The government will launch a programme in January to rehabilitate Dhaka's beggars, 10 percent of whom are from Mymensingh and 5 percent earn over Tk 300 a day.
Social welfare minister Enamul Hoque Mostofa Shaheed on Tuesday disclosed the results of a survey conducted in September ahead of the programme.
Chief of Beggar Rehabilitation Cell Gazi Mohammad Julhas told that beggars capable of working would be given rickshaws, rickshaw-trolleys, sewing machines and money to start small businesses.
The social welfare ministry surveyed 400 spots in the city, dividing it in 10 zones, and a total of 1,000 beggars were sampled.
According to Gazi, 7.6 percent of beggars on Dhaka's streets are from the capital itself, 7.5 percent are from Barguna, 5.6 percent from Jamalpur, 5.5 percent from Bhola, 4.7 percent from Kishoreganj, 4.6 percent from Faridpur, 3.9 percent from Sherpur, 2.4 percent from Munshiganj, and 41 percent are from other districts.
Gazi said 80.48 percent of Dhaka's beggars want to return to their home districts, and 92.42 percent are ready to leave panhandling if they get government aid.
According to the survey, 5 percent of the beggars earn over Tk 300 a day, 33.2 percent earn between Tk 51 and Tk 100, 22.6 percent Tk 101-150, 20 percent Tk 151-200, 6 percent Tk 201-300, and 12.5 percent earn Tk 1 to Tk 50 each day.
Gazi said 5.16 percent of the beggars get government help.
Of them, 1.75 percent get old age allowance, 2.63 percent disability allowance, 0.53 percent widow allowance, and 0.25 percent beggars get vernacular group feeding allowance.
Social welfare minister Enamul Hoque Mostofa Shaheed on Tuesday disclosed the results of a survey conducted in September ahead of the programme.
Chief of Beggar Rehabilitation Cell Gazi Mohammad Julhas told that beggars capable of working would be given rickshaws, rickshaw-trolleys, sewing machines and money to start small businesses.
The social welfare ministry surveyed 400 spots in the city, dividing it in 10 zones, and a total of 1,000 beggars were sampled.
According to Gazi, 7.6 percent of beggars on Dhaka's streets are from the capital itself, 7.5 percent are from Barguna, 5.6 percent from Jamalpur, 5.5 percent from Bhola, 4.7 percent from Kishoreganj, 4.6 percent from Faridpur, 3.9 percent from Sherpur, 2.4 percent from Munshiganj, and 41 percent are from other districts.
Gazi said 80.48 percent of Dhaka's beggars want to return to their home districts, and 92.42 percent are ready to leave panhandling if they get government aid.
According to the survey, 5 percent of the beggars earn over Tk 300 a day, 33.2 percent earn between Tk 51 and Tk 100, 22.6 percent Tk 101-150, 20 percent Tk 151-200, 6 percent Tk 201-300, and 12.5 percent earn Tk 1 to Tk 50 each day.
Gazi said 5.16 percent of the beggars get government help.
Of them, 1.75 percent get old age allowance, 2.63 percent disability allowance, 0.53 percent widow allowance, and 0.25 percent beggars get vernacular group feeding allowance.
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