7 th October

Challenges of Uttar Pradesh Has a population of nearly 22 crores. Has perforated international border of 619 kms with Nepal Has borders with –Uttrakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Bihar It is assumed that only 30% of the total cases are reported, so the actual number is pretty high. Till date no concrete study has been conducted so far to know the exact number of trafficked kids/adults in India.

Scenario of Uttar Pradesh Has 35 Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTU). Operation Smile – to make safe return of missing children. Anti Human Trafficking and safety and protection of women and children has been taken up the Hon’ble CM of UP as a priority area- 8 May, 2015 UP has made Human Trafficking punishable under the Goonda Act and Gangster Act of UP UP is among the front runners which has implemented Victim compensation scheme for specific crimes including human trafficking and the 6 sections of POCSO Act. 3

Operation Smile Ghaziabad police launched one day operation against child labour in Ghaziabad on and recovered 51 children. Found 227 and 326 missing children in the two phases of operation Smile Operation smile has changed public perception of police, especially among the weaker sections of society which felt neglected. MHA ordered repetition of this model across India Operation Muskaan launched from 1 st July till 31 st July 3 SSPs selected for awards for their exemplary efforts under Operation Smile- Noida, Ghaziabad, Jhansi 4

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6 Hon.CM Ghoshana/Announcement Anti Human Trafficking Training on May 8 th, 2015 Free sensitisation training to police personnel down to thana level, of Uttar Pradesh, by SaktiVahini NGO. Video Conference by PS Home, SSB, Departmental Representatives, NGOs, childline with all seven bordering districts for Nepal Border alert. Workshops decided to be held at district and zonal levels- including all stakeholders- Police, Executive Magistrates, Probation Officers, Childline, NGOs, Unicef, Prosecution officers, DGC Criminal, SSB, AHTU, Shelter Home staff, Child Welfare Committee members, JJB members road transport and railway representatives et al.. Training material to be provided freely on relevant Acts, Rules, Advisories Railway Police personnel to be trained as a major stakeholder Nepal bordering districts/zone to be first trained. All trainings aimed to be completed by November of 2015 or earlier

Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Women & Child Development Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry of Labour Ministry of Law & Justice

Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Women & Child Development Ministry of Law & Justice Ministry of Labour Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment NGOs / Civil Society Police Stations FIR Investigation Juvenile Welfare Officer Mahila Police Station Woman Police Officer Special Juvenile Police Unit Anti Human Trafficking Units Prosecution- DGC Cr/ SPO/PO/APO Juvenile Justice Act Juvenile Justice Boards POCSO Shelter Homes Domestic Violence Protection Officer Integrated Child Protection Scheme Child Welfare Committee District Probation Officer Victim Compensation through SLSA and DLSA Child Labour Bonded Labour Migrant Labour SC/ST men/women/child ren become victims- compensation,reh abilitation, schools, scholar- ships Child Help Line, shelter homes

Trainings conducted District Training at Varanasi: 9 th May : 63 participants District Training at Meerut: 7 th June : 66 participants Video Conference and sensitisation with 7 Nepal bordering districts : 1t h June 60 participants Zonal level -Gorakhpur : 22 nd June : 104 participants State level training of 35 Anti Human Trafficking Units training with SSB Personnel – Lucknow: 29 th June : 91 participants Railways, Lucknow- under chair of ADG Railways: 30 th June: 122 participants District training-Lakhimpur Khiri-9 th July : 49 participants Bareilley Zone : 10 th July : 238 participants Agra Zone : 11 th July: 102 participants Meerut Zone: 23 rd July : 260 participants Kanpur Zone: 24 th July : 195 participants Allahabad Zone:25 th July: 113 participants 9

Trainings conducted till October 1: 2076 stakeholders trained : Gautam Budh Nagar District : : Varanasi Zone : : Mathura District : : Jhansi Range: : Aligarh District : : Ghaziabad District : : Moradabad District : : Rampur District

Trainings Planned in October: Districtwise Rampur ( ) Kushinagar Maharajganj Siddharthnagar Balrampur Shravasti Bahraich Chaitrakoot Banda Mahoba 11

Achievements All major Zones/Ranges covered under training with multiple stakeholders District level training at sensitive districts Railway Police covered separately, because of special advisories by GOI and Hon SC/HC needing SOPs for Railways State Advisory Committee meeting under Hon Chief Secy’s Guidance approved of basic principles of Anti Human Trafficking future initiatives, including approval of State Task Force 35 AHTU review matrics with the help of Unicef and Home Dept- to strengthen resources and man power, to ensure proper use of these units 12

