(a) whether the Government has been providing financial assistance to the victims of illegal human trafficking;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the amount of assistance provided to each victim;
(d) the number of persons who have sought assistance during the past three years; and
(e) the number of beneficiaries under the said scheme, State/U.T wise, particularly in the state of Andhra Pradesh?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c): The Ministry of Women & Child Development implements Ujjawala scheme for combating trafficking of women and children for commercial sexual exploitation., with five specific components – Prevention, Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-Integration and Repatriation of victims of trafficking. The scheme has been conceived primarily for the purpose of preventing trafficking on the one hand and rescue and rehabilitation of victims on the other. The scheme provides for rehabilitation of victims by providing food, shelter, counseling, medical care, legal aid and vocational training as well as their re-integration in the society. There are 241 projects including 136 Protective and Rehabilitative Homes in the country.
(d) and (e): The number of beneficiaries under the said scheme, state/U.T wise during the last three years is at Annexure.
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ANNEXURE
State-wise number of beneficiaries under the Ujjawala Scheme for the last three years
S.No Name of the State No of beneficiaries 2017-18 No of beneficiaries 2018-19 No of beneficiaries 2019-20
1. Andhra Pradesh 375 105 200
2. Assam 850 607 607
3. Bihar 75 0 0
4. Chhattisgarh 75 75 75
5. Sikkim 25 11 ?-
6. Karnataka 750 337 337
7. Kerala 100 100 100
8. Maharashtra 925 1150 1150
9. Manipur 400 950 950
10. Madhya Pradesh 25 - -
11. Mizoram 25 25 28
12. Nagaland 25 25 25
13. Rajasthan 250 250 250
14. Orissa 700 600 338
15. Tamil Nadu 200 98 98
16. Uttar Pradesh 275 100 100
17. Uttarakhand 175 100 100
18. West Bengal 100 100 100
19. Gujarat 175 325 325
20. Telangana 250 250 250
21. Jharkhand -? ?- 100
Total 5775 5208 5133