Rashtrotthan Sankalp (RASTR) undertook the study of facets of Beggary, the society and state's response to it and an audit of the Beggary Relief System mainly as enabled by the Karnataka Prohibition of Beggary Act, 1975 and present it before the citizens. This study, which began in Jan. 2008, is based on data collected till June 2010 and is limited by the resources at the disposal of RASTR, and the response of and access to various public agencies and the information available with them.

Among other things, the government has failed to:

  • Appoint the complete 15-30 members on the board of the CRC
  • Appoint non-official members on the board of the CRC.
  • Appoint Board of Visitors to the NPKs
  • Secure the collected beggary cess for beggary relief
  • Publicise the Act and create awareness among the people
  • Create helplines for reporting instances of beggary or cases of people in need
  • Ensure transparency and public participation in the functioning of various agencies for Beggary relief
  • Devise proper system of tagging beggars and documentation
  • Provide adequate infrastructure required for an effective Beggary relief system
  • Build necessary social & relief infrastructure in making the prohibition effective
  • Facilitate study and analysis of beggary, destitution and social security
  • Bring amendments necessary to make the Act and the Ban on Beggary effective
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