Ujjawala Scheme

Ujjawala Scheme

The Ministry of Women and Child Development, in 04th December, 2007, launched a scheme called ‘Ujjawala’ – A comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking, with five specific components – Prevention, Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-Integration and Repatriation of victims of trafficking. The scheme has been conceived primarily for the purpose of preventing trafficking on the one hand and rescue and rehabilitation of victims on the other. As per the revised norms of the Ujjawala scheme effective from 01.04.2016. The Scheme Ujjawala is the sub scheme of Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Protection and Empowerment of Women”. The scheme shall be implemented through the State/UT govt and the sanctioning of the project and the verification of the documents submitted by the NGOs implementing Ujjawala scheme shall be responsibility of the state governments with the funding pattern 60:30:10 between Centre, States and implementation agency except North-Eastern States and Himalayan States where it shall be 80:10:10. In Union Territories the ratio between the centre and implementing agency will be 90:10.

The scheme has following components:
* Prevention: Formation and functioning of community vigilance groups, Sensitization
workshops and seminars, Awareness generation through mass media and cultural
activities, Through other materials such as pamphlets and posters.
* Rescue: Information gathering, Conducting rescue operations and Provision of food,
shelter, toiletries, clothing, counselling, medical aid, etc. during the interim period between
rescue and production before concerned authorities.
* Rehabilitation: Setting up of (Preventive & Rehabilitative) P&R homes, Basic
amenities such as to provide basic amenities such as food, clothing and other items of
personal use, Legal aid, Administrative costs to support small contingences arising out of
the project, Vocational training, Education, Medical care.
* Re- integration: Setting up of half-way home, Restoration to families.
* Repatriation: To facilitate repatriation procedures, Repatriation to country of origin.