Lok Sabha Question No. 975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Human Trafficking Cases
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 975

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES

975.   SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of human trafficking cases reported during each of the last three years in various States;
- (b) whether the National Commission for Women has established an Anti Human Trafficking Cell and if so, the aims and objectives for setting up of such cell;
- (c) whether  National  Commission  for  Women  has  organized  seminar  on  Anti Human Trafficking Awareness in the recent past ;
- (d) if so, details of issues raised and discussion held during the said seminar; and
- (e) the details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  cases  of human trafficking in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a):   National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India' which is available on the website of NCRB (https://ncrb.gov.in).  The  published  reports  are  available  till  the  year  2020.  As  per information  received  from  NCRB,  the  State/UT-wise  number  of  cases  reported/ registered under human trafficking during 2018, 2019 and 2020 is at Annexure .

- (b):   The  National  Commission  for  Women  has  established  an  'Anti  Human Trafficking Cell' on 02.04.2022 with the following aims and objectives:
- (i)   To improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking.
- (ii)   Raising awareness among women and girls.
- (iii)  Capacity Building and Training of Anti-Human Trafficking Units and to increase responsiveness of law enforcement agencies.

(c) & (d): The National Commission for Women has recently organized a Seminar on the topic 'Anti Human Trafficking Awareness' on 25 th June, 2022 in collaboration with Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) at New Delhi. The seminar was attended  by  around  700  participants  from  across  the  country  including  the  State

Women Commissions, Women and Child Development Departments of States/UTs, Senior  Officials  of  State  Police  Departments,  Para  Military  Forces,  Administrative and Police Training Institutes, Civil Society Organizations and Media among others. The Seminar covered/ deliberated on the following four important technical aspects of human trafficking:

- (i) Concepts, patterns and existing response systems of human trafficking
- (ii)  Different dimensions of human trafficking
- (iii) Psycho-sociological impact of trafficking
- (iv) Role of NGOs In rescue, post rescue care and rehabilitation

The Technical sessions were followed by Open House Discussions and the gist of deliberations are as under:

-  Coordination and Convergence among the National Commission for Women and  other  State  Commissions  are  required  for  the  purpose  of  efficient rehabilitation  of  victims  by  formulating  a  matrix  or  a  template  containing  the framework of the process of convergence.
-  Joint training in states of all the agencies involved in the process of combating human trafficking-Labour Department, Police Officials, National Commissions and Child Welfare Committees.
-  The functional audit of Anti- Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs), Child Welfare Committees (CWC) and District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) and a rewardoriented  approach  to  honour  those  who  have  vigilantly  contributed  towards the cause of anti-human trafficking.
-  Empowering  Panchayats  to  combat  human  trafficking.  The  Panchayats should  be  made  aware  of  the  legal  provisions  in  force  to  combat  human trafficking.
-  Formulation of Indian Trafficking in Persons Report through the collaboration of  National  Commission  for Women,  National  Commission  for  Protection  of Childs  Rights,  Bureau  of  Police  Research  and  Development  and  National Crime Records Bureau.
-  The tools for efficient training programmes should be made available.
-  The  legislation, schemes  and  policies related to trafficking should be extensively disseminated at the Panchayat level.
-  Spread awareness among children through life skills campaigns especially on the topic of gender and sexuality.
-  Appointment of trained professional for mental health counseling.
-  All  the  State  Women  Commission  (SWCs)  should  establish  Anti-  Human Trafficking Cells in their respective Commissions.
-  Ascertain  the  role  of  Corporate  Houses  in  the  post-rescue  rehabilitation programmes of victims as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
-  All the stakeholders should act as 'ambassadors of Anti-Human Trafficking', working to the best of their capacities  to make maximum contribution in the movement to combat human trafficking.

