New Delhi: noted that a large number of sex workers were abandoned from the publication of a ration card, the Supreme Court on Monday said the basis for identification they did not need to be limited to the list provided by the National AIDS control organization (NACO).
A bench consisting of L L L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai asked community-based organizations to prepare a list of sex workers in their area which will be verified by the relevant district legal service authorities.
In verification, the list must be forwarded to competent authority, the Commission said while directing the state authority to maintain confidentiality in this matter.
The APEX court also directs the State and the United States to complete the process of issuing voter / ration cards to sex workers.
“Countries, UTS is directed at completing the publishing process of the ration / voter card card and report to this court within two weeks since today.
The basis for identification of sex workers does not need to be limited to the list provided by NACO.
Community-based organizations must submit a list Woker Sex to be verified by the District Law Service Authority / State Aid Control Help, “Bench said.
During hearing, advice for countries, who have not submitted status reports, are conveyed that the issuance of a voter / ration card in the process and direction issued by the court is being implemented.
The APEX court noted that in Delhi, SOP has been issued by the government and the ration distributed at 86 centers without insisting on any place of residence.
As far as Chandigarh concerning, money is transferred to an identified sex workers account, the bench notes.
Anand Grover’s senior advocacy, appearing for the applicant, proposed that a large number of sex workers are left behind from the list available with NACO because it is in accordance with their scheme, a minimum of 1,000 sex workers must be in the community on the basis of inclusion must be made in the list prepared by NACO.
In terms of the community of less than 1,000 sex workers, the community members found not to find their names in the list thus did not issue a ration or ration card, he said.
Grover also said that apart from the order passed by this court, Ransum was only provided intermittently by the state government to sex workers.
He said that all sex workers must qualify for rations through a ration card.
Jayant Bhushan’s senior advocate, which was appointed by Amicus Curiae in this matter, stated that proving rations to sex workers should not be stopped by the state for any reason.
Bhushan stated that this court explained that the information provided by community-based organizations must be taken into account for preparation for sex workers.
Advice for Indian Unique Identification Authority stated that he would take instructions on advice from Amicus regarding the release to send evidence of residence by sex workers who could be given aadhaar cards prepared by NACO.
The problem will now be heard after four weeks.
Observing that fundamental rights guaranteed to every citizen regardless of the call, the peak court has directed the center, all states and the United States to begin the process of publishing voters, aadhaar and ration cards to sex workers and continue to provide dry rations to them.
The APEX court, hearing a request that has caused problems faced by sex workers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, has passed orders for their well-being and on September 29 last year, has requested the center and others to provide dry rations to them without insisting on evidence of identity they.
The application has highlighted the maturity faced by sex workers because of Covid-19, and look for assistance steps for more than nine women and transgender sex workers throughout India.
The bench has directed that the authorities can take the help of the National AIDS control organization (NACO) and the Country AIDS control community which, in turn, will prepare a list of sex workers after verifying the information provided to them by community-based organizations.
The APEX court, on September 29, 2020, has directed all countries to provide dried rations to sex workers, identified by NACO, without insisting on evidence of identity and have searched for compliance status reports.
The basis for identification of sex workers does not need to be limited to the list provided by NACO: Supreme Court
