Overview

• Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare confirmed that anti-trafficking clauses will be integrated into the state’s revised women and child policies.
• Deputy Legislative Council Chairperson Neelam Gorhe urged collaboration among police, NGOs, legal services and civil society and recommended technological tools to bolster conviction rates.
• The State Commission for Women released a legal provisions booklet and a Vidarbha report on commercial sexual exploitation to support victim assistance and awareness campaigns.
• Officials pledged to deploy digital platforms for real-time case tracking and to partner with Meta for 24-hour removal of reported trafficking content.
• Speakers highlighted past operations including the tracing of over 45,000 missing persons under Operation Muskan and the repatriation of 24 women from Gulf countries.