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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
TopicUrban poor

Topic: urban poor

Delhi’s housing crisis—no takers for the 50,000+ flats built for urban poor

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

50,000+ flats built for Delhi’s poor have no takers. It’s an ivory tower-sized national waste

The flats, as they stand now, aren’t safe for habitation, lack amenities & are in far-flung areas. With less than 10% being allotted, it’s now being suggested they be given out on rent.

46% of houses built under PMAY-U for urban poor remain vacant. ‘Incomplete infra, delay in allotments’

Parliamentary panel report also highlights 'unwilling allottees' as reason for vacant houses. Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs says 'unoccupancy defeats Mission's purpose'.

After PM-SVANidhi for street vendors, Modi govt plans scheme to uplift gig workers, domestic workers

Under scheme aimed at alleviating urban poverty, the plan is to identify different vulnerable groups and chart out focused interventions based on occupations, say MoHUA officials.

7.4 lakh evicted in past 2 yrs, highest in 2023, shows report by housing rights body

Housing & Land Rights Network report shows demolition drives disproportionately affect the poor. Major reasons for evictions include anti-encroachment drive, beautification & infra projects.

SubscriberWrites: What we learnt in six months of working with senior citizens among urban poor

There is always a son who is unemployed, just lost employment, is looking for a job, or a divorced daughter with children to care for, write Aruna Chakravorty & Wyonna Dsouza

Is an urban job scheme possible? Modi govt unsure but 6 opposition states & Himachal show the way

Kerala & West Bengal have been operating their schemes since 2010. Rajasthan is latest entrant. Himachal plans to bring a law to give a legal guarantee to its urban job scheme.

We asked people in 14 states if rich-poor gap is a big issue: Prashnam Survey

The Prashnam survey asked 2,895 people from across 14 states what they thought contributed the most to income inequality in India today.

Kerala’s poor is UP’s rich — how access to basic services varies in Indian states

West Bengal and Rajasthan have remarkably improved the delivery of basic services to their poorest 20% population between 2005-06 and 2015-16, NFHS data show.

City municipalities are poor in fixing problems. People are turning to MLAs middlemen, NGOs

At the community level, citizens’ aspirations for their local areas are seldom heard or acted upon.

On Camera

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Jinping and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.