I travel by train everyday to attend college for attendance :) it takes me 40 minutes to reach my college which is 30 kms from my place. i usually spend the time in train reading newspapers. today as i was late i couldn get the newspaper from the stall. the compartment was full and few beggars were playing some instruments asking money. A thought struck my mind.
usually a local train makes 20 trips from egmore to tambaram. from morning 9 AM to 12 AM and from 4 PM to 8 PM train will be packed with people shuttling here and there. The beggars throng the compartments everytime using all innovative methods to collect money.i have seen beggars with debit cards!
In a compartment 100 people can sit. there r totally 8 compartments normal in the local train and many times a day 12 car shuttles between stations in peak hours of traffic. in a compartment of 100 people if 10 people offer 1 rupee each the beggars can collect 80 rupees from 8 compartments in a trip from egmore to tambaram. in 20 trips a day they collect money ranging from 1500-2000 per day and in a month( 30 days) they earn from 45000 to 60000 per months.
now 60000 is a lot more honey than what many IT people with a little experience get paid these days. Beggars don have to worry about all taxes.
Now,people, r u gonna try ur hands on begging ;) keep me posted :)
current mood::-O
cheers,
ram
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