Lok Sabha Question No. 1866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Missing Children and Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1866

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2015

**MISSING CHILDREN AND WOMEN**

1866. 	SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

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

(a) 	whether the cases of missing women and children from shelter homes and remand homes have come to the notice of the Government during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b) 	if so, the number of such cases reported from various parts of the country during the said period, State/UT-wise;

(c) 	whether the Government has conducted any enquiry in this regard, if so, the details and outcome thereof along with the number of officials found guilty in such enquiry and action taken by the Government against them; and

(d) 	the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a) 	& (b): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has reported that they have received 08 complaints pertaining to 26 children missing from the Child Care Institutions including Shelter Homes during the last three years and the current year. The State/UT-wise details are **Annexed** .  The data regarding cases of missing women from shelter homes and remand homes is not maintained centrally.

(c) 	& (d): NCPCR takes cognizance of the complaints and recommends the concerned Government / Authority to take appropriate action on the basis of inquiry report. The Ministry has been requesting the States/UT Governments for strict implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 [JJ Act]. Section 34(3) of JJ Act, 2000 mandates all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) including homes of various types to be registered under the Act.  The provisions of the JJ Act and the rules framed thereunder inter-alia provide for various mechanisms including inspection of CCIs, minimum standards of care etc., to keep a check on the functioning of these institutions.

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**Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1866 for 31.07.2014 raised by Shri Laxman Giluwa and Shri Chandrakant Khaire regarding       ‘Missing Children and Women’.**

**State/UT-wise number of complaints of missing children from Child Care Institutions reported by NCPCR during the last three years.**

| **Sr. No.**   | **State**     | **2012-13**            |                                | **2013-14**            |                                | **2014-15**            |                                |
|---------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|               |               | **Number of incident** | **Number of missing children** | **Number of incident** | **Number of missing children** | **Number of incident** | **Number of missing children** |
|               | Delhi         | -                      | -                              | -                      | -                              | 1                      | 1                              |
|               | Haryana       |                        | -                              | -                      | -                              | 1                      | 1                              |
|               | Maharashtra   | 2                      | 11                             | -                      | -                              | -                      | -                              |
|               | Punjab        | 1                      | 4                              | -                      | -                              | -                      | -                              |
|               | Uttar Pradesh | 2                      | 7                              | -                      | -                              | 1                      | 2                              |

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