A Survey on beggars with reference to Pune city

Begging, a social scourge, has become a relatively common profession in India. As for as Pune city is a concern there are several beggars. These beggars are at the age of minority to adult age. The majority of the beggars are physically disabled and this physical disability is the most common reason to beg. Through the present study an attempt has been made to focus on the types of physical disability of beggars, reasons for getting into the begging profession, daily earing of beggars in Pune city and the relation between physical disabilities with respect to daily earning of baggers.