‘Slums’
is a State subject. The data of notified slums is maintained by the State
Governments. However, the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) has
published a report namely “Some Characteristics of Urban Slum 2008-2009” based
on its 65th round sample survey on conditions of slum in the
country. According to the NSS Report details of notified and non-notified slums
in 10 States is annexed at Annexure-1. The Ministry of Housing & Urban
Poverty Alleviation had set up a Committee to look into various aspects of Slum
Statistics/Census and issues regarding conduct of slum Census 2011. The
Committee has estimated the slum population in 2001 at 75.26 million and the
State-wise details are as per Annexure-2.
The Committee mentioned in (a) above has
suggested a different definition for slum than the definition adopted by the
Census of India 2001 and the States. The Committee has recommended a normative definition of slum
as:
“a compact
settlement of at least 20 households with a collection of poorly built
tenements, mostly of temporary nature, crowded together usually with inadequate
sanitary and drinking water facilities in unhygienic conditions”.
The
committee has, based on the pilot studies carried out by the Registrar General
of India suggested adoption of the
following as slum-like characteristics for the purpose of identification
of slum areas and enumeration of population of area with 20-25 Households in an
Enumeration Block in 2011 Census:-
(i)Predominant
roof material: any material other than concrete (RBC/ RCC)
(ii)Availability
of drinking water source: not within premises of the census house
(iii)Availability
of latrine: not within premises of the census house
(iv)Drainage
facility: no drainage or open drainage.
Ministry
of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
has written to all States/UTs to work together with census officials to
accurately identify the slums and count the slum population residing therein
accurately in the 2011 Census.
Annexure-1
Details
of Notified and Non-Notified Slums
|
State/UTs*
|
Estimated
number of slums - 65th Round NSS Survey (July 2008 to June- 09)
|
|
|
Notified
|
Non-Notified
|
Total
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
3964
|
1285
|
5249
|
|
Delhi*
|
1058
|
2075
|
3133
|
|
Gujarat
|
1342
|
2017
|
3360
|
|
Karnataka
|
1118
|
1132
|
2250
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
759
|
1456
|
2215
|
|
Maharashtra
|
9282
|
7736
|
17019
|
|
Orissa
|
630
|
1323
|
1953
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1711
|
1663
|
3374
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1334
|
1060
|
2394
|
|
West Bengal
|
2475
|
2570
|
5045
|
|
ALL-INDIA
|
24781
|
24213
|
48994
|
Annexure-2
State wise projected slum population from year 2001&
2011
|
State
|
2001
|
|
2011
|
|
Andaman and Nicobar Island
|
20303
|
|
33722
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
7254399
|
|
8188022
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
56538
|
|
98248
|
|
Assam
|
805701
|
|
1070835
|
|
Bihar
|
1422155
|
|
1683954
|
|
Chandigarh
|
208057
|
|
332473
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1578285
|
|
2111546
|
|
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
|
7653
|
|
26083
|
|
Daman &
Diu
|
7420
|
|
9187
|
|
Delhi
|
2318635
|
|
3163430
|
|
Goa
|
100365
|
|
154759
|
|
Gujarat
|
3708127
|
|
4662619
|
|
Haryana
|
2350269
|
|
3288292
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
69310
|
|
87281
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
395696
|
|
494180
|
|
Jharkhand
|
762025
|
|
931912
|
|
Karnataka
|
2951441
|
|
3631147
|
|
Kerala
|
499498
|
|
533278
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
1683
|
|
1560
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
5107505
|
|
6393040
|
|
Maharashtra
|
14319132
|
|
18151071
|
|
Manipur
|
68967
|
|
75197
|
|
Meghalaya
|
172223
|
|
205176
|
|
Mizoram
|
87309
|
|
105720
|
|
Nagaland
|
73523
|
|
83220
|
|
Orissa
|
1401973
|
|
1736064
|
|
Puducherry
|
92495
|
|
136899
|
|
Punjab
|
2164649
|
|
2798256
|
|
Rajasthan
|
3118120
|
|
3826160
|
|
Sikkim
|
9609
|
|
13321
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
7340271
|
|
8644892
|
|
Tripura
|
104281
|
|
131080
|
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
8527840
|
|
10878336
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
638467
|
|
826257
|
|
West
Bengal
|
7520116
|
|
8546755
|
|
India
|
75264040
|
|
93055983
|
Source: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SLUM STATISTICS/CENSUS
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