17 lakh people in the country are homeless...
Food, cloth and house are included in the basic needs of any person. According to the 2011 census, 17.73 lakh people in the country do not have a roof over their heads. It is a matter of concern that the number of homeless is more in cities than in villages. The country's capital delhi has the highest number of homeless (282) per lakh population.
According to the 2011 census in the country, 17.73 lakh people are homeless in the country. More than 68 percent of the country's population lives in villages. Out of the total 17.73 lakh people, 8.34 lakh homeless live in villages. At the same time, the number of homeless in cities is more than 9.38 lakh.Highest number of homeless in delhi per lakh populationThe maximum number of homeless people in the country live in Uttar Pradesh (3.29 lakh), maharashtra (2.10 lakh), rajasthan (1.8 lakh), madhya pradesh (1.46 lakh) and andhra pradesh (1.45 lakh), gujarat (1.44 lakh), West bengal (1.34 lakh) are among the states where more than one lakh people live. There is no house nearby.At the same time, if the number of homeless per lakh population is explored, then the capital of the country has the highest number of homeless (282) people. At the same time, kerala is on the top of the country's largest states in terms of least homelessness per lakh population, where only 14 people are homeless for every one lakh population. On the other hand, chandigarh (39), assam (41), bihar (45), himachal pradesh (60), tamil Nadu (70), jharkhand (71), orissa (81), Tripura (90) and chhattisgarh (95) are among those states. Where less than 100 people per lakh population are homeless.Prime Minister's Housing Scheme These figures have been shown on the basis of Census 2010 held 10 years ago. It is possible that the situation will be better seen in the new census. Under the target of housing for the year 2022, so far (2.46 crore) houses have been approved in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Rural. Of these, more than 80 percent i.e. more than 2.01 crore houses have been built. 1.22 crore houses have been approved for the same city population. Out of which 51 percent houses (63.27 lakh) have been built so far.