The affordable dwellings plan for urban poor under JNNURM has gone awry
HOUSING REMAINS a major issue for Indian cities. While traditional city centre populations are moving to more affordable peripheral areas, the urban poor are forced to live in unhygienic slums lacking civic amenities. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was launched in 2005 with the motive to improve infrastructure and governance in Indian cities which included provision of affordable housing to urban poor as one of its main objective. However, as is the wont of most government schemes, JNNURM is not reaching those in need, also been caught
