Punjab State Child Rights Commission has formulated an extensive action plan to eliminate child beggary in Punjab.
For the purpose, it has issued detailed guidelines to all the Deputy Commissioners of the State to ensure compliance to the Commission’s directive under Section 76 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
Commission’s chairman Suresh Kalia, in a communiqué issued to all the Deputy Commissioners, directed them to put all the prominent and public places under constant surveillance so that the actual mastermind or a gang behind child begging could be nabbed and given capital punishment. Kalia also said that a special district level task force was being constituted to ensure forceful implementation of the action plan formulated by the Commission which will give its report to the Commission after every three months.
Meanwhile, he suggested creating Special Police Teams at Divisional levels to carry out drives to rescue child beggars prevalent in different parts of the State.
“Once the children are freed from the clutches of the gangs, they should be imparted vocational training depending upon their age so as to ensure dignified livelihood to them,” said Kalia.