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The book ' URBAN POVERTY IN INDIA' is the synthesis of Economics, Sociology, Social Work and Public Administration. It is useful to academia, students, policy makers, social workers & the public, to understand the dynamics of urban poverty in India, and gain in-depth knowledge of the status of implementation & impact of the major anti-poverty programmes in India, such as Public Distribution System, Mid-day Meal Scheme & Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana. This volume has an integrated approach to the subject, based on advanced level of post-doctoral research, and analysis backed by field level data. Though good literature is available on the incidence of rural poverty; but the studies on urban poverty are rare, while the number of urban poor are increasing in recent times. Hence this book will certainly bridge the gap.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's views on democracy, social and economic justice, gender equality, national unity and religious belief provide important inputs in quest for finding solutions to some of the demanding questions of present times. The relevance of Ambedkar's thought will remain - democratic system is working, institutions are getting strength, caste system is getting negated though slowly, dalits are increasingly getting their say and rightly so, social integration is coming around. All these positive traits in Indian system and establishment have come about due to sound edifice given by Dr. Ambedkar. The need of the hour is to highlight and safeguard those facets in Ambedkar's personality and thinking that help in ensuring a social change. The radical part of Ambedkar's legacy which will strengthen the forces fighting for radical social transformation should be safeguarded and emulated. Ambedkar's life and work cannot be ignored by anybody in our country who is concerned about changing the society.

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.