 bill no lxxxi of 2010 the  prevention  of  begging  bill,  2010 a billto provide for prevention of begging and for matters connected therewith and incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-first year of  the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the prevention of begging act, 2010(2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement(3) it shall come into force with immediate effectdefinitions52 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government ofthat state and in all other cases, the central government;(b) "begger" means a person who indulges in begging; (c) "begging" means:—(i) soliciting alms in a public place, including railways, bus-stops, road sides and public transport, by invoking compassion; and5(ii) entering in any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms; (d) "fund" means beggars' welfare fund established under section 610(e) "rehabilitation centre" means a centre established under this act where any person taken into custody on the ground of begging shall be kept till the time he is rehabilitated 3 begging by any person in any manner is hereby abolishedabolition of begging punishment for forced begging4 whoever forces or encourages any person, including a child in his care, custody or charge, for begging or whoever uses any person as an exhibit for the purpose of begging, shall, in the first instance, be warned of indulging in such activities and if he indulges inspite of the warning be punished with a fine of rupees five thousand155 (1) any person found begging shall be arrested by the policearrest of persons found begging, etc(2) any persons so arrested shall be sent to a rehabilitation centre, to be established in every district by the appropirate government, wherein such person shall be provided with facilities for his rehabilitation in such manner as may be prescribed20beggars' welfare fund6 (1) the central government shall constitute a fund to be called the beggars'welfare fund for the welfare of the beggars(2) the fund shall be utilised by the central government as and when required for the welfare and rehabilitation of beggars257 (1) the appropriate government shall formulate such schemes, work out such plans, including plans for provision of education, and create suitable infrastructure in every district so as to enable beggars to take up suitable jobs for earning their livelihoodformulation of schemes and plans for beggars, etc(2) the appropriate government shall set up destitute homes for providing food, shelter and protection, to the old, infirm, helpless and destitute persons so as to discourage them from indulging in begging30power to make rules8 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act statement  of  objects  and  reasonsdespite all efforts made and welfare measures taken by the central government and the state governments, the practice of begging continues unabated all over the country, especially in the metropolitan cities and urban areas there are organised gangs who exploit innocent children and force them into begging not for the sustenance of these boys and girls but for gathering alms for the gang leaders and organizers some people kidnap children and force them to go for begging and collect huge amount of moneythe number of beggars in the country has increased manifold as per an estimate the number is somewhere around fifty lakhswhile, the old and infirm beggars can be sent to destitute homes, the other beggars should be given education and training so that they can get gainful employmenttherefore, it is high time that a law for prevention of begging be enacted hence this billnarendra  kumar  kashyap financial  memorandumclause 5 of the bill provides for establishment of "rehabilitation centres" in every district by the appropriate government clause 6 provides for setting up of beggars' welfare fund clause 7 provides for formulation of schemes and creating suitable infrastructure by appropriate government in every district so as to enable beggars to take up suitable jobs it further provides for setting up of destitute homes by the appropriate government the central government would have to incur expenditure from the consolidated fund of india for establishment of rehabilitation centres, destitute homes, formulating schemes, creating suitable infrastructure in respect of union territories and shall also have to contribute monies into beggars' welfare fund as for as establishment of rehabilitation centres, destitute homes, formulation of schemes and creating suitable infrastructure in the states are concerned, the concerned state governments will incur expenditure from their consolidated funds, through the central government may have to extend some financial assistance to the states for implementing the provisions of the bill the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve a recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 8 empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the provisions of the bill since the rules will relate to matters of details only, the delegation of legislative power is of normal character———— a billto provide for prevention of begging and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto————(shri narendra kumar kashyap, mp)gmgipmrnd—6680rs(s3)—28-02-2011