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Government drafts new anti‑trafficking rules and survivor rehabilitation SOP
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 04:35 PM
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The central government has prepared draft regulations aimed at curbing human trafficking and a standard operating procedure to guide the rehabilitation of survivors.
According to a report in The Times of India, the government is in the final stages of drafting comprehensive rules to combat human trafficking across the country. The proposed framework is expected to tighten existing legal provisions, define new offenses, and prescribe harsher penalties for traffickers.
Alongside the anti‑trafficking rules, a standard operating procedure (SOP) for survivor rehabilitation is being formulated. The SOP aims to standardise care pathways, ensuring victims receive medical, psychological and livelihood support in a coordinated manner.
The drafts are slated to be presented to the cabinet for approval before being notified as law. Officials have indicated that the measures will involve multiple ministries and state agencies to ensure uniform implementation nationwide.
Stakeholders, including NGOs working with trafficking survivors, have welcomed the initiative but have urged swift finalisation and adequate funding for the rehabilitation component.
Alongside the anti‑trafficking rules, a standard operating procedure (SOP) for survivor rehabilitation is being formulated. The SOP aims to standardise care pathways, ensuring victims receive medical, psychological and livelihood support in a coordinated manner.
The drafts are slated to be presented to the cabinet for approval before being notified as law. Officials have indicated that the measures will involve multiple ministries and state agencies to ensure uniform implementation nationwide.
Stakeholders, including NGOs working with trafficking survivors, have welcomed the initiative but have urged swift finalisation and adequate funding for the rehabilitation component.