Rajasthan govt launches campaign to make state beggar-free ANI | Updated: Feb 05, 2021 09:52 IST
Currently, 43 beggars hailing from different states including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha who were living in Jaipur, have been provided a shelter where Yoga, sports, and computer classes are being imparted to them.
Talking about the campaignRajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation Chairman Niraj Kumar Pawan told ANI, The Chief Minister of Rajasthan wanted to make the state beggar-free and rehabilitate the beggars. The RLSDC with the joint efforts of the Rajasthan Police conducted a survey on beggars in Jaipur. Then we opened Kaushal Vardhan Kendra where beggars in the batches of 20 are being skill-trained. Following this, they shall be provided with jobs. Once it succeeds in Jaipur, it will be further taken to other districts of the state. We guarantee jobs for them after their training period and we expect to mak
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Street dwellers and beggars in Rajasthan have finally found a way to uplift themselves from poverty. With Rajasthan aiming to become a ‘
beggar-free’ state, the government has started an initiative to rehabilitate beggars.
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Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) is rehabilitating beggars in association with the Sopan Institute of Science, Technology and Management. At present, over 43 beggars from the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha but based in Jaipur are residing in a shelter where they are taught yoga, sports, and computer courses.
Talking about the campaign, RSLDC Chairman Niraj Kumar Pawan told ANI, The Chief Minister of Rajasthan wanted to make the state beggar-free and rehabilitate the beggars. The RLSDC with joint efforts of the Rajasthan Police conducted a survey on beggars in Jaipur.”