<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, a new initiative called 'beggar-free city' has been started in Nagpur. Commissioner of Police of Nagpur City, Amitesh Kumar said that, notification of 144 CrPC has been issued in this regard.<br />”<br />”Notices have been served to people. While speaking to reporters he said that they will strictly enforce this and begging will not be allowed in public places.<br />”<br />”This is the joint venture of Nagpur City police and Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) social welfare department.<br />”<br />”The NMC has made special arrangements to accommodate homeless people in the shelters owned by it.<br />”<br />”The civic body has kept a bus and an ambulance ready to shift the beggars caught in police drive to its shelter home.</span><br />