Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Friday convened a meeting of senior officials from various departments to review steps taken for safety of women and children in Chhattisgarh.
During the meeting which was held at the Mantralaya here, Dhand told officers to initiate concrete steps for putting an end to illegal human trafficking trade from the State.
He asked the officials to work in coordination with each other and ensure that the directives issued in this connection are fully complied with.
The Chief Secretary issued directives to State-level Committee constituted for stopping trafficking of women and children.
He strictly directed all district collectors to ensure that record of every person going out of any village is maintained at Gram Panchayat level.
“The record must contain information about woman, children and men going to other states in search of work,” he said, adding, the records should be checked randomly.
He further directed the district-level committees to call regular meetings and initiated steps needed for checking human trafficking.
The Chief Secretary asked the members of the committees to organize workshops and awareness camps on illegal human trafficking issue.
Dhand directed the police to set up check posts jointly with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the bordering districts with other states.
He further reviewed the rehabilitation plans and livelihood assistance provided to the victims of human trafficking trade.
Dhand also informed officials about directives of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and asked them to ensure its complete compliance in the State.
Director General of Police AN Upadhyay, Additional Chief Secretary , Finance, DS Misra, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, NK Aswal, Secretary, Women and Child Welfare Department Dinesh Shrivastava and other officials attended the meeting.