Beggars of Guwahati have realized nothing is as permanent or profitable as loose change. The enterprising bunch has set up a co-operative society through which they trade coins for 100-rupee notes—those hard up for change essential for the bus conductors of municipal bus service operators.
The bus conductor, of course, has to pay some premium for the change.
Nearly one hundred beggars have now joined this co-operative which was launched by beggars who earned in the region of Rs 20 to Rs 30 per day.
The king pin, of this beggars’ co-operative society, an elderly beggar lady, operating this lucrative business operates form the railway station, collects the coins from small beggars at discount and exchanges them with the bus conductor for a premium.
Now, another great news, she has stopped begging, this exchange business is making enough money for her to leave her old profession of begging.
In fact, if one needs a huge amount of change, one has to request her to reserve the quantity, paying some advance.
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