fj 2. Advisory for theProtection and Rehabilitation ofImpoverished, Uneducated Children, Women, and Oifferently-abled Individuals Engaged in Begging Rehabilitation of individuals 3. engaged in beggary 3.1. The State to ensure that shelter homes Healthcare 2.1. Every resident of the shelter home to be registered and an identity card to be issued by the relevant departments/ provide all residents with proper boarding andlodgingfacilities. nagarpaiikas/ gram panchayats in the states/ union territories (UTs) or autho 3.2. The State to ensure that shelter homes offer healthcare services to residents as needed, including medical check-ups, rized agencies. The card to include their names, approximate age (if exact age is unavailable), address of the shelter home, and health status (if differently-abled, etc.). tests, and access to treatment through government-operated clinics and hospitals and/ or are covered under Ayushman Bharat or any schemes of the state govern ments. Particular emphasis to be placed on catering to the needs of children, women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities (PwDs) and those addicted to substance Mandatory entry/ record of these details are required on the online portal. 2.2. The State to ensure that shelter homes offer essential services, including registration, issuance of identity cards (such as Aadhar card, Ration card, or any other form of identification), and assistance with opening bank accounts. If necessary, authorities may organize camps abuse as perthe already existing provisions of law applicable to these specificgroups. 3.3. The State to ensure that the shelter homes provide for mental health counselling, deaddiction and rehabilitation services. to issue and disseminate information on Shelter homes may avail facilities of Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs) for mental Aadhar Cards, Ration Cards, Ayushman Cards, Jan-Dhan account scheme and health services. benefits of other welfare schemes. 2.3. The State to identify avenues such as religious congregations to organize awareness generation camps for discour aging begging, and disseminate informa tion on the various government welfare schemes and employment opportunities including those for self-employment. 2.4. The beneficiaries to also be educated, sensitized and provided necessary assistance to avail benefits of different schemes/ services provided by the state/ UT and union government such as those related to food security, health, housing, financial security, drinking water, cooking gas, electricity, etc. One such scheme is SMILE, which is a Central Sector Scheme designed forthe comprehensive rehabilita tion of individualsengaged in begging. • 3.4. The residents to be linked with government schemes for medical assistance and insur ance, such as the Universal Health Insur ance Scheme (UHIS), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima yojana,andAYUSH. 4. Education 4.1. As mandated under Article 21 A of the Constitution of India, the State to ensure free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 6-14 years, including those involved in begging. The State to register and enrol such children in government or private schools under the Right to Education Act, 2009.