Fresh nationwide exercise planned for 2027 to reassess scale, living conditions and population in informal settlements ...

The ‘illegal’ status of slums or their description as ‘encroachments’ is a convenient pretext to snatch land from the city’s workers and serve it on a platter to the builders ...

Abstract: Urbanization in developing countries has led to the proliferation of informal settlements, or slums, posing significant challenges for urban planning and resource allocation. Accurate ...

Hyderabad: A Survey Report 2025 by Hyderabad-based NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) showed that 10.83 lakh urban and peri-urban poor, accessed free and integrated healthcare services over the year.