Way Forward need for slums

  • The focus should not only on building houses for the slum dwellers but also promoting livelihood options and social and economic infrastructure to develop the livelihood.
  • For effective urban planning, housing and population policies based on housing rights and the right to a clean environment must be established at all levels. These policies should be directed at inclusive cities and poverty alleviation
  • Attention must be paid to income generation, transport and empowerment of the beneficiaries to redress possible future problems
  • A three-pronged approach to Slum Free city should be adopted:
    • Provision of clear, free title to the residents, so that they enjoy the privileges of using property as a tangible asset
    • To upgrade the infrastructure and services providing water, power, and sewage connections to individual homes, the collection of solid waste, street lighting and neighbourhood security and police support
    • The creation of high-density, low income zoning that allows individual property owners to upgrade their homes without risk, rent out their properties to formal commercial establishments