Training Materials by Home Dept Apart from the training material provided by Saktivahini to all participants, Home Department sent to every DM/SP/Commissioner/DIG/IG the following : Guidelines under Juvenile Justice Act 2000, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, including duties of police officers and salient features of these Acts. Integrated Child Protection Scheme(ICPS), primarily run by WCD but having many components integrated with the protection and care of children Q&A on POCSO for easy use at thana levels Detailed advisory from judiciary on JJAct/Rules that govern minor, trafficked victims and children in need of protection 13

Parallel Efforts by Home Dept Efforts to inform public about the Uttar Pradesh Victim Compensation Scheme 2014/modified in 2015 Home Department has included not only rape, human trafficking, murder, loss of limb and life to earning member/non earning member, acid attacks, but also six relevant punishable sections of POCSCO for compensation under UP Victim Compensation Scheme, duly modified in July crores handed over to State Legal Services Authority, as mandated by Hon.Supreme Court for distributing among District Legal Service Authoritites, when they decide victim compensation claims. Human Trafficking made punishable under UP Goonda Act and UP Gangster Act by ordinance,

Some exemplary anti- trafficking efforts Jhansi-tracking the financial flow across states and districts to save minor girls Noida-effective action to rescue two sisters aged 3 and 6 sold to brothel Bijnore- rescue of interstate trafficked victims Ghaziabad-lead in Operation Smile and interstate rescue of victims Basti-saving the Meghalayan minor Agra-Bold operation to rescue minors from brothels with the help of Maharashtra police 15

State Advisory Committee: Hon.SC Mandate In 1994, in the context of stopping child prostitution, Hon SC had mandated state governments to create a State Advisory Committee (Gaurav Jain vs.Govt of India U.P. State also had constituted a committee including relevant stakeholders like Women and Child Dept, Home Dept, Labour Dept, Social Welfare Dept, NGO representatives etc under chairman ship of Hon CS, to issue advisories to field officers for protection of children from offences In August, the above was re constituted under the patronage of Hon Chief Secy, as the State Advisory Committee on AntiHuman Trafficking 1. Chief Patron: Chief Secretary, Chair: PS Home 2. Principal Secretaries of WCD, Labour, Social Welfare, Medical, Law 3. Unicef, Saktivahini (official training partner under CM announcement), Child Line representatives 4. DGP, IG SSB (Border Area supervision) Committee to meet once in six months minimum frequency 16

State Advisory Committee on Anti Human Trafficking : Decisions Approval of a State Task Force to implement the decisions of the Committee Headed by Secy Home, with representatives from WCD, Health/Medical, Law, Labour, Social Welfare, NGOs, Unicef, Child line, Police, SSB Task Force to review implementation on the ground of Anti Human Trafficking initiatives Will meet once in 3 months or at shorter duration as per need Approval in principle, to extend cooperation and coordination with neighbouring states like Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi, Maharashtra by signing MoU on rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked victims, after following due process Approval in principle to have a Placement Agency Regulation Act in the model of Chattisgarh to tackle the menace of human trafficking Approval in principle of having a Unorganised Migrant Workers Registration and Welfare Act in the model of Jharkhand to tackle the menace of human trafficking 17

State Advisory Committee on Anti Human Trafficking Approval to empower the State Task Force to coordinate with other state agencies for inter state rescue and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking - Jharakhand PS WCD has specifically requested to circulate a contact list of a working group for fast rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked children/women in UP, originally from Jharkhand. -Delhi CWC Mayurbhanj chairperson has requested inter state coordination in bringing back almost 10 trafficked children, now living in Delhi shelter homes State Task Force to ensure participation of members from UP in relevant inter state meetings and provide all cooperation therein, subject to final approval by the State Advisory Committee Sensitizing Police for follow up in missing children case following Bachpan Bachao SC order (consider such cases as kidnapping and trafficking, put numbers under surveillance, update khoyapaya etc..) 18

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Way Forward NALSA Report submitted to Hon SC. All challenges envisaged therein needs to be addressed coherently with synergy and vision. Eg: (Centralised agency to tackle human trafficking menace) Exemplary and quick punishment for all involved in the inhuman crime More shelter homes and post rescue and rehabilitation efforts involving all stakeholders Sensitivity and Action from all departments and stakeholders Dedicated study needs to be done on socio economic causes of Human Trafficking. 23

THANK YOU …AND MILES TO GO BEFORE WE SLEEP 24