Hoshiarpur- Project Jeevanjot 2 is being operated under the directions of Social Security and Women and Child Development Department, Punjab Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur and guidance of Deputy Commissioner Ashika Jain, under which District Program Officer Gagandeep Singh, District Child Protection Officer Harpreet Kaur, along with the task force constituted to stop child begging at the district level, today raided Bhangi Chowk, Hanuman Mandir, Navi Abadi, Bahadurpur Chowk, Shimla Pahari, Kashmiri Bazaar, Kotwali Bazaar, Railway Road in Hoshiarpur to stop child begging.
During this, 2 children were freed from child begging and presented before the Child Welfare Committee. The Child Welfare Committee counseled the children and took decisions for the welfare of the children. District Child Protection Officer Harpreet Kaur appealed to the general public that if you find any child begging or doing child labor, then inform about it on Child Helpline 1098, so that your one initiative can change the life of a child.
He said that for information about the schemes being run by the Punjab Government for children between 0 to 18 years, one can call District Child Protection Unit Hoshiarpur or Child Helpline 1098. He said that such raids have been conducted earlier also and these will continue continuously. If any parent is found making the child beg, action will be taken against him. For the safety and care of children, coordination can be done with District Child Protection Unit Ram Colony Camp Hoshiarpur.
On this occasion, District Program Officer Gagandeep Singh said that as per the instructions issued by the department, DNA test of parents who make children beg will be done and if the report does not match, legal action will be taken against them. Child Welfare Committee Chairperson Harjeet Kaur said that till now two FIRs have been registered in various police stations of Hoshiarpur district in cases of making children beg.
During this raid, Mohit (social worker), District Child Protection Unit, Kiran, SHO Kiran Singh and Jaswinder Singh from Police Station City, Dr. Shalini (Health Department) and Amit Kumar (Education Department) were present.