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the building block of people’s must go beyond merely poor cohorts.The challenges,
health, dignity, safety, well- improvements in the housing priorities, and needs of different
being and inclusion”. In this sector and enable residents segments of urban poor must
decade for action to achieve to access public green and be studied and documented by
New Urban Agenda and open spaces, employment involving local communities
Sustainable Development Goals opportunities, healthcare and as they understand the context
by 2030, India can build on the effective sanitation services, and needs. With a long-
momentum of urban flagship schools, childcare centres, and term perspective, shelter and
programs and accelerate the other social facilities. With livelihoods of urban poor/
transformation of cities into opportunities to utilize the migrants must be developed
inclusive and sustainable hubs. stimulus funding for creating through a locally-owned and
livelihoods, fast-tracking community driven process. By
existing project pipelines with directly engaging with local
largest socio-economic impacts communities, program activities
in slums and informal areas tailored to respond to circular
must be prioritized. While migration between rural and
the effort requires substantial urban areas and the needs of
resources and collaboration permanent/stable urban poor
across stakeholders, the time is segments must be systematically
ripe to facilitate much needed planned and implemented.
structural transformations in Formally integrate partnerships
Area-based comprehensive cities. between community-led and
housing for slums and informal Social protection policy and grass-roots organizations
areas. The transformation of programs based on locally- in urban local bodies for
slums and informal settlements responsive strategy for urban planning and implementation.
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