West Bengal has most number of beggars in India
Union Minister for Social Justice Thaawarchand Gehlot has said that there are at least 4,13,670 beggars and vagrants in India, with Lakshadweep having just two. West Bengal, with 81,000, has the maximum number of beggars, while Uttar Pradesh stood at second position with 65,835 beggars. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have 19 and 22 vagrants respectively.