Beggary & Reasons behind its Adoption by the Migrated Rural Children in Gandhinagar

Abstract

This study examines the economic & social condition of the migrant minors representing lower strata of Gandhinagar demography. It’s a descriptive research based on primary data collected through; schedule, observation and interviews. The sample for the survey is deprived minors migrants in Gandhinagar frame. The major findings of the study revealed that most of the children of migrated family from the rural area often engage in begging for the money and food, face major problems having direct impact on their survival. There are varied factors that influence children to choose begging as a means of earning money. One of the major reasons that are seen is that the family is from below the poverty line and usually the parents are the one who choose begging for their children. The money that is earned by the child by begging is used to support the family financially. Another reason for child begging is that child is an orphan as well as forced by other children or the families that are already in this field of begging. Sometimes the child may have conflict with his parents and may run away from home and thus is again directed into begging. Carelessness of parents. Many a times it is seen that the child is unable to handle academic pressure from the parents and runs away from his family to avoid it.