Urban Poor In India

Maoists are trying to expand their urban footprint in Maharashtra by roping in youngsters from poor sections in slums in big cities like Mumbai and Pune for military tasks and setting up safe havens, according to police.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today handed over keys to 76 flats built for the poor, on land confiscated from murdered gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in Prayagraj.

Five digital platforms -- cab aggregators Ola and Uber, grocery delivery app Dunzo, pharmacy platform PharmEasy and Amazon Flex -- have reportedly received the lowest scores in a rating of digital platforms on the basis of providing fair working conditions for gig workers. The Fairwork India Ratings 2022 reportedly evaluated 12 platforms, including...

Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 150 million (about Rs 1,095 crore) loan for a sustainable housing project for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will tomorrow meet leaders of farmer unions protesting against three central laws, officials have said. He will discuss matters related to the new pieces of legislation, among other things, they said. The meeting comes days after the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) poor performance in the Punjab urban body polls that wa...

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding detailed plans to provide "pucca" houses to poor families living in 48,000 slums along railway tracks in the national capital.

The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday for urban migrants and the poor will bring a positive change in the lives of many people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a Rs 100-crore package to provide livelihood support to around 4.5 lakh urban poor families affected by the lockdown imposed across the country due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday unveiled a Rs 1.7 lakh-crore fiscal stimulus package to help the poor and migrants tackle the financial difficulties arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and the 21-day nationwide lockdown that began the previous day. Announcing the relief package under PM Gareeb Kalyan Scheme, the financ...

The quandary facing India's informal workforce of 450 million people is one of the starkest examples of how social inequality threatens to undermine virus containment efforts around the world. From undocumented minimum-wage workers in the world's richest postcodes to job-seekers flooding into swelling metropolises, the urban poor often have limited...

The actual value of food items per thaali under the Shiv Bhojan scheme, which offers a full meal for Rs 10 to the poor, is Rs 50 and Rs 35 in urban and rural areas, respectively, the Maharashtra Legislative Council was informed on Friday.

The Centre has asked states to focus on tackling malnutrition among slum-dwellers and migrant population in urban areas during a month-long campaign under the government''s flagship nutrition scheme Poshan Abhiyaan.

The effects of unbridled urbanization are inescapable in New Delhi. Smog blankets landmarks like India Gate in winter, delaying flights at the airport due to poor visibility. Traffic jams are part of the daily routine and slums abut New Delhi's luxury hotels and private mansions, testifying to a growing wealth divide and chronic housing shortage.

The just-concluded urban local body elections in Kashmir witnessed poor voter turnout but these polls will perhaps be remembered for the dearth of contestants as 69 per cent of 598 wards in the valley did not require any polling.

Last month, the committee also sanctioned construction of 2.67 lakh affordable houses for the poor in 10 states.

Maoists are trying to expand their urban footprint in Maharashtra by roping in youngsters from poor sections in slums in big cities like Mumbai and Pune for military tasks and setting up safe havens, according to police.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today handed over keys to 76 flats built for the poor, on land confiscated from murdered gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in Prayagraj.

Five digital platforms -- cab aggregators Ola and Uber, grocery delivery app Dunzo, pharmacy platform PharmEasy and Amazon Flex -- have reportedly received the lowest scores in a rating of digital platforms on the basis of providing fair working conditions for gig workers. The Fairwork India Ratings 2022 reportedly evaluated 12 platforms, including...

Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 150 million (about Rs 1,095 crore) loan for a sustainable housing project for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will tomorrow meet leaders of farmer unions protesting against three central laws, officials have said. He will discuss matters related to the new pieces of legislation, among other things, they said. The meeting comes days after the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) poor performance in the Punjab urban body polls that wa...

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding detailed plans to provide "pucca" houses to poor families living in 48,000 slums along railway tracks in the national capital.

The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday for urban migrants and the poor will bring a positive change in the lives of many people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a Rs 100-crore package to provide livelihood support to around 4.5 lakh urban poor families affected by the lockdown imposed across the country due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday unveiled a Rs 1.7 lakh-crore fiscal stimulus package to help the poor and migrants tackle the financial difficulties arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and the 21-day nationwide lockdown that began the previous day. Announcing the relief package under PM Gareeb Kalyan Scheme, the financ...

The quandary facing India's informal workforce of 450 million people is one of the starkest examples of how social inequality threatens to undermine virus containment efforts around the world. From undocumented minimum-wage workers in the world's richest postcodes to job-seekers flooding into swelling metropolises, the urban poor often have limited...

The actual value of food items per thaali under the Shiv Bhojan scheme, which offers a full meal for Rs 10 to the poor, is Rs 50 and Rs 35 in urban and rural areas, respectively, the Maharashtra Legislative Council was informed on Friday.

The Centre has asked states to focus on tackling malnutrition among slum-dwellers and migrant population in urban areas during a month-long campaign under the government''s flagship nutrition scheme Poshan Abhiyaan.

The effects of unbridled urbanization are inescapable in New Delhi. Smog blankets landmarks like India Gate in winter, delaying flights at the airport due to poor visibility. Traffic jams are part of the daily routine and slums abut New Delhi's luxury hotels and private mansions, testifying to a growing wealth divide and chronic housing shortage.

The just-concluded urban local body elections in Kashmir witnessed poor voter turnout but these polls will perhaps be remembered for the dearth of contestants as 69 per cent of 598 wards in the valley did not require any polling.

Last month, the committee also sanctioned construction of 2.67 lakh affordable houses for the poor in 10 states.