Can We Permanently Eliminate Begging in India?

BEGGING 

Some beggars choose to beg while some are forced to beg,the later case are less common these days though that doesn't decrease the begging scam in India.

Generally we see begging as few beggars sitting in roadside or stretching their hands towards you when you are in any public places, but what we forget to see is billions of rupees turning in hands through this.

 According to a survey in 2008 there is about 73,00,000 beggers in India now this figure can be much more closer to 10million.

Rehabilitation such a massive scale is not possible( especially when they are completely unskilled).

"Like prostitution, begging is oldest profession on earth. Although varying by geography and the times, begging is universal. We have heard that even richest countries like America have beggers in one form or another", is the argument of the beggers( more precisely those who choose to be a begger).

As I said the begging community they are organised they have their own leader in some cases there are even bigger network behind them. So giving them lot of money only makes more people choosing begging as a profession, It is always better to help beggars with clothes and food rather then giving them money this will at-least prevent more people from choosing begging.And beggars don't have any other expenses( they never visit hospitals ).     

Something interesting regarding begging I have come across is in kerala where you can't find any Kerala born beggars( you will find beggers from nearing states) , this change can be mainly due to education. And other important thing is that in Kerala beggers are only allowed to beg on saturdays (other days sit in their place and take what people offer). forgot to mention that handicaps are issued certificate by local governing body to beg for a period.

Several times when we meet a begger on our way, we are compelled to think whether we should help him or not? its is really difficult to ignore a poor pleading face and walk away. So it is better to help them with their needs. Begging is not an economic problem but a Social-Cultural-Education One!

According to great Nelson Mandela :

POVERTY IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. LIKE SLAVERY AND APARTHEID, IT IS MAN-MADE AND CAN BE REMOVED BY THE ACTIONS OF HUMAN BEINGS"

So in my opinion  educating every single child in India and showing what life is all about will stop coming up of a new generation of beggars.