MILAN NAGAR: THE MOVE AND AFTER............., JANUARY 2013

The Milan Nagar Cooperative society has been registered and the members have been reconfirmed.  The community has began to manage the functioning of the society. The households continue savings but unlike when they were living on the pavements, savings and funds are being used towards bettering their homes or to contribute to the monthly outgoings along with the savings.

The committee members had to face many challenges such as households throwing things from the window without regard had to be stopped. In addition, the toilets were often chocked because the women stuffed their menstrual cloths in them.  In order to keep the community toilets clean, the committee members created routines for all to follow .

The committee had to deal with managing festivals, keeping corridors clean, and creating spaces for children of different ages to have access to open spaces. Children especially young boys playing with the ball, often broke windows and were stopped from playing cricket for some time. Since Milan Nagar has been a flag ship settlement, the Indian alliance  and other federation members national and international visited the community.

As per each households capacity, the families painted their walls, retiled their floors, bought cupboards, beds, did up the kitchen etc…  The degree to invest depended on the number of members earning in the household, the amount of money saved, and/or the amount of loan that the family has taken.

Compared to the small space of 45sq feet from their old home they now had four fold space, and so many things rushed into their homes.