a survey by the United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) in 2016 indicates presence of 657,870 sex workers in India. From another source, we find that there are more than 1,100 redlight areas in India, falling within the range of plausible hotspots of the ongoing pandemic.
The KMRCL authorities are putting their best efforts to maintain the norms while restarting full fledged work.
There will be considerable relaxation in orange and green zones, the government said.
An empowered group of officials that is assessing the situation, says Prakash Javadekar.
