As centre pulls out, activists want a TN scheme for homeless

A group of 74 activists, academicians and civil society representatives has urged the state government to evolve a statespecific scheme for people in homeless situations, citing a critical funding and continuity gap after the union government withdrew support for the Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) programme under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM).

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They noted that the state-level monitoring committee for shelters has not been convened since August 2019 and called for its immediate revival to ensure oversight, coordination and accountability. Highlighting a pattern of repeated disruptions to the SUH scheme since 1992, they said these interruptions have undermined the sustainability of interventions and the rights of homeless persons to shelter and dignity.