Preliminary survey finds 886 children either begging and hawking
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BBMP to undertake detailed surveys to identify minors begging and street vendors
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BBMP to undertake detailed surveys to identify minors begging and street vendors
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has taken up two surveys – one to identify street vendors who will be beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri SvaNidhi (PM Street Vendors’ Atmanirbhar Scheme), and another for identification of children begging and hawking.
Following directions of the Karnataka High Court, the civic body is undertaking a survey to identify children found begging and hawking miscellaneous items on roads and junctions. A press release on Wednesday said that a preliminary survey had identified 886 such children in the city. The data collection team will be trained to ask the right questions to gather appropriate information from the children, the release added.
Govt. told to come up with standard design, uniform policy
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to come out with a standard design to set up child-friendly premises for holding sittings of the Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in all the districts as per the mandate of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016.
Also, the court directed the government to formulate a uniform policy regarding staffing pattern and infrastructure to be provided to each JJB, and submit the model of the standard design and the uniform policy before the court within a month after holding consultation with all stakeholders, including the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority.
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