Lok Sabha Question No. 1096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Missing Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1096

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

1096. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of missing children and those living on footpath in the country each year alongwith the details thereof during the last three years;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  parameters  has  been  laid  down  in  respect  of deciding the future and citizenship of the said missing/lost children every year and that thousands of children residing in several shelter homes/ashrams and that of those lying in jails and juvenile homes and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to enact a law for enlisting the names of such children in citizen list alongwith their religion across the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data  on  crimes  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  published  reports  are available  till  the  year  2020.  As  per  published  information,  the  details  of State/UT-wise  number  of  Missing  Children  (below  18  years)  during  the  years 2018-2020 are at Annexure-I.

Further,  the  details  of  children  living  on  footpath  in  the  country  is  not maintained by NCRB.

- (b) Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development is  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme i.e.  Child Protection Services  Scheme  through  the  State

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Governments/UT Administrations on pre-defined cost sharing financial pattern. The objective of the Scheme is to assist States/UTs in providing the safety net as envisaged under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and Rules there-under, to support the  children  in  difficult  circumstances.  It  also  aims  at  reduction  of vulnerabilities to situation and actions that lead to abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment and separation of children from parents. Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued the 'Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for cases of missing children' to assist Police, Child Welfare Committees and Juvenile Justice Board in dealing with the cases of missing and found or recovered children. The objective of the SOP is to put in place guidelines while dealing  with  cases  of  missing  children  and  to  work  in  coordination  with  the concerned stakeholders and respond with urgency to issues of missing child.

As per information furnished by Ministry of Women  & Child Development, The State/ UT-wise details of children residing in various Child Care Institutions during the years 2018-19 to 2020-21 are at Annexure-II.

Further, as per published information by NCRB, the State/ UT-wise details of Children in Jails belonging to age-group 16-18 years, during the years 20182020 are at Annexure-III.

- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise in view of reply to part (c) above.

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## Annexure-I

## Details of State/UT-wise number of Missing Children (Below 18 years) during 2018-2020

| Sl         | State/UT                   | 2018   | 2019   |   2020 |
|------------|----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh             | 3150   | 3286   |   3294 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh          | 34     | 46     |     18 |
| 3          | Assam                      | 2120   | 2067   |   1562 |
| 4          | Bihar                      | 12072  | 12404  |  12064 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh               | 4237   | 4460   |   4047 |
| 6          | Goa                        | 47     | 62     |     52 |
| 7          | Gujarat                    | 2417   | 1983   |   1833 |
| 8          | Haryana                    | 3739   | 3978   |   3272 |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh           | 481    | 534    |    393 |
| 10         | Jharkhand                  | 993    | 972    |    795 |
| 11         | Karnataka                  | 2864   | 1385   |   1638 |
| 12         | Kerala                     | 2153   | 2335   |   1645 |
| 13         | Madhya Pradesh             | 15320  | 17058  |  14553 |
| 14         | Maharashtra                | 6928   | 8276   |   7310 |
| 15         | Manipur                    | 107    | 137    |     79 |
| 16         | Meghalaya                  | 163    | 148    |     76 |
| 17         | Mizoram                    | 3      | 0      |      0 |
| 18         | Nagaland                   | 97     | 53     |     30 |
| 19         | Odisha                     | 3491   | 5503   |   6912 |
| 20         | Punjab                     | 2587   | 2843   |   2706 |
| 21         | Rajasthan                  | 3521   | 4697   |   4250 |
| 22         | Sikkim                     | 57     | 43     |     16 |
| 23         | Tamil Nadu                 | 5333   | 5814   |   6142 |
| 24         | Telangana                  | 4410   | 4566   |   3755 |
| 25         | Tripura                    | 198    | 179    |    157 |
| 26         | Uttar Pradesh              | 5704   | 6089   |   4597 |
| 27         | Uttarakhand                | 938    | 1103   |   1062 |
| 28         | West Bengal                | 16027  | 14774  |  14071 |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 99191  | 104795 |  96329 |
| 29         | A&N Islands                | 56     | 55     |     33 |
| 30         | Chandigarh                 | 540    | 528    |    509 |
| 31         | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu+ | 34     | 37     |     24 |
| 32         | Delhi                      | 14986  | 12239  |  10658 |
| 33         | Jammu &Kashmir*            | 800    | 661    |    627 |
| 34         | Ladakh                     | -      |        |      5 |
| 35         | Lakshadweep                | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 36         | Puducherry                 | 49     | 49     |     49 |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)                | 16465  | 13569  |  11905 |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)                     | 115656 | 118364 | 108234 |

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018 & 2019

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2018 & 2019

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## Annexure-II

Details of State/ UT-wise children residing in various Child Care Institutions (CCIs) during the years 2018-19 to 2020-21

