New Delhi (PTI): A total of 40 Private Members' Bills, including those seeking to prevent atrocities and offences against women and check trafficking of girl child, were introduced in Rajya Sabhaon Friday.

The Women and Girl Child (Prevention of Teasing, Stripping, Molestation, Rape and Other Atrocities) Bill, 2008, was introduced by Congress MP E M Sudarsana Natchiappan, which calls for prevention of offences like teasing, stripping or parading naked, molestation, rape of women, or branding or killing them as "witches".

Further, it also seeks prohibition of forcing into prostitution of women as 'devadasis' and for setting up of special courts for the trial of such offences and for relief and rehabilitation to victims.

Another Congress MP Gireesh Kumar Sanghi introduced the Girl Child (Prevention of Trafficking and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008, which seeks to prevent trafficking of girl child and pushing them into prostitution.

The proposed Bill also calls for rehabilitation and welfare of such children by the state.

Among other bills introduced were The Victims of Terrorism (Compensation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, The Public Financial Institutions (Conversion of Loans to Companies into Equity Share Capital) Bill, The Agricultural and Other Unorganised Workers (Protection and Welfare) Bill, The Special Courts for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Bill, Protection of Cultural Heritage Bill, and Prevention of Vexatious and Frivolous Litigations Bill.