Lok Sabha Question No. 1351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Missing Women in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  JULY, 2024/ SHRAVAN 8, 1946 (SAKA)

MISSING WOMEN IN ANDHRA PRADESH

1351 SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI: SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of women reported missing and found in Andhra Pradesh during each of the last five years, age-wise and district-wise;

(b) whether the Ministry has established any special task forces or investigative units for resolving the issue, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there are any social awareness programmes in place for preventing cases of missing women; and

(d) if so, the details of such programmes conducted in Andhra Pradesh during the said period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a) : The district-wise details of number of female (below 18 years) and female (above  18  years)  reported  missing  and  found  during  years  2019-2023,  as furnished by Andhra Pradesh State Government, are at Annexure.

(b)  to  (d):  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility of maintaining law and order,  protection  of  life  and  property of the citizens including women rest with the respective State Governments and the State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.

However, Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  has  been  supplementing  the efforts  of  the  State  Governments  and  UTs  by  taking  various  initiatives  and measures in this regard. MHA has provided financial assistance to all States and UTs for strengthening the existing Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and for establishing new AHTUs covering all districts of the States and UTs and for setting up Women Help Desk in each police station of States and UTs. It has been informed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh that they have established Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) at each and every district headquarters to combat and prevent the Human Trafficking and Women Help Desks in each and every police station in the State as per the guidelines of Ministry of Home Affairs.

Further,  MHA also 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 on Human Trafficking.

In  addition,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  been  issuing  advisories  to States/UTs to deal with crime against women and children. These advisories are available on MHA's website at www.mha.gov.in.

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.

For providing outreach services to missing children and needy children, the Ministry of Women and Child Development operates Child Helpline No. 1098, which is operational 24/7. Apart from this, Railway Child lines at major railway platforms are also being operated to provide assistance to any needy child.

Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  has  also  initiated  the 'TrackChild Portal', which enables tracking of the missing and found children. Under this, logins have been provided to the Police Stations, Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Care Institutions whereby they are required to update the information,  on  the  portal,  about  missing  and  found  children  regularly.  One Component of Track Child Portal is 'Khoya-Paya', where any citizen can report missing children as well as sightings of their whereabouts without losing much time.

Further,  the  Central  Government  undertakes  awareness  drives,  media campaigns and outreach programmes and issues advisories to the States/UTs from  time  to  time  to  increase  awareness  among  citizens  on  various  issues pertaining to women and girls. The National Commission of Women (NCW) also undertake awareness programmes and consultations with stakeholders from time to time. Additionally, Government of Andhra Pradesh has informed that it is conducting the following programmes:-

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1351 FOR 30.07.2024

-  State Level Conferences on Human Trafficking (offline & online) with AHTU officers in collaboration with line departments in the State and NGOs;
-  Awareness & motivation campaigns to the Women/female students/children against sexual exploitation and remedial measures;
-  Counseling  to  the  Women/Women  Victims  and  providing  amicable solution to their grievance;
-  Communicating  the  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  on  Anti Human Trafficking, Women & Child Safety issued by the Government of India, from time to time to all the Police Units in the State for its strict implementation;
-  Formulated and circulated Standard Operating procedures 'for Investigation of cases of Human Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation' and 'Crime against Women' to all the Police Units in the State for its strict implementation;
-  Andhra Pradesh Police launched a focused campaign against trafficking and all forms of abuse against women and children under the banner 'CAMPAIGN VIMUKTHI'.

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## District-wise no. of Missing and Traced (Including Previous Years Missing Persons) Female (Below 18 Years and 18 Years and above) during year 2019