(e) 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibility  to  maintain  law  and  order  as  well  as investigation  and  prosecution  of  crimes,  including  the  crime  of  human  trafficking vests  with  respective  State  Governments  who  are  competent  to  deal  with  such offences  under  extant  provisions  of  law.  However,  in  2020,  the  Empowered Committee (EC) under Nirbhaya Fund appraised a proposal for providing financial assistance of Rs  100  crores to all States and Union  Territories (UTs) for strengthening the existing Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and setting up new AHTUs, covering all districts of States and UTs. The Central Government has since released funds to States/ UTs for the purpose. Further, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India is supplementing the efforts of State Governments by undertaking various initiatives and measures. MHA provides financial assistance to States and UTs for holding 'Judicial Colloquiums' and 'State level conferences' on periodic  basis  for  sensitizing  judicial  and  police  officials  and  to  make  available  to them updated information on latest provisions of law relating to trafficking. MHA has also been issuing advisories and guidelines on preventing and combating the crime of human  trafficking. These advisories are available on MHA's  website at: https://www.mha.gov.in.  The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 was amended in 2019 to authorise the National Investigation Agency to investigate cases of human trafficking  under  sections  370  and  370  A  of  Indian  Penal  Code.  For  addressing transnational issues of human trafficking, bilateral Memorandums of Understanding have been signed with Bangladesh, UAE, Cambodia and Myanmar; and multilateral instruments on human trafficking have also been signed by India.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  975  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22.07.2022  REGARDING 'HUMAN  TRAFFICKING  CASES'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SHRI  RAHUL  RAMESH SHEWALE,  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU,        DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE AND SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT State/  UT-wise  number  of  cases  registered  under  human  trafficking  during

## 2018, 2019 and 2020 is as under :

| SI.   | State/ UT                   | 2018   | 2019   | 2020   |
|-------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|       | STATES:                     |        |        |        |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh              | 240    | 245    | 171    |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 3      | 0      | 2      |
| 3     | Assam                       | 308    | 201    | 124    |
| 4     | Bihar                       | 127    | 106    | 75     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                | 51     | 50     | 38     |
| 6     | Goa                         | 55     | 38     | 17     |
| 7     | Gujarat                     | 13     | 11     | 13     |
| 8     | Haryana                     | 34     | 15     | 14     |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh            | 6      | 11     | 4      |
| 10    | Jharkhand                   | 140    | 177    | 140    |
| 11    | Karnataka                   | 27     | 32     | 13     |
| 12    | Kerala                      | 105    | 180    | 166    |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh              | 63     | 73     | 80     |
| 14    | Maharashtra                 | 311    | 282    | 184    |
| 15    | Manipur                     | 3      | 9      | 6      |
| 16    | Meghalaya                   | 24     | 22     | 1      |
| 17    | Mizoram                     | 2      | 7      | 0      |
| 18    | Nagaland                    | 0      | 3      | 0      |
| 19    | Odisha                      | 75     | 147    | 103    |
| 20    | Punjab                      | 17     | 19     | 17     |
| 21    | Rajasthan                   | 86     | 141    | 128    |
| 22    | Sikkim                      | 1      | 0      | 1      |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu                  | 8      | 16     | 11     |
| 24    | Telangana                   | 242    | 137    | 184    |
| 25    | Tripura                     | 2      | 1      | 1      |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh               | 35     | 48     | 90     |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                 | 29     | 20     | 9      |
| 28    | West Bengal                 | 172    | 120    | 59     |
|       | TOTAL STATE (S)             | 2179   | 2111   | 1651   |
|       | UNION TERRITORIES:          |        |        |        |
| 29    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 30    | Chandigarh                  | 0      | 2      | 2      |
| 31    | DNH Haveli and DD +         | 0      | 0      | 2      |
| 32    | Delhi UT                    | 98     | 93     | 53     |
| 33    | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 1      | 0      | 2      |
| 34    | Ladakh                      | -      | -      | 0      |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                 | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36    | Puducherry                  | 0      | 2      | 4      |
|       | TOTAL UT (S)                | 99     | 97     | 63     |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 2278   | 2208   | 1714   |

* Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for the year 2018 & 2019