Kota Srinivas Poojary Declares Beggary Act To Be Enforced In Karnataka

Kota Srinivas Poojary, Minister of Social Welfare and Backward Classes Welfare, stated government will enforce Karnataka Prohibition of Beggary Act, 1975, to eradicate begging. He stated youngsters are given narcotics and used for begging. "101 children who were involved in begging have been taken into custody by Directorate of Child Protection and they have been rehabilitated," said Poojary. He also stated individuals who abandon children to beg will face charges.