 bill no  175  of  2014 the abolition of begging bill, 2014 by shri cr patil, mp a billto provide for abolition of begging and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth  year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the abolition of begging  act, 2014(2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement5(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointdefinitions2  in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(i) "begging" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in clause (a) of(ii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3 begging by any person in any manner is hereby abolishedabolition of begging4 any person who forces another person into begging shall be punished with imprisonment which shall not be less than five yearspunishment for forcing others into begging55 (1) any person found begging shall be taken into custody by the police and sent tothe nearest rescue home, to be established in each district and by the union government or the state government, as the case may be, wherein such person shall be provided with facilities for rehabilitationestablishment of rescuehomes forrehabilitation of beggars10(2) the expenditure in respect of eastablishing rescue homes under section (1), shallbe borne by the central government and the state governments in such ratio as may be prescribedpower to make rules6 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act15 20(2) every rule made under this act 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 the 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 rule7 the central government shall lay a report in both houses of parliament every year on the progress of the implementation of the provisions of this actreport to be laid in parliament statement  of  objects  and  reasonsin spite of various measures taken by the government and various social organisations to help the downtrodden and handicapped, begging has not stopped in the country the number of beggars has been increasing in big cities everyday sometimes, young boys and girls are forced by their parents to take to begging even after sixty-seven years of independence, the problem of begging is increasing day by day it has, therefore, become necessary that legislation should be brought forward to abolish begging and to provide for rehabilitation of beggarshence this billnew delhi;cr patilnovember 12, 2014 financial memorandumclause 5 of the bill provides for establishment of rescue homes in each district by the union government or the state government, as the case may be, wherein beggars will be provided with facilities for their rehabilitation moreover, the expenditure in respect of establishing rescue homes shall be borne by the central government and the state governments in such ratio as may be prescribed the central government would have to incur expenditure from the consolidated fund of india for establishment of rescue homes in respect of union territories the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is likely to be incurred from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 6 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character————a billto provide for abolition of begging and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri cr patil, mp)gmgipmrnd—3175ls(s-3)—04122014