Primary School Level

Points: India has many beggars - some beg because they are helpless - some are professional beggars who do not like to work - appearance and habits - strict steps to be taken against beggary.

India has many beggars. It is a poor country and there is a lot unemployment. So people who have no jobs and no food go to beg.

Beggars are generally seen sitting on the roadside or on the way leading to a temple. Some beggars are really physically handicapped. They are blind, dumb or lame. Being helpless, they deserve our sympathy.

But there are others who are professional beggars. They beg because they are lazy. They do not like to work. They find begging an easy way of earning money. So begging is their profession. Such people should not be helped by society.

A beggar always looks dirty and unwashed. He wears torn clothes. He has no home. He eats whatever he gets and sleeps in the open air.

Beggars are a burden to society. The government should take strict steps against begging. It should open beggars' homes where beggar should be given employment and made to work.

Difficult Words: Unemployment-not having a job or work; physically handicapped-unable to use their eyes, ears, legs, etc. lame-unable to walk; sympathy-pity; professional beggar- one whose job is begging.