In Delhi for VHP event, anti-riot force made to stay at shelter home
6 years, 1 month ago

In Delhi for VHP event, anti-riot force made to stay at shelter home

Hindustan Times  

For a group of Rapid Action Force personnel camping in Delhi to handle a possible breakdown in law and order during a rally planned by the Vishva Hindu Parishad on Sunday, a tin shed for the homeless in Sarai Kale Khan served as shelter on the coldest night so far this winter. The RAF personnel were put up at a Sarai Kale Khan shelter where homeless people from neighbouring night shelter homes were sharing their amenities with them. The accommodation, which includes two large halls partitioned by a tin wall, is among three shelter homes constructed for the homeless in a compound near Sarai Kale Khan interstate bus terminus. On Saturday evening, some RAF personnel cooked dinner next to portable toilets, a few others guarded about half-a-dozen trucks while most others rested on blankets spread over red mats inside the tin shed. Bipin Kumar Rai, DUSIB’s member-expert, said the RAF men’s stay in the shelter home hadn’t been at the cost of the homeless people.

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Delhi Election 2025 | Homelessness a Talking Point but No Respite from Political Battles and Bitter Cold
11 hours, 51 minutes ago

Delhi Election 2025 | Homelessness a Talking Point but No Respite from Political Battles and Bitter Cold

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 15, 2025 17:46 IST - 10 MINS READ Outside the temporary shelter tents near Delhi’s AIIMS hospital, Ramkumari, a domestic help, sets up a wooden bed on the footpath. Rajvir Singh, director of night shelters at DUSIB, says an average of 150 people are picked up by the board’s rescue teams each night and brought to shelters …

Ensure that homeless aren’t denied access to night shelters, civil society groups urge DUSIB
3 weeks ago

Ensure that homeless aren’t denied access to night shelters, civil society groups urge DUSIB

The Hindu  

Over 20 civil society groups on Wednesday wrote to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, seeking its urgent intervention to ensure that homeless persons are not denied access to night shelters for not being able to produce Aadhaar cards or share their cell phone numbers. “With Delhi experiencing one of its coldest winters in 14 years, with temperatures dropping to …

Winter tents: Delhi homeless get roof but without electricity, clean toilets
1 month ago

Winter tents: Delhi homeless get roof but without electricity, clean toilets

The Hindu  

As the Capital is reeling under a “cold wave conditions” with the minimum temperature reaching 4.5 degrees Celsius earlier this week, night shelter homes have become a refuge for hundreds of homeless who sleep on streets under an open sky. The Hindu visited three such tents and found inhabitants, besides praising the government’s efforts, complained of lack of electricity, clean …

Delhi’s homeless stare at another winter of discontent
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi’s homeless stare at another winter of discontent

The Hindu  

With the onset of winter in the Capital, the lack of accurate and updated data on the homeless population poses a challenge for authorities involved in rehabilitation work. The last official survey conducted in 2014 by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board — the nodal agency for improving the quality of the life of slum dwellers — estimated 16,760 homeless …

No shelter for homeless as Winter Action Plan falls flat in Delhi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

No shelter for homeless as Winter Action Plan falls flat in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Despite the Delhi government’s recent launch of a winter action plan aimed at supporting the homeless, significant gaps in infrastructure persist, particularly in areas around AIIMS. A daily occupancy report by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board listed 35 tents with a combined capacity of 350 people near AIIMS. The government’s winter action plan to support the homeless …

Supreme Court Stops Authorities From Demolishing Temporary Shelters For Homeless In Delhi Without First Approaching Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Stops Authorities From Demolishing Temporary Shelters For Homeless In Delhi Without First Approaching Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Delhi Police, Delhi Development Authority and all other authorities operating in the National Capital Territory of Delhi from demolishing temporary shelters for the homeless without getting the prior permission of the Court.A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta passed. The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained …

Sarai Kale Khan Night Shelter Demolished: Supreme Court To Consider Question Of Rehabilitation
1 year, 11 months ago

Sarai Kale Khan Night Shelter Demolished: Supreme Court To Consider Question Of Rehabilitation

Live Law  

Taking note of the fact that the night shelters at Sarai Kale Khan, Delhi have been demolished under the orders of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will now consider the issue of rehabilitation.On Wednesday morning, Advocate Prashant Bhushan urgently mentioned the application before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, saying. Taking …

Delhi homeless shelters packed to the rafters amid record-breaking winter
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi homeless shelters packed to the rafters amid record-breaking winter

Hindustan Times  

On Tuesday, the coldest January day in nine years, 88-year-old Chotelal Birla had just a bedsheet to ward off the chill from the cold pavement. By the time I wrap up and go there, there is no space left and I’m turned away,” said the octogenarian, as he lay next to 10-15 others on the footpath in Kashmiri Gate on …

MLA Who Revived Surat Shelter Homes Writes How Urban Homeless Got a New Lease of Life
3 years, 5 months ago

MLA Who Revived Surat Shelter Homes Writes How Urban Homeless Got a New Lease of Life

News 18  

Article 21 of the Constitution of India guarantees the right to life, which emphasises the right to live a dignified life. The shelter also conducts periodic skill development sessions to connect the inmates with meaningful livelihood opportunities, and help them benefit from government and social security schemes to become independent. The women inmates of the SMIMER shelter homes cooked rotis …

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