-TheWire.in A number of internal loopholes within the Housing for All scheme seems to be denying housing to those who need it most. “We have a dream for 2022. The poorest of poor should have a house of his own. And that house must be equipped with electricity, water and other facilities. There should be hospitals and schools in the neighborhood”. This is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the occasion...
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Inhabitants of Charan Khad Slums Bear Brunt of Dharamshala Smart City Dream -Shazia Nigar and Sumit Mahar
-TheWire.in After being forcefully evicted from their homes in June and without any rehabilitation, the residents have been living on the streets under tarpaulin huts. In September, the office of the Municipal Corporation of Dharamshala (MCD) saw a sudden flurry of anxious activity. People at the MCD doorstep, now lining up to apply for affordable housing under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY), were residents of the city a few months ago....
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-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after taking power in the Capital a year ago pledged support for people living in unauthorised colonies and slum clusters, adopting a strong stand against demolition of such structures without proper rehabilitation. But the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has failed to turn around the fortunes of the residents of these bustling neighbourhoods, many of them with no legal electricity or water supply. Analysts say lack...
More »Slums and the story of India's housing crisis -Avikal Somvanshi
-Down to Earth The rate at which informal housing is being destroyed probably far exceeds the rate at which formal housing is being constructed Troubled by the degradation of environment on and around railway tracks, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed Delhi government to relocate all illegal settlements along tracks in Delhi. The tribunal reasoned that the residents of these settlements practise open defecation and litter on the tracks. Housing of the...
More »675 slum clusters to be safe from demolition in Delhi -Neelam Pandey
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: Over 600 slum clusters in Delhi will soon get civic amenities and protection from demolition action with the Delhi government clearing a proposal to notify them. The proposal was discussed and cleared at a meeting of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) chaired by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The board decided to notify 675 slum clusters in the city that came up before 2006. A copy of...
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