Mumbai Slums - Seeking Forward to a Better Tomorrow

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The Human Development Report of 2009 includes important information and data on Mumbai slums. In the foreword to the report, Kumari Selja, the Indian Minister for Housing and Poverty alleviation has stated: “Studies have indicated that in particular slums of Mumbai there is an average of 81 inhabitants to each toilet seat offered. And only 31% of Mumbai’s slum dwellers are likely to accomplish 10 years of schooling. In short, the quality of life in Mumbai leaves much to be desired….”
Mumbai in the past known as Bombay is categorized as the Megatropolis of India. Mumbai is also usually referred to as the Island city and it is administered by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Out of Mumbai’s total population of 11 million, about 55% constitutes slum population, occupying about 12.85 % of the city’s total land area. A larger part of these lands on which slums are positioned were until that time uninhabitable. The slum dwellers were solely responsible for making them fit for human habitation. The first place for any migrant population to settle down is in the slums due to the high cost of housing in the megatropolis and of coarse their poverty stricken position.
Slums are the main distressing characteristic of every city in India. Crime, alcoholism, drug abuse and diseases are prevalent in every slum and the worst victims are the women and children. With less or at times no civic amenities, educational and employment opportunities available to them, the slum dwellers have remained acutely mired in social and economic problems.
A ray of hope can be seen in the studies that have recognized the potential significance of slums as incubators of upward social and economic mobility. To this end, a few welfare organizations are active in the slums and we mention some of the more distinguished ones here.
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) created a hygiene scheme in 2001 in those slum areas where hygiene services were not provided by the MCGM. The scheme is commonly known as Slum Adoption Scheme i.e. (Dattak Vasti Yojna).
Slum Rehabilitation Society (SRS) is an organization dedicated to the development of the economically weaker portion of the society in Mumbai. SRS responds to the growing issue of shelter for persons living in slums irrespective of social status, caste, creed or community, by means of their project: Slum to Noslum They are working towards the following objectives:
· Lobbying central and local government for policies which make certain the prevention of slums through pragmatic and sympathetic interest for the poor.
· Promoting the idea of self-reliance, savings and self-building among slum dwellers.
· Acting as facilitator for slum dwellers who strive for better homes and better outlook.
· To work for the upliftment of hutment dwellers and other low income groups of Grater Mumbai.
· To provide habitation with sanitation for hutment dwellers and other low income groups in Greater Mumbai.
Sulabh Slum Children’s Welfare Program has launched a self-development curriculum for the children of the slums. Its main thrust is in the direction of education, personal hygiene and environmental awareness. The children are brought to the Sulabh School and given education in a variety of job skills.
Concern India Foundation financially supports enhancement oriented organizations that are functioning for the disadvantaged.

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