Lok Sabha Question No. 2535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Rehabilitation of Victims of Human Trafficking
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, P.P. Chaudhary, Anurag Sharma, Mahendra Singh Solanky

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2535

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

- 2535:  SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

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

- (a) the amount of financial assistance provided to the States/UTs in border areas to set up Protection  and  Rehabilitation  Homes  for  the  victims  of  trafficking  particularly minor girls and young women;
- (b) the present capacity of Rehabilitation Homes and the facilities available in those homes, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan;
- (c) whether the Ministry is planning to set up new shelter homes in the border areas including the above said States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the details of the steps undertaken by the Ministry for generating awareness among women and children who are vulnerable to trafficking, particularly in the said States; and
- (f) the data on the number of trafficking cases reported and those rescued in the said States under the Ujjawala Scheme of the Ministry?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &(b):           Under the newly approved Mission Shakti, Swadhar Greh - for women in difficult circumstances and Ujjawala Home - for prevention of trafficking have been merged and known as Shakti Sadan which is an lntegrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for the women in distress situations and difficult circumstances.

The residents of Shakti Sadan are provided with shelter, food, clothing, counselling, primary  health  facilities,  vocational  training,  other  daily  requirements,  etc.  Besides, Rs.500/- per month per beneficiary is transferred in their Jan Dhan Account, which cannot be withdrawn by the account holders during their stay in the Home.

The facilities of these Homes can also be availed by the children accompanying women. Unmarried girls up to any age and boys up to 12 years of age can stay in Shakti Sadans with their mothers (boys above 12 years of age need to be shifted to the Children Homes run under JJ Act/Mission Vatsalya).

The Shakti Sadan is also to be linked with nearby police stations so as to ensure safety,  security  and  well-being  of  women.  State/UT-wise  number  of  Shakti  Sadan  and beneficiaries including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan is at Annexure-I.

- (c)  &  (d):          Shakti  Sadan  is  a  demand  driven  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  where States/UTs forward proposals on the basis of requirement assessed by them as per local needs and requirement of the States/UTs including for border areas and the proposals are approved in the Programme Approval Board of the Ministry.

(e):        The  Ministry  engages  with  the  State/UTs  regularly  and  through  its  various Schemes i.e. Beti Bachao Beti Padao (BBBP), One Stop Centre (OSC) and Women Help Line  (WHL)  which  envisages  to  provide  24  hours  emergency  and  non-emergency response to women, both in public and private spaces by linking them with appropriate authority such as Police, OSC, Hospital, Legal Services etc.  Through these measures work towards generating awareness among women and children.

(f):        The  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  informed  that  total  502  women benefited under Ujjawala Scheme during the period from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

The State Government of Rajasthan has informed that total 118 women benefited under Ujjawala Scheme during the period from 2018-19 to 2022-23.

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## Annexure-II

Annexure with regard to reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2535  for  answer  on  04.08.2023  regarding  Rehabilitation  of  Victims  of  Human Trafficking  asked  by  Shri  Pratap  Chandra  Sarangi,  Shri  Sangam  Lal  Gupta,  Dr. Ramapati  Ram  Tripathi,  Shri  P.P.  Chaudhary,  Shri  Anurag  Sharma  and  Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky Hon'ble Members of Parliament (LS).

## State/UT-wise number of Shakti Sadans and beneficiaries

| S.NoName of   | State/UT                  | Shakti Sadan   | Shakti Sadan            | Shakti Sadan    | Shakti Sadan            |
|---------------|---------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|               |                           | (Swadhar Greh) | Number of Beneficiaries | (Ujjawala Home) | Number of Beneficiaries |
| 1.            | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1              | 3                       | -               | -                       |
| 2.            | Andhra Pradesh            | 21             | 429                     | 5               | 135                     |
| 3.            | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1              | 24                      | -               | -                       |
| 4.            | Assam                     | 17             | 365                     | 19              | 223                     |
| 5.            | Chandigarh                | 1              | 10                      | -               | -                       |
| 6.            | Chhattisgarh              | 2              | 23                      | 2               | 15                      |
| 7.            | Delhi                     | 2              | 59                      | -               | -                       |
| 8.            | Goa                       | 2              | 41                      | 1               | 3                       |
| 9.            | Gujarat                   | 6              | 121                     | -               | -                       |
| 10.           | Himachal Pradesh          | 1              | 18                      | -               | -                       |
| 11.           | Jammu & Kashmir           | 2              | 46                      | -               | -                       |
| 12.           | Jharkhand                 | 5              | 52                      | 2               | 27                      |
| 13.           | Karnataka                 | 51             | 1621                    | 14              | 307                     |
| 14.           | Kerala                    | 7              | 137                     | 2               | 25                      |
| 15.           | Madhya Pradesh            | 15             | 347                     | -               | -                       |
| 16.           | Maharashtra               | 10             | 178                     | 4               | 79                      |
| 17.           | Manipur                   | 23             | 616                     | 22              | 769                     |
| 18.           | Meghalaya                 | 2              | 265                     | -               | -                       |
| 19.           | Mizoram                   | 11             | 105                     | 1               | 20                      |
| 20.           | Nagaland                  | 2              | 23                      | -               | -                       |
| 21.           | Odisha                    | 52             | 1662                    | 16              | 288                     |
| 22.           | Punjab                    | 2              | 24                      | -               | -                       |
| 23.           | Rajasthan                 | 8              | 157                     | 1               | 30                      |
| 24.           | Sikkim                    | 1              | 17                      | -               | -                       |
| 25.           | Tamil Nadu                | 35             | 967                     | -               | -                       |
| 26.           | Telangana                 | 18             | 390                     | 2               | 33                      |
| 27.           | Tripura                   | 3              | 83                      | -               | -                       |
| 28.           | Uttar Pradesh             | 13             | 385                     | -               | -                       |
| 29.           | Uttarakhand               | -              | -                       | 2               | 17                      |
| 30.           | West Bengal               | 33             | 794                     | 1               | 22                      |
|               | Total                     | 347            | 8962                    | 94              | 1993                    |