BEGGARY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME/ SCHEME
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Posted On:
26 JUL 2023 4:20PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry has launched an umbrella scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprises”, which includes sub-scheme – ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging’ on 12.02.2022.
On the occasion of 75th anniversary of Independence, Ministry identified 75 Municipal Corporations/Municipalities as SMILE-75 initiative to implement in 1st phase. List of 75 Municipal Corporations/Municipalities is provided at Annexure-I.
However, implementation of the scheme is currently under consideration since Ministry is having several consultations with other Ministries/Departments, States/UTs to have an enhanced convergence approach for effective implementation of the scheme. The implementation will begin in FY 2023-24.
A total of Rs. 100.00 crore budget has been proposed for five years i.e. from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 for implementing the sub-scheme with the support of State Governments /Local Urban Bodies, Voluntary /Non-Government Organizations and others institutions.
So far, expenditure of Rs.0.26 Crore has been incurred as admin cost towards familiarizing the scheme via, events, IEC and media campaign.
Annexure-I
SMILE-75: List of Cities/Municipal Corporations
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I. METROPOLITAN CITIES |
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S. No. |
State |
Name of Municipal Corporation |
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1 |
DELHI (Erstwhile MCs) |
NEW DELHI |
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2 |
EAST DELHI |
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3 |
NORTH DELHI |
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4 |
SOUTH DELHI |
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5 |
DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD |
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6 |
NORTH DELHI |
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7 |
MAHARASHTRA |
MUMBAI |
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8 |
GUJARAT |
AHMADABAD |
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9 |
TELANGANA |
HYDERABAD |
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10 |
KARNATAKA |
BANGALORE (R) / VIJAYUAPURA |
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11 |
WEST BENGAL |
KOLKATA |
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II. SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL PLACES / CITIES |
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S. No. |
State |
Name of Municipal Corporation |
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1 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
TIRUPATI |
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2 |
BIHAR |
GAYA |
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3 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
DHARAMSHALA |
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4 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
UJJAIN |
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5 |
MAHARASTRA |
NASIK |
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6 |
ODISHA |
PURI |
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7 |
PUNJAB |
AMRITSAR |
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8 |
TAMIL NADU |
MADURAI |
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9 |
UTTRAKHAND |
RISHKESH |
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10 |
HARIDWAR |
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11 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
AYODHYA |
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12 |
GORAKHPUR |
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13 |
MATHURA/GOVARDHAN |
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14 |
PRAYAGRAJ |
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15 |
VARANASI |
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III. TOURIST PLACES / CITIES |
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S. No. |
State |
Name of Municipal Corporation |
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1 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
VIJAYAWADA |
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2 |
BIHAR
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PATNA |
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3 |
VAISHALI/HAJIPUR |
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4 |
GUJARAT |
VADODARA |
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5 |
KARNATAKA
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DHARWAD |
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6 |
MANDYA |
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7 |
MYSORE |
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8 |
ODISHA |
CUTTACK |
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9 |
RAJASTHAN
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JAISALMER |
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10 |
JODHPUR (SOUTH) |
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11 |
JODHPUR (NORTH) |
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12 |
JAIPUR |
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13 |
TAMIL NADU
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KANNIYAKUMARI/ NAGERCOIL |
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14 |
TIRUNELVELI |
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15 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
AGRA |
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16 |
LUCKNOW |
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IV. ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS
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S. No. |
State |
Name of Municipal Corporation |
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1 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
VISAKHAPATNAM |
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2 |
GUNTUR |
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3 |
CUDDAPAH |
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4 |
BIHAR |
SAMASTIPUR |
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5 |
JHARKHAND |
RANCHI |
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6 |
ODISHA
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MALKANGIRI |
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7 |
DHENKANAL |
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V. CITIES OF NORTH EAST STATES
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S. No. |
State |
Name of Municipal Corporation
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1 |
ASSAM |
KAMRUP METROPOLITAN |
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2 |
HOJAI/DOBOKA |
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3 |
SILCHAR |
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4 |
MANIPUR |
IMPHAL
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VI. SMART CITIES
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S. No. |
State |
Name of Municipal Corporation
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1 |
MAHARASTRA |
PUNE
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2 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
BHOPAL
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3 |
INDORE
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4 |
JABALPUR
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5 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
KANPUR
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6 |
MEERUT
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7 |
GHAZIABAD
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VII. OTHER CITIES/MUNICIPAL CORPORATION |
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S. No. |
State Name |
Municipal Corporation |
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1 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
KURNOOL |
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2 |
GUJARAT |
SURAT |
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3 |
HARYANA |
KARNAL |
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4 |
PANCHKULA |
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5 |
JHARKHAND |
DHANBAD |
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6 |
KARNATAKA |
TUMAKURU |
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7 |
KERALA |
KOZHIKODE |
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8 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
CHHATARPUR |
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9 |
SAGAR |
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10 |
MAHARASHTRA |
THANE |
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11 |
JALGAON |
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12 |
RAJASTHAN |
DAUSA |
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13 |
TAMILNADU |
ERODE |
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14 |
TELANGANA |
WARANGAL |
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15 |
WEST BENGAL |
HOWRAH |
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri. A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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