New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that providing freebies leads to worklessness among people and that there should be an attempt to integrate homeless persons into the mainstream society so that they're able to contribute and work.

A Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Augustine George Masih censured the practice of announcing freebies before elections and government schemes that provide free of cost resources such as ration etc.

The Court stated that there should be a balance between providing benefits to the homeless and trying and make them part of the mainstream society so that they find work and contribute to the community.

The Court was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation plea that raised the issue of a...