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Sampark is an Indian based, non-profit, non-governmental organization registered under the below<br><br>Societies Registration Act 1960 (Reg. No.333/91-92)<br>FCRA (Reg. No. 094420674).<br>Registered under Section 80G of Income Tax Act (AABAS1955LF20214)<br>Registered under Section 12A (AABAS1955LE20206)<br>Registration for CSR activities (CSR00002408)
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childcare centre inBangaloreforpoormigrantkids • Devadasisfacemanychallengeswhenitcomestoaccessingtheirrights. These challenges present themselves in every sphere of their lives – employmentopportunities,accesstoeducation,savingsandsecurity, healthcare, and even extend to familial tensions and lack of support systems for their children. Where governmental schemes exist, their executionwithinthecommunityisminimal. • Recommendations–WhatCanandNeedstobeDone • The following recommendations have been prepared by the Sampark team, keeping in mind the multitude of challenges that Devadasis face. With the Government being a key stakeholder, the majority of these are directedtowardsitwhilesomerecommendationswouldalsorequirethe supportofotherstakeholderssuchasCivilSocietyandNon-Governmental Organizations. • DevelopingaComprehensivePolicyFramework • ConductingFrequentSurveysandEnumeration • LegitimizingMaintenanceandInheritanceRights • BuildingandFinanciallyEmpoweringCommunity-basedOrganisations • ImprovedIECandSensitizationEfforts • EnablingSocialMobilityforFutureGenerations
ConductingFrequentSurveysandEnumeration A devadasiwomanwho tookpart inthesurvey InordertoeffectivelyaddressthechallengesoftheDevadasisystem,itis crucialtounderstandthecurrentsituationappropriately.Ithasbeenover a decade since the last official survey was conducted and the multiple studiesconductedin-betweenpointtosignificantgapsinidentifyingand curbing the Devadasi system. Conducting a new survey and frequent enumerations subsequently, can go a long way in tackling these challenges,ifcarriedouteffectively.Anybenefitthatcanbegiventothe Devadasis,especiallyatatimewhenthesocio-economicsituationacross thecountryhastakenahitduetoCovid19,wouldpositivelysupportthose whoarecurrentlynotapartofthebeneficiarieslistbutaresuffering. EmpoweringtheFuture AtatimewhenthecountryisfocusingonStandUpIndiaandAtmarirbhar Bharat,itisimportanttoensurethatthosewhoarediscriminatedagainst also get appropriate support to be a part of this drive. When it comes to Devadasis,thiswouldrequireatwo-foldapproach–livelihoodsupportand skilltraining,andnotasingle-trackapproach. Thisisbecause,ontheonehand,Devadasiswhoareabovetheageof50 may not be interested in upskilling themselves and may require more directsupport.Apartfromeffectivelydeliveringpensions,theGovernment mustthusensurethatloanstostartbusinessesbemademoreaccessible
toDevadasis.AccordingtothesurveyconductedbySampark,quiteafew Devadasis mentioned the idea of setting up their own business, if given loans.Ontheotherhand,thereareDevadasiswhoareintheir30swho couldtakeupgoodlivelihoodopportunitiesiftheyareprovidedwiththe right skills and training. With the help of Civil Society Organizations workinginthisfield,interestandneed-basedskilltrainingprogramscan beundertakenandprovidedtothem. • ABOUTUS • SamparkisanIndianbased,non-profit,non-governmentalorganization registeredunderthebelow • SocietiesRegistrationAct1960(Reg.No.333/91-92) • FCRA(Reg.No.094420674). • RegisteredunderSection80GofIncomeTaxAct(AABAS1955LF20214) • RegisteredunderSection12A(AABAS1955LE20206) • RegistrationforCSRactivities(CSR00002408)
