Helping Those Who Wander Find Their Way Home
Our innovative technology connects lost individuals with memory conditions to their loved ones. Every person deserves to be found.
The Scale of Crisis
India faces an unprecedented challenge that demands technological intervention
Missing Persons Per Year
930 persons daily, 39 every hour
Still Untraced
87% adults, 2/3 are women
Missing Children (2022)
75% were girls
How Milaap Setu Works
Milaap Setu is a bold new platform developed under Project Chetna to harness artificial intelligence for social good — specifically to connect missing persons and their families through face-recognition, intelligent search and a national-level database.
Register & Upload
Institutions upload photos and demographic details of missing/displaced persons into the platform.
AI Matching Engine
Advanced face recognition scans the repository and identifies potential matches in seconds.
Instant Alerts
Families receive actionable alerts when a match is found with contact information.
Reunification
Seamless workflow to coordinate counselling, documentation, transport, and reunion.
Why Choose Milaap Setu?
Technology built on empathy and proven social values
Privacy First
Secure, cloud-based repository built with privacy and ethical AI principles at its core.
Real-Time Matching
Advanced face recognition and metadata search deliver results in seconds, not days.
Zero Setup Cost
Participating shelters and organizations can join with minimal or zero cost barriers.
National Scale
Built to scale pan-India, connecting government, law-enforcement, hospitals, and NGOs.
Why It Matters
Transform From Manual to Intelligent
- ✓India's first unified AI-driven database of missing individuals
- ✓Significantly reduced time, cost and emotional burden of tracing missing persons
- ✓Families receive faster outcomes and organisations have a proven tool
- ✓Technology embedded in empathy, not just commercial value
Key Focus Areas
- →Elderly persons with dementia, Alzheimer's or cognitive impairment who wander or are displaced
- →Children or adults who go missing or are found in shelters, stations or on streets
- →Institutions and NGOs seeking centralised, tech-enabled registration and search
- →Collaboration with government, law-enforcement, hospitals, and civic agencies
Join the Mission
Be part of Indids first unified AI-driven platform for missing persons. Together, we transform rescue from manual to intelligent.
For Families
If you are searching for a missing loved one, upload their photograph and details. Let AI work with you.
For Shelters & NGOs
Register your facility, upload missing persons data, and become part of the national search network.
For Partners
Government agencies, law enforcement, and tech firms can collaborate to scale impact nationwide.
News Articles
AI-driven app ‘Milaap Setu’ helps reunite missing elderly with their families
A pilot project named Milaap Setu has been launched in Mumbai’s Thane district to help reunite mentally unwell elderly residents of orphanages with their families. …
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Project Chetna launches AI-powered ‘Milaap Setu’ To Reunite Missing Elderly
Project Chetna is known for its innovative idea of QR-based wearable pendants and AI-enabled face recognition to efficiently identify and reunite individuals affected by memory impairment and for children
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With AI-based face-recognition tech at its core, Milaap Setu to reunite senior citizens separated from family
As a core component of Project Chetna, the pilot initiative aims to provide two key benefits — shelters can upload clear photographs and families can upload missing elderly photos to the national database for matching. …
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AI is stepping in to help reunite missing elderly with families; here's all you need to know
The pilot launch of Milaap Setu at the SMIT Shelter in Thane uses facial recognition for social good. India reports over 100,000 missing persons annually, many of whom are elderly and end up in shelters without any way of reconnecting with their families. …
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AI meets empathy. On 18 June, Milaap Setu launched its pilot at a Thane shelter — using AI-powered face recognition to help bring home missing seniors
Instagram post from Project Chetna: “Every share can bring someone home. 🕊️ AI for Good – Project Chetna & Milaap Setu is helping reunite missing people with their families.”
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