The "Vision Mumbai" document catered to the interest of one set of people. Whose interest did it represent? |
The urban poor and middle class The urban rich and middle class The urban poor The Elite |
The urban rich and middle class |
The correct answer is Option (2) → The urban rich and middle class The "Vision Mumbai" initiative was primarily focused on urban development and aimed at transforming Mumbai into a world-class city. It often prioritized infrastructure projects and services that primarily benefited the urban rich and middle class, such as improved transport systems, luxury housing, and commercial spaces, rather than addressing the needs of the urban poor. "In order to decongest, poor people are shifted to the outskirts. In the Vision Mumbai document prepared by the private consultancy from McKinsey…mass housing for the poor is being planned in the salt pan lands outside the city. What happens to their livelihood? The long quote below captures the voice of the poor. “We are in fact human earthmovers and tractors. We levelled the land first. We have contributed to the city. We carry your shit out of the city. I don’t see citizens’ groups dredging sewers and digging roads. The city is not for the rich only. We need each other. I don’t beg. I wash your clothes. Women can go to work because we are there to look after their children. The staff in Mantralay, the collectorate, the BMC, even the police live in slums. Because we are there, women can walk safely at night….Groups such as Bombay First talk about Mumbai a world class city. How can it be a world-class city without a place for its poor? (Anand 2006: 3422)" |