 bill no  89  of 2011 the destitute children (rehabilitation and welfare) bill, 2011 by shrimati priya dutt, mp abillto provide for the rehabilitation and welfare measures of destitute children and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the destitute children (rehabilitation and welfare) act,2011short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force at once2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;(b) "child" means a boy or girl who is below the age of eighteen years; (c) "children home" means an institution or home established or certified as such by the appropriate government for the purposes of this act;5(d) "destitute child" means a child who is an orphan or neglected or has beenabandoned or is a vagabond and who lives on pavement or in a hutment or slum or railway platform or bus stop or such other place; and(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this actnational policy for destitutechildren103 the central government shall, as soon as may be, formulate a national policy for therehabilitation and welfare of destitute children so as to secure them all rights of childhood and make them responsible citizens4 every destitute child shall have the right to—(i) adequate livelihood and protection against exploitation;rights of destitute children(ii) free and compulsory education and vocational training; and (iii) free healthcare155 (1) the central government shall, as soon as may be, by notification in the official gazette, establish a fund to be known as the destitute children welfare fund by due appropriation made by law by parliament in this behalfestablishment of destitute children welfare fund(2) the central government and state government shall contribute to the fund in such ratio as may be prescribed20(3) such other sums as may be received by way of donation, contribution or assistance from individuals, organizations or any other establishment shall also be credited to the fund(4) the fund shall be used for the welfare of the destitute children in such manner as may be prescribed256 (1) the appropriate government shall establish or cause to be established such number of children homes as it may deem necessary for the purpose of this actestablishment of children homes(2) the children home established under sub-section (1) shall provide free boarding and lodging and such other facilities to the destitute children as may be prescribed7 the appropriate government shall—30welfare measures for the destitute children(a) conduct survey of destitute children in their area and maintain a districtwise register of all destitute children;(b) open sufficient number of schools and colleges for imparting education tothe destitute children and provide books, writing materials, clothes, uniforms and other stationery articles free of cost;(c) provide healthcare facilities free of cost to all destitute children;(d) provide vocational training and gainful employment to destitute children;35(e) free meals including nutritious food and lodging facilities; and (f) take such other measures as may be necessary for the rehabilitation and welfare of destitute children40act to have overriding effect8 the provisions of this act and rules made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force9 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force regulating any of the matters dealt with in this actact not in derogation of any other lawpower to make rules10 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act510(2) every rule made under this act by the central government shall be laid, as soon asmay 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 rule statement of objects and reasonsindia is a welfare state and thus it is the duty of the state to ensure that every citizen is able to live a life of dignity and respect children are the future of the country it is, therefore, duty of the state to see that orphan, destitute, homeless and street children are protected against negligence, cruelty and exploitation unfortunately, in our country there are millions of orphan - mostly homeless, abandoned, run away, vagabond and destitute street children they should be provided with quality education, nutrition, healthcare and conducive atmosphere to enable them to grow up as responsible citizens the bill seeks to provide for rehabilitation and welfare measures on the part of the state for these neglected children which will not only uplift their conditions but it will also help in creating a better society and strong nationhence this billnew delhi;priya  duttaugust 9, 2011 financial memorandumclause 4 of the bill provides for certain rights to be provided for destitute childrenclause 5 of the bill provides for the establishment of a destitute children welfare fund by the central government clause 6 provides for establishment of children homes for the destitute children clause 7 provides for welfare measures for the destitute children to be undertaken by the appropriate government although, the expenditure relating to states shall be borne out of the consolidated funds of the respective states, the central government shall bear the expenditure in providing assistance to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of the bill and for implementing the provisions of the bill in the union territories the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupees one thousand crore would be involved as recurring expenditure per annuma sum of rupees ten thousand crore would also be involved as a non-recurring expenditure memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 10 of the bill empowers the appropriate government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill the rules will relate to matters of detail only the delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character———— a billto provide for the rehabilitation and welfare measures of destitute children and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shrimati priya dutt, mp)gmgipmrnd—2373ls—(s3)—18-11-2011