| S. No.   | Name of the Unit    | Below 18 years   | Below 18 years                                    | 18 Years and Above   | 18 Years and Above                                | Total Female   | Total Female                                      |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the Unit    | Missing          | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing              | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing        | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) |
| 1        | Srikakulam          | 52               | 51                                                | 179                  | 152                                               | 231            | 203                                               |
| 2        | Vizianagaram        | 82               | 79                                                | 168                  | 142                                               | 250            | 221                                               |
| 3        | Visakhapatnam City  | 26               | 28                                                | 426                  | 447                                               | 452            | 475                                               |
| 4        | Visakhapatnam Rural | 31               | 25                                                | 156                  | 145                                               | 187            | 170                                               |
| 5        | Rajahmundry Urban   | 51               | 52                                                | 182                  | 146                                               | 233            | 198                                               |
| 6        | East Godavari       | 102              | 100                                               | 257                  | 236                                               | 359            | 336                                               |
| 7        | West Godavari       | 168              | 171                                               | 451                  | 380                                               | 619            | 551                                               |
| 8        | Viajywada City      | 172              | 168                                               | 349                  | 405                                               | 521            | 573                                               |
| 9        | Krishna             | 27               | 26                                                | 255                  | 239                                               | 282            | 265                                               |
| 10       | Guntur Urban        | 46               | 46                                                | 247                  | 247                                               | 293            | 293                                               |
| 11       | Guntur Rural        | 113              | 113                                               | 327                  | 312                                               | 440            | 425                                               |
| 12       | Prakasam            | 96               | 93                                                | 248                  | 236                                               | 344            | 329                                               |
| 13       | Nellore             | 111              | 99                                                | 234                  | 206                                               | 345            | 305                                               |
| 14       | Kurnool             | 174              | 171                                               | 330                  | 294                                               | 504            | 465                                               |
| 15       | Anantapur           | 280              | 275                                               | 486                  | 450                                               | 766            | 725                                               |
| 16       | YSR Kadapa          | 176              | 165                                               | 299                  | 285                                               | 475            | 450                                               |
| 17       | Tirupati Urban      | 68               | 90                                                | 192                  | 186                                               | 260            | 276                                               |
| 18       | Chittoor            | 151              | 150                                               | 168                  | 161                                               | 319            | 311                                               |
| 19       | RP Vijayawada       | 2                | 2                                                 | 10                   | 10                                                | 12             | 12                                                |
| 20       | RP Guntakal         | 0                | 0                                                 | 4                    | 0                                                 | 4              | 0                                                 |
|          | Total               | 1928             | 1904                                              | 4968                 | 4679                                              | 6896           | 6583                                              |

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## District-wise no. of Missing and Traced (Including Previous Years Missing Persons) Female (Below 18 Years and 18 Years and above) during year 2020

| S.   | Name of the         | Below 18 years   | Below 18 years                                    | 18 Years and Above   | 18 Years and Above                                | Total Female   | Total Female                                      |
|------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| No.  | Unit                | Missing          | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing              | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing        | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) |
| 1    | Srikakulam          | 67               | 55                                                | 186                  | 165                                               | 253            | 220                                               |
| 2    | Vizianagaram        | 35               | 43                                                | 175                  | 158                                               | 210            | 201                                               |
| 3    | Visakhapatnam City  | 54               | 33                                                | 377                  | 303                                               | 431            | 336                                               |
| 4    | Visakhapatnam Rural | 60               | 60                                                | 139                  | 147                                               | 199            | 207                                               |
| 5    | Rajahmundry Urban   | 61               | 54                                                | 145                  | 153                                               | 206            | 207                                               |
| 6    | East Godavari       | 125              | 65                                                | 390                  | 238                                               | 515            | 303                                               |
| 7    | West Godavari       | 177              | 186                                               | 511                  | 555                                               | 688            | 741                                               |
| 8    | Viajywada City      | 92               | 96                                                | 307                  | 291                                               | 399            | 387                                               |
| 9    | Krishna             | 37               | 37                                                | 296                  | 303                                               | 333            | 340                                               |
| 10   | Guntur Urban        | 77               | 70                                                | 204                  | 204                                               | 281            | 274                                               |
| 11   | Guntur Rural        | 111              | 106                                               | 299                  | 283                                               | 410            | 389                                               |
| 12   | Prakasam            | 85               | 92                                                | 286                  | 263                                               | 371            | 355                                               |
| 13   | Nellore             | 120              | 115                                               | 305                  | 282                                               | 425            | 397                                               |
| 14   | Kurnool             | 217              | 207                                               | 417                  | 398                                               | 634            | 605                                               |
| 15   | Anantapur           | 284              | 278                                               | 585                  | 540                                               | 869            | 818                                               |
| 16   | YSR Kadapa          | 138              | 149                                               | 277                  | 287                                               | 415            | 436                                               |
| 17   | Tirupati Urban      | 87               | 88                                                | 149                  | 183                                               | 236            | 271                                               |
| 18   | Chittoor            | 262              | 259                                               | 433                  | 422                                               | 695            | 681                                               |
| 19   | RP Vijayawada       | 2                | 2                                                 | 2                    | 6                                                 | 4              | 8                                                 |
| 20   | RP Guntakal         | 1                | 2                                                 | 1                    | 11                                                | 2              | 13                                                |
|      | Total               | 2092             | 1997                                              | 5484                 | 5192                                              | 7576           | 7189                                              |

