Every Indian city has its share of slums. City governments have tried, over the years, various strategies and policies to deal with them and failed. Eviction is inhuman, low-cost housing finds few takers and fitting infrastructure into a jumble of half-built homes is messy. Redevelopment works if the slum is in a prime area and can attract builders. As a result, almost 33 to 47 percent of the urban population continues to live in slums.
A report by FSG, an international consultancy, recommends the way out as giving residents of informal housing basic property rights. The report. . .
