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NGO submits petition to CM Vijay to strengthen, expand homeless shelters
The New Indian Express Chennai
|May 30, 2026
IRCDUC, an NGO working for the urban poor, and other activists have submitted a series of petitions to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, urging the government to strengthen and expand shelters for the urban homeless functioning under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM) and for-mulate a comprehensive policy for homeless persons in Tamil Nadu.
In its petition, IRCDUC said shelters established following directions issued by the Supreme Court in 2010, and later supported under the National Urban Livelihood Mission since 2013, are facing severe challenges due to inadequate funding for rescue operations,
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