Urban Poor

Mamata Banerjee in Odisha: Trinamool Congress to field candidates in 2018 state urban polls

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the party will field candidates in the 2018 Odisha urban local bodies elections.

Samagra and Mobikwik launch 'M-Gullak' for the urban poor

Digital payments platform MobiKwik and Samagra, an NGO serving urban poor, on Thursday launched "M-Gullak" to promote the habit of savings among them.

Buy now, save later: The modern affliction of urban poverty

The urban millennials are negotiating with the commodified experience of everyday life.

Firstpost Poll: Are 'urban poor' entitled milennials or victims of consumerism?

So what do you think about the urban poor? Are their problems worth thinking about?

India's richest state, Maharashtra, needs over $200 bn to house its poorest

Maharashtra, India's wealthiest and most urbanised state, needs more than $200 billion in fresh investment by 2022 if it is to solve a chronic shortage of affordable housing in its fast-growing cities, a report by consultants KPMG found.

Poll doles pouring: Now a makaan plan from Maken

Taking cues from its Ghar Nu Ghar affordable housing scheme for women in Gujarat that saw nearly 28 lakh women sign up, is now cashing in on the need for affordable housing in the run-up to the general elections in 2014.

Poorest of poor in Indian villages survive on Rs 17 a day: Survey

According to the data, which relates to 2011-12 (July-June), five per cent population on the bottom rung had an average monthly per capita expenditure (MCPE) of Rs 521.44 in rural areas and Rs 700.50 in urban areas.

What Rohit Shetty doesn't get: We need to have domestic slum tours

A walk through a slum would be quite educative to the non-slum residents. The enormity of a struggle of a life in hovels comes alive.

Another poverty line, a new controversy: Here's a formula to fix the problem

The poverty line based on the Tendulkar formula had come under attack across the spectrum because, according to it, only those spending less than Rs 1,000 a month on a certain basket of goods and services in urban areas and Rs 816 a month in rural areas would be considered poor.