In Brief
This public interest writ petition challenges the implementation of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihood Mission across States to provide shelter to urban homeless persons. The Court reviewed affidavits from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and West Bengal, finding varied compliance levels. The Court approved Haryana's Vision Document and directed it be shared with other States as a model. It rejected West Bengal's eleventh-hour affidavit and required the State's Chief Secretary to account for implementation plans. The Court mandated two-member Committees in each State, ordered special audits, and required senior officials to attend hearings demonstrating concrete action on urban homelessness.
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