Five towns of Haryana — Ambala Cantt, Beri, Kanina, Dharuhera and Hasanpur, do not have any slum within their jurisdiction.
Joint Director, Haryana Census Operations, G Bapu Ji said that slum data has been collected in 75 statutory towns out of the 80 statutory towns of Haryana.
“The remaining five statutory towns did not report any slum within their jurisdiction,” he added.
He said that under the Census, slums are defined as residential areas, where there are no dwellings for proper human habitation due to dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangements and design of such buildings, narrowness of streets, lack of ventilation, light, sanitation facilities and lack of proper drinking water supply. lack of these facilities is detrimental to the safety and health of the people, he added.
The Joint Director said that the housing data, amenities and assets of the slum households have been collected during household operations conducted in Haryana between May 1, 2010 to June 15, 2010.
According to the released data, as many as 3,25,995 households are living in slum areas out of the total 70,88,008 that is 4.60 per cent of statutory towns in Haryana as per the 2011 census.
He said that 78.1 per cent of slum households are living in permanent houses, 17.7 per cent in semi permanent and only 4.2 per cent are living in temporary or dilapidated structures.
He said that 35.1 per cent households are living in one room, 32.1 per cent in two rooms, 17 per cent in three rooms and remaining 15.8 in more than three rooms.
The official added that 73.2 per cent of slum households are availing facility of drinking water through taps, 92.3 per cent of households having facility of electricity, 80 per cent of households having toilet facility within their premises.