In India, no exact figures for missing children are available but experts suggest 1 child may go missing or run away every thirty seconds.

In India most of the children do not return. Lured away from their homes by the promise of jobs in the big city, these children are forced into exploitative situations by kidnappers masquerading as businessmen. Instead of having a better standard of living, receiving regular meals and being able to send money back to the family, many children end up in the sex trade or otherwise severely exploited.

this is a dire situation. The government act which bans child trafficking is both poorly implemented and planned.

There is, however, an organization dedicated to returning children to their families, working with the government for better implementation of the laws and with traffickers on amending their ways. SavetheChildren publishes a pamphlet on keeping children in rural areas safe. Notably they highlight four tips which could end trafficking: