Build beggar free society: Initiative to lessen crime



Begging is an intricate social issue which has substantial psychological consequences such as the development of inferiority complex in the beggars’ family members and their network of relationship as well as it will affect , as a unpleasant problem, the geographical and social structure of the cities.

The growing number of beggars in megalopolises, their tendency towards committing wrongdoings and crimes and the lack of an organized and purposeful management in solving this social problem is fuelling the social issue. Due to urbanization and population explosion have caused problems such as suburbanization, secreted unemployment, dishonest jobs, and the development of social problems such as begging in city locations.

Abundant of sociological studies have been conducted to evaluate concept of beggar.  Lewis’s theory of the culture of poverty specifies that poverty as a subgroup transmit from one generation to another and becomes institutionalized in the poor. Some characteristics which prepares the base for the phenomenon of begging. 

Some of these characteristics are as under:

1. Nonparticipation in public activities
2. Low level of relations and lack of voluntary associations
3. Felling of anonymity in the urban society, social isolation and tendency towards hermitage.
4. Anguish from some chronic illnesses and sometime malingering
5. Lack of specialised skills.
6. Long-term unemployment periods 
7. Presence of some spiritual and psychological characteristics such as low self-esteem; weak self – concept; tendency towards indolence, lack of cognitive mind; feeling of incapability; dependence on others and the feeling of unworthiness.

Begging develops in civilizations in which there are numerous social issues such as unemployment job for the people who have special skill and the society cannot successfully solve the problems of the poor people. Begging is both a means for adaptation to the environment to survive and a reaction which the poor individual exposes against his/ her feeling of unworthiness in order to struggle desperateness.

It is normally observed that in any social situation, beggars are found. It can be in traffic signal, trains or in streets. In context to India, though there is speedy economic development and technical advancement in many fields, India is still poverty driven country and beggars are found everywhere. Beggars are developed due to people are handicapped, their inability to work, they are old or blind or they really need money for basic needs. These are the major causes of real beggars.

But, many researchers have found that begging in India has become a big racket in the country. For some powerful people or Mafias, begging is a profession. There are begging gangs in cities like Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Mumbai, and Kolkata. These beggars are strongly associated with gangs and they do not want to work in any organization. These beggar gangs also give birth to many crimes. Therefore solid solution is needed to curb the problem of begging.

To resolve the beggar problem, government intervention is imperative. Many experts have stated that if the Government is serious to eradicate beggar problem then this can be reduced completely. Government has to introduce small cottage industries/small scale industries zone wise and these beggars should be made an association giving a good name to the association. It is necessary to offer zone wise shelters to beggars like providing only halls such that they can sleep during nights and can start their activity next day. The Government should implement a strict legislation that if anyone is begging and they should be counselled properly and can impose confidence in them such that they will never do the same begging activity. Elderly people above 6o years should be sent Government managed and NGO’s Managed Free Old aged homes. So that their basic needs are met and they do not go for begging in street, trains or other public place.

Begging is a major social inhibition of any society and it corrodes the dignity of human being in any culture. In society, where begging is wide spread, it is considered as substandard and globally, it leaves the impression that administration is not doing its job properly. It is highly recommended that government, social institutions, NGOs and people must come forward to resolve the issues of beggars and develop beggar free society. Besides government or other institutes, we as the citizens of this country has moral responsibility to stop this danger and the best way is to stop giving money to beggars. These steps will enhance the status of people in society and all have develop responsibility to make healthy society. 

 Important: This article is an expression of writer on the basis of experience and available information. Writer is not responsible for any disagreement

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