Begging in Trains to be Allowed? Ministry of Railways Dismisses Reports, Says No Such Proposal In Consideration
A number of media outlets claimed that the government, as part of the exercise to strike down redundant or outdated laws, will decriminalise Section 144 (2) of the Railway Act, 1989. The law mandates a fine of upto Rs 2,000 on any one caught begging inside the train coaches or at the railway station.