There has been an unprecedented policy focus on slum redevelopment and creation of slum free cities in India ever since the launch of the landmark Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) in 2005. Slums represent a default living environment for majority of the urban poor. They affect children’s well-being and deny children living in poverty a range of rights, as laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including those linked to nutrition, water and sanitation facilities, access to basic healthcare services, healthful housing, education, social participation and protection. This report looks at local practices of projects funded by Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and JnNURM to investigate how children’s concerns and wellbeing have been addressed in urban renewal programs, particularly in slum redevelopment initiatives.
