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Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Punjab has decided that if a child is found begging with an adult, a DNA test will be conducted to establish whether the accompanying person is the biological parent or not. As many as 807 children involved in begging have been rescued this year, and the government has initiated their rehabilitation.State Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Baljit Kaur said child beggars are being rehabilitated under th…