Lok Sabha Question No. 837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Trafficking of Young Women
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 837

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2023/ SRAVANA 3, 1945 (SAKA)

TRAFFICKING OF YOUNG WOMEN

837.    SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government is aware of incidents of trafficking of young women in the pretext of job  recruitment in  the  country  specifically  from Kerala State;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of cases registered and investigated by the National Investigating Agency as of now, State-wise;

(c)  the  details  of  States  from  where  such  crimes  are  repeatedly  and increasingly being perpetrated during the last five years, State-wise;

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  reports  concerning  Islamic State links to human trafficking cases; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  crime statistics  reported  to  it  by  the  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs)  and

publishes the same in its annual publication 'Crime in India'. The latest

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published report is of the year5 2021. Specific information in this regard is not available with NCRB.

As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Investigation  Agency,  the following 10 cases have been registered by them in which young women were trafficked on the pretext of job recruitment:

| S.No.   | Name of state   |   Number of cases registered by NIA |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Assam           |                                   2 |
| 2       | Jharkhand       |                                   1 |
| 3       | Karnataka       |                                   1 |
| 4       | Manipur         |                                   4 |
| 5       | Telangana       |                                   2 |
|         | Total           |                                  10 |

No specific linkages with Islamic States have been found in these cases.

'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  'State-List'  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India.  Therefore,  the  responsibility  for preventing and countering the crime of human trafficking primarily vests with respective State Governments/Union Territories. However, the Government  of  India  has  also  been  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the States/UTs in this regard. The Ministry of Home Affairs has provided

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financial assistance of about Rs 250 crore to the States/UTs in the last 2-3 years for establishing Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTU) in all Districts of the States/UTs and for establishing a Women Help Desk (WHD) in every Police Station of the State/UT. Both AHTUs and WHDs provide support to women and children who are in need of any kind of assistance. States/UTs have also been advised to establish institutional mechanism at all levels of the  State/UT-  State  Headquarter  level,  District  level  and  Police  Station level, with  a view  to  address  the  issue  of  human  trafficking in a comprehensive manner.

For  addressing  cross-border/transnational  issues  of  human  trafficking, bilateral Memoranda of Understanding have been signed with Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Cambodia and Myanmar; and multilateral instruments on human trafficking have also been signed by India. Training is also provided to State Police Personal in prevention and investigation of human trafficking cases in partnership with Bureau of police Research & Development,  Border  Security  Forces,  State  Government  agencies,  etc. The Ministry of External Affairs has also developed 'eMigrate' and

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'Madad'  Portals  which,  inter-alia,  serve  the  purpose  of  registering  and resolving grievance and complaints of Indian workers who proceed abroad for employment purposes.

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