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SHELTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
October, 2022, Volume 23. No.2
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Each year since 1986, the World Habitat Day is being observed on the first Monday of
October, followed by a month long of various activities on urban sustainability to mark the
Urban October. The theme of World Habitat Day 2022 is ‘Mind the Gap. Leave No One and
No Place Behind’, which draws attention of the nations to look at the problem of growing
inequality, vulnerabilities and challenges in cities and human settlements that have been
exacerbated by the recent triple ‘C’ crises – COVID-19, Climate and Conflict, which have
huge adverse impact on the lives and livelihoods across the globe. According to the UN-
Habitat’s World Cities Report, the number of people affected was between 119 and 124
million in 2020 and between 143 and 163 million in 2021. Tackling urban poverty and
inequality have become an urgent global priority.
India is an integral part of the urban transformation that the world is witness to, and is
gradually making the shift from ‘rural’ to ‘urban’. Urbanisation is a necessary condition
for economic growth as cities contribute to more than 60 per cent of the country’s GDP.
Cities offer opportunities for growth, innovation, entrepreneurship, cultural expression
and social change. Yet, they have also been mired by lack of civic amenities, inadequate
infrastructure, lack of inclusive, affordable and adequate housing, and poor living conditions
for significant portions of their citizens. In this context, this year’s theme reminds us to
refocus our resolves to ‘leave no one and no place behind’ in our transformative journey
towards achieving development agenda 2030. As local action is critical to achieve the
sustainable development goals by 2030, this year’s theme calls upon the national and local
governments to identify ‘who is being left behind by development processes’; in what ways;
in which areas; and remove those underlying structural barriers that limit their inclusion.
In the spirit of ‘leave no one & no place behind’, no target should be considered achieved
unless met by lowest quintile of any population and at all places.
Sustainable, equitable and inclusive development has been the cornerstone of Govt. of
India’s economic growth model based on the motto of ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas Sabka
Viswas Sabka Prayas’. A number of schemes and programmes have been initiated on a
mission mode to bring the poor and marginalized into the urban fabrics. With the aim
to provide affordable housing for all, the Govt. of India implemented ‘Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban in 2015 under which more than 1.22 crore houses have been
sanctioned. Similarly, the scheme of ‘Affordable Rental Housing Complexes’ (ARHCs)
for urban migrants/ poor, introduced in 2020, aims to mitigate the hardships faced by
the migrant labour force and other vulnerable groups, which will improve their living
conditions and provide access to dignified and planned housing. Other programmes such
as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart Cities
Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihood
Mission (DAY-NULM), PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Pradhan
Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), National RUrban Mission (NRuM), Jan Dhan Yojana,
Aspirational District Programme (ADP), etc. are also aiding in mainstreaming the poor
and marginalized sections into urban fabric. The implementation of these programmes
and projects are indicative of Government of India’s commitment towards leaving no one
and no place behind.
This volume of Shelter is based on the World Habitat Day theme of ‘Mind the Gap. Leave
No One and No Place Behind’ and contains an array of articles which provide diverse
insights into a range of issues related the theme for building a better inclusive and equitable
urban future. The theme papers highlight the issues relating to sustainable, inclusive &
resilient cities based on the principle of ‘leaving on one behind’; supply-side interventions
for self-built housing; ‘LiFE’ movement as a new strategy for inclusive urbanism; and
mainstreaming migrant households. The policy review section includes the reviews of two
important Government of India programmes: the PMSVANidhi; and the PMAY-Urban
and a third highlights need to develop research and evidence-based policies to mitigate
and adapt to the threat of rising sea levels on coastal real estate & infrastructure. This
volume also presents two case studies: BSUP project of Kolkata; and analysis of the Delhi-
Unified Buildings Bye Laws with reference to the National Building Code (NBC).
Hope you enjoy reading this issue of Shelter. As always readers are encouraged to send in
their comments (critiques, suggestions and observations) about the issue.