POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY TN

social housing by identifying land or deciding on models for public-private –
partnership with land of the private parties.
Wherever feasible, additional land for urban development will need to be
released by the construction of outer ring roads. The construction of the ring roads and
extension of inner city road networks themselves will create jobs for skilled as well as
unskilled labour, release land for other economic activities between the ring road and the
inner city or otherwise extended urban areas while preventing formation of additional
slums through the strategy of low-cost housing. However, separate financing will be
required for the development of physical and social infrastructure.
The action plan for poverty reduction strategy is given in Table 6.14.
Table 6.14: Implementing Poverty Reduction Strategy: Key Interventions
Tackling Slums
Implement law already enacted for
transfer of property rights to identified
slum households
Issues bio-metric cards to slum
household heads by the end of financial
year 2010-11.
Identify land banks or cluster of areas for
allocation for low-cost housing meant for
relocation of slums
Develop roads, schools and health
centres in the vicinity of these areas
Health and Education
Improve coordination and develop a common
policy and regulatory framework among
various public and private sector providers
(including NGOs) of education in slum areas
Set up an education management
information system that will improve
educational data collection, information
systems and monitoring and evaluation
citywide
Management by the community with the
involvement of NGOs
Local industries and other corporations
should be involved in financing community
colleges (through scholarships) as part of
corporate social responsibility
Strengthen the effectiveness of the National
Literacy Mission so that literacy rate is 100
percent for both men and women
Use the National Open School to improve the
level of educational attainment
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