SRINAGAR: To counter the growing menace of child begging in Kashmir, Childline Srinagar on Monday started a drive and cleared roads of children seeking alms from passersby.
A Childine team visited several parts of Srinagar city, including Hyderpora and Sanatnagar, and took away child beggars in their vans.
The children were dropped at the slums where their parents were informed about various schemes launched for children by the Central Government.
“These slum dwellers have come from Rajasthan and are using their children to seek alms from people. We took them to their slums where their parents promised that they will not allow their children being used for beggary again.”
“The families promised to send their kids to schools and other institutions,” a childline Srinagar spokesman said.
