With a view to check trafficking of children and women and ensure their rescue as well as rehabilitation under the Ujjwala scheme in the State, Haryana Government has decided to rope in different organisations with experience in this field to run ‘Ujjawala homes’.
State Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain on Wednesday said that the Ujjwala scheme has been introduced for prevention of trafficking and rescue, rehabilitation and re-integration of victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation and repatriation.
She said that proposals have been invited from voluntary organisations, women’s development corporations, women’s development centres, Urban local Bodies and reputed public and private trusts. Only those organisations can apply which have adequate experience in the fields of trafficking, social defence, dealing with women and children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law, said she.
Jain said that to be eligible, the agency should be registered under law and must have a properly constituted Managing Body with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in its Constitution. The organisation must not work for the profit of any individual or body of individuals and should ordinarily have three years experience after its registration.
To apply for the scheme, the organisation might submit the application in the prescribed form along with all requisite documents to District Programme Officer, ICDS Cell, of the district concerned within a month. The application would be forwarded with the recommendation of the Deputy Commissioner of the district concerned to Director, Women and Child Department, who would further recommend the genuine and complete proposals with the recommendation of the State Government to the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Minister added.