Twelve mobile courts and a control room assisted by police are being introduced to speed up convictions of beggars whose population is estimated to be at 60,000 at present.
Begging on the streets of the city will no longer be easy with the Delhi Government launching a cleanup exercise to banish them ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Twelve mobile courts and a control room assisted by police are being introduced to speed up convictions of beggars whose population is estimated to be at 60,000 at present.
Begging is an offence under the Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, and hence, if anyone is caught begging, then action will be taken. In this endeavour, we are supported with the High Court order which has called for removal of beggars from Delhi.
Two metropolitan magistrates will soon take charge of the two courts and will move around the city to take any person found begging to task, Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta said.
He said initially, the plan is to launch the anti-beggary drive in areas like Dhaula Kuan, Rajghat and AIIMS. The move is part of government's various efforts to spruce up the city ahead of the mega sport event which is expected to be thronged by thousands of foreigners.The government will also tie-up with the police for the hassle-free operation while a beggar control room will be set up so that the mobile courts can reach the spot where a beggar is found.
"They can be either let off with a warning or sent to homes under the Act for certain period," Mehta said. "Government also proposes to set up non-custodial homes to be run by NGOs to provide care to the destitute and rehabilitate those found begging.
Presently, there are 12 beggar homes across the city where around 1,500 beggars can be lodged.
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