A protection home would be set up in Haryana’s Ambala district to ensure safe and healthy environment to victims of sexual exploitation and their children under Ujjawala scheme.A plan has been prepared by the State Government to provide shelter and basic amenities as well as safety and healthy environment to victims of sexual exploitation and their children, said a spokesperson of Haryana Government.He said that it is a comprehensive scheme being implemented by Women and Child Development Department for prevention of trafficking, rescue, rehabilitation and repatriation of victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Under the scheme, necessary arrangements to educate victims of sexual exploitation and their children would also be made. An action plan is also being prepared to make such women and children self dependent through vocational training and explore other source of their earnings.The institutions willing to work under the Ujjawala scheme were required to have license under section 21 of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956. Any society cannot be associated with the scheme without the license and any proposal to this effect would not be considered.He said that Women and Child Development Department has directed all their District Programme Officers for effective implementation of the scheme.