2/21/2019 Violence Against Maid Servants

Press Information Bureau

Government of India
Ministry of Women and Child Development
10-February-2014 15:15 IST
Violence Against Maid Servants

The instances of alleged violence and torture of maid servants in the National Capital and other parts of the country have
been reported.

As per data of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the total number of cases registered under different provisions of
law which come under the generic description of Human Trafficking during the period 2010, 2011 and 2012 were 3422,
3517 and 3554 respectively. State/UT wise details are as following.

State/Union Territory Cases Cases Cases

S. No. Registered Registered Registered
in 2010* in 2011* in 2012*
1. Andhra Pradesh
633 605 506
2. Arunachal Pradesh
0 0 1
3. Assam
103 165 154
4. Bihar
184 218 99
5. Chhattisgarh
25 33 18
6. Goa
17 18 40
7. Gujarat
46 50 63
8. Haryana
57 61 69
9. Himachal Pradesh
4 5 9
10. Jammu & Kashmir
4 1 3
11. Jharkhand
46 43 43
12. Karnataka
263 372 412
13. Kerala
315 206 220
14. Madhya Pradesh
44 94 45
15. Maharashtra
360 432 403
16. Manipur
0 0 32
17. Meghalaya
3 5 7
18. Mizoram
0 8 1
19. Nagaland
2 2 4
20. Orissa
34 35 29
21. Punjab

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60 50 86
22. Rajasthan
96 102 120
23. Sikkim
3 1 0
24. Tamil Nadu
580 420 528
25. Tripura
33 7 0
26. Uttar Pradesh
23 48 51
27. Uttarakhand
4 3 19
28. West Bengal
427 481 549
29. A & N Islands
3 3 2
30. Chandigarh
3 1 0
31. D&N Haveli
1 1 2
32. Daman & Diu
6 6 3
33. Delhi UT
32 38 32
34. Lakshadweep
0 0 0
35. Puducherry
11 3 4
Total
3422 3517 3564

* Includes heads {Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 + Importation of Girls + Procuration of Minor Girls + Buying of
Girls for Prostitution + Selling of Girls for Prostitution}

There are specific legislations enacted relating to trafficking in women and children (Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,
1956, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, Child Labour (Prohibition
and Regulation) Act, 1986, Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, apart from specific Sections in the IPC, e.g.
Section 372 and 373 dealing with selling and buying of girls for the purposes of prostitution.

With a view to tackle the menace of human trafficking, Ministry of Home Affairs has undertaken a number of measures such
as:

i) Anti –Trafficking Nodal Cell was set up in Ministry of Home Affairs to act as a focal point for communicating various
decisions and follow up on action taken by the State Governments. All the States / Union Territory Administrations have
nominated Anti Trafficking Nodal Officers who coordinate amount themselves in inter-state trafficking cases.

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ii) Advisories have been issued from time to time to States / Union Territory Administrations for preventing and combating
crime of human trafficking.

(iii) The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has prepared a training manual on “Human Trafficking-
Handbook for Investigators” for sensitizing police personnel and these handbooks are being used in the National,
Regional and State Police Training Institutes.

In order to safeguard the interest of job seekers, Ministry of Labour & Employment has issued guidelines on 30.10.2013 to t
State Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations to consider regulation of the functioning of Private Placeme
Agencies. States & UTs have been asked in October 2013 to register placement agencies providing domestic workers specifical
under Shops & Establishments Act.

This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha
today.
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MV

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