NCRB study on Missing Women & Children 

NCRB study on Missing Women & Children 

Part of: GS Prelims and GS Mains II – Secularism

In news:

• In 2019, the Supreme Court had directed the NCRB to “analyse the data on missing persons [especially on women and children], so that areas prone to persons being trafficked can be identified”.
• Report says that The highest number of women and children who go missing in the country are from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh respectively.

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 4th February 2020

SRC: The Hindu

From Prelims Point of View:

National Crime Record Bureau

•  HQ in New Delhi, set-up in 1986 under the Ministry of Home Affairs
• To function as a repository of information on crime and criminals so as to assist the investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators.
• It was set up based on the recommendations of the National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the MHA’s Task Force (1985).
• NCRB brings out the annual comprehensive statistics of crime across the country (‘Crime in India’ report).
• The report serves as a crucial tool in understanding the law and order situation across the country.