HOUSING AND LAND RIGHTS NETWORK FORCED EVICTIONS IN INDIA IN 2018 An Unabating National Crisis Forced Evictions in India in 2018: An Unabating National Crisis 01 Suggested Citation: Forced Evictions in India in 2018: An Unabating National Crisis, Housing and Land Rights Network, New Delhi, 2019 Report Prepared by: Shivani Chaudhry, Deepak Kumar, Anagha Jaipal, and Aishwarya Ayushmaan [with contributions from Saba Ahmed, Shanta Devi, and Dev Pal] Cover Photograph: Anuradha Report Published by: Housing and Land Rights Network G-18/1 Nizamuddin West Lower Ground Floor New Delhi – 110 013, INDIA +91-11-4054-1680
[email protected] www.hlrn.org.in New Delhi, April 2019 ISBN: 978-8-935672-3-4 This publication is printed on CyclusPrint based on 100% recycled fibres FORCED EVICTIONS IN INDIA IN 2018 An Unabating National Crisis HOUSING AND LAND RIGHTS NETWORK ii Housing and Land Rights Network Acknowledgments Documenting forced evictions in India is a challenging task, especially as there is not much information available in the public domain. The Government of India—at the central and state levels—does not maintain data on evictions and displacement, and media reporting on the issue is limited. Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) thus established the ‘National Eviction and Displacement Observatory’ to document, draw attention to, and monitor forced evictions and displacement across India. We believe that without accurate data on the issue, policy response cannot be framed adequately. In the absence of official data, the Observatory also depends on the inputs of partner organizations working on issues of housing and land rights across India.