Supreme Court:Governments should Provide Ration and Voter Cards to Sex Workers

Sep 16, 2011, 17:02 IST

India Current Affairs 2011. The Supreme Court on 15 September 2011 recommended to the Centre and state governments to provide ration and voter cards to sex workers

The Supreme Court on 15 September 2011 recommended to the Centre and state governments to provide ration and voter cards to sex workers by relaxing the verification procedure. The court also recommended that the profession of sex workers should not be mentioned in ration and voter cards.  
 
Taking into consideration several recommendations of its expert panel headed by senior advocate Pradip Ghosh, a bench of Justices Markandey Katju opined that sex workers enjoy the fundamental rights guaranteed to other citizens.


The bench also made suggestions to ensure admission of the children of sex workers in appropriate classes in government or municipal schools.

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