The Andhra Pradesh government had launched concrete measures in 2003 to combat the menace of trafficking of women and children, raising hopes among the survivors to live with dignity. However, the hopes remained dashed in the wake of the lackadaisical implementation of welfare measures aimed at improving their living conditions and prevent the trafficking of the children of the survivors .
The sorry state of affairs has come to light after petitions were filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by the Vimukthi Survivor Leaders’ Collective and HELP, an organisation working for the cause of trafficking survivors in the State, to understand the effectiveness of implementation of the G.O. Ms.1 of 2003 between January 2015 and August 2020.
