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The menace of beggars is on the increase in Kerala. According to the authorities, many of the beggars, including children, are from other States, particularly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The Social Welfare Department of the State Government has already initiated some measures to curb this meanace.

What more do you think should be done to tackle it?

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