Not a single slum in Rajasthan is recognized by the state government leaving the entire population of slum dwellers without any basic facilities provided by the state. According to the primary census abstract for slum 2011, released on Monday, Rajasthan has 20.68 lakh identified slums.
Out of 185 statutory towns, slums were reported in 107 towns in Rajasthan. At these places 20,68,000 slums were identified. However, as per government records there are no slums in the state leaving the category of notified slums and recognized slums nil.
Census data on slums has identified slum dwellers as people living in compact areas with a population of at least 300, in unhygienic environment with inadequate infrastructure and lacking proper sanitary and drinking water facilities. Earlier, only people in areas notified or recognized as slums by state or local authorities were counted.
Among the million plus cities with high proportion of slums, Kota ranks among the top 10 cities in the country. There are 31.8% of slum households in the city. While Rajasthan share of slum population to total slum population in the country stands at 3.2%. It has witnessed a rise of 0.2% from the census of 2001.
Meanwhile, the condition of houses in the slums remains in deplorable conditions. Out of 3,83,134 houses only 2.1 lakh are in good condition, 1.5 lakh are in just livable condition and 11,875 are in a dilapidated state. Similarly, toilet facilities in these households too remained very low. More than a lakh households in slums do not have toilet facilities within the premises. Among them 8,219 use public toilets while one lakh defecate in the open.
Out of a total of 3.8 lakh slum households in the state, 1.8 lakh avail banking facilities, 2.4 lakh have a TV set and over one lakh have computers or laptops with 31,818 having internet connection. Interestingly, 46,184 households in slums own a car too.
However, a decline has been witnessed in terms of proportion of child population in slums in Rajasthan. The latest data indicates that it ranges between 14-15% against above 15% in 2001. Similarly in sex ratio (females per 1000 males) in slums, the state has shown improvement and emerged out from the bottom five lists of states.
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