Kohima | September 29 : Nagaland Home Commissioner, Jan-E Alam said that human trafficking is a very grave issue that requires a stringent legal constitution to speak of its prevention.
Calling it the ‘largest and oldest’ and a gigantic profession, which is all complex to deal with, he urged all sections of people to co-operate in creating awareness. He said this as the chief guest during the inaugural programme for Mid-Career Interaction between the Civil Services Officers and Armed Forces on “Human Trafficking” in North Eastern States, sponsored by DoPT, GOI at hotel Japhu on September 29.
He said that creating awareness and interaction between concerned Armed and Civil officials, the civil societies, and community will be beneficial for resolving perspective policy to fight against the social menace. The home commissioner said that 20 to 25 cases of missing persons are reported every month and most remain untraced adding that the untraced are feared to go into human trafficking. Although in Nagaland the problem does not seem to be very serious going by the status, he said, the Central and the State Government has designated police and Administrative officers to deal with human trafficking and other related crime.
Addressing the gathering as a resource person, Director, Prodigals Home, Dimapur Ela said that the North East has become a focused target for human traffickers for many reasons. While going by the CBI report, 2009 she stated that India is considered as a transit point for transporting women and children adding that two million people are trafficked annually out of which eighteen to twenty thousand men and women are trafficked from India. With the gigantic growth of human trafficking in India, which is also considered to be the modern day slavery, she opined that both the Centre and State Government and also the civil societies and individuals have a serious role to play.
K. Ela in her introductory speech on human trafficking said that in the modern day human trafficking is the 3rd biggest illegal trade after drugs and arms. She said that 2 million people have been trafficked world wide annually and that             18000-20000       women and children are trafficked in India annually. She said India is the 4th position as most dangerous place for women in the world and 2.5 million prostitute and 3,00,000 brothels in 1.100 Red light areas across the country is recorded. The Director also said that according to UN Centre for Development and Population record every day 200 women are entered into sex work where as 160 and above are forced into it. She said that Human Trafficking is the darkest side of India shining.
Also resource person, SP, Tuensang, Roopa said that lack of co-ordination between the community and the police is one reason which lead to the increase of such crimes. She said that timely insemination of reports on any crime can go a long way in preventing major crimes like the human trafficking. In his introductory speech, Director, Administrative Training Institute, (ATI), Shashank Shekhar said that the main purpose of holding the workshop is to jointly address the issue of Human Trafficking which is affecting the most vulnerable section of the people in the state. Along with the State Administration officials from the Army, the Air Force, Navy and Civil Services Officers from North East and parts of India are attending the workshop.
(morungexpress With DIPR inputs)