Mangaluru, Jan 13: Around 170 people with a degree or above are begging on the streets of major cities in Karnataka, according to the latest Census figures. Of this, 44 have degrees in technical field or master degrees!
Though this number is miniscule compared to the thousands of beggars counted during the Census in this south Indian state, it showed that highly qualified people were forced out of the comforts of their homes due to various reasons.
Among the 10,682 beggars in Karnataka at least 2,547 are literates. Among the literate beggars 1,446 people have entered high school while 459 people have completed SSLC or PUC. And 23 beggars have completed diploma in technical field.
| Prominent Districts | No. of Beggars | Women | Graduates |
| Bengaluru | 1363 | 659 | 102 |
| Bidar | 1135 | 566 | 5 |
| Kalburgi | 828 | 408 | 1 |
| Belagavi | 608 | 276 | 7 |
| Tumkur | 518 | 213 | 1 |
| Haveri | 464 | 240 | 3 |
| Bellary | 463 | 264 | 4 |
| Vijayapura | 441 | 256 | 2 |
| Mysuru | 394 | 144 | 12 |
3,000 qualified beggars in India
The Census figures have revealed that there are around 3.27 lakh beggars in India and among them around 3,000 people are graduates including 410 technical degree holders.
The Census report on “Non-Workers by Main Activity, Educational Level and Sex” released recently showed that there are 2,600 people who have graduation and above other than technical degree who can be categorised as beggars or vagrants in different parts of India. Of this, 745 are women.
Another 410, including 137 women, have technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree.
West Bengal has the highest number of such beggars, 540 with degree and above and another 34 with technical degrees or above.
Maharashtra has the highest number of beggars with degree in technical subjects at 61 followed by Andhra Pradesh with 55. Kerala, the most literate state in the country, has 24 with degree or above and 5 with technical degrees.
None of the north-eastern states, except Assam and Manipur, and Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep has beggars with technical degree.
On the whole, 78.66 per cent (2.92 lakh) of the beggars were illiterate while 79,415 were literate.
The number beggars with qualification up to matriculation level was 53,963, matriculation and below degree 10,058 and diploma holders 195.
With 75,083, West Bengal has the highest number of beggars, which includes 44,628 women, while UP followed it with 57,038, including 21,093 women.
Andhra Pradesh (26,478), Bihar (25,857), Maharashtra (22,737) and Assam (20,314) are other states that have higher number of beggars.
Beggars have been clubbed under non-workers category, which numbers 72.89 crore. Among the non-workers, students comprise 30.51 crore, those who are engaged in household work are 16.56 crore and 1.37 crore pensioners.
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It heart breaking to hear the graduates are begging in Karnataka.
There is a scarcity of labors in Karnataka, hence north Indians are into construction works. I think if these beggers make their mind to work in construction field, they can easily earn Rs.12000/-. per month.
Begging is a easy money making business...that is why people are resorting to it...may be they did not find jobs at all.....I read on paper, police recovered millions of rupees from a beggar's hut....
beggars beggars all over beggars. shoot them to kill.
Begging Gangs Hire Babies and Drug them to Sleep.
Why is the child in hands of the beggar always sleeping?
some ladies begging on road and holding the kid which was not their own. big racket behind of this, some politicians also involved in this.
Beggars should be shot and killed.
Very sad to hear this. India loosing his talents in road.
serious action must be take on this issue, govt should take the responsible of this and make beggar free india. must give them govt jobs
All the people of india kindly requesting all not to pay young beggars, they can work anywhere they want but still they are getting the money without any strain, so they are addicted to it ..
Seriously a big problem in india, everywhere in bus stand in market cant even stand this beggars are really creating non sense in the area must be banned and govt should provide them a working area.
From \Make in India\" to \"Beg In India\" :p"
All because of modi govt. india will be begging all the year until modi rules india.
making money easily on street, make india beggar free country.
when comparing to IT Professionals beggarS are earning double salary :P
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