Child Beggars in New Delhi, India


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Child Beggars in New Delhi, India

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Since the release of the hit film: "Slumdog Millionaire," which portrayed children in the slums of Mumbai, there has been increasing international scrutiny of child begging in India. Now, New Delhi's Department of Social Welfare has launched a city-wide campaign to reduce the number of child beggars. Government officials are urging anyone in the capital who sees a child begging to call a telephone hotline, rather than give them money. Linda Blake reports from New Delhi, India. (Voice of America TV, 02.19.2009, www.voanews.com)

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