This story is from February 18, 2019

Bhanwarkuan sq to be made free of child beggars soon

Bhanwarkuan sq to be made free of child beggars soon
Indore: ChildLine in association with Bhanwarkuan police have started a campaign for making Bhanwarkuan traffic signal child friendly and beggars-free square.
Officials said if the campaign goes successfully, it will be started at seven more squares, where children are often found begging.
ChildLine director Waseem Iqbal said, “Around six months ago, we received various complaints about children begging at Bhanwarkuan square.
We conducted several drives and rescued the kids. They were handed over to their parents. However, a week later, we found same kids at the signal.”
“During the counselling, we found that it was not the child, who wanted to beg, but their parents make them do that. Later, we decided to educate them to target their self-esteem so that they can quit begging themselves, instead of rescuing them,” Iqbal added.
The director said Bhanwarkuan police help them to track every new child begging at the signal. Thereafter, they are provided education. A special class with the help of youth is being run at Professors Colony for them.
Within two months, children have gained interest in studies and are able to write English alphabets, Iqbal said. He claimed that three children have been admitted in hostels, where they will be provided education.

ChildLine coordinator Jitendra Parmar said, “Till now we have successfully pulled out 16 children, who are under age group of 4 – 12 years from begging since they have started studying and they do not want to beg at the signal. Even police is helping us to track those children who beg. Within next two months, we will declare the signal as beggars free.”
The squares-Mhow Naka, Ranjeet Hanuman, Navlakha, Palasia, Vijay Nagar, Chhappan Dukan and Khajrana – have been identified where the campaign may be started. The children, who beg on these squares, are mostly from Rajasthan, Parmar said.
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