One major area of concern in the draft bill is that it has no provision for sex work done with consent or voluntary sex work. Sex workers and activists working with them said the ministry had not included in the draft bill many provisions laid down by the top court panel, formed in 2011 to review the status of sex workers. These boards comprise sex workers, members of local NGOs, district health department officials, law enforcement officials and advocates. In the draft bill, no committee includes a representation of sex workers. The collective, along with other civil rights groups, has conducted regional consultations in 12 states with 43 sex workers' community groups on the bill.

Source: The Telegraph January 27, 2017 21:24 UTC