Condition of urban slums 2002: salient features
This report contains information on ownership, area type, structure, living facilities like electricity, drinking water, latrine, sewerage, drainage, garbage disposal, distance of the slum from nearest primary school and government hospital/health centre. It also provides information on the change in the condition of the urban slums during the last five years along with the sources of improvement of the facilities, if any. As in the 49th round, the estimates at the level of State/UTs are presented if the number of slums surveyed at a State/UT was at least 10. However, the all-India level estimates were computed considering all the State/UTs together.