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Anti-trafficking law may be presented in winter session

NEW DELHI: The Centre is planning to introduce the draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) bill, 2016 that proposes a slew of stringent

Published on: Oct 18, 2016, 07:51:22 IST
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NEW DELHI: The Centre is planning to introduce the draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) bill, 2016 that proposes a slew of stringent measures to check trafficking during the winter session of the Parliament, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi said Monday. “It will cover rescue, relief and reintegration of trafficked persons, and for the first time will make a distinction between those trafficked and the traffickers,” Gandhi said.

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