Lok Sabha Question No. 1389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Legislation on Trafficking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1389

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 th  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 17,1937 (SAKA)

## LEGISLATION ON TRAFFICKING

1389.

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to bring an omnibus legislation to counter trafficking and address slavery, sexual exploitation and forced labour in place of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and a host of other similar laws;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  also  considering  to  establish  a  single agency called Organised Crime Investigation Agency;
- (d)  whether  standard  operating  procedures  will  be  put  in  place  for implementation; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &(b): Yes Madam. An inter-Ministerial Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development has been  constituted  for  preparing  a  comprehensive  legislation  on  various aspects of Human Trafficking. Details are at Annexure-I.

- (c): Yes, Madam.
- (d) & (e): At present, there is no such proposal.

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## Page 1 of 2 of Annexure-I L.S.US.Q.NO.1389 for 08.12.2015

Inter-Ministerial  Committee  constituted  under  the  Chairmanship  of Secretary,  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  to  prepare  a comprehensive legislation on various aspects of Human Trafficking.

## Composition

- Secretary  or  their  representative  not  below  the  rank  of  Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home  Affairs, M/o  Women  &  Child Development,  M/o  Labour  &  Employment,  M/o  External  Affairs, M/o  Overseas  Indian  Affairs,  M/o  Health  &  Family  Welfare  and D/o Legal Affairs
- Member-Secretary, National Commission for Women
- Member-Secretary, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
- Principal  Secretary/Secretary  of  Deptt.  of  WCD/Social  Welfare from  State/  UT  Govt.  of  West  Bengal,  Maharashtra,  Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Odisha.
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- Representative from National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
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- Mr. Ravi Kant, Shakti Vahini (New Delhi)
- Ms. Sunita Krishnan, Prajwala (Andhra Pradesh)
- Mr. Ajit Singh, Gudia Sansthan (Varanasi-UP)
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- Mr. Roop Sen, Sanjog (Kolkata)
- Dr. P.M. Nair, Chair-Professor, TISS, Mumbai

## Terms and Reference

- To  study  the  various  Acts/Legislations  under  the  purview  of different  Ministries/Departments  relating  to  various  aspects  of trafficking.

## Page 2 of 2 of Annexure-I L.S.US.Q.NO.1389 for 08.12.2015

- To consider the gaps in the existing legislation, from the point of  view  of  prevention,  pre-rescue,  rescue,  post-rescue  and rehabilitation aspects.
- To  Strengthen  victim  protection  protocol  so  as  to  ensure  that victims are treated as victims not as offenders.
- To  draft  a  comprehensive  legislative  framework  covering  all aspects of trafficking, as may be considered necessary.
- To provide for adequate shelter homes for the rescued victims.
- To prepare a comprehensive policy for law enforcing agencies, including  for  lady  police  officers  for  handling  the  victims  of trafficking.
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