• Col(Dr) Naresh Kumar
• (Dr.)Sartaj Ahmad
• Dr.Ankit Tiwari

Slum dwellers live in most sub-human conditions and most of them survive by adopting the informal work of rag picking, which is undoubtedly one of the worst hazardous and inhuman activity. The purpose of this research is to carry out study on living conditions of rag pickers in slums and to provide suggestions to lay down specific legal frame work for the protection of their rights as human beings. Rag picking is one of the most critical aspects of the cyclical mechanism of reusing the products in the formal industrial market economy. Given this, the rag pickers, first link in the entire chain have always been a mistreated and deprived section of the society. This poor section does not get proper consideration from either the society or the government. To improve the situation of this group of people, the government must come up with workable ideas and appropriate policies to improve their quality of life and prevent violation of their basic rights as human. Individuals in the community should change their attitudes toward this group and try to integrate them into the mainstream in order to create a safe and respectful place for them in the society

Slum Dwellers,Rag Pickers, living conditions, Human rights,Solid Waste Management,Indian Law.

"SLUM DWELLERS' HUMAN RIGHTS: A STUDY OF SLUMS IN MEERUT CITY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.f180-f193, January-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401523.pdf

"SLUM DWELLERS' HUMAN RIGHTS: A STUDY OF SLUMS IN MEERUT CITY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no. ppf180-f193, January-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401523.pdf