The Rajasthan Rehabilitation of Beggars or Indigents Act, 2012
The Rajasthan Rehabilitation of Beggars or Indigents Act, 2012
This law regulates the establishment, funding, and administration of rehabilitation homes for beggars and indigent individuals in Rajasthan, India. It applies directly to voluntary residents who lack a stable source of income, as well as the government officials, district committees, and private organizations that run these shelters. This legislation matters because it shifts the regional response to poverty from criminalization to supportive care. By providing residents with healthcare, nutrition, addiction treatment, and vocational training, the law aims to help vulnerable people build sustainable skills and transition into dignified, independent lives while ensuring shelters maintain standardized, humane living conditions for all.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Admission to the Rehabilitation Home
- 4. Scale of accommodation, food and clothing
- 5. Procedure for setting up of Rehabilitation Homes
- 6. Powers and functions of the Commissioner
- 7. Powers and functions of the Rehabilitation Officer
- 8. Duties of Superintendent
- 9. Maintenance of Registers
- 10. Visitor's Book
- 11. Norms and Standards for Recognition of Service Organization
- 12. Discipline and Management of Rehabilitation Home
- 13. Prohibited articles
- 14. Beggars and Indigents Welfare Fund
- 15. Manner of accounts and audit of the fund
- 16. The manner of receiving donations
- 17. Transfer from one Rehabilitation Home to another
- 18. Short leave of absence to inmates of Rehabilitation Homes
- 19. Manner of survey of beggars and indigents
- 20. Quorum of State Advisory Board
- 21. Period of stay
- 22. Composition of District Level Committee
- 23. Cleansing and medical examination of persons admitted to the Rehabilitation Home
- 24. Report certain cases to Commissioner
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