In Chennai
beggiging is banned by the Chennai City Corporation which came into
effect on June 5th 2010. But now its almost two years over
but it never decreased actually the beggers increased and begging to
live on the streets of the city. Near to Government Buiding, Temples,
Signals, Parks and in all main areas....
When the ban was
introduces the Chennai City Corporation Launched a rehabiliation
Programme which initially involved by rescuing hundreds of homeless
People and mentally ill People . And dispatched them in vans to old
age homes and Institute of Mental Health.
Beggars - In Signals
But know the
Chennai City Corporation is been quiet and no actions taken now for
the beggers and homeless people in Chennai. And they blame that lack
of manpower is the failure of the programme, But the activists says
that they dont have a count or an approximate database of beggers in
the city.
A daily traveler
on the Chennai Beech Electric train says that beggers enter the
congested compartment even during the peak hours. So the government
should take action on this. When it comes to railway "Neither
the Railways nor the Chennai Corporation should take action
whatsoever" .
In Railway Station
Child Beggsrs - In Railway Station
The Indian
Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) made a study that among beggers in
the city they foung 48% of child beggers are between 6-10 years old
and the 35% were 11-15 years old. This also
shows that 80% of child beggers are school dropouts. And the largest
group of child beggers contains kids under the age of five. Also upto
40% of all child beggers are addicted to glu , whiteners and other
substances like this.
ICCW
Another study
says that 43% of beggers are in the 24-26 age group which is the most
productive period of the life. Activist says that we need a
periodical assessement of the problem and need a strict
implementation of rules to Catch up the begging netwok operated by
powerful mafiahs.
Nowadays begging
had become professional Just like job. And there are hundreds of
begging network in the city . The people Running the network make
children, women, and women with babies to beg and they ll take most
of the money that begger collect. They should be caught to solve
this problem. It also seems to be there was a connection between the
network and criminal and mafiahs.
Girls With Babies - To Beg
Kids - Beggars
Kids - Beggars
It is not only
the reponsibility of the City Corporation to make Chennai a
begger-free city, it is also the
responsibility of the public to co-ordinate with the Government. And
we need an effective co-ordination between the corporation, police
and the organisation that helps for rehabilitate beggars,
homeless old age peoples.
Old age people begging for food in Signals
Children Begging in Streets
Old People Beg for food
As a human Being think what we have done to help them ... Think and wake up soon.. Start helping in any source u can..Please Don't Encourage them to beg again by giving money, if u see a old age people hand them over to old age homes, kids inform to the Corporation of Chennai. If babies please do inform as soon as possible...
