The first and foremost goal United Nation emulates is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. Slum is almost synonymous with urban poverty and hunger. The word ‘Slum’ was originally used as the ‘back slum’ meaning the backyard or ‘back room’ and later ‘back alley’. Other terms which many a times used to portray slum include, ‘shanty town’, ‘favela’, ‘skid row’, ‘barrio’, ‘ghetto’, and ‘The hood’. Although most of these terms have a unique meaning on its own respect, they are conglomerated into defining the slum. This paper concentrate on the facts of slums in Indian context and the legal aspects associated with it and ultimately initiate some thoughts on improving slums in Urban India.