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ABOUT THE BOOK:- The book ' URBAN POVERTY IN INDIA' is the synthesis of Economics, Sociology, Social Work and Public Administration. It is useful to academia, students, policy makers, social workers & the public, to understand the dynamics of urban poverty in India, and gain in-depth knowledge of the status of implementation & impact of the major anti-poverty programmes in India, such as Public Distribution System, Mid-day Meal Scheme & Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana. This volume has an integrated approach to the subject, based on advanced level of post-doctoral research, and analysis backed by field level data. Though good literature is available on the incidence of rural poverty; but the studies on urban poverty are rare, while the number of urban poor are increasing in recent times. Hence this book will certainly bridge the gap. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Dr. Seepana Prakasam, selected by the Union Public Service Commission New Delhi, is working as Associate Professor at the Post Graduate Department of Economics in Govt. College for Girls Sector -11 Chandigarh. He is having 25 years of teaching experience, done Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) from Panjab University Chandigarh, completed Faculty Development Programme in Management at IIM Indore. He has authored 4 books, about 30 of his research papers have been published in national and international refereed journals and 15 papers have been published in edited books. He presented research papers in more than 50 national and international conferences. 10 M. Phil degrees were awarded under his supervision and he is guiding PhD scholars. He has completed 3 UGC/ ICSSR Research & Development projects, he is Member Board of Examiners, Member Board of Studies, Vice President of the Chandigarh Economic Association, and has been elected twice as executive member of the Indian Economic Association. He is a visiting scholar at the Thammasat University Bangkok, has delivered lectures in foreign universities, besides being invited as