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Ujjwala Scheme
Type of Measure
Budgets > Government allocation
Form of Violence
Trafficking
Year
2007
Brief Description
Ujjwala is a comprehensive scheme that was launched in 2007 to combat trafficking and it provides for Prevention, Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-Integration and Re-Patriation of victims trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation. It is mainly being implemented through non-governmental organizations. An outlay of Rs. 5.00 crores was approved for this scheme in 2009-2010. 96 projects of Ujjwala with 58 Rehabilitation homes are operational all over the country.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of India to the questionnaire on violence against women 2010
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