india slum fact ● According to last census in 2011, the slum-dwelling population of India had risen from 27.9 million in 1981 to 93.06 million in 2011. ● Even after offering many services and facilities, most of the people living in slum areas do not have electricity, water supply and cooking gas. ● After Mumbai, Delhi has the second largest slum Population in India. ● Slum people are mostly unemployed or daily wage workers who cannot even afford basic necessities of life. ● 1 out every 5 person from the slums belongs to the Schedule Caste (SC) community. ● However sex ratio of this community is far better than the communities living in the urban area. ● The literacy rate in these areas has risen up to a remarkable level that is 77%, but it is still less than the urban area. ● Slum areas gets created when individuals or families move to the urban areas in order to fulfill their dreams or to find a better economy ● India is a third world country that suffers from poverty, malnu...

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