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Urban Poverty Alleviation
Urban Poverty Alleviation
Present scenario
Cities are expanding because of the growing number of people migrating from rural background to the urban Fabric in
search of better employment, infrastructure facilities and a better Lifestyle. We can easily find very poor people in
Greater numbers in cities rather than in rural areas. Most of them are unskilled farmers and landless labors who come
to cities for better job opportunities and livelihood. But in cities they are Deprived of social standards as well as physical
infrastructure because of their lack of education and knowledge which leads to more unskilled labor without any
habitation which further leads to informal settlements and slums mostly near government places which are reserved
for public use like, near the stretch of railway track of any city, road Footpath, commercial areas, etc. they work for
comparatively lower wages because of their status of skillset and suffer many vulnerabilities, Which include unhygienic
health conditions, unsafe living environment and low standard of living. They even are not given the fundamental
facilities because they are migrants of other state without any document supporting their cause and need. Government
has taken measures on time to time basis to alleviate the poverty of urban areas.
A town vending authority is each local authority, for implementing the provisions of the bill.
Town vending committee to ensure participatory decision making.
The local authority cell in consultation with the planning authority, frame a street vending plan once every 5
years.
Town vending committee (TVC)
a) Comprises of municipal commissioner, representatives of street vendors, local authority, planning
authority, police, resident welfare association and other traders association.
b) Is required to have presentation of officials and non-officials and street vendors. It has been provided
that 40 % members of the TVC will be from among street vendors to be selected through election.
Any person intending to undertake street vending needs to register with the town vending committee
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (2015)
Objective
Poor people below poverty line and people living under EWS and LIG categories in urban establishment of
the country.
People under MIG income range between 12 lakh to 18 lakh
Salient features
Ownership of houses will be in the name of women for jointly with husband.
Flexibility to States for choosing best option to meet the demand of housing in their states.
Central grant of rupees 1lakh for house, on an average will be available under the slum rehabilitation
program.
Phases of implementation
a) First Phase (April-2015 to March 2017) to cover 100 cities to be selected from States/ union territories as
per their willingness.
b) Second phase (April 2017 to March 2019) to cover additional 200 cities.
c) Third phase (April 2019 to March 2022) to cover all other remaining cities
Geo tagging for monitoring the process of construction of houses. Public financial management system
(PFMS) to ensure electronic fund flow and Technology submission to implement new construction
technology, have been introduced.
Government has also sanctioned infrastructure status for the housing sector, giving a boost to PMAY.
PMAY is launched to achieve housing for all by 2022
safety
Better living condition