Government attaches highest importance to matter of preventing and countering crimes against women and children including crimes of human trafficking

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes data on crimes, including crime against women and children, in its publication "Crime in India", which is available on the website of NCRB https://ncrb.gov.in. The said report is available up to the year 2023. As per NCRB, the number of cases registered under 'the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956' during the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 are 1639, 1294, 1678, 1497 and 2166 respectively.

"Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including investig...