The Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has recommended effective measures for displacement and rehabilitation of beggars by strictly checking their entries in the urban areas by implementing Prevention of Begging Act-1973 across all the municipal corporations in the State. For the first time district police and municipal corporations would team up for achieving the target.
The Commission has stated that its recommendations should strictly be considered while implementing the Act. The commission holds the same opinion for stopping beggary and at the same time wants that the displacement and rehabilitation for the beggars who would be affected after the beggary would be stopped.
Earlier MPHRC has provided important recommendations to the Social Justice Department for putting an end to beggary. Among the recommendations commissions has recommended of opening a Beggar Access Center in every district.
Physically able should be provided employment oriented training and employment. Proper shelter home for differently able and physically challenged and are not able to do any work should be established.
Children involved in beggary should be sheltered in Children’s home and provide education. These children could be provided education under the Right to Education-2009.Proper arrangement should be made at Indore Beggar Access Center and it should be used to the fullest and entry should be provided to the beggars of the state. Children who are involved in begging and stay at railway stations should be provided with education and help them in developing professionally skilled. District collector should help these children through social welfare schemes as these children are very poor. Surveys should be conducted to identify these children.