Lok Sabha Question No. 2873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Prevention of Begging and Drug Addiction
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI, SAUGATA ROY

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## †2873. PREVENTION OF BEGGING AND DRUG ADDICTION SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

## PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

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

(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to find out the number of children be roads in various parts of the country including the NCT of Delhi;

- (b) if so, the d etails thereof along with the measures being taken for rehabilitation of suc State - wise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that drug - ddiction is increasing among the said children;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Gov er ment thereto; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to formulate any comprehensive action plan for such and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a) to (d)The Office of Registrar General of India (RGI) has informed that they have not c survey to find out the number of children begging on roads. However, in decennial Popul conducted by the Office of RGI, data are collected on worke rs/non rs, among other parameters, on all persons living in different parts of the country. This includes data on beggars who ha along  with  vagrants  etc.  who  are  engaged  in  begging  as  a  non - economically  productive  work/activit among st the marginal workers and non - workers. A statement giving state - wise total population of chi beggars below 15 years of age, as per Census 2011, is enclosed as Annexure.

Further,  Department  of  Women  and  Child  Development,  Govt.  of  NCT  of Delhi  has  also informed that no such survey has been conducted by the Delhi Government in Delhi till no Delhi Govt. in association with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India a survey on mapping and size estim ation of street children who abuse any kind of substance, th India Institute of Medical Sciences in September 2015.

(e) The States are responsible for taking necessary preventive and rehabilitative steps. information, 20 States a nd 2 Union Territories have either enacted their own Anti - Beggary Legislation or adopted legislations enacted by other States/UTs. Presently, there is no scheme of the Cen on  Beggary.  National  Consultation  Meetings  were  held  with  the  represe ntatives  of  Central/Stat Governments, NGOs, Institutes and Individual Experts in the field of Beggary to discuss th to  Beggary.  In  these  meetings,  it  was,  inter - alia,  recommended  to  explore  the  feasibility  of  fra Central  Scheme  for  r ehabilitation  of  Beggars.  Accordingly,  a  Scheme  for  Protection,  C Rehabilitation of Destitutes is under formulation.

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## Annexure [As referred to parts (a)& (b) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 2873 for 15.03.2016]

## Childbeggars below 15 years of age -C nsus 2011

| India/States/Uts                      | Marginal workers *   | Marginal workers *   | Marginal workers *   | Non -workers #   | Non -workers #   | Non -workers #   | Total Child Beggars   | Total Child Beggars   | Total Child Beggars   |
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|                                       | Persons              | Males                | Females              | Persons          | Males            | Females          | Persons               | Males                 | Females               |
| INDIA                                 | 4011                 | 2268                 | 1743                 | 41285            | 22110            | 19175            | 45296                 | 24378                 | 20918                 |
| State -JAMMU & KASHMIR (01)           | 87                   | 58                   | 29                   | 903              | 495              | 408              | 990                   | 553                   | 437                   |
| State -HIMACHAL PRADESH (02)          | 34                   | 14                   | 20                   | 144              | 73               | 71               | 178                   | 87                    | 91                    |
| State -PUNJAB (03)                    | 129                  | 75                   | 54                   | 1085             | 594              | 491              | 1214                  | 669                   | 545                   |
| State -CHANDIGARH (04)                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 11               | 8                | 3                | 11                    | 8                     | 3                     |
| State -UTTARAKHAND (05)               | 23                   | 13                   | 10                   | 251              | 153              | 98               | 274                   | 166                   | 108                   |
| State -HARYANA (06)                   | 116                  | 80                   | 36                   | 1055             | 632              | 423              | 1171                  | 712                   | 459                   |
| State -NCT OF DELHI (07)              | 24                   | 12                   | 12                   | 266              | 140              | 126              | 290                   | 152                   | 138                   |
| State -RAJASTHAN (08)                 | 709                  | 378                  | 331                  | 6458             | 3392             | 3066             | 7167                  | 3770                  | 3397                  |
| State -UTTAR PRADESH (09)             | 1079                 | 642                  | 437                  | 9088             | 5053             | 4035             | 10167                 | 5695                  | 4472                  |
| State -BIHAR (10)                     | 302                  | 187                  | 115                  | 3094             | 1653             | 1441             | 3396                  | 1840                  | 1556                  |
| State -SIKKIM (11)                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                | 1                | 0                | 1                     | 1                     | 0                     |
| State -ARUNACHAL PRADESH (12)         | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 23               | 10               | 13               | 24                    | 11                    | 13                    |
| State -NAGALAND (13)                  | 6                    | 5                    | 1                    | 14               | 6                | 8                | 20                    | 11                    | 9                     |
| State -MANIPUR (14)                   | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 33               | 16               | 17               | 34                    | 16                    | 18                    |
| State -MIZORAM (15)                   | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                | 4                | 2                | 6                     | 4                     | 2                     |
| State -TRIPURA (16)                   | 3                    | 2                    | 1                    | 40               | 27               | 13               | 43                    | 29                    | 14                    |
| State -MEGHALAYA (17)                 | 2                    | 0                    | 2                    | 36               | 20               | 16               | 38                    | 20                    | 18                    |
| State -ASSAM (18)                     | 75                   | 46                   | 29                   | 611              | 320              | 291              | 686                   | 366                   | 320                   |
| State -WEST BENGAL (19)               | 211                  | 122                  | 89                   | 3005             | 1583             | 1422             | 3216                  | 1705                  | 1511                  |
| State -JHARKHAND (20)                 | 60                   | 38                   | 22                   | 1194             | 621              | 573              | 1254                  | 659                   | 595                   |
| State -ODISHA (21)                    | 65                   | 34                   | 31                   | 840              | 457              | 383              | 905                   | 491                   | 414                   |
| State -CHHATTISGARH (22)              | 68                   | 39                   | 29                   | 997              | 485              | 512              | 1065                  | 524                   | 541                   |
| State -MADHYA PRADESH (23)            | 225                  | 139                  | 86                   | 2367             | 1322             | 1045             | 2592                  | 1461                  | 1131                  |
| State -GUJARAT (24)                   | 83                   | 41                   | 42                   | 1899             | 1054             | 845              | 1982                  | 1095                  | 887                   |
| State -DAMAN & DIU (25)               | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 7                | 2                | 5                | 8                     | 3                     | 5                     |
| State -DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI (26)      | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     |
| State -MAHARASHTRA (27)               | 107                  | 52                   | 55                   | 2919             | 1577             | 1342             | 3026                  | 1629                  | 1397                  |
| State -ANDHRA PRADESH (28)            | 441                  | 215                  | 226                  | 2687             | 1289             | 1398             | 3128                  | 1504                  | 1624                  |
| State -KARNATAKA (29)                 | 122                  | 50                   | 72                   | 1480             | 743              | 737              | 1602                  | 793                   | 809                   |
| State -GOA (30)                       | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 24               | 12               | 12               | 24                    | 12                    | 12                    |
| State -LAKSHADWEEP (31)               | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                | 0                | 1                | 1                     | 0                     | 1                     |
| State -KERALA (32)                    | 7                    | 4                    | 3                    | 195              | 90               | 105              | 202                   | 94                    | 108                   |
| State -TAMIL NADU (33)                | 30                   | 20                   | 10                   | 542              | 275              | 267              | 572                   | 295                   | 277                   |
| State -PUDUCHERRY (34)                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 9                | 3                | 6                | 9                     | 3                     | 6                     |
| State -ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (35) | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     |

Note: * -Represents age -group 5 - 14 yrs.

# -Represents age -group 0 - 14 years