REGULATION FOR THE WORKING OF THE BOARD OF
CONTROLCONSTITUTED UNDER THE ORPHANAGES AND OTHER CHARITABLE HOMES (SUPERVISION
AND CONTROL) AMENDMENT ACT 2013
The Social Justice (C)
Department of Government of Kerala published notification [G. O (P)
No.52/2013/SJD Dated 22/6/2013 as S.R.O. No. 527/2013 in K.G. Ext No.1867 dt
28/06/2013] for regulating the working of board of control constituted under
the Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes Act 1960.
It is amended in the
Regulation 9, that, the following terms are included. – All admissions to a recognized
home shall be based on a Destitution Certificate for an orphan in form No.I or
a Destitution Certificate for a non-orphan in form II from the village officer
of the village in which the person permanently resides.
This is the last amendment
as on September 2013 in this law. The number of destitute are increasing,
especially those who are in the old age. Most often they are abandoned in their
own houses, when the children are roaming away for better pastures of life and
profession. But this legislation is intended to regulate the orphanages and
other charitable homes and to have a general standard for the betterment of the
inmates. The moot point is what is the role of Government in this area?
Regulations are always welcome and they are necessary. But Government need to
pump more funds in this area and Government run homes are to be established
more in number.
Now the situation is grim,
and there exist a large number of charitable homes assuring care to the destitute
and old age people. Obviously many of them are not registered but they are
providing better amenities to their inmates. But want of registration does not
make them a legally equipped home. Running a home without recognition is a cognizable
offence, the same need to be tried in magistrate court.
Therefore, all the
amendments and new regulations are significant and the managements of the
respective homes are duty bound to comply with the same.
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