Varanasi: Before the G-20 conference, Kashi will be seen free of beggars. The Yogi government is running a campaign for this. For the G-20 conference, guests from 20 powerful countries of the world will gather in Kashi. The Yogi government is rejuvenating Kashi so that Kashi, which has a cultural, spiritual and religious identity in the world, appears in line with its name. The government is running a beggar-free Kashi campaign. With this, the guests of G-20 as well as the tourists coming from all over the world should take a good image of Kashi with them. Identification, protection, counseling and rehabilitation of people involved in begging.
Kashi, the cultural and spiritual capital of India, has attracted tourists from all over the world for centuries. After the rejuvenation of Kashi and the construction of the newly grand Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, there has been a record increase in tourists from all over the world. The Yogi government has kept Kashi free from beggars so that the distinguished guests and tourists coming to Kashi for the G-20 conference do not take away the bad image of Kashi. District Social Welfare Officer GR Prajapati told that 6 police station-wise teams have been engaged in this campaign, in which there are more than 8 members from different departments. Campaign is being run especially at temples, ghats and other begging places.
The District Social Welfare Officer said that begging is a crime under the Prevention of Beggary Act, 1975. For this, along with teaching self-respect to the people involved in begging, counseling is being done, so that they do not beg again, homeless and disabled beggars are being given temporary rescue by self-help organization Apna Ghar Ashram, old beggars in old age homes. The arrested beggars are being kept in shelter homes.
Monks from other districts are being sent to their home districts. Identification of beggars, data collection along with alerting them. The police department has been entrusted with the responsibility that no one should be found sitting at any place for begging. Police is ensuring this by patrolling continuously.
