Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 21

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today issued an advisory to all states and union territories, asking them to take cognisance of the impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable groups of society and immediately initiate measures to provide support and assistance to women, senior citizens, scheduled castes/scheduled tribes and particularly children, who have been orphaned due to the pandemic.

The MHA in the advisory asked them to put in place institutional mechanisms to keep a close watch on the incidences of human trafficking.

The advisory, is undersigned by Pawan Mehta, Deputy Secretary, Women Safety Division of the MHA, also drew attention to the funds received by the states and UTs to put the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place.