 |
| 5        | Chattisgarh              |                 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       | A&N Islands              |                 1 |
| 30       | Chandigarh               |                 1 |
| 31       | D&NHaveli and Daman &Diu |                 3 |
| 32       | Delhi                    |                17 |
| 33       | Jammu &Kashmir           |                13 |
| 34       | Ladakh                   |                 2 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep              |                 1 |
| 36       | Puducherry               |                 1 |
|          | TOTAL UT(S)              |                39 |
|          | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)        |               696 |

## Annexure