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The homeless of urban India under COVID‐19 lockdown: Rethinking their rights and the role of public policy

The homeless of urban India under COVID‐19 lockdown: Rethinking their rights and the role of... Homelessness comes with a slew of challenges and a never‐ending struggle for survival. This study examines the impact of the pandemic and lockdown on the homeless population of urban India. The study reflects on the experiences of the homeless in the major cities of India during the first wave of the pandemic as well as explores the aspect of their rights and the role of government policy in this regard. The methodology of the study is qualitative in nature, where secondary data collected from various sources such as news articles, blogs, books, journals, and reports are put to analysis for deriving the findings. The study reveals the sufferings of the homeless in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Their fight is not merely with the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus but also with hunger, unemployment, and neglect faced by them. The study highlights the fact that their rights are being compromised due to drawbacks relating to policy implementation. The study concludes with certain suggestions such as, addressing the loopholes in policy implementations and creating sustainable livelihood opportunities. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Social Work and Policy Review Wiley

The homeless of urban India under COVID‐19 lockdown: Rethinking their rights and the role of public policy

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2023 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
ISSN
1753-1403
eISSN
1753-1411
DOI
10.1111/aswp.12285
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Abstract

Homelessness comes with a slew of challenges and a never‐ending struggle for survival. This study examines the impact of the pandemic and lockdown on the homeless population of urban India. The study reflects on the experiences of the homeless in the major cities of India during the first wave of the pandemic as well as explores the aspect of their rights and the role of government policy in this regard. The methodology of the study is qualitative in nature, where secondary data collected from various sources such as news articles, blogs, books, journals, and reports are put to analysis for deriving the findings. The study reveals the sufferings of the homeless in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Their fight is not merely with the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus but also with hunger, unemployment, and neglect faced by them. The study highlights the fact that their rights are being compromised due to drawbacks relating to policy implementation. The study concludes with certain suggestions such as, addressing the loopholes in policy implementations and creating sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Journal

Asian Social Work and Policy ReviewWiley

Published: Oct 1, 2023

Keywords: cities; homeless; lockdown; pandemic; policy; rights

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