Lok Sabha Question No. 292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Human Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.292

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH JULY, 2016/ASHADHA 28, 1938 (SAKA)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

292. SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether cases of human trafficking has increased during the last few years;

(b) if so, the number of cases reported during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(c)  whether it is a fact that children constitute the major chunk of such trafficking cases;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  human  trafficking particularly trafficking of children?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (d): As per the information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB),  a  total  3554,  3940  and  5466  cases  of  human  trafficking and a total 991, 1361 and 2204 cases of child trafficking were reported during 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.   State/UT wise details of cases reported under total Human Trafficking and under Child Trafficking are at Annexure I and Annexure II, respectively.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.292 FOR 19.07.2016

(e): 'Public  Order'  and  'Police'  as  per  the  Seventh  Schedule  of  the Constitution of India are State subjects and as such detection, registration, investigation and prevention of crime is primarily the responsibility  of  the  State  Governments.  However,  Government  of  India has taken various steps to combat human trafficking and has adopted a multi-pronged approach alongwith concerned Ministries and stakeholders, as detailed below:-

- (i) Enactment of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, wherein Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code has been substituted with Section 370 and  370A  of  IPC  which  provide  for  comprehensive  measures  to counter the menace of Human Trafficking.
- (ii) Establishment of Anti Human  Trafficking Units(AHTUs) in 259 districts of the country.
- (iii) Issued following advisories on Human Trafficking to all States/UTs:
-  Advisory for preventing crime of human trafficking  dated 9.9.2009.
-  Advisory on missing children -measures needed to prevent trafficking and trace the children - dated 31.1.2012

## L.S.US.Q.NO.292 FOR 19.07.2016

-  Advisory on Human Trafficking as Organised Crime dated 30.4. 2012.
-  Advisory  on  Preventing  and  combating  human  trafficking  in  Indiadealing with foreign nationals dated 1.5. 2012
-  Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) to handle trafficking of children for child labour dated 12.8.2013

These advisories are available at www.mha.gov.in.

- (iv) Organization of periodic meetings with Nodal Officers of AHTUs and concerned Ministries to review the efforts taken to combat Human Trafficking.

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## State/UT wise Cases Reported under Total Human Trafficking#  during 2012-2014

| SL         | State/UT          | 2012   | 2013   |   2014* |
|------------|-------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 506    | 531    |     365 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 1      | 2      |       2 |
| 3          | Assam             | 154    | 149    |     407 |
| 4          | Bihar             | 99     | 267    |     395 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 18     | 53     |      51 |
| 6          | Goa               | 40     | 28     |      23 |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 63     | 78     |      56 |
| 8          | Haryana           | 69     | 67     |     356 |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 9      | 5      |       9 |
| 10         | Jammu &Kashmir    | 3      | 2      |       1 |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 43     | 37     |     184 |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 412    | 412    |     472 |
| 13         | Kerala            | 220    | 195    |     155 |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 45     | 53     |      74 |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 403    | 345    |     360 |
| 16         | Manipur           | 32     | 22     |       3 |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 7      | 12     |      17 |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 1      | 0      |       0 |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 4      | 1      |       4 |
| 20         | Odisha            | 29     | 106    |     152 |
| 21         | Punjab            | 86     | 138    |      77 |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 120    | 130    |     180 |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      |       2 |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 528    | 549    |     509 |
| 25         | Telangana         | -      | -      |     398 |
| 26         | Tripura           | 0      | 0      |       0 |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 51     | 37     |      43 |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 19     | 14     |      24 |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 549    | 669    |    1096 |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 3511   | 3902   |    5415 |
| 30         | A & N Islands     | 2      | 4      |      12 |
| 31         | Chandigarh        | 0      | 6      |       1 |
| 32         | D&N Haveli        | 2      | 2      |       1 |
| 33         | Daman &Diu        | 3      | 6      |       8 |
| 34         | Delhi UT          | 32     | 20     |      27 |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      |       0 |
| 36         | Puducherry        | 4      | 0      |       2 |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       | 43     | 38     |      51 |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            | 3554   | 3940   |    5466 |

Source: Crime in India

# include cases under section 370 & 370A IPC*, Procuration of minor girls (section 366A

IPC), Importation of girls from foreign country (section 366B IPC),

Selling of minors for prostitution (section 372 IPC), Buying of minors for prostitution (section 373 IPC) and The Immoral Traffic (P) Act

* started collecting data since 2014.

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## State/UT wise Cases Reported under Child Trafficking* during 2012-2014

| SL         | State/UT          | 2012   | 2013   |   2014 |
|------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 34     | 42     |     46 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      |      1 |
| 3          | Assam             | 124    | 131    |    304 |
| 4          | Bihar             | 64     | 203    |    285 |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 13     | 45     |      3 |
| 6          | Goa               | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 19     | 2      |      1 |
| 8          | Haryana           | 0      | 4      |    280 |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 3      | 1      |      4 |
| 10         | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0      | 1      |      0 |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 31     | 26     |     24 |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 77     | 72     |     71 |
| 13         | Kerala            | 10     | 15     |      4 |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 32     | 31     |      8 |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 37     | 56     |     31 |
| 16         | Manipur           | 17     | 22     |      0 |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 0      | 8      |     12 |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 1      | 0      |      0 |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 20         | Odisha            | 5      | 79     |     75 |
| 21         | Punjab            | 0      | 1      |      5 |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 21     | 56     |     61 |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 28     | 0      |      1 |
| 25         | Telangana         |        |        |     30 |
| 26         | Tripura           | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 20     | 0      |      2 |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 7      | 1      |      3 |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 440    | 565    |    947 |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 983    | 1361   |   2198 |
| 30         | A&NIslands        | 0      | 0      |      1 |
| 31         | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 32         | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 33         | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 34         | Delhi UT          | 8      | 0      |      5 |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      |      0 |
| 36         | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      |      0 |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       | 8      | 0      |      6 |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            | 991    | 1361   |   2204 |

Source:  Crime in India

* includes importation of girls from foreign country, buying of minors for prostitution, selling of minors for prostitution, procuration of minor girls and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act@

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