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a. Asses the nature and magnitude of slums in metropolitan cities in Indian
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Describe the measures for slum improvement.
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b. Define Urbanization and discuss its consequences with regard to slum,
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sanitation & hygiene. P.37.
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According to the UNESCO "a slum is a Download FREE APP for Sociology Notes Current Affairs
building, a group of buildings or area UPSC Syllabus
characterized by over -crowding, deterioration, unsanitary conditions or absence of UPSC Prelims
facilities of amenities which because of these conditions or any of them, endanger the Syllabus
health, safety or morals of its inhabitants or the community". According to Bengal- UPSC Main
"Slums may be characterized as areas of sub-standard housing condition within a city. Syllabus
A slum is always an area. A single, neglected building even in the worst stage of UPSC Jobs List
deterioration does not make a slum". UPSC Subjects

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Traditionally the slum has been defined as a street, alloy, count etc, situated in a area
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of a town or city and inhabited by people of low income classes or by the very poor; a
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member of these streets and counts forming a thickly populated neighborhood of a
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squalid & wretched character. This term is applicable to those parts of the Indian
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cities which may be considered unfit for human habitation either because the
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structures are old, dilapidated, grossly, congested & cut of repairs, or because it is
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impossible to preserve sanitation for want of sanitary facilities including ventilation,
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drainage, water supply etc, or because of sites by themselves unhealthy. These areas
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with similar characteristics features, are called 'channels in Bombay, 'busters' &
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'Katra' in Delhi, 'busters' in Calcutta, 'abadis' & 'ahats' in Kanpur and 'Cheris' in
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Nearly 30 percent of the population in metropolitan cities in India lives in slums & the
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number is increasing.
The development of slums have taken place as a result of industrial expansion in the SUBMIT
fringe areas; lack of imaginative integrated housing development; in the residential

areas; & non-availability of cheap and reasonable housing accommodation for the
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Slum creation has been following a set pattern in many of the cities. One common
feature of slum development has been slow encroachment into public & private plots
by these poor people. After encroaching, these people try to organize themselves to
put up a common defence against eviction by invoking sympathy through political,

religious, linguistic & humanitarian appeals. In central city area where such public or

private plots are not available, they squat on the pavements less used public parks,
playgrounds & other places. During the last twenty years, two numbers of slums & the

population living in slums are increasing at a fast rate. In 1961 Madras City had 558

slums & by 1971 it had 1200 slums. Now the number of slums in Madras has crossed
the 2000 mark. Madurai city which had 48 slums areas in 1961 had 92 slums in 1971

& by 1980 had increased to 250. The four big metros alone account for over 4.4
million slum & squatter settlements. Well established slum dwelling are always on a

lookout for potential plots for encroachment. They start on a caution note but soon
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with political official influence make permanent encroachment.
Slums stand distinctly segregated from the other landscape of many cited. They are a
sole to the eye & hazard to environmental health whether they are located in the

heart of the central city residential area or in the industrial suburb. Many times slums
act as a cover for hideouts for all sorts of crimes & vices like gambling dopy, peddling,

prostitution etc., Slums are also areas of constant conflicts, family desertions &

evictions. Educational & recreational facilities are conspicuous by their absence.

Juvenile delinquency & mal-socialization also is common.

Some suggestions for improving this situation have been suggested. They are: that the

policy planners, house building agencies & social scientists should make basic studies

on the existing functional use of space in slum households to find out the barest
physical needs without imposing - middle class value into the existing cultural

orientation of the lower strata of society. So long, the facilities provided are not in
keeping with the cultural orientation of the group the chances of misuse & abuse are

great facilities which are the immediate felt needs of cultural groups are readily

accepted & put to optimum use.

The curative aspect of slum improvement should concentrate on arresting the

mentality of "slumliness" as a character among lower strata of society on the one

hand & in providing some of the basic felt needs on the group in keeping with the
cultural conditions of the groups on the other.

The preventive aspects of slum improvement or clearance as it is called requires a

multi-dimensional approach. T prevent the recent trend among the lower middle class

to move to slum areas for residence in big cities, rental housing schemes for the lower
strata of society should be started immediately on a large scale. To some extent even

ownership housing scheme an easy installments could be started. A realistic rent

control scheme taking into account the present cost of construction & return for the

money invested in private rental housing will go a long way in promoting private

rental housing also.

In the case of industrial areas when there are chances for the migrant unskilled casual
laborers to become regular & skilled works over a period of time, the administration

should work out a phased programme of rehousing in consultation with the

industrialists & workers organization. The initial squatter settlements can be treated

as a temporary phenomenon while planning industrial sites. In any urban

neighborhood provision can be made for the temporary accommodation of casual

laborers. Even at the planning stage some reservation for industrial housing near the

industrial plot should be provided.

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In the case of residential areas, integrated residential development. Should be

attempted taking into account the functional needs of the population, anticipated

service facilities add the socio-economic & cultural variations & needs of the

population to be housed. In different stages to implementation, phased use of

common space can be made such as space allotted for common service facilities like a

park a play ground in the 2nd stage of the development. Can be used in the first stage

as space for the temporary accommodation of construction workers & a few hawkers
& petty traders who serve the needs of the residents who occupy housing in the 1st

stage. Subsequently when pucca shopping centers develop, the petty traders may
move into shopping space & construction workers may have the area when most of

house building is completed.

In the case of the central city areas the govt. has to acquire & construct housing

facilities & provide these to poor workers at reasonable rent.

Slum clearance however is a difficult proposition to implement it billions & billions of

money would be required of which the state is incapable. Almost driven to the wall,

the state now thinks of 'slum improvement' as a complementary line to slum

clearance. There is no other way 'slum improvement' consists of providing basic

amenities like water, light & toilet facilities. Earlier such things were not even thought

of as a temporary measure because first all slums were anyway 'waiting to be cleared
& replaced with 'decent' housing & secondly if basic amenities were offered it would

have amounted to an indirect legal recognition of the rights of the occupant. The 2nd

objection has now been overlooked in many cases because partly it is impractical &
politically unprofitable hence slum improvement slogan has become popular.

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