Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Urban India

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2016 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 3 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : Mrs. Reena G. Malali

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I4P110

How to Cite?

Mrs. Reena G. Malali, "Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Urban India," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 3,  no. 5, pp. 14-17, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I4P110

Abstract:

This article aims to study the concept of housing for the poor in India and the housing schemes implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation for the slums dwellers in urban India. It tries to ascertain the reasons for failure of many housing schemes and a new initiative through Rajiv Awas Yojana to overcome the failures in implementation of previous housing schemes are looked into.

Keywords:

Urban Housing Programmes, Urban Poverty, JNNURM.

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