An analysis of disabled child beggars in India

Abstract

Every social problem that comes before us requires an extensive, thorough, practical, and long lasting solution. A solution framed should help the person in need and should place them in a better place than before. The beggars in India is one such social problem existing to which we have not been successful in getting a solution. People perceive beggary as a social problem which has no potential answers. The ‘well accomplished’ internet has targeted the beggars and beggary in India to an extent that people are wary of beggars and don’t want to come into their sight. This include beggars of all ages. Sadly about 60,000 children in India are trapped into this business/profession each year. In the USA no child is seen begging. The social services takes care of the children and puts them in a protective home where holistic development of the child can take place. It gives a lot of emphasis on child rights, and a chance to enjoy their rights freely, expressly and without any fear. But in India, where Rule of Law is upheld, and when we as a democratic country are striving hard to protect the interest of everyone, why is something like Child Rights which has been an issue for more than a decade not able to meet with a solution? In discussing the aspect of Child Rights and Beggary, this paper shall consider the question of child beggary and the disabled child beggars in India. It shall also highlight the problems faced and why solutions for this practice are not very handy; as ‘Beggars are not beasts with claws’, they are human beings and should be treated like so.