India

National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and its sister organization, Mahila Milan, are the oldest members of the network and have scaled up their activities in numerous cities across India. In Mumbai alone, over 90 buildings have been constructed, providing houses to more than 35,000 families. Additionally, over 300 toilet blocks have been constructed in Mumbai and over 100 in Pune. The entire Indian Federation has over a million members and is supported by SPARC.

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India SDI Alliance Indicators

Members, Savings & Livelihoods
No. of Cities Active: 65 No. of Savings Groups: 919
No. of Savers: 750000 Regular / Daily Savings: 1465878.0
Loans from savings: 52555 Repayments from savings: 50743.0
Comments: Note: Savings figures are not comprehensive.
Land Tenure & Services
Land Secured (Hectares): 45 Families with Tenure: 37645
Services Provided: Basic services, commty centres, creche, comm. unit
Public Amenities (leave out cost/value for all)
No. of Toilet Blocks: 792 No. of Toilet seats: 14517
No. of Community Centres: 705
Houses & Improvements (leave out cost/value for all)
Houses Under Construction: 868 Houses Completed: 42866
Dwelling Improved: 1257
Info Collection
No. of Settlements Profiled: 7604 No. of Cities Profiled: 56
No. of Settlements Enumerated: 3404 No. of Settlements Mapped: 19
GIS Maps: 923
Political Engagement
No. of Agreements with National Gov.: 1 No. of Agreements with Provincial Gov.: 12
No. of Agreements with Local Gov.: 21 No. of Agreements with Universities: 8
Other: 6
Redistribution
Resources Leveraged: 45.5 hectares land; subsidies from local & state government.
Resources Value: 130980716.0
Contact: NGO: Sheela Patel, Federation: Jockin Arputham
Telephone: +91 22 23865053 / 23858785 / 23801266
Email: sparc@sparcindia.org
Website: http://www.sparcindia.org/