The Parliamentary Ways and Means Committee has informed the Department of Social Services to conduct a census on beggars in urban areas and submit a report.
It was reported that the Department of Social Services has made plans to conduct this census in collaboration with the Rural Development Training and Research Institute.
The Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment said that field officers such as Counseling Officers, Development Officers and Social Service Officers have been deployed to conduct the census.
The census commenced on the 5th and will be conducted on the 6th, 7th and 8th.
Sri Lanka Police have also agreed to contribute for this census while the department plans to use new software to collect and store data.
