Understanding Poor sections

Instructions:
Carefully read the contextual passage about the challenges and issues faced by the ‘Urban Poor.’ Take your time to fully understand the text and reflect on the key points presented.
Once you have finished reading, proceed to the next section to continue your learning journey.

Urban poor

Poor people living in towns and cities are called urban poor. Many poor from villages migrate to cities during off season. They work as labourers at construction sites. Many of them also are self-employed and sell vegetables and fruits at road side or work as rickshaw pullers. Urban poor include people living in slums, street vendors, rag pickers, domestic maids, unorganised sector workers particularly beggars. They live in Kutcha houses of mud walls and thatched roofs. Many do not have even these forms of dwellings.