Haal hi mein kendra sarkar ne asangathit kshetra ke shramikon ki majdoori mein vriddhi ke baad ab shahri kshetron mein niwas karne wale kam aay varg ke parivaron ki pehchaan ke liye ek vyapak sarvekshan karne ka nirnay liya hai. Is pahal ke tahat, 25 pramukh shahron mein 1 October se ghar-ghar jaakar sarvekshan kiya jaayega, jiska uddeshya shahri garibi ki sahi jankari ekatrit karna hai. Halanki, is mahatvakankshi yojna ke poori tarah se lagu hone ki koi nishchit samay seema filhaal tay nahi ki gayi hai.

Digital Desk, New Delhi: Central Government ne urban poverty ko samajhne aur isse address karne ke liye ek mahatvapurn kadam uthaya hai, jismein civic bodies ke saath milkar ek comprehensive survey shuru kiya ja raha hai. Yeh survey low-income families ki socio-economic conditions ko assess karne ke liye hai, khaaskar un logon ke liye jo unorganized sectors mein kaam karte hain. Is survey ka focus 6 major worker groups par hoga: construction workers, gig workers, waste workers, care workers, domestic workers, aur transport workers. Yeh groups urban workforce ka ek zaroori hissa hain aur aksar inhe challenges ka samna karna padta hai, jaise income, job security, aur social security schemes tak pahunch.

1 October se shuru hone wala yeh survey 25 major cities jaise Kolkata, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Agra, Indore, aur Varanasi mein house-to-house jaakar kiya jayega, jismein in workers ke baare mein detailed information ikatthi ki jayegi. Iska maqsad in key sectors mein urban poverty ka analysis karna aur aise policies banana hai jo urban poor ki living conditions ko behtar bana sakein.

Beneficiaries ki Identification aur Mapping: Ek Mukhy Focus

Yeh survey sirf data ikattha nahi karega balki alag-alag social security schemes ke liye beneficiaries ki identification aur mapping mein bhi madad karega, jo central aur state governments dwara pradan ki ja rahi hain. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) ke ek official ne kaha ki jab yeh survey complete ho jayega, to ye alag-alag schemes ke liye eligible logon ki identification karna asaan ho jayega. Yeh identification process bahut zaroori hai, kyunki bahut si low-income families, khaaskar urban areas mein, sahi documentation ya awareness ki kami ke wajah se government benefits se vanchit reh jaati hain.

Isse ye ensure hoga ki sahi logon ko in schemes ka fayda mile, jisse social security urban poor ke liye zyada accessible ho sake. Isse income disparities ko address karne aur low-income families ki quality of life ko sudharne mein madad milegi.

Yeh Survey Urban Workers ke Liye Kyun Zaroori Hai

Urban poverty ek badhta hua concern hai, khaaskar India mein urbanization ke tezi se badhte daur mein. Jaise jaise cities expand ho rahi hain, waise waise rural areas se urban centers ki taraf migration bhi badh raha hai, jisse log behtar employment opportunities ki talash mein aate hain. Lekin inmein se kai log informal sector mein low-paying jobs mein kaam karte hain, jahan job security minimal hoti hai aur social security benefits aksar nahi hote.

Survey ka focus construction, gig, waste, care, domestic, aur transport sectors ke workers par hona khaaskar zaroori hai, kyunki yeh wahi jagah hai jahan urban poverty sabse adhik dekhi jaati hai. Yeh workers aksar low standards mein rehte hain, basic services jaise healthcare, education, aur housing tak access nahi hota, aur unhein adhiktar social security schemes ka coverage nahi milta.

Maan lijiye, construction workers urban workforce ka ek bada hissa hain, khaaskar tezi se badhte shehron jaise Kolkata aur Chennai mein. Yeh workers aksar contractual basis par kaam karte hain, jinke samne irregular income, work safety ki kami, aur healthcare tak limited access ki samasya hoti hai. Isi tarah, gig workers, jo emerging digital economy ka hissa hain, unhein low wages, job security ki kami, aur social security benefits tak access nahi milta.

Waste workers shehron ki cleanliness ko banaye rakhne mein ek mahatvapurn role play karte hain, lekin aksar ve khatarnaak conditions mein kaam karte hain, bina kisi protective gear ke. Care workers, domestic workers, aur transport workers bhi urban life ke liye zaroori hain, lekin aksar inhe underpaid aur undervalued samjha jaata hai, jinke paas formal contracts aur legal protections nahi hote.

