City NGO brings children begging on streets to class

Bareilly | Wednesday | 20th June, 2018

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All of them have stopped begging now.”The organization has identified 52 children from 18 families in the Kargaina locality of the city. But the children were forced to help their parents earn money by begging. Ajay Sharma, president of the NGO, told TOI, “No member in any of these families currently suffers from leprosy. Bareilly: Thirteen-year-old Kajal and her grandmother used to beg outside temples to earn a living for the past several years. We have also been imparting lessons on cleanliness.”13-year-old Meera, a student, said, “I, along with my mother, used to beg at various city crossings..