With an aim to get child beggars off the streets & to help them with main stream education, vocation skills etc, District Administration starts 'Bhikhya ton Sikhya Tak' Programme

•    DC conducts meeting with NGOs/government depts to chalk out a roadmap for acheiving the target  
•    NGOs, government departments asked to make collective efforts for addressing the issue of child begging, educating those children and enhancing their skills/talent 

Ludhiana, July 6, 2024: With an aim to get child beggars off the streets & to help them with main stream education, vocation skills etc, District Administration has started 'Bhikhya ton Sikhya Tak' Programme in Ludhiana. Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney conducted meeting with the members of different NGOs and government departments on Friday.

The aim is to chalk out a roadmap to resolve the issue of child begging, get those children off the streets and to educate them or enhance their vocational skills/talent.

Members of different NGOs including Jeet Foundation, Initiators of Change, Switch for Change, Helping Hands, City Needs among others participated in the meeting. 

District Development Fellow (DDF) Amber Bandopadhyay, District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Rashmi Saini, Secretary Red Cross Society Navneet Joshi among other officials were also present in the meeting and deliberated upon the steps which can be taken under this project. 

The officials stated that the aim is to bring children out of the practice of begging, get them off the streets and enroll them in schools to connect them with mainstream society. They emphasized upon the need to find the root causes of this problem and to chalk out an effective strategy. 

DC Sawhney said that the meeting was held to bring different NGOs, government departments at a single platform, so that collective efforts can be made to acheive the target of 'Bhikhya Ton Sikhya Tak' program. 

The aim is to chalk out a roadmap to resolve the issue of child begging, get those children off the streets and to educate them or enhance their vocational skills/talent.

Positive discussions were held and suggestions were also given by members or different NGOs. The administration is now working to chalk out a roadmap for the better future of children involved in begging, said Sawhney.