{"id":1551,"date":"2019-01-21T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T16:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/news_atc\/unique-id-to-help-victims-of-trafficking-get-financial-help\/"},"modified":"2019-07-12T18:13:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T18:13:03","slug":"unique-id-to-help-victims-of-trafficking-get-financial-help","status":"publish","type":"news_atc","link":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/unique-id-to-help-victims-of-trafficking-get-financial-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique ID To Help Victims Of Trafficking Get Financial Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Date: Monday, January 21, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Kolkata<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what might offer some much needed respite to rescued victims of trafficking, the central ministry of finance has decided to form a task force to work out modalities for extending benefits of financial help. The victims are likely to be issued a unique ID card and a valid bank account so that the money can reach them directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development came after relentless agitation and pressure from various NGOs \u2014 especially those working in Bengal \u2014 after they found several hundreds of the rescued women had little means to go back to normal life, let alone pursue normal or vocational education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bengal continues to dominate others as far as rescuing trafficked women is concerned \u2014 in data released last July, the ministry of home affairs has stated that the state has managed to rescue a total of 46,152 missing children between 2012 and 2017, the highest in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rishi Kant of the NGO Shakti Vahini \u2014 whose nominee will be part of the task force \u2014 said this move will help the victims avail of all government schemes. \u201cIn the past, we had hundreds of victims not getting their compensation package due to lack of valid identity cards,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The task force will also include another NGO, Prayas, besides representatives from the ministry of health and family welfare, ministry of women and child development, ministry of home affairs, UIDAI and NACO. It will be headed by Anindita Sinha Ray, the director at department of financial services and will have members from two of the biggest public sector banks \u2014 State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank \u2014 who will maintain the account. Sources said that once the new bill against child trafficking is passed in the Rajya Sabha, the Centre will earmark Rs 10 crore for the rescued victims. The task force hopes to complete all modalities by the end of this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development will come as a boost for Bengal, whose recovery rate of 67%-77% in a year is decent when compared to other states. The state hopes that by the end of this year \u2014 with several state agencies and departments working in tandem \u2014 the rescue rate can be taken to around 80%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources claimed the trafficking gangs target \u201caspiring\u201d girls from poor families in underdeveloped areas and force them into prostitution. Almost 40% of about 5,000 girls who have been trafficked are suspected to be from South 24 Parganas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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