‘Bhiksha Vritti Mukt Bharat – Advancing Towards a Bhiksha Vritti Mukt Delhi’

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with the Government of NCT of Delhi, is organizing a programme titled ‘Bhiksha Vritti Mukt Bharat – Advancing Towards a Bhiksha Vritti Mukt Delhi’. The event highlights the implementation of the SMILE-Beggary Scheme, which aims at the comprehensive rehabilitation, socio-economic empowerment, and social reintegration of persons engaged in begging. The scheme is operational in 216 cities across 33 States and Union Territories, having identified 45,073 persons and provided rehabilitation support to 13,134. Key reforms include mobile applications for profiling, digital monitoring portals, model guidelines for rehabilitation homes, and a Begging-Free City Framework targeting 100 cities by 2031.