Delhi: For urban poor, access to electricity improves, work needed on safai-paani

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has often spoken about the ‘Delhi model of governance’ – it was, in fact, one of the reasons which facilitated the party’s historic sweep in the recent Punjab elections. The party aggressively promotes this model, based on welfare delivery, quality healthcare and school education and providing water and electricity at affordable rates. Starting today, a Lokniti-CSDS study on urban slums in Delhi examines whether this model of governance also applies to those residing in slums, and taps into experiences of slum dwellers with respect to quality of basic amenities.