For those living in slums the outlook is bleak. The following statistics speak for themselves:

• The average population density in a slums town is 300,000 people per square kilometer.
• An average dwelling houses 6-8 people, yet measures 6ft by 8ft.
• Child mortality rate is 149 per 1000 live births.
• One water pump serves on average 1000 people.
• Many slums have no sanitation facilities.
• Where sanitation facilities are provided, the average is 1 sanitation facility per 27 households.
• 40% of children living in slums are severely malnourished.
• Of children living in slums of Delhi, about 40,000 children are laborers, 30,000 assist in shops, another 30,000 work in tea shops, and 20,000 in auto repair shops. 100,000 children are part time or full time domestic helps and have no access or opportunities for education. 

• 75% of men and 90% of women living in slums are illiterate.