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Are helplines operational for destitutes or not: HC asks UP govt

Lucknow, May 19 (UNI) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the state officials whether helplines for the help of destitute people have been publicised and are operational or not.
The court raised the question on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) relating to the issue of the sufferings of homeless and destitute people. It has fixed the next hearing of the case on May 27 while seeking information on the issue from the state authorities.
Along with this, the central government has also been asked for complete information about the mechanism of helping destitute people.
The division bench of Justice A R Masoodi and Justice Ajay Kumar Srivastava-I gave the order on the PIL filed by Jyoti Rajput. The petition has raised the issue of suffering of homeless, destitute, mentally retarded people living near temples, hospitals and footpaths.
The petitioner has requested to issue instructions to provide shelter along with proper treatment to such people. Along with this, the issue of destitute people brought for treatment in emergency has also been raised.
On May 15, Under Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Central Government, Shubham Bhardwaj, appeared through video conferencing and told the court that the department has a system for the treatment of destitute senior citizens only and not for other cases. On this, the court ordered him to present complete information from senior officials in this matter. UNI XC AB SSP
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