The government has chalked out several programmes for the betterment of urban poor, but still a lot needs to be done to uplift their living standards.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/uplift-level-urban-poor-call-set-fund
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/central-chronicle
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-development
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jawaharlal-nehru-national-urban-renewal-mission-jnnurm
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slum-upgrading
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh