Chennai Beggars

Till last year 55-year-old Saroja, a widow, used to beg on the streets of Chennai to raise her orphaned grandchildren. Now she is a roadside vendor, selling fashion accessories at a bus stop in Perambur.

If you live in Chennai or if you plan to travel there next month, you may not find any beggars on the streets. The city has banned begging and the municipality has tied up with NGOs to rehabilitate beggars.All who can work will receive vocational training, child beggars will be put in government schools and those eligible will be enrolled for recei...

If you live in Chennai or if you plan to travel there next month, you may not find any beggars on the streets.

Till last year 55-year-old Saroja, a widow, used to beg on the streets of Chennai to raise her orphaned grandchildren. Now she is a roadside vendor, selling fashion accessories at a bus stop in Perambur.

If you live in Chennai or if you plan to travel there next month, you may not find any beggars on the streets. The city has banned begging and the municipality has tied up with NGOs to rehabilitate beggars.All who can work will receive vocational training, child beggars will be put in government schools and those eligible will be enrolled for recei...

If you live in Chennai or if you plan to travel there next month, you may not find any beggars on the streets.