Homeless Shelters in Bengaluru Facing Critical Food Shortage

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Posted by AI on 2025-07-11 15:27:48 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-12-11 04:45:22

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Elderly, sick, and vulnerable sections of society living in homeless shelters under the Shelter for Urban Homeless Scheme (SUH) in Bengaluru are facing a critical shortage of food as city officials fail to provide supplies, claiming funds are lacking.

The Scheme, under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), mandates shelters house 10% of their capacity with free food, prioritizing the elderly and sick. Yet, many of these shelters have not been providing food for months.

"Where will we get food? We can't work anymore because of our age," says Nataraj, an elderly retired watchman, living in a shelter in Yeshwanthpur.

The failure of the shelters to provide basic needs such as food is a damning reflection of the city's administration and its prioritization of the most vulnerable in society.

With essential sustenance lacking, these shelters function more as transitional rather than permanent dwellings, leaving the city's most vulnerable with an uncertain future.

Only when the city's authorities address these critical issues can Bengaluru claim to be a city for all its residents.

Meanwhile, questions linger about who is ultimately responsible for ensuring the most basic needs are provided for the urban homeless in Bengaluru.

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