Urban Poverty and Slum Development — Policy Reforms

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
74th	1992	Inserted the municipal framework in Part IXA and the Twelfth Schedule, which expressly lists slum improvement and upgradation and urban poverty alleviation.	Provides the constitutional basis for State-law empowerment of municipalities in these urban functions. Actual capacity depends on assigned authority, finance, staff and coordination with housing, land and service agencies.