India Country Report - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Salient features of Ujjawala
The scheme comprises 5 components:
Prevention, which consists of formation of community vigilance
groups/adolescents’ groups, awareness and sensitization of key
functionaries.
Rescue, safe withdrawal of the victim from the place of exploitation.
Rehabilitation, which includes providing safe shelter for victims with
basic inputs of food, clothing, counselling, medical care, legal aid,
vocational training and income generation activities etc.
Reintegration, which includes restoring the victim into the family/
community (if she so desires).
Repatriation, to cross-border victims for their safe repatriation to their
country of origin.
of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Victims of
Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation” was launched on
4 th December, 2007. 3
‘Swadhar’ and Short Stay Homes – The MWCD runs shelter based homes,
such as short stay homes and ‘Swadhar’ homes for women in difficult
circumstances. These schemes also cater to trafficked women/girls
rescued or runaway from brothels or other places. The schemes provide
for shelter, food, clothing, counselling, clinical, medical, and legal and
other support, training and economic rehabilitation and helpline facilities.
Many of these homes are equipped with women helplines for emergency
response. At present, there are 380 short stay homes and 240 ‘Swadhar’
homes functioning in the country. State Governments also separately run
shelter homes for women and children in distress. Many of these homes are
equipped with women helplines for emergency response.
Child Line is a 24-hour
telephone service run
under the aegis of MWCD,
available to all children
in distress or to adults
on behalf of children in
distress.
Child Line Services – Child Line, the toll-free number 1098, is a 24-hour
telephone service run under the aegis of MWCD, available to all children in
distress or to adults on behalf of children in distress. The basic objectives
of Child Line are:
To respond to the emergency needs of the children in difficulty and
provide referral services.
To provide a forum for networking among Government and nongovernment
agencies.
To sensitize medical personnel, police, municipal corporations etc.
towards the needs of children.
At present, the Child Line is working in 82 cities and towns in the <strong>Country</strong>.
Child line <strong>India</strong> has responded to more than 1, 35, 51, 134 (up to March,
2008) calls from 71 cities and towns since its inception in 1998.
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The Scheme is now formally being rolled out into action through NGO partners across the nation. This once
again shows the Government’s commitment in working in partnership with civil society organizations.
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