Urban slum population to cross 100mn in 2017

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Urban slum population to cross 100mn in 2017​

As India's economy takes impressive strides, its urban slum population is also registering an alarming rate of growth and will cross 100 million by 2017 from the estimated 75.2 million in 2001. The projections are in a report prepared by a government committee headed by Dr Pranob Sen, principal
adviser, Planning Commission.

According to the report, India's urban slum population is expected to touch 93.06 million by 2011. The report was formally accepted by the housing and poverty alleviation ministry — the nodal agency dealing with slums — on Friday.

"Such a trend was expected due to increase in urbanisation," said Housing Minister Kumari Selja.

The committee, set up by the ministry to study the slum definition and estimate urban slum population in the country, has also revised the census 2001 figure, which projected India's urban slum population at 52.4 million.

The ministry was of the opinion that the figures did not reflect reality as it covered just the 1,743 cities and towns with a population of more than 20,000 as against the 5,161 cities/towns in the country. The Office of Registrar General, India (RGI) – the agency which conducts the census -- also did not include non-notified slums, thereby keeping a sizable number of slums outside the purview of welfare schemes.

The revision of slum figures, Selja said, would be of great help while implementing the Rajiv Awas Yojana — the government's flagship project to make India slum free.

The Sen committee has also changed the definition of slums for the ongoing census. As per the new definition, even small clusters of 20-25 households living in a contiguous area and exhibiting slum like characteristics —like little or no access to basic civic amenities like water, sanitation and sewerage — should be categorised as slums. Earlier, the cluster size for identification of slums was 60 households.

@Indian members and everyone,lets keep the discussion clean by not replying to trollers and flamers

 

[true_indian]

Why not privatize slum house building? Government could pay half of housing expenses, rest could be collected from people. Nothing fancy, a single bed room apartment thinggys should suffice. Also completely ban begging in India. This has become a business these days, making thousands without even working.

 

[eric_cartman]

Why not privatize slum house building? Government could pay half of housing expenses, rest could be collected from people. Nothing fancy, a single bed room apartment thinggys should suffice. Also completely ban begging in India. This has become a business these days, making thousands without even working.

When I was in Delhi, Delhi govt did alloted small chawls/room sort of flats to these slum people, but these slum people either sell them to property dealers take money and live in other area slum or some corrupt official never give to the poor people.

South Asians are skin deep corrupt people and making India a developed country in these circumstances is a very uphill task.

 

[CONNAN]

Urban slum population to cross 100mn in 2017​

@Indian members and everyone,lets keep the discussion clean by not replying to trollers and flamers

what this social poltical issue got to do with defence section ??

 

[indianpatriot]

When I was in Delhi, Delhi govt did alloted small chawls/room sort of flats to these slum people, but these slum people either sell them to property dealers take money and live in other area slum or some corrupt official never give to the poor people.

South Asians are skin deep corrupt people and making India a developed country in these circumstances is a very uphill task.

and the type of people who can most easily be convinced in the right direction!!!

 

[IBRIS]

"100 meh say 80 beyieemaan, phir bhi mera Bharat Mahan"

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

what this social poltical issue got to do with defence section ??

You mean its in the wrong section?

 

[CONNAN]

You mean its in the wrong section?

yes buddy this news is not related to defence its more socio-political issue

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

yes buddy this news is not related to defence its more socio-political issue

Ok ! will request the mods to move it to the appropriate section.

 

[Isaq Khan]

Why not privatize slum house building? Government could pay half of housing expenses, rest could be collected from people. Nothing fancy, a single bed room apartment thinggys should suffice. Also completely ban begging in India. This has become a business these days, making thousands without even working.

The central govt. has recently started Rajiv gandhi Awas Yojana for poor people.

The scheme aims to provide central assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh for each family living in slums. The Centre can also bear 25% of the cost in developing infrastructure like roads, sewage.

Apart from it state govt. have their schemes along with it.

Like in Delhi number of slums have reduced significantly.

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Indian slums are incredibly productive: Stanford study

One area of Delhi, the report describes, as a "five-star slum," has running water, electricity and other amenities. "The only reason it is a slum was because it is an illegal settlement. They just don't own the property," he said.

Indian slums are incredibly productive: Stanford study