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## District-wise  no.  of  Missing  and  Traced  (Including  Previous  Years  Missing  Persons) Female (Below 18 Years and 18 Years and above) during year 2021

| S. No.   | Name of the Unit    | Below 18 years   | Below 18 years                                    | 18 Years and Above   | 18 Years and Above                                | Total Female   | Total Female                                      |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the Unit    | Missing          | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing              | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing        | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) |
| 1        | Srikakulam          | 85               | 86                                                | 203                  | 215                                               | 288            | 301                                               |
| 2        | Vizianagaram        | 38               | 30                                                | 215                  | 177                                               | 253            | 207                                               |
| 3        | Visakhapatnam City  | 155              | 161                                               | 636                  | 668                                               | 791            | 829                                               |
| 4        | Visakhapatnam Rural | 51               | 54                                                | 165                  | 158                                               | 216            | 212                                               |
| 5        | Rajahmundry Urban   | 72               | 73                                                | 199                  | 162                                               | 271            | 235                                               |
| 6        | East Godavari       | 191              | 160                                               | 502                  | 530                                               | 693            | 690                                               |
| 7        | West Godavari       | 187              | 180                                               | 543                  | 521                                               | 730            | 701                                               |
| 8        | Viajywada City      | 128              | 115                                               | 399                  | 386                                               | 527            | 501                                               |
| 9        | Krishna             | 32               | 34                                                | 314                  | 311                                               | 346            | 345                                               |
| 10       | Guntur Urban        | 138              | 131                                               | 302                  | 303                                               | 440            | 434                                               |
| 11       | Guntur Rural        | 206              | 199                                               | 461                  | 445                                               | 667            | 644                                               |
| 12       | Prakasam            | 198              | 178                                               | 377                  | 343                                               | 575            | 521                                               |
| 13       | Nellore             | 177              | 174                                               | 352                  | 345                                               | 529            | 519                                               |
| 14       | Kurnool             | 261              | 234                                               | 604                  | 624                                               | 865            | 858                                               |
| 15       | Anantapur           | 446              | 443                                               | 778                  | 789                                               | 1224           | 1232                                              |
| 16       | YSR Kadapa          | 204              | 204                                               | 369                  | 26                                                | 573            | 230                                               |
| 17       | Tirupati Urban      | 147              | 156                                               | 211                  | 232                                               | 358            | 388                                               |
| 18       | Chittoor            | 265              | 272                                               | 462                  | 485                                               | 727            | 757                                               |
| 19       | RP Vijayawada       | 0                | 0                                                 | 9                    | 7                                                 | 9              | 7                                                 |
| 20       | RP Guntakal         | 0                | 0                                                 | 3                    | 5                                                 | 3              | 5                                                 |
|          | Total               | 2981             | 2884                                              | 7104                 | 6732                                              | 10085          | 9616                                              |

## District-wise no. of Missing and Traced (Including Previous Years Missing Persons) Female (Below 18 Years and 18 Years and above) during year 2022

| S.   | Name of the                 | Below 18 years   | Below 18 years                                    | 18 Years and Above   | 18 Years and Above                                | Total Female   | Total Female                                      |
|------|-----------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| No.  | Unit                        | Missing          | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing              | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing        | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) |
| 1    | Srikakulam                  | 119              | 108                                               | 272                  | 270                                               | 391            | 378                                               |
| 2    | Parvathipuram Manyam        | 13               | 12                                                | 69                   | 70                                                | 82             | 82                                                |
| 3    | Vizianagaram                | 29               | 29                                                | 217                  | 221                                               | 246            | 250                                               |
| 4    | Visakhapatnam               | 100              | 110                                               | 415                  | 486                                               | 515            | 596                                               |
| 5    | Alluri Sitarama Raju        | 54               | 45                                                | 26                   | 27                                                | 80             | 72                                                |
| 6    | Anakapalli                  | 56               | 61                                                | 141                  | 128                                               | 197            | 189                                               |
| 7    | Kakinada                    | 94               | 94                                                | 295                  | 320                                               | 389            | 414                                               |
| 8    | East Godavari               | 139              | 152                                               | 264                  | 285                                               | 403            | 437                                               |
| 9    | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | 77               | 90                                                | 190                  | 226                                               | 267            | 316                                               |
| 10   | Eluru                       | 98               | 102                                               | 315                  | 325                                               | 413            | 427                                               |
| 11   | West Godavari               | 95               | 89                                                | 248                  | 219                                               | 343            | 308                                               |
| 12   | NTR                         | 172              | 162                                               | 689                  | 683                                               | 861            | 845                                               |
| 13   | Krishna                     | 85               | 84                                                | 283                  | 276                                               | 368            | 360                                               |
| 14   | Palnadu                     | 111              | 116                                               | 253                  | 286                                               | 364            | 402                                               |
| 15   | Guntur                      | 174              | 173                                               | 514                  | 485                                               | 688            | 658                                               |
| 16   | Bapatla                     | 79               | 78                                                | 218                  | 197                                               | 297            | 275                                               |
| 17   | Prakasam                    | 151              | 159                                               | 323                  | 336                                               | 474            | 495                                               |
| 18   | Nellore                     | 200              | 219                                               | 342                  | 344                                               | 542            | 563                                               |
| 19   | Kurnool                     | 94               | 185                                               | 144                  | 444                                               | 238            | 629                                               |
| 20   | Nandyal                     | 96               | 102                                               | 204                  | 216                                               | 300            | 318                                               |
| 21   | Anantapur                   | 220              | 226                                               | 431                  | 479                                               | 651            | 705                                               |
| 22   | Sri Satya Sai               | 168              | 138                                               | 256                  | 227                                               | 424            | 365                                               |
| 23   | YSR Kadapa                  | 164              | 168                                               | 272                  | 273                                               | 436            | 441                                               |
| 24   | Annamayya                   | 135              | 136                                               | 157                  | 153                                               | 292            | 289                                               |
| 25   | Tirupati                    | 217              | 211                                               | 398                  | 425                                               | 615            | 636                                               |
| 26   | Chittoor                    | 177              | 172                                               | 361                  | 358                                               | 538            | 530                                               |
| 27   | RP Vijayawada               | 0                | 0                                                 | 13                   | 10                                                | 13             | 10                                                |
| 28   | RP Guntakal                 | 1                | 0                                                 | 5                    | 4                                                 | 6              | 4                                                 |
|      | Total                       | 3118             | 3221                                              | 7315                 | 7773                                              | 10433          | 10994                                             |

