Maharashtra hikes beggars home pay after 61 years
After 61 years, Maharashtra’s state government has hiked the emoluments paid to beggars housed in state-run beggars’ homes — from a paltry ₹5 per month to ₹40 per day. This long-overdue raise may partly explain why these 14 beggars’ homes now house just 350 inmates against a total capacity of over 4,000.