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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Homeless survey on cards in capital -Ambika Pandit

Homeless survey on cards in capital -Ambika Pandit

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published Published on May 21, 2014   modified Modified on May 21, 2014
-The Times of India
 

NEW DELHI: The state government is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind citywide survey of the capital's homeless population. The month-long exercise is set to culminate in an action plan to provide need-based access to shelters to this marginalized category of people.

As of now, the estimates of homeless population in Delhi range from anywhere between 60,000 and over 1 lakh. There are 185 24x7 night shelters across Delhi. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board survey seeks to define the homeless as those living under the open sky and others who are 'precariously housed'-such as those in bare hutments. Also, shelters will be planned for the migrant labour populace.

All these facts were shared by DUSIB officials at a meeting with lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung who was reviewing the working and maintenance of night shelters in view of the soaring mercury and, thereafter, the rains. In a presentation, DUSIB laid out its proposal for creating an action plan to regulate shelter creation and management. "There are 185 shelters as of now but people still sleep on the streets. There are reasons for that and we want to establish these through the survey," a senior official said. DUSIB will use the survey to consolidate the existing shelters so that interlinked shelter and bigger shelters ensure the management at a macro level and not restrict it to individual NGOs working in isolation.

Delhi government earlier embarked on an exercise to map the homeless in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games. The survey registered around 60,000 homeless in the first phase. It was met with criticism some felt it did not cover the full population due to exodus of homeless persons from Delhi weeks before the Games.

Earlier this year, then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal directed the deputy commissioners to carry out a spot survey at night to establish the number of homeless out in the open. The DCs reported over 4,000 persons. Now, as DUSIB takes a fresh initiative to formulate a plan for shelters, Jung has directed the deputy commissioners of revenue department to monitor management of the night shelters by NGOs and ensure functional toilets, adequate water and cleanliness.


The Times of India, 21 May, 2014, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Delhi/Homeless-survey-on-cards-in-capital/articleshow/35404989.cms


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