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Slum Population in India: Extent and Policy Response

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science

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Title Slum Population in India: Extent and Policy Response
 
Creator Sawhney, Upinder; Dept. of Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
 
Subject Economics
 
Description There is an evidence of large scale migration of the rural poor to the cities/towns in search of employment in India, especially since 1991when India adopted Economic Reform Programme. In the absence of any affordable housing , there has been a growth of slums in the urban areas of the country. The Government of India (GOI) has been incorporating certain programmes to alleviate poverty , create employment opportunities and encourage planned urban development in its public policy , yet there has been a fast emergence of slums in the Indian cities due to a number of factors. The present paper aims to analyze certain demographic attributes of the slum population in India , its socio-economic and environmental impact and the public policy response towards the same. It also reviews certain programmes designed by the government to control the growth of slums and the efforts to rehabilitate the slum-dwellers.
 
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Date 2013-01-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/26
 
Source International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science ( ISSN: 2147- 4478); Vol 2, No 1 (2013): January; 47-56
2147-4478
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/26/43