## District-wise no. of Missing and Traced (Including Previous Years Missing Persons) Female (Below 18 Years and 18 Years and above) during year 2023 (Tentative figures)

| S. No   | Name of the Unit            | Below 18 years   | Below 18 years                                    | 18 Years and Above   | 18 Years and Above                                | Total Female   | Total Female                                      |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| .       | Name of the Unit            | Missing          | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing              | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) | Missing        | Traced (Including Previous years Missing persons) |
| 1       | Srikakulam                  | 73               | 81                                                | 250                  | 256                                               | 323            | 337                                               |
| 2       | Parvathipura mManyam        | 11               | 16                                                | 59                   | 103                                               | 70             | 119                                               |
| 3       | Vizianagaram                | 59               | 56                                                | 172                  | 191                                               | 231            | 247                                               |
| 4       | Visakhapatna m              | 221              | 188                                               | 514                  | 436                                               | 735            | 624                                               |
| 5       | Alluri Sitarama Raju        | 14               | 17                                                | 24                   | 25                                                | 38             | 42                                                |
| 6       | Anakapalli                  | 65               | 73                                                | 192                  | 201                                               | 257            | 274                                               |
| 7       | Kakinada                    | 131              | 130                                               | 208                  | 263                                               | 339            | 393                                               |
| 8       | East Godavari               | 133              | 131                                               | 232                  | 262                                               | 365            | 393                                               |
| 9       | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | 14               | 21                                                | 148                  | 148                                               | 162            | 169                                               |
| 10      | Eluru                       | 99               | 110                                               | 300                  | 293                                               | 399            | 403                                               |
| 11      | West Godavari               | 86               | 87                                                | 32                   | 69                                                | 118            | 156                                               |
| 12      | NTR                         | 281              | 291                                               | 807                  | 760                                               | 1088           | 1051                                              |
| 13      | Krishna                     | 49               | 49                                                | 268                  | 260                                               | 317            | 309                                               |
| 14      | Palnadu                     | 77               | 71                                                | 101                  | 100                                               | 178            | 171                                               |
| 15      | Guntur                      | 92               | 91                                                | 306                  | 296                                               | 398            | 387                                               |
| 16      | Bapatla                     | 86               | 82                                                | 166                  | 168                                               | 252            | 250                                               |
| 17      | Prakasam                    | 139              | 124                                               | 243                  | 216                                               | 382            | 340                                               |
| 18      | Nellore                     | 143              | 144                                               | 260                  | 271                                               | 403            | 415                                               |
| 19      | Kurnool                     | 124              | 123                                               | 243                  | 232                                               | 367            | 355                                               |
| 20      | Nandyal                     | 110              | 97                                                | 233                  | 222                                               | 343            | 319                                               |
| 21      | Anantapur                   | 261              | 260                                               | 410                  | 432                                               | 671            | 692                                               |
| 22      | Sri Satya Sai               | 214              | 195                                               | 298                  | 315                                               | 512            | 510                                               |
| 23      | YSR Kadapa                  | 152              | 147                                               | 233                  | 223                                               | 385            | 370                                               |
| 24      | Annamayya                   | 91               | 91                                                | 145                  | 127                                               | 236            | 218                                               |
| 25      | Tirupati                    | 192              | 194                                               | 344                  | 324                                               | 536            | 518                                               |
| 26      | Chittoor                    | 202              | 201                                               | 367                  | 361                                               | 569            | 562                                               |
| 27      | RP Vijayawada               | 2                | 2                                                 | 15                   | 10                                                | 17             | 12                                                |
|         | Total                       | 3121             | 3073                                              | 6574                 | 6567                                              | 9695           | 9640                                              |