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs        | 2018-19        | 2018-19            | 2019-20        | 2019-20            | 2020-21        | 2020-21            |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs        | Number of CCIs | Number of Children | Number of CCIs | Number of Children | Number of CCIs | Number of Children |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            | 93             | 2802               | 89             | 3356               | 92             | 3012               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 5              | 85                 | 6              | 195                | 6              | 195                |
| 3        | Assam                     | 63             | 1885               | 80             | 1793               | 67             | 1624               |
| 4        | Bihar                     | 44             | 1839               | 39             | 1418               | 65             | 1844               |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              | 87             | 2562               | 87             | 2264               | 87             | 2169               |
| 6        | Goa                       | 28             | 1582               | 24             | 798                | 24             | 798                |
| 7        | Gujarat                   | 57             | 1792               | 68             | 1895               | 78             | 1946               |
| 8        | Haryana                   | 52             | 2064               | 45             | 1799               | 52             | 2017               |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          | 37             | 1276               | 37             | 1374               | 36             | 1264               |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir         | 19             | 823                | 19             | 823                | 14             | 759                |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 | 56             | 1226               | 58             | 1683               | 55             | 1767               |
| 12       | Karnataka                 | 145            | 4258               | 142            | 4527               | 153            | 4303               |
| 13       | Kerala                    | 46             | 953                | 45             | 1043               | 44             | 591                |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            | 101            | 3395               | 95             | 3152               | 100            | 2976               |
| 15       | Maharashtra               | 83             | 2827               | 93             | 2540               | 102            | 3716               |
| 16       | Manipur                   | 63             | 1511               | 71             | 1845               | 80             | 1966               |
| 17       | Meghalaya                 | 50             | 1125               | 52             | 1023               | 52             | 975                |
| 18       | Mizoram                   | 41             | 1245               | 52             | 1204               | 50             | 1018               |
| 19       | Nagaland                  | 46             | 517                | 46             | 674                | 44             | 770                |
| 20       | Orissa                    | 131            | 7326               | 130            | 7662               | 133            | 7392               |
| 21       | Punjab                    | 13             | 463                | 25             | 697                | 25             | 681                |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 | 131            | 2959               | 136            | 4960               | 146            | 5130               |
| 23       | Sikkim                    | 19             | 435                | 24             | 580                | 22             | 519                |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                | 221            | 12348              | 229            | 13339              | 229            | 13819              |
| 25       | Tripura                   | 31             | 824                | 33             | 848                | 34             | 832                |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh             | 53             | 1685               | 51             | 1626               | 120            | 4965               |
| 27       | Uttarakhand               | 109            | 3782               | 119            | 4684               | 32             | 511                |
| 28       | West Bengal               | 24             | 502                | 31             | 524                | 132            | 5257               |
| 29       | Telangana                 | 154            | 7222               | 142            | 5708               | 51             | 1626               |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 3              | 101                | 12             | 411                | 11             | 360                |
| 31       | Chandigarh                | 9              | 269                | 8              | 269                | 8              | 297                |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0              | 0                  | 2              | 35                 | 3              | 60                 |
| 32       | Daman & Diu               | 0              | 0                  | 1              | 25                 | 0              |                    |
| 33       | Ladakh                    | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 34       | Lakshadweep               | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 35       | Delhi                     | 44 31          | 1899               | 41             | 1986               | 40             | 1500               |
| 36       | Puducherry Total          | 2089           | 1101 74683         | 30 2162        | 1005 77765         | 28 2215        | 956 77615          |

CCIs  includes  children  homes,  observation  homes,  special  homes,  place  of  safety,  open  shelters  and Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs).

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## Annexure-III

## Details of State/ UT-wise Children in Jails belonging to age-group 16-18 years, during the years 2018-2020

| SNo.   | State/UT           | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2018   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2018   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2018   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2019   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2019   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2019   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2020   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2020   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2020   | 16-18 years Children as on 31.12.2020   |
|--------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| SNo.   | State/UT           | Male                                    | Female                                  | Total                                   | Male                                    | Female                                  | Total                                   | Male                                    | Female                                  | Trans.                                  | Total                                   |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh     | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 3      | Assam              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 45                                      | 1                                       | 46                                      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 4      | Bihar              | 6                                       | 0                                       | 6                                       | 55                                      | 1                                       | 56                                      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh       | 6                                       | 0                                       | 6                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 6      | Goa                | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 7      | Gujarat            | 9                                       | 0                                       | 9                                       | 48                                      | 0                                       | 48                                      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 8      | Haryana            | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh   | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 10     | Jharkhand          | 3                                       | 0                                       | 3                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       |
| 11     | Karnataka          | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 3                                       | 0                                       | 3                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 12     | Kerala             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh     | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 14     | Maharashtra        | 11                                      | 0                                       | 11                                      | 9                                       | 0                                       | 9                                       | 4                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 4                                       |
| 15     | Manipur            | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 16     | Meghalaya          | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 17     | Mizoram            | 6                                       | 0                                       | 6                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 18     | Nagaland           | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 19     | Odisha             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 20     | Punjab             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 21     | Rajasthan          | 6                                       | 0                                       | 6                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 2                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       |
| 22     | Sikkim             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 24     | Telangana          | 1                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 25     | Tripura            | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 27     | Uttarakhand        | 4                                       | 0                                       | 4                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 28     | West Bengal        | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
|        | Total (States)     | 52                                      | 0                                       | 52                                      | 165                                     | 2                                       | 167                                     | 6                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 6                                       |
| 29     | A & N Islands      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 30     | Chandigarh         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 31     | DNH & Daman Diu @+ | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 32     | Delhi              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 33     | Jammu & Kashmir @* | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 4                                       | 0                                       | 4                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 34     | Ladakh@            | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 35     | Lakshadweep        | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 36     | Puducherry         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
|        | Total (UTs)        | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 4                                       | 0                                       | 4                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0 6                                     |
|        | Total (All India)  | 52                                      | 0                                       | 52                                      | 169                                     | 2                                       | 171                                     | 6                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |                                         |

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#       Data as on 31 st December of the respective year

'+'    combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT for 2018 & 2019

*'     data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2018 & 2019'@'   data of newly created Union Territory.