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Pradeep Kumar

11/08/21 13:00 PM IST

SCHEMES FOR BEGGARS

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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes sub scheme - ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging.

Objective: is to cover the welfare measures for both transgender persons and persons who are engaged in the act of begging.

Details
  • The focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages of the persons found to be engaged in begging.
  • Ministry has released an amount of Rs. 1.50 crore to National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) for conducting skill development programmes for the persons engaged in begging.
  • So far, 514 persons engaged in Begging have been provided skill development training.
  • It will be a comprehensive scheme for persons engaged in the act of begging.
  • The scheme will cover identification, rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, education, skill development with the support of State Governments, Local Urban Bodies and Voluntary Organizations.
  • The scheme will be implemented in the selected cities having large concentrations of Beggar community during the financial year 2020-2021.
  • The government is working in a mission mode with complete commitment to ‘Har Ek Kaam, Desh Ke Naam’.
Source: PIB

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