Karnataka’s Chetana scheme benefits very few sex workers due to budget limitations and lack of awareness of social protection schemes. According to KWDC data, since 2021, 88,452 women have registered for the Chetana scheme, with only 5,228 of them receiving the scheme benefit. In the dim confines of her room in Bapuji Nagar, Rupa (name […]
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There is no specific HIV sero-surveillance facility for the transgender community in Bangalore; government officials say that there are no immediate plans to establish one. Currently, there is no HIV sero-surveillance center for transgender people in Bangalore, despite the Karnataka State Policy on Transgender (2017) mandating the establishment of such centers by the government. […]
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Recognition of the needs of sex workers by the state and awareness among people about their plight is important for their upliftment, say experts. While unionisation of sex workers will help them assert their rights, it still remains a legal challenge, said advocate B. T. Venkatesh, Founder, Reach Law. He was speaking at the national […]
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Even NIMHANS is not looking at the problem seriously, claims a doctor. The Indian Institute of Human Settlement’s (IIHS) research team for their exhibition on the mental well-being of Bengaluru’s sex workers found that there is a lack of data for psychological assessment for sex workers, especially male and transgender sex workers. Experts say that […]
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Sex workers in Karnataka continue to be neglected by the government. With only one recent welfare scheme for them, there are no awareness campaigns to educate them about it. Sex workers in Karnataka are unaware of government schemes that could help them. Karnataka Women Development Corporation (KWDC) has only one scheme, Chetana, for aiding sex […]
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Sex Workers’ lives were badly hit due to Covid-19 making it harder for them to earn money to support their livelihood. Warangal: To enhance their business during the pandemic, a few sex workers are offering customers fully-sanitized rooms with mandatory masks. Around 130 sex workers in two areas i.e., Hasanparthy and Geesugonda of Warangal district, […]
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