NATIONAL CORE GROUP ON URBAN POVERTY CONSTITUTED
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*17:28 IST * Urban poverty is likely to be one of the toughest problems of
21st century India. The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation, Kumari Selja was addressing the first meeting of the National
Core Group on Urban Poverty in New Delhi today. She said, "the proportion of
people living below poverty line in urban areas is higher than the rural
areas in urbanizing States like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and
Gujarat". Stating that the approach paper to the 11th five-year plan focuses
on inclusive growth as the key theme, Kumari Selja said that her Ministry
intends to work on the concept of inclusive cities. She said, "Urbanization
must be encouraged to tackle rural poverty and to absorb more labor". She
said that providing micro finance and entrepreneurial skills could address
livelihood and poverty issues in cities.
The National Core Group on Urban Poverty has been constituted to assist the
Ministry in the implementation of Basic Services to Urban Poor of JNNURM and
Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme. The Core Group will also
formulate strategies to tackle Urban Poverty and Slum development.
The Group may meet periodically to deliberate on issues of urban poverty
alleviation in general and JNNURM in particular, to assist the Ministry in
design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of urban poverty
alleviation programs. The members may lead national and regional
consultations relating to key areas that impact on urban poverty. The
consultations will be facilitated by National Resource Centers on Urban
Poverty located in Pune and Mumbai.
Kumari Selja is the Chairman and Secretary in the Ministry is the Vice
Chairman. The members are Prof. Amitabh Kundo of Jawaharlal Nehru
University, Prof. O.P. Mathur of National Institute of Public Finance and
Planning, Ramesh Ramanathan of Janaagrah Center for Citizenship and
Democracy, Dr. Dinesh Awasthi of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of
India, Renana Jhabawala of Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust, Shri Vijay
Mahajan BASIX, Ms. Rohini Nilekeni of Arghyam Foundation, Dr. R. Sridhar of
National Housing Bank, Shri Vaasi Malai of Dhan Foundation and Joint
Secretary in the Ministry is Member Secretary.
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*17:28 IST * Urban poverty is likely to be one of the toughest problems of
21st century India. The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation, Kumari Selja was addressing the first meeting of the National
Core Group on Urban Poverty in New Delhi today. She said, "the proportion of
people living below poverty line in urban areas is higher than the rural
areas in urbanizing States like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and
Gujarat". Stating that the approach paper to the 11th five-year plan focuses
on inclusive growth as the key theme, Kumari Selja said that her Ministry
intends to work on the concept of inclusive cities. She said, "Urbanization
must be encouraged to tackle rural poverty and to absorb more labor". She
said that providing micro finance and entrepreneurial skills could address
livelihood and poverty issues in cities.
The National Core Group on Urban Poverty has been constituted to assist the
Ministry in the implementation of Basic Services to Urban Poor of JNNURM and
Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme. The Core Group will also
formulate strategies to tackle Urban Poverty and Slum development.
The Group may meet periodically to deliberate on issues of urban poverty
alleviation in general and JNNURM in particular, to assist the Ministry in
design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of urban poverty
alleviation programs. The members may lead national and regional
consultations relating to key areas that impact on urban poverty. The
consultations will be facilitated by National Resource Centers on Urban
Poverty located in Pune and Mumbai.
Kumari Selja is the Chairman and Secretary in the Ministry is the Vice
Chairman. The members are Prof. Amitabh Kundo of Jawaharlal Nehru
University, Prof. O.P. Mathur of National Institute of Public Finance and
Planning, Ramesh Ramanathan of Janaagrah Center for Citizenship and
Democracy, Dr. Dinesh Awasthi of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of
India, Renana Jhabawala of Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust, Shri Vijay
Mahajan BASIX, Ms. Rohini Nilekeni of Arghyam Foundation, Dr. R. Sridhar of
National Housing Bank, Shri Vaasi Malai of Dhan Foundation and Joint
Secretary in the Ministry is Member Secretary.