Chandigarh: Slums may lack basic amenities, but computers, Internet connectivity and cars have made their way into the dingy alleys in Punjab. As per data, as much as 7 per cent of slums have computers/laptops without Internet and 4.3 per cent have computers with Internet in Punjab. Punjab has 14.2 per cent of urban households living in slums while out of 143 towns, 71 have reported slums in 18 districts, as per 2011 census data on slum households for Punjab released by Seema Jain, Director Census, Punjab.
However, SBS Nagar and Barnala districts have not reported any slum. She said it is for the first time that data on housing stock, amenities and assets are being released for slum areas. In Ludhiana, 6 per cent of slum households have computer/laptop with Internet and 8 per cent without Internet followed by Jalandhar wherein 5.7 per cent are having computer/laptop with Internet and 6.6 per cent without Internet.
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