Lok Sabha Question No. 3794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Survey on Beggars
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3794 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## *3794. SURVEY ON BEGGARS

SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE SHRI CR PATIL

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any comprehensive studyl survey in order to control the existing practices of begging in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and outcome thereof along with the number of beggars including women and child beggars in the country, State/UT-wise;
- whether the Government is planning to all the beggars under the ambit of various policies including financial inclusion and if S0, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and bring
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to eradicate the practice of beggary and for rehabilitation and creating employment opportunities for beggars in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

- (a) & (b) The Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner; India (RGI) has informed that according to the Census 2011, the total population of Beggars, Vagrants etc. in India is 413670 which includes a total of 191997 females. The state-wise   details are enclosed as Annexure I The total number of child beggars below 15 years of age in the country, aS per Census 2011, are 45296. The state-wise details are enclosed as Annexure II:
- (c) & (d) The States are responsible for taking necessary preventive and rehabilitative steps. As per available information, 20 States and 2 Union Territories have either enacted their own Anti-Beggary Legislation or Presently, there is no scheme of the Central Government on Beggary. National Consultation Meetings were held with the   representatives  of Central/State Governments, NGOs, Institutes and Individual Experts in the field of Beggary to discuss the issues related to Beggary. In these meetings, it was   inter-alia, recommended to explore the feasibility of framing a Central Scheme for   rehabilitation of Beggars. Accordingly, a Scheme for   Protection; Care and Rehabilitation of Destitutes is under formulation which has,   inter-alia,   provision for providing skill development training to the able bodied destitutes.

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## Annexure for 09.08.2016]

## Total Beggars, Vagrants etc. in India as per Census 2011

| ST Code   | IndialStatelUT       | Beggars,Vagrants etc:   | Beggars,Vagrants etc:   | Beggars,Vagrants etc:   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|           |                      | Persons                 | Males                   | Females                 |
|           | 2                    | 3                       | 4                       | 5                       |
|           | INDIA                | 413670                  | 221673                  | 191997                  |
|           | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 4134                    | 2550                    | 1584                    |
| 2         | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 809                     | 504                     | 305                     |
| 3         | PUNJAB               | 7939                    | 5197                    | 2742                    |
| 4         | CHANDIGARH           | 121                     | 87                      | 34                      |
| 5         | UTTARAKHAND          | 3320                    | 2374                    | 946                     |
| 6         | HARYANA              | 8682                    | 6504                    | 2178                    |
|           | NCT OF DELHI         | 2187                    | 1343                    | 844                     |
| 8         | RAJASTHAN            | 25853                   | 15271                   | 10582                   |
| 9         | UTTAR PRADESH        | 65835                   | 41859                   | 23976                   |
| 10        | BIHAR                | 29723                   | 14842                   | 14881                   |
| 11        | SIKKIM               | 68                      | 46                      | 22                      |
| 12        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 114                     | 59                      | 55                      |
| 13        | NAGALAND             | 124                     | 65                      | 59                      |
| 14        | MANIPUR              | 263                     | 117                     | 146                     |
| 15        | MIZORAM              | 53                      | 33                      | 20                      |
| 16        | TRIPURA              | 1490                    | 607                     | 883                     |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA            | 396                     | 172                     | 224                     |
| 18        | ASSAM                | 22116                   | 7269                    | 14847                   |
| 19        | WEST BENGAL          | 81244                   | 33086                   | 48158                   |
| 20        | JHARKHAND            | 10819                   | 5522                    | 5297                    |
| 21        | ODISHA               | 17965                   | 9981                    | 7984                    |
| 22        | CHHATTISGARH         | 10198                   | 4995                    | 5203                    |
| 23        | MADHYA PRADESH       | 28695                   | 17506                   | 11189                   |
| 24        | GUJARAT              | 13445                   | 8549                    | 4896                    |
| 25        | DAMAN & DIU          | 22                      | 15                      | 7                       |
| 26        | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 19                      | 7                       | 12                      |
| 27        | MAHARASHTRA          | 24307                   | 14020                   | 10287                   |
| 28        | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 30218                   | 16264                   | 13954                   |
| 29        | KARNATAKA            | 12270                   | 6436                    | 5834                    |
| 30        | GOA                  | 247                     | 131                     | 116                     |
| 31        | LAKSHADWEEP          | 2                       | 0                       | 2                       |
| 32        | KERALA               | 4023                    | 2397                    | 1626                    |
| 33        | TAMIL NADU           | 6814                    | 3789                    | 3025                    |
| 34        | PUDUCHERRY           | 99                      | 54                      | 45                      |

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