 bill no 172 of  2018 the abolition of begging and rehabilitation of beggars bill, 2018 by shri shivaji adhalrao patil, mp a billto provide for abolition of begging and rehabilitation of beggars and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and extent1 (1) this act may be called the abolition of begging and rehabilitation of beggars act, 2018(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force with immediate effectdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) ''appropriate government'' means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government(b) ''beggar'' means a person who indulges in begging (c) ''begging'' shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (a) of sub-section (4), section 363a of the indian penal code45 of 1860(d) ''fund'' means beggars welfare fund established under section 6 (e) ''prescribed'' means prescribed by rules made under this act5(f) "rescue home or social security institution" means a home established under this act where any person taken into custody on the ground of begging shall be kept till the time he is rehabilitatedabolition of begging103 begging by any person, irrespective of age and gender, in any manner is herebyabolished4 (1) any person who forces another person of more than eighteen years of age, into begging shall be punishable with imprisonment which shall not be less than seven yearspunishment for forced begging and sensitization of public15(2) any person who forces a child of any gender, who is less than eighteen years ofage, into begging shall be punishable with imprisonment which shall not be less then ten years(3) it shall be the responsibility of the appropriate government to sensitize the society about the repercussions of the forced begging and the multiple evil that enjoin in such antisocial activities threatening the peace and harmony of the society20custody and rehabilitation of persons found begging5 (1) any person found begging shall be taken into custody by the police and sent to the nearest rescue home or social security institution, to be established in each district by the appropriate government, as the case may be, wherein such person shall be provided with facilities for rehabilitation, in such manner as may be prescribed25(2) it shall be the sole responsibility of the in-charge of the rescue home or the social security institution to ensure that the rescued beggar(s) brought by the police, do not leave the rescue home or the social security institutions without the proper approval or permission of the authorities so empowered by the rules made under this actbeggars' welfare fund6 (1) the central government  shall constitute a fund to be called the beggarswelfare fund for the welfare of beggars30(2) the fund shall be utilised by the central government  as and when required for the welfare and rehabilitation of beggars7 (1) the appropriate government shall formulate dedicated schemes for schooling of the children so rescued from beggingformulation of schemes for beggars35(2) it shall be the responsibility of the appropriate government to ensure that the rescued children are adequately rehabilitated by providing requisite education and employment opportunities for their livelihoodlaying of report8 the central government shall lay a report before both houses of parliament every year on the progress of the implementation of the provisions of this actpowers to make rules9 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the act40 45(2) every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as the case may be: so, however, that any such modification or annulment, shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement  of  objects  and  reasonseven after seventy-one years of independence, begging continues to be a formidable problem facing the country ever since, we embarked upon a welfare state, several social security safeguards have been put in place to rehabilitate the beggars, many of  whom are young children however, increasing incidents of begging across the country demonstrate a stark failure of the existing social security system, thus necessitating concerted remedial measures india's urban centres, especially the metro cities, have been facing this problem of begging and the organised crime syndicates are using the beggars and children to promote their sinister designs in many cases, it has also been seen that the organs of children begging at the signalled crossings on the roads are traded by illegal organ traders many orphan children secure their livelihood by begging this has contributed to india's burden of illiterates and out of school children at a time, when the country is being seen as an important destination for foreign direct investment, international tourists inflow, etc, begging at the signalled crossings on the roads portray a negative picture of the country's profile and reputation as a democracy wedded to the ideals of promoting human rights and values enshrined in the constitution in the 21st century india, begging is a scar which the country can not afford to keep it at its own perilit is, therefore, imperative that legislation should be brought forward to abolish begging and to provide for adequate rehabilitation of beggars through a robust mechanism of social security institutionshence, the billnew delhi;shivaji adhalrao patilnovember  28, 2018 financial  memorandumclause 5 of the bill provides for establishment of  "rescue homes" in each district by the appropriate government clause 6 provides for setting up of beggars' welfare fund clause 7 provides for formulation of schemes for schooling of children by appropriate government so as to enable beggars to take up suitable jobs the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve a recurring expenditure of rupess five thousand crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure of rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding delegated legislationclause 9 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 a normal character———— a billto provide for abolition of begging and rehabilitation of beggars and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri shivaji adhalrao patil, mp)mgipmrnd—2124ls(s3)—11-12-2018