Over 4 lakh beggars in India, West Bengal ranks high, says govt
India has over 4 lakh beggars, with the best 81,244 beggars in West Bengal, whereas Lakshadweep merely has two vagrants in keeping with the 2011 census, Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot knowledgeable the Rajya Sabha.
In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, as per the 2011 census, 4,13,670 beggars together with 2,21,673 males and 1,91,997 females are residing in India.
West Bengal ranked high with 81,224 beggars adopted by 65,835 beggars in Uttar Pradesh, 30,218 in Andhra Pradesh, 29,723 in Bihar, 28,695 in Madhya Pradesh, 25,853 in Rajasthan. Delhi has 2,187 beggars whereas Chandigarh has solely 121 beggars.
Lakshadweep has solely two beggars, whereas Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and the Andaman and Nicobar islands have 19, 22, and 56 vagrants respectively, in keeping with the federal government’s information.
(With ANI inputs)
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