There is a need to take up the case of night shelters for our urban poor homeless persons who otherwise earn very small incomes to keep their body and soul together by working and doing menial jobs. They are very distinct segment from the easy going large numbers who are into begging. They may be earning their bread by doing odd jobs but are not as fortunate as some of us to have a shelter of their own. They may be migrants from other parts of the country or our city's poor but otherwise they are earning their living by pulling rickshaws/hand carts/working as coolies or doing any other such jobs.
This step to provide night shelters will certainly go a long way to ameliorate the plight of thousands who sleep out on pavements in all the major cities or towns of our country. Some of the cities have this facility but there is no policy as such which governs their establishment. As of now it is more in the hands of philanthropists.
The users can be nominally charged for provision of this facility. In setting up of these night shelters the central govt can take up the help of the state governments to provide land,NGOs to organise these and take material and financial support from trusts, masjids,gurdwaras, mandirs and philanthropists who are willing to take up such causes or are already doing similar charities. The help of industrial houses can be also be taken who can build wings named under their trademark names or any name they want. Sulabh International can be roped in to maintain clean toilets/bathrooms. The area of these night shelters needs to be big enough where these home less can park their richshaws , rehris etc when they come to spend the night and feel secure.
But is any body listening?
This step to provide night shelters will certainly go a long way to ameliorate the plight of thousands who sleep out on pavements in all the major cities or towns of our country. Some of the cities have this facility but there is no policy as such which governs their establishment. As of now it is more in the hands of philanthropists.
The users can be nominally charged for provision of this facility. In setting up of these night shelters the central govt can take up the help of the state governments to provide land,NGOs to organise these and take material and financial support from trusts, masjids,gurdwaras, mandirs and philanthropists who are willing to take up such causes or are already doing similar charities. The help of industrial houses can be also be taken who can build wings named under their trademark names or any name they want. Sulabh International can be roped in to maintain clean toilets/bathrooms. The area of these night shelters needs to be big enough where these home less can park their richshaws , rehris etc when they come to spend the night and feel secure.
But is any body listening?
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