Lok Sabha Question No. 833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Reunite Action Plan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.833

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## REUNITE ACTION PLAN

- †833.  SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

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

- (a) the nature and details of Reunite Action Plan along with the action plan of the Government to trace the missing children through the same;
- (b) the number of missing children traced so far through this action plan;
- (c) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding missing of deaf and dumb children; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution  of  India.  States/  Union  Territories  are  competent  to  take  action  on complaints  on  missing  children.  However,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued advisories to States/ Union Territories to ensure adequate mechanisms are put in place inter-alia,  so  that  in  case  of  complaint  of  any  missing  children,  the  same  should  be reduced into a First Information Report and appropriate steps should be taken to see that follow up investigation is taken up immediately thereafter.

The Ministry of Women  and  Child Development has developed web portals 'TrackChild' and 'Khoya-Paya' since, 2012 and 2015 respectively to track the missing and found children. The Ministry supports 24x7 outreach helpline service for children in distress. This service is available through a dedicated toll free number, 1098 which can be accessed by children in crisis or by adults on their behalf from any where in India. As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), State/UT-wise, number of missing and traced children (below 18 years) in the country during 2017-19 is Annexed.

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| State/UT           | 2017    | 2017   | 2018    | 2018   | 2019    | 2019   |
|--------------------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
| State/UT           | Missing | Traced | Missing | Traced | Missing | Traced |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 3616    | 2902   | 3150    | 2610   | 3286    | 2737   |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh | 74      | 48     | 34      | 32     | 46      | 41     |
| 3Assam             | 1651    | 1170   | 2120    | 1461   | 2067    | 1389   |
| 4Bihar             | 8493    | 3271   | 12072   | 6967   | 12404   | 5208   |
| 5Chhattisgarh      | 3341    | 2267   | 4237    | 2920   | 4460    | 2872   |
| 6Goa               | 45      | 14     | 47      | 16     | 62      | 25     |
| 7Gujarat           | 2172    | 1653   | 2417    | 1873   | 1983    | 1354   |
| 8Haryana           | 3814    | 2217   | 3739    | 2576   | 3978    | 2610   |
| 9Himachal Pradesh  | 368     | 271    | 481     | 340    | 534     | 429    |
| 10Jammu &Kashmir   | 725     | 219    | 800     | 416    | 661     | 260    |
| 11Jharkhand        | 1099    | 465    | 993     | 377    | 972     | 517    |
| 12Karnataka        | 3195    | 1954   | 2864    | 2314   | 1385    | 832    |
| 13Kerala           | 1755    | 1595   | 2153    | 2002   | 2335    | 2195   |
| 14Madhya Pradesh   | 14116   | 8834   | 15320   | 9284   | 17058   | 11256  |
| 15Maharashtra      | 8581    | 3364   | 6928    | 3214   | 8276    | 4322   |
| 16Manipur          | 97      | 75     | 107     | 82     | 137     | 109    |
| 17Meghalaya        | 148     | 103    | 163     | 119    | 148     | 116    |
| 18Mizoram          | 1       | 1      | 3       | 3      | 0       | 0      |
| 19Nagaland         | 103     | 101    | 97      | 81     | 53      | 44     |
| 20Odisha           | 7446    | 6281   | 3491    | 1139   | 5503    | 1490   |
| 21Punjab           | 2724    | 872    | 2587    | 638    | 2843    | 792    |

|                                                                                                            | 22Rajasthan                                                                                                | 3403                                                                                                       | 2453                                                                                                       | 3521                                                                                                       | 2479                                                                                                       | 4697                                                                                                       | 3626   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 23Sikkim                                                                                                   | 23Sikkim                                                                                                   | 88                                                                                                         | 85                                                                                                         | 57                                                                                                         | 52                                                                                                         | 43                                                                                                         | 38     |
| 24Tamil Nadu                                                                                               | 24Tamil Nadu                                                                                               | 5844                                                                                                       | 4782                                                                                                       | 5333                                                                                                       | 4038                                                                                                       | 5814                                                                                                       | 4263   |
| 25Telangana                                                                                                | 25Telangana                                                                                                | 4304                                                                                                       | 2984                                                                                                       | 4410                                                                                                       | 3152                                                                                                       | 4566                                                                                                       | 3911   |
| 26Tripura                                                                                                  | 26Tripura                                                                                                  | 166                                                                                                        | 150                                                                                                        | 198                                                                                                        | 188                                                                                                        | 179                                                                                                        | 149    |
| 27Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | 27Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | 5161                                                                                                       | 2763                                                                                                       | 5704                                                                                                       | 2799                                                                                                       | 6089                                                                                                       | 3872   |
| 28Uttarakhand                                                                                              | 28Uttarakhand                                                                                              | 877                                                                                                        | 572                                                                                                        | 938                                                                                                        | 374                                                                                                        | 1103                                                                                                       | 440    |
| 29West Bengal                                                                                              | 29West Bengal                                                                                              | 19671                                                                                                      | 11849                                                                                                      | 16027                                                                                                      | 10205                                                                                                      | 16027                                                                                                      | 10205  |
| TOTAL STATE(S)                                                                                             | TOTAL STATE(S)                                                                                             | 103078                                                                                                     | 63315                                                                                                      | 99991                                                                                                      | 61751                                                                                                      | 106709                                                                                                     | 65102  |
| 30A&N Islands                                                                                              | 30A&N Islands                                                                                              | 43                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                         | 56                                                                                                         | 44                                                                                                         | 55                                                                                                         | 43     |
| 31Chandigarh                                                                                               | 31Chandigarh                                                                                               | 513                                                                                                        | 207                                                                                                        | 540                                                                                                        | 214                                                                                                        | 528                                                                                                        | 172    |
| 32D&N Haveli                                                                                               | 32D&N Haveli                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                          | 2      |
| 33Daman &Diu                                                                                               | 33Daman &Diu                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                         | 29                                                                                                         | 30                                                                                                         | 17                                                                                                         | 30                                                                                                         | 14     |
| 34Delhi                                                                                                    | 34Delhi                                                                                                    | 15252                                                                                                      | 6807                                                                                                       | 14986                                                                                                      | 9102                                                                                                       | 12239                                                                                                      | 5880   |
| 35Lakshadweep                                                                                              | 35Lakshadweep                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0      |
| 36Puducherry                                                                                               | 36Puducherry                                                                                               | 43                                                                                                         | 43                                                                                                         | 49                                                                                                         | 48                                                                                                         | 49                                                                                                         | 40     |
| TOTAL UT(S)                                                                                                | TOTAL UT(S)                                                                                                | 15893                                                                                                      | 7125                                                                                                       | 15665                                                                                                      | 9425                                                                                                       | 12908                                                                                                      | 6151   |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)                                                                                          | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)                                                                                          | 118971                                                                                                     | 70440                                                                                                      | 115656                                                                                                     | 71176                                                                                                      | 119617                                                                                                     | 71253  |
| Source: Crime in India                                                                                     | Source: Crime in India                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |        |
| Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used | Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used | Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used | Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used | Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used | Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used | Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used |        |