Bhubaneswar, November 29: As many as 2,975 children are still missing in the State, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida disclosed in the Odisha Assembly on Saturday.
“A total of 11,337 cases of missing children were registered through the Child Helpline No. 1908 between 2024 till date. Out of the 11,337 missing reports, Government has managed to rescue as many as 8,362 children,” said Deputy CM Parida, who also holds the Women and Child Development portfolio informed the House.
However, 2,975 children are yet to be rescued, Parida told the House.
Out of the 11,337 missing reports, Khurda district recorded the highest missing cases of 785 followed by Balasore with 683 complaints.
While Puri district reported rescue of 206 missing children, 239 rescue cases reported in Bolangir, 114 in Balasore, 178 in Bargarh, 351 in Bhadrak, 407 in Boudh, 350 in Cuttack, 155 in Deogarh, 201 in Dhenkanal, 715 in Gajapati, 516 in Ganjam, 130 in Jagatsinghpur, 140 in Jajpur, 282 in Jharsuguda, 70 in Kalahandi, 150 in Kandhamal, 125 in Kendrapara, 172 in Keonjhar, 575 in Khurda, 135 in Koraput, 205 in Makangiri, 273 in Mayurbhanj, 229 in Nabarangpur, 222 in Nayagarh, 372 in Nuapada, 819 in Puri, 85 in Rayagada, 175 in Smabalpur, 618 in Subarnapur and 151 in Sundergarh.
The data was produced by Deputy Chief Minister in a written reply to a query by BJP MLA Akhila Chandra Naik in the Legislative Assembly.
