Jaipur: A city police survey of beggars has produced property information about how many of them end up homelessness despite good education and family background.
Extensive field survey ahead of a report where the police found a woman identified as one of Manju Mishra (65), Indigenous Population in Uttar Pradesh.
He told the police that he taught music in a private school before his husband died.
The police found that he came to Jaipur after his husband’s death and had lived on the road for the past few years now.
He told the police that he was willing to work and earned a living.
Shyam Lal (70) has lived in Jaipur for the past 16 years.
A trading graduate, he was abandoned by his family.
“He is a skilled tailor and said he was willing to work if assistance was given to him,” said an official.
ACP Narendra Dayma, who conducted a survey throughout the city, said that many people finally lived a deep life because of a number of reasons including mental and physical problems, drug addiction, unemployment and in many cases of family problems.
The police identified as many as 2,500 beggars who had lived from alms in the city.
There are around 50 people like that who have finished school while around 11 are graduates.
The survey team also identified a 52-year-old population from the city who received the award during his youth but ended on the streets after he was dismissed from the job.
Officials said the attendance of beggars was shocking to them.
Some beggars told the police that they wanted to find work and live a respectable life but had difficulty finding work because some physical flaws.
The police said they now have a database of all beggars and they will all be rehabilitated.
They will be given skills training and care needed so that they can find sustainable jobs.
Music teacher, graduates among beggars in Jaipur
