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| HC directs Govt to file status on amendments in PC Act, scheme for needy girls | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 28: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the government to file status report within two weeks about the amendments in provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act as well as about the implementation of scheme for the betterment of needy girls in the state.
In its directions passed in a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice M H Attar asked government to file the status report regarding amendments in the PC Act taking into consideration suggestions recorded by the court in its order on 4 July 2013.
The suggestions included awarding maximum of 20 years and minimum of 6 years in jail and making bail provisions stringent a Regarding implementation about the grant of benefits to the needy girls, the court asked government to file the status report in light of the directions passed by it in December last year.
The court also noted that Supreme Court has upheld its directions and asked government to give effect to the directions for a comprehensive scheme for the betterment of poor girls in the state.
In December 30, the court in order to enable poor girls live a dignified life, the court had passed a number of directions.
"The state of J&K will consider and formulate a scheme for 03 lakh 73 thousand and 086 girls, who already stand identified by the authorities," the court had said directing that the formulation of the scheme shall be based on following considerations.
"The areas be carved out in both urban and rural areas, which are in close proximity with each other, from where these girls have been identified," the court had said, "Two or three Mohalla/wards in urban areas and one or two villages in rural areas can constitute a unit."
In its third recommendations, the court said that the girls of these areas be made part of society/Cooperative Society which shall be, exclusively, for these girls and for their benefits.
"The amount which would be required for launching these societies, shall be provided by the government," the court said, adding, "These girls, wherever required shall be imparted training in handicraft, tailoring, knitting, poultry and analogous and identified jobs." The Societies/Cooperative Societies of these girls shall he provided all incentives to work on the lines mentioned hereinabove, the court had said.
"The products of these Societies/Cooperative Societies, shall be purchased by the Handicraft Department/Handicraft Corporation of the State and the payments to these Societies/Cooperative Societies shall be made at the time of purchase of the products itself. Further profits earned by these Government outlets shall be shared by Societies/Cooperative Societies in equal proportions," the court said, adding, "The Government shall provide all necessary paraphernalia to enable these girls to start the activities."
The court had also directed the state of J&K to constitute a separate fund for which the state would be at liberty to seek donations from philanthropists.
"This fund shall be utilized for marriage purpose of the girls whose number is mentioned in this order and who are identified by the State authorities themselves. A minimum of Rs 25000 shall be paid to a girl shall be given to the girls who is to be married and as far as possible, five grams of gold shall be given to the girl who is to be married." |
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