<p>Less than half of the urban poor in Bengaluru have access to health services while only one-fourth benefited from housing schemes, according to a survey report released by the state government.</p>.<p>As much as 83.70% of the surveyed population did not have access to quality drinking water and almost all of them (94.70%) were excluded from self-employment schemes, a baseline study conducted by the Centre For Advocacy and Research (CFAR) on the “Extent of Social Inclusion and Access to Social Welfare Schemes and Basic Services for Urban Poor” found.</p>.<p>Also, one-fourth of the urban poor were excluded from schemes to build toilets, resulting in open defecation.</p>.<p>Speaking to DH, Prabhanand Hegde, State Project Manager, CFAR, said that the study was carried out in five wards of Bengaluru - Binnypet, Chalavadipalya, Subhash Nagar, Nagarbhavi and Nayandahalli - consisting of 36 settlements. The survey was conducted in May-June and a total of 728 respondents comprising construction workers, domestic helps, pourakarmikas, sex workers, transgenders and persons living with HIV were interviewed.</p>.<p>While a large portion of the population had access to identity cards such as Aadhaar and voter ID, 42% of the people did not possesses Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards. “A total of 46.70% of the respondents do not access public health service and 96% of them have not enrolled for Arogya Karnataka and Ayushman Bharat,” the survey noted.</p>.<p>According to Radha K, outreach coordinator, CFAR, the Department came forward to release the report considering the objectives to be fulfilled as per Sustainability Development Goals. </p>
<p>Less than half of the urban poor in Bengaluru have access to health services while only one-fourth benefited from housing schemes, according to a survey report released by the state government.</p>.<p>As much as 83.70% of the surveyed population did not have access to quality drinking water and almost all of them (94.70%) were excluded from self-employment schemes, a baseline study conducted by the Centre For Advocacy and Research (CFAR) on the “Extent of Social Inclusion and Access to Social Welfare Schemes and Basic Services for Urban Poor” found.</p>.<p>Also, one-fourth of the urban poor were excluded from schemes to build toilets, resulting in open defecation.</p>.<p>Speaking to DH, Prabhanand Hegde, State Project Manager, CFAR, said that the study was carried out in five wards of Bengaluru - Binnypet, Chalavadipalya, Subhash Nagar, Nagarbhavi and Nayandahalli - consisting of 36 settlements. The survey was conducted in May-June and a total of 728 respondents comprising construction workers, domestic helps, pourakarmikas, sex workers, transgenders and persons living with HIV were interviewed.</p>.<p>While a large portion of the population had access to identity cards such as Aadhaar and voter ID, 42% of the people did not possesses Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards. “A total of 46.70% of the respondents do not access public health service and 96% of them have not enrolled for Arogya Karnataka and Ayushman Bharat,” the survey noted.</p>.<p>According to Radha K, outreach coordinator, CFAR, the Department came forward to release the report considering the objectives to be fulfilled as per Sustainability Development Goals. </p>