Child Trafficking
Social Justice & Development
- PYQs3
- Articles1
Background
Child trafficking is a critical social issue impacting vulnerable sections, violating fundamental rights, and posing a significant internal security challenge due to its organized crime nature. It tests governance, law enforcement, and the effectiveness of social welfare policies.
Child trafficking is a grave human rights violation and a form of organized crime involving the illegal trade of children for various forms of exploitation, including forced labor, sexual exploitation, and illegal adoption. It is a complex issue driven by socio-economic factors like poverty, lack of awareness, and demand from illicit markets.
Facts & tables
- Modus Operandi
- Gangs procure babies from poor or multiple-birth mothers (often beggars) or abduct them, then sell them to childless couples.
- Network
- Involves interstate networks, hospital staff (nurses, ayahs, lab staff), mediators, transporters, and caretakers in baby care centers.
- Price Range
- Infants sold for ₹2-₹10 lakh, varying with demand and desperation of couples.
- Drivers
- Poverty of biological mothers, social stigma faced by childless couples, and complex/long legal adoption processes.
| Type | Reference |
|---|---|
| Conceptual area | Social Justice & Development |
| Conceptual area | Internal Security |
| Body | Role |
|---|---|
| Police (e.g., Andhra Pradesh Police, District Police) | Investigates and busts trafficking rackets, enforces law |
| Women Development & Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department | Provides care and protection for rescued babies, oversees child welfare |
| District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) | Lodges complaints, ensures care and protection of children |
Prelims angle
Prelims angle: Factual recall
Prelims angle: Multi-statement analysis
- Definition and forms of child trafficking (illegal adoption, exploitation).
- Socio-economic drivers: poverty, social stigma, demand.
- Modus operandi: interstate networks, hospital staff involvement.
- Legal framework: JJ Act, POCSO Act, IPC sections.
- Institutional response: Police, WD&CW, DCPO, CARA/SARA.
| Year | Framing tags |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Factual recall, Multi-statement analysis |
| 2019 | Statement-based questions, Conceptual understanding |
| 2013 | Multi-statement analysis, Institutional roles and functions |
Timeline
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Social Justice & Development
Conceptual area
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Internal Security
Conceptual area
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Prelims 2013
Multi-statement analysis, Institutional roles and functions
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Prelims 2019
Statement-based questions, Conceptual understanding
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Prelims 2020
Factual recall, Multi-statement analysis
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Child trafficking gangs on prowl, target poverty-stricken women in Andhra
Child trafficking involves organized gangs exploiting vulnerable mothers and childless couples, operating across states with complicity from various actors, highlighting systemic failures in child protection and adoption.
See also
Past papers
2013–2020 · 2 questions
In the news
Child trafficking gangs on prowl, target poverty-stricken women in Andhra
Child trafficking involves organized gangs exploiting vulnerable mothers and childless couples, operating across states with complicity from various actors, highlighting systemic failures in child protection and adoption.
Try these PYQs
In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens?
1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs 1,00,000
2. Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs 2,00,000
3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs 3,00,000
4. All Senior Citizens
Statement 1 is correct. The persons eligible for getting free legal services include - Women and children - Members of SC/ST - Industrial workmen - Victims of mass disaster, violence, flood, drought, earthquake, industrial disaster - Disabled persons - Persons in custody - Persons whose annual income does not exceed 1 lakh - Victims of trafficking in human beings or begar . Statement 2 is correct. There is provision for free legal aid to transgenders up to 2 lakhs in Delhi. (But it is yet to be implemented at an all India level) Statement 3 is not correct. There is free aid to members of SC and ST community but not for OBCs. Statement 4 is not correct. Senior citizens eligibility for free legal aid depends on the Rules framed by the respective State Governments in this regard. In Delhi, for example, senior citizens are eligible for free legal aid subject to a prescribed ceiling of annual income. Therefore, all senior citizens are not eligible for free aid. Hence, A seems to be the most appropriate option among the given list.
With reference to the National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements :
1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity.
2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programs and schemes throughout the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) plays a crucial role in ensuring equal access to justice for all in India. Statement 1 is correct: NALSA's primary objective is to offer free and competent legal services to the underprivileged sections of society. This empowers them to navigate the legal system and fight for their rights, regardless of their financial background. Statement 2 is correct: NALSA functions as the apex body, setting guidelines and frameworks for State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) to implement legal aid programs and initiatives throughout the country. These SLSAs operate at the state level to deliver legal services to the public.
With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?
Land reform is a broad term: - It refers to an institutional measure directed towards altering the existing pattern of ownership, tenancy, and management of land. - It entails redistribution of the rights of ownership and/or use of land away from large landowners and in favour of cultivators with very limited or no landholdings. - At the time of independence, ownership of land was concentrated in the hands of a few. This led to the exploitation of the farmers and was a major hindrance towards the socio-economic development of the rural population. - Equal distribution of land was therefore an area of focus of Independent India's government. Laws for land ceilings were enacted in various states during the 50s & 60s, which were modified on the directives of the central government in 1972.