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HomeURBAN POOR

URBAN POOR

Economy

Here’s why bank loans aren’t meant for Bengaluru’s poor

October 12, 2015 Navya P K

Poor in Bengaluru trapped in the vicious circle of money-lending are unable to get bank loans. Structurally the poor are designed to be left out of the banking system, as banks cannot determine either their ability or intent to repay loans.

Economy

Bengaluru’s slum dwellers: trapped, bankrupt and poor forever

October 5, 2015 Navya P K

While most of us don’t understand why poorest of the poor in the society remain so for decades, here is a reality check that reveals the darker side of the story: an atrocious circle of borrowing, spending and borrowing again, to make ends meet, and remaining poor forever.

Governance

Bengaluru’s poor want better amenities, smarter policy

October 28, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

City elections will have to be held soon. But the plight of Bengaluru’s urban poor appears to be at a standstill. Will things change for them? Citizen Matters asked politicians and NGOs.

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Civic

Government neglects concerns of Bengaluru’s poor

March 18, 2009 Vivek Vaidyanathan

A pilot study on slum and urban homelessness in Bengaluru reveals that few of the government’s services are oriented towards the poor.

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