This S R Hashim Committee report on urban poor submitted to UPA government in December 2012 set the criteria for identifying the poor living in urban areas for various government schemes.
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-housing-and-urban-poverty-alleviation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jawaharlal-nehru-national-urban-renewal-mission-jnnurm
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-rural-development
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[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/population
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
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[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
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[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sanitation
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people