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Essay On Poverty In Delhi

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Urban Context of Delhi
Delhi is the capital of India. The entire metropolitan region of Delhi is known as National Capital Territory of Delhi after attaining partial statehood in 1993. NCT of Delhi is a landlocked state with Haryana in the west and Uttar Pradesh in the east. It is the largest urban agglomeration in India by land area and population. NCT area covers around 1,483 km2 of which 783 km2 is rural and 700 km2 is an urban area. Currently there are 11 districts and 33 subdivisions in NCT. As per Census 2011, population of NCT Delhi on 1st March 2011 was 16.75 million. Census recorded 135 urbanized villages and 110 census towns in NCT of Delhi. Delhi shared 1.38% of India’s total population in 2011 and accounts for about 0.05% of India’s geographical area. Figure 5 shows the nine districts and district wise population of Delhi based on Census 2011. Distribution of population across the districts is uneven in Delhi. More than 53% population in Delhi is recorded in 3 districts viz. North West, South and West in 2011.
2.1. Urban Poor in Delhi …show more content…

It not only includes deprivation in income but also other factors like illiteracy, malnutrition, mortality, morbidity, access to water and sanitation, vulnerability to socioeconomic stresses etc. The households in Delhi have been divided into 4 categories based on their income and are provided with an appropriate ration card category for the supply of essential food items and commodities at a subsidized price from the government ration shop; the four types of household ration cards are 1. Below Poverty Line (BPL), 2. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), 3. Jhuggi Ration Card (JRC), and 4. Above Poverty Line

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