As Shiv Sena-BJP introduced their last BMC budget before the civic polls next year, there was increased focus on urban poor, particularly slum dwellers, who form a sizeable chunk of Mumbai’s voting population. Of the Rs 37,052 crore budget for 2016-17, nearly one fourth — or R9,187 crore — has been set aside for services to the urban poor.

According to the 2011 Census, over 60 per cent of Mumbai’s population lives in slums. File pic