At least 60 beggars from different areas in Rajasthan’s Jaipur have been provided employment by the state government under the ‘vocational training for life with dignity’ scheme. The beggars had undergone a one-year training run by the Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood Development Corporation (RSLDC).
Speaking to ANI, Neeraj K Pawan, Chairman, Rajasthan Skill, and Livelihood Development Corporation said that it was the dream of the Chief Minister to free Rajasthan from beggars and provide them a new life.
“One-year training was given to beggars from different areas. Our target was to have 100 beggars, out of which 60 have been trained, the process for the rest is underway,” he said.
He said- ‘Initially it used to take 15-20 days to prepare them psychologically and motivate them to learn something to earn.’
Rajeev Kampani, director of Red Pepper, a restaurant, said, “Initially they were difficult to train but after some time they settled down.”
Rajiv Kampani said- We have given training to 12 people here. It was tough in the beginning but after 15-20 days of training, they settled here. They are all happy. We will be happy to have more such employees in our restaurant in future.
Mukesh Kumar, a restaurant employee, said that he is very happy now as he has a job now.
News Source: ANI
