t f r a#R>R 3jrat^ ^\^^ 3lf^<t»W WT, ^-«cTf^, Bharat Lai Secretary General J^t ^ 3IT^W ^ fe^-lio 023 TWcT National Human Rights Commission Manav Adhikar Bhawan, C-Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi-110023 India No. R-17/ 14/ 2024-PRPP(RU-3) dated July 5, 2024 Advisory for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Impoverished, Uneducated Children, Women, and Differently-abled Individuals Engaged in Begging Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting and promoting the rights of all human beings in the country. To protect human rights and ensure dignity, the Commission pays special attention to most vulnerable sections of society. In this context, the Commission has taken cognizance of the challenges faced by the persons forced to beg on the streets. 2. Persons engaged in beggary face a number of challenges that impact their life and dignity. Beggary is not only a socio-economic problem but also reflects the failure of the society, where people are forced to beg to eke out their livelihood. 3. To address these issues and challenges, the Commission hereby issues the 'Advisory for Protection and Rehabilitation of Impoverished, Uneducated Children, Women, and Differently-abled Individuals Engaged in Begging' to the Union and State/ Union Territory Governments, containing a set of recommendations for the upliftment and welfare of individuals engaged in begging. 4. You are requested to implement the recommendations issued in the advisory and send an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two months. This will keep the Commission informed of the progress in implementing the advisory on the ground to bring qualitative change in the lives of people engaged in beggary. [ Bharat Lai ] Secretary General Enclosed: As above i.) Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi ~ 110 001 ii.) Chief Secretaries of States (all) iii.) Chief Secretaries of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry iv.) Advisor to Administrators of Chandigarh, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep V.) Advisor to Lt. Governor, Ladakh : 91-11-24663211,24663212 ^ : 91-11-24663262 Phone : 91-011-24663211, 24663212, Fax : 91-011-24663262, E-mail: sgnhrc@nic.in. Website : www.nhrc.nic.in