Summary More than 3,000 of them have professional diplomas, and are graduates or post-graduates.
NEW DELHI (Dunya News) – Poverty in India is at its peak with the educated sector forced to beg on streets as a result of the rising unemployment.
According to the official figures of the government, atleast 3,72,000 people in the country are beggars among which 75,000 are educated.
The figures show that 21% of India s 3,72,000 beggars have at least passed their senior secondary certificate exams.
More than 3,000 of them have professional diplomas, and are graduates or post-graduates, according to the Census 2011 data on Non-workers by main activity and education level released earlier this week.
India which is taking on a higher pace in acquiring latest and modern nuclear arms has paid no heed to this grim employment scenario where people with decent degrees are adopting the begging profession to survive.
