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General Forum: Current 'Affairs' | | AP Prevention of Begging Act - 1977 -CAN THIS BE IMPLEMENTED? | |
| :))What about begging at 10 Janpath?
Posted by: K Sai Kiran Kumar At: 4, Apr 2006 5:51:54 PM IST
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o.k. good idea.
But before implementing that Act, the government too must stop begging at others. Previous government removed all the beggers in Hyderabad when Clinton visited the city, only to show that the city was free from Beggers. But then government looked towards him with a begging fact.
Posted by: Mr. Vachaspathi V At: 4, Apr 2006 5:38:29 PM IST
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marEm chddAmu?
oka mushTivADiki maroka mushTivADini mushTettukOvaddanE adhikAram undA?
paigA mana rAjakiyAllO mushTivALLE ekkuva.
Posted by: Mr. Vachaspathi V At: 7, Apr 2006 5:00:15 PM IST
o.k. good idea.
But before implementing that Act, the government too must stop begging at others. Previous government removed all the beggers in Hyderabad when Clinton visited the city, only to show that the city was free from Beggers. But then government looked towards him with a begging fact.
Posted by: Mr. Vachaspathi V At: 4, Apr 2006 5:38:29 PM IST
There is nothing like difficulty to implement acts.But we need determination and co-operation in this "karma bhumi" .
Before the beggars could get any incentives the authoritative"beggars" will grab the "beggars incentives".
Posted by: Mrs. shaloo At: 4, Apr 2006 3:19:54 PM IST
Beggars to get 3year Work house:
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Spurred by a direction of the AP High Court, the State government has issued orders declaring begging as a cognisable offence, thereby making beggars liable for summary arrest. The new rules state that beggars may be arrested without warrant and sentenced by the court to work in workhouses for up to three years. They should be paid a daily wage and cosmetic allowance, provided food, clothing and shelter. They should be given elementary education, moral education and trained in skills.
The orders issued by the department of social welfare were a fallout of a direction from the High Court on December 15 on a public interest litigation. “Though the State government enacted AP Prevention of Begging Act in 1977 itself, no gazette notification was issued and no rules were framed. Now, following the High Court direction, we have framed the rules after discussions with the law department. The rules came into force from April 1,” principal secretary, social welfare, Ajoyendra Pyal told this correspondent. “Now that the Act is equipped with stringent rules, the police department can act tough,” he said.
According to the rules: l Any officer not below the rank of sub-inspector or mandal revenue officer, can arrest without warrant any person begging in public places. The municipal commissioner or a local body will help the police in identifying beggars, arresting them and producing them in court.
* The police will ask the court to refer the beggar for medical examination. If the person is above 16 years of age and capable of ordinary manual labour, officials will seek his detention in a workhouse for a period not less than one year but not exceeding three years. If the person is not physically capable of labour, his detention may be sought in a special home for a specific period as decided by the court.
* The detainees have to be classified into seven categories: diseased and leprosy affected; disabled; mentally unsound; minors, child beggars and street children; aged; able-bodied and others.
* Separate workhouses and special homes to male and female beggars.
* Persons at relief centres or workhouses should be provided with accommodation, food and besides medical treatment.
* Every person has to be provided with a prescribed diet three times a day, two pairs of dresses, bedding material, blankets, two bedsheets, mat and pillow.
* Each male beggar should be given cosmetic charges of Rs 50 a month to purchase soaps and oils, besides Rs 5 towards barber charges. Every female beggar should be given Rs 75 towards cosmetic charges.
* Arrangements should be made to impart elementary education, training in arts and crafts, agriculture and poultry and setting up an industry. The beggars will be taught education in morals and conduct in daily life.
* Beggars who are provided with work would be paid daily wages, which would be deposited in their name and paid to them at the time of discharge.
“There are 14 such homes and institutes maintained by the social welfare and women and child welfare departments. Initially the beggars would be taken care of at these places. We have to expand them as and when required,” Mr Pyal said. Mr Pyal admitted that it is a difficult task to implement the Act. “At the same time it is not impossible either. The home department has to implement the Act and bring the beggars to book,” he added.
Courtesy:DC
Posted by: DoBoy At: 4, Apr 2006 2:43:20 PM IST
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