Chandigarh, 8th August 2019: A meeting was held
today under the chairmanship of Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner to
discuss the issue of child beggary in the city and to discuss measures to put
an end to this.
Child beggary is a major issue, as millions of
children are forced into this worrisome menace. With an aim to end the abusive
tradition of forcing the child to beg and to completely eradicate child begging
from the city, the Deputy Commissioner has directed all the officials to
identify the spots where child begging is more prevalent.
A special education drive starting tomorrow will be
carried out till 15th August 2019 wherein the SDM’s with other team members
will ensure that proper awareness is given to the parents and other involved in
pushing the child towards begging.
After the drive, strict action will be taken
against the handlers and other still involved in the running the racket of
child begging.
The rescue missions, the counseling, the
rehabilitation processes will also be conducted for the children forced into
begging.
Present among the officers were Smt Nazuk Kumar,
SDM (C), Sh. Shashank Anand, SSP Traffic, Sh. Sudhanshu Gautam, SDM (E), Smt
Navjot Kaur, Director Social Welfare
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