Hyderabad's initiative to rehabilitate beggars
Hyderabad sources have reported that the Telangana prisons department today said anyone giving information about beggars on city streets will be given a reward of Rs 500. Meanwhile the prisons department has launched an initiative to rehabilitate the beggars in the city.
Meanwhile V K Singh, Director General of Prisons said "Rs 500 for giving any information about their location anywhere in Hyderabad". He added that the information should be provided to the control room of the prisons department and currently the department is providing beggars shelter, food, and counseling and employment skills training.
He said "If they are sick, we are getting
them hospitalized and taking care of them. This is a comprehensive package and
if they are fit, the beggars are given employment in the prison industries like
furniture-making". Recently the department picked up 741 male beggars and
around 300 female beggars this year.