The estimated number of slums and slum households in the country as reported by the 58th Round National Sample Survey (NSS) (July – December 2002): “Condition of Urban Slums” are at Annexure 1. Data on number of slums in select States reported by the 65th Round National Sample Survey (NSS): “Some Characteristics of Urban Slums 2008-09” are at Annexure 2.
Under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) components of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) under which more than 15.4 lakh houses for the urban poor, including slum dwellers have been sanctioned since December 2005, 4,73,719 dwelling units have been sanctioned during the past two years (2008-09 and 2009-10).