A campaign is being run to completely free Indore from child beggars. Important decisions have been taken by Collector  Ashish Singh to make this campaign more effective and faster. It has been decided that citizens who provide information about children engaged in begging in Indore will be given cash reward. WhatsApp number 9691729017 has been issued to give information about children involved in child begging. Child begging will also be monitored at intersections through CCTV cameras.

TL meeting was held in the Collector office on monday under the chairmanship of Collector Ashish Singh. District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer  Siddharth Jain, Additional Collector  Gaurav Bainal,  ADM Roshan Rai and ADM Rajendra Raghuvanshi and other officers were present in the meeting. It was told in the meeting that through the WhatsApp number to be issued, any citizen can give information about child begging including photo and location. If the information is found correct, a reward of Rs 1,000 will also be given to the concerned citizen. Besides, citizens who give authentic information more than once will also be honoured separately. Child begging will be monitored at intersections through CCTV cameras. It was told that for this, employees of Women and Child Development Department will sit in AICTSL and Police Control Room and keep vigil. If child begging behavior is observed then the rescue team will be informed by them. The teams will immediately reach the spot and do rescue work. Strict action will be taken against the culprits. It was told that so far an FIR has been lodged against three culprits for forcing children to beg. 17 children have been rescued under the campaign. This campaign will continue.