India, Feb. 25 -- The state home department on Tuesday informed the legislative assembly that 93,940 women had gone missing from the state over the past two years, of whom 67,458 or 71.81% had been traced or had returned home. The number of minor girls who were reported missing during the same period was 23,429, of whom 18,770 or 80.11% had been traced, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also handles the home department, said in a written reply to the lower house.

The women and minor girls were rescued under Operation Muskaan, a nationwide initiative launched by the ministry of home affairs for rescue and rehabilitation of missing children.

According to the data presented in the assembly, 41,193 missing children were traced from acro...