Begging

P Chidambaram's pakoda jibe is an insult to small business owners, betrays mindset of middle and upper class

P Chidambaram's comments were in poor taste He ought to withdraw them immediately, and without reservation.

P Chidambaram takes dig at Narendra Modi: BJP accuses Congress of insulting poor and aspirational Indians

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that selling 'pakodas' was a kind of employment, Chidambaram tweeted, "Even selling pakodas is a 'job', said PM. By that logic, even begging is a job. Let's count poor or disabled persons who are forced to beg for a living as 'employed' people."

P Chidambaram says Centre 'clueless about how to create jobs'; BJP reacts saying he 'insulted every poor person'

"The truth is India is witnessing a three-year spell of modest, but jobless, growth and the government is clueless about how to create jobs," P Chidambaram said about job creation

Centre takes U-turn, scraps draft bill on decriminalising begging; Delhi HC terms change in stance 'unfortunate'

Begging will not be decriminalised, the Centre on Thursday said changing its stance in the Delhi High Court, which termed the move as "unfortunate".

Maneka Gandhi urges government to enact law to rehabilitate and reintegrate beggars

Union minister Maneka Gandhi has said there was a need to enact a law on begging with an emphasis on rehabilitation and reintegration of the vulnerable section of the society rather than criminalising the act.

People can be arrested for 'looking poor' in most parts of India

The act of begging is a crime in 20 states and two union territories of India, reflecting society’s embarrassment at manifest poverty.

Meet the beggar-catchers: How Sharmaji captures his prey

The senior officer at the Beggars Court shares the special techniques our government uses to round up those pesky vagrants —including the high-tech Beggar Information System 2.1.