Urban Poverty ke Statistics: Ek Milajula Nazariya

India Employment Report (IER) 2024 ke anusaar, urban poverty rate 2012 mein 13.7% thi, jo 2022 mein ghatkar 12.55% ho gayi. Yeh percentage ki kami ye dikhati hai ki kuch progress urban areas mein poverty levels ko ghatane mein hui hai. Lekin experts ka maanna hai ki urbanization ke tezi se badhne ke kaaran urban poor ki total sankhya badh gayi hai. Jabki percentage ghat gaya hai, lekin shehron mein aabadi badhne ke kaaran, poverty mein rahne wale logon ki absolute sankhya mein badhotri hui hai.

Yeh dichotomy is baat ko darshati hai ki accurate aur updated data ki zaroorat hai urban poverty par, jo yeh survey pradan karne ka prayas karega. Aise bina data ke, targeted policies banana mushkil hai jo urban poor ke unique challenges ko effectively address kar sakein. Survey se government ko urban workers ki socio-economic conditions ka ek clearer picture milega, jo policy decisions aur welfare programs ko inform karega.

Government Schemes mein Badlav: Livelihoods par Focus

Urban Livelihood Mission, jo urban poor ki zindagi behtar banane ke liye ek mahatvapurn government initiative hai, ka restructuring kaam kaafi samay se chal raha hai. Is mission ko 2023 mein phir se launch kiya jaana tha, lekin ab tak yeh shuru nahi ho paaya hai. Lekin, ek pilot project, jisme ₹180 crore ki funding di gayi hai, teen mahine tak chalega, aur iske results naye scheme ke development ko inform karenge, jo maujooda Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) ki jagah le legi.

Yeh nayi scheme selected cities mein kayi states aur union territories mein lagu ki jayegi, jahan elections announce nahi hue hain. Scheme ka focus urban poor ke livelihoods ko behtar karna hoga, jismein employment opportunities, skill development programs, aur financial assistance pradan ki jaayegi. Pilot project se ye samajhne mein madad milegi ki kya kaam karta hai aur kya nahi, taki government apne approach ko fine-tune kar sake.

Skill Development aur Employment Opportunities: Garibon ko Empower Karna

Nayi scheme ka ek mahatvapurn pehlu skill development aur employment opportunities par zyada focus hoga. Maujooda scheme ke tehat individual self-employment ke liye loan limit ₹4 lakh tak badhayi ja rahi hai, jabki groups ke liye yeh limit ₹10 lakh se badhakar ₹20 lakh ki jayegi. Yeh financial support mein badhotri yeh ummid karti hai ki adhik log aur groups apne khud ke business shuru kar sakein, jisse urban areas mein employment opportunities ka vikas ho.

Financial assistance ke alawa, scheme entrepreneurship development training bhi pradaan karegi, jo vyaktiyon ko apne business shuru karne aur manage karne ke liye zaroori skills aur knowledge pradaan karegi. Scheme ke dusre key components mein financial literacy aur digital literacy bhi shamil hongi, jo modern economy ko navigate karne ke liye zaroori hain. Market linkages bhi pradaan kiye jaayenge jisse naye businesses apne customers ko dhundh sakein aur apne reach ko badha sakein.

Behtar Livelihood ke Avsar

23 September ko, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) ne targeted cities aur states ke officials ke saath ek workshop organize kiya. Is workshop ke dauran, Srinivas Katikithla, jo Ministry ke Secretary hain, unhone urbanization ke mahatva par prakash daala aur kaha ki yeh urban poor ke liye naye opportunities create karta hai. Unhone yeh bhi kaha ki jabki urbanization ke saath kai challenges hote hain, yeh young people ke liye behtar livelihood opportunities ka mauka bhi pradaan karta hai.

Aane wala yeh survey aur nayi government schemes urban poor ko empower karne ke liye ek zaroori kadam hai. Is survey ke madhyam se government ko yeh samajhne mein madad milegi ki urban poor ko kya zaroorat hai aur unhein kis tarah se behtar opportunities pradaan ki ja sakti hain.

Nishkarsh: Urban Poverty ka Samadhan

Yeh comprehensive survey urban poverty ko address karne ke liye ek mahatvapurn kadam hai. Workers ke socio-economic conditions par focus karne ke saath, yeh survey government ko data pradaan karega jisse wo effective aur targeted policies bana sake