Delhi Homeless Shelter Plan One Delhi Homeless Team Report prepared in collaboration with SC commissioner’s office, MNGO, HRC’s and other civil society organizations. The report contains a listing of the homeless concentrations by districts, their profiles as well as aspirations from a shelter in terms of facilities. Lastly it contains a list of the available resources available near National Resource Team homeless concentrations where these shelters could be for the Homeless possibly constructed. SC Commissioner’s Office B 6 8 - Sarvodaya Enclave N e w D e l h i 011 - 2 6 8 5 1 3 3 5 6 / 2 7 / 2 0 1 1 1 Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Understanding Urban Poverty .................................................................................................................... 12 Urban poverty: a global view .................................................................................................................. 12 Urban poverty: the national scenario ................................................................................................... 13 Homelessness in India: a stark reality ..................................................................................................... 14 Confronting urban homelessness: a prelude ......................................................................................... 15 Definition of homelessness ..................................................................................................................... 16 Planning for the Homeless .......................................................................................................................... 17 Survey Objectives .................................................................................................................................... 18 End Goal: ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Project phases ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Proposed Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 19 Proposed Phase wise deliverables .......................................................................................................... 22 The Delhi Situation ...................................................................................................................................... 24 The Delhi experience .................................................................................................................................. 25 Key Findings @ Delhi ................................................................................................................................... 27 Homeless by Age & Gender .................................................................................................................... 28 Homeless by occupation @ Delhi ........................................................................................................... 29 Homeless by aspirations @ Delhi ........................................................................................................... 30 Proposed Homeless Shelters by Type @ Delhi ....................................................................................... 31 Delhi Analysis by Districts\Locations .......................................................................................................... 32 District South West ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Chattarpur ............................................................................................................................................... 33 Dawari near Dada Dev Hospital .............................................................................................................. 34 Dabri More .............................................................................................................................................. 36 Dhaula Kuan ............................................................................................................................................ 37 DTC Bus Depot, Mayapuri ....................................................................................................................... 38 Hari Nagar near Beri Wala Bagh Bus Stop .............................................................................................. 39 Hari Nagar near Guru Nanak Public School ............................................................................................ 40 Kakrola More ........................................................................................................................................... 41 Kapashera................................................................................................................................................ 42 Mayapuri near TATA Motors .................................................................................................................. 43 Mehrauli .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Moti Bagh ................................................................................................................................................ 45 Munirka ................................................................................................................................................... 47 Naraina, Loha Mandi (X Block) ................................................................................................................ 49 Naraina, Loha Mandi (Y-Z Block) ............................................................................................................. 50 Nasirpur Park near Shani Bazaar ............................................................................................................. 51 Opposite Tihar Jail ................................................................................................................................... 52 Pochchanpur (Dwarka, Sec - 23) ............................................................................................................. 53 Rangpuri Pahadi Basti, Mahipalpur ........................................................................................................ 54 Rangpuri Pahadi, Mahipalpur ................................................................................................................. 55 Subhash Nagar, Near Metro Station ....................................................................................................... 56 Vasant Vihar, Opp. Hope School ............................................................................................................. 57 District West................................................................................................................................................ 58 Basai Darapur .......................................................................................................................................... 58 Chhoti Sabzi Mandi, Janakpuri ................................................................................................................ 59 Janakpuri District Centre ......................................................................................................................... 60 Janakpuri Flyover .................................................................................................................................... 61 Keshav Pur Mandi ................................................................................................................................... 62 Madhu Vihar (Matiyala Gaon) ................................................................................................................ 63 Najafgarh Industrial Area ........................................................................................................................ 64 Nanak Darbar, Chandra Vihar (Niluthi) ................................................................................................... 65 Nangloi Railway Station .......................................................................................................................... 66 Opp Shiv Mandir (Nilauthi) ..................................................................................................................... 67 Posangipir, Janakpuri .............................................................................................................................. 68 Pradhan Market(Nangloi Ext) ................................................................................................................. 69 Rajouri Garden near metro station ......................................................................................................... 70 Shiv Mandir(Nangloi Ext). ....................................................................................................................... 71 Tagore Garden near Metro Station......................................................................................................... 72 Tilak Nagar Metro Station ......................................................................................................................