Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Monday said the government would strictly enforce the Karnataka Prohibition of Beggary Act, 1975, in the State to put an end to begging.
Places identified
The department has identified 50 to 70 areas in Bengaluru where beggary is rampant. The Directorate of Child Protection recently rescued and rehabilitated 101 children who were begging. The Legal Services Authority had submitted a report that had identified 720 children who were into begging, the Minister said, and added that action would be taken based on such inputs.
