Counting them in
Slum dwellers will soon be part of a year-long survey covering nearly 15000 villages and blocks in urban centres. The survey will be carried out by the Union urban development ministry starting July 1.
According to the National Sample Survey Organisation director general, P K Ray, the survey will bring forth the living conditions in urban slums, hardships faced by the slum dwellers, their socio-economic status and the place of their migration. According to the Planning Commission
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