Lok Sabha Question No. 3700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Women and Juveniles in Jails
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3700

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015/PAUSHA 1, 1937 (SAKA)

WOMEN AND JUVENILES IN JAILS

†3700. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  has  been  a  rise  in  the  number  of  women  and  juveniles lodged in various jails in the country including NCR;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the  total  number of women and juveniles lodged  in  jails  separately  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  a  co-relation  among inter-state trafficking of women and juveniles and increasing violence and atrocities against maids in various parts of the country including NCR;

(d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government  in  this regard;

(e) whether the Government has received any report from social organizations to check such cases and if so,the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard;

(f)  whether the Government has recently set up any special committee to examine such cases and if so, the details thereof; and

(g)  whether  the  said  committee  has  submitted  its  report  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the action taken in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): As  per  data  compiled  by  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau (NCRB), there were 18,188 women inmates in the jails of the country at the end of 2013 which decreased to 17,681 women inmates at the end of 2014.

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## L.S.U.S.Q.NO.3700 FOR 22.12.2015

Juvenile  offenders  are  not  housed  in  prisons  but  are  kept  in  Juvenile Justice  Institutions  in  a  child  friendly  environment.  A  State/UT  wise statement of women inmates lodged in the jails of the country at the end of 2012, 2013 and 2014 is at Annexure.

(c) to (g): There  is  no  concrete  evidence  of  such  correlation  between trafficking  of  women,    juvenile  and  violence  against  maids.  However,  the Government of  India  is  concerned  to  protect  these  vulnerable  groups  and has taken a number of measures, which are as under:

- (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  225 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 preventing and combating Human Trafficking during Commonwealth Games dated 10.9.2010.
- Advisory  on  enrolment  of  police  officials  in  IGNOU  certificate course on Anti Human Trafficking dated 12.1.2011.
- Advisory  on  missing  children  -  measures  needed  to  prevent trafficking and trace the children - dated 31.1.2012
- Advisory on Human Trafficking as Organised Crime dated 30.4. 2012.

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## L.S.U.S.Q.NO.3700 FOR 22.12.2015

- Advisory  on  Preventing  and  combating  human  trafficking  in India-dealing with foreign nationals dated 1.5. 2012
- Standard  Operation  Procedure  (SOP)  to  handle  trafficking  of children for child labour dated 12.8.2013
- Advisory on MHA Web Portal on Anti Human Trafficking - dated 5.5.2014
- Advisory for associating SSB and BSF in crime meetings  dated 23.7.2015

These  advisories  are  available  at  MHA's  Web  Portal  on  Anti Human Trafficking (www.stophumantrafficking-mha.nic.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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## PAGE 1 OF 1 OF ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in part (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3700 for answer on 22.12.2015

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Year 2012   | Year 2013   |   Year 2014 |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 924         | 899         |         363 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 4           | 2           |           4 |
| 3        | Assam             | 291         | 306         |         294 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 928         | 1100        |        1091 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 699         | 821         |         799 |
| 6        | Goa               | 28          | 28          |          27 |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 562         | 577         |         522 |
| 8        | Haryana           | 750         | 830         |         784 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 73          | 96          |          77 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 93          | 87          |          82 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 744         | 850         |         865 |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 558         | 584         |         589 |
| 13       | Kerala            | 204         | 190         |         171 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1181        | 1086        |        1150 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 1338        | 1559        |        1430 |
| 16       | Manipur           | 33          | 35          |          37 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 12          | 11          |           3 |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 62          | 66          |          60 |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 16          | 12          |          10 |
| 20       | Odisha            | 476         | 641         |         538 |
| 21       | Punjab            | 1275        | 1464        |        1304 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 695         | 662         |         694 |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 6           | 8           |           6 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 747         | 707         |         608 |
| 25       | Telangana         | --          | --          |         446 |
| 26       | Tripura           | 28          | 25          |          28 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3163        | 3312        |        3572 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 149         | 182         |         162 |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 1315        | 1393        |        1317 |
| 30       | A & N Islands     | 9           | 8           |           5 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 41          | 24          |          32 |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      | 2           | 0           |           1 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 2           | 1           |           1 |
| 34       | Delhi             | 540         | 615         |         602 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 0           | 0           |           0 |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 3           | 7           |           7 |
|          | Total             | 16951       | 18188       |       17681 |

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