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Beggary in India
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Introduction
With the poverty and unemployment the problem of beggary is a social problem of great magnitude and grave concern in developing countries.
BEGGARY is a symptom of social disorganisation
Begging is a problem for society, large number of beggars means non utilization of available human resources
Mental traits
39% of the beggars suffer from psychiatric illness.
Nearly 74% of them had a history of addiction Psychiatric illness in the family and poor attitude of family members towards them.
Over 68% admitted to feeling of shame and losing self-esteem, 25% to guilt, 4% to suicidal tendencies and 8% to anti-social activities.
A MENACE TO PUBLIC
They are a serious nuisance to the people
It is annoying to be bothered by beggars when you are in a hurry
Spreading of various infections
They don’t have health significance
Communicable diseases
Survey
Beggars are unwilling to take up honest labour.
Nearly 26% in survey claimed they were happy.
81% claimed that they do not face any problem during begging .
15% mentioned humiliation from public and police.
The majority of beggars see it as a profitable and viable profession
Difficulties in tackling
India's beggary laws are a throwback to the centuries.
There is no proper enumeration of beggars in the country.
The beggars who have spent years on the street find it very difficult to live in confined space.
The government run beggar homes are worse than the third rate jails.
Conclusion
With the nation aspiring to achieve world standards in every field socio-economic measures are needed to curb the begging problem in India
by implementing comprehensive programme and reorientation of the existing programmes.