6. Mumbai
While there have been great waves made by the Indian government to improve the situation in the country for much of the population over the past few decades, the sheer number of people living in India means that this task is far from complete. Cities around the state are crowded with the homeless who have nowhere to live and have to spend their nights on the streets. The worst offender is Mumbai, where there are upwards of 57,000 living without a home.
The problem is made all the worse as there are very few shelters run by the government to provide some accommodation to the poorest in society. Unlike in Delhi, where there are 184 official shelters than can take in 15,000 people, Mumbai has just seven shelters. This has left thousands of people without food and warmth or access to medicine and a bed to sleep in.
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