According to the UN-Habitat, slums are groups of people living in urban areas that lack one or more of these amenities durable housing, sufficient living space, access to safe water, access to adequate sanitation, and security of tenure that prevents forced evictions. However, it is important to highlight that not all slum dwellers suffer from the same degree of deprivation. While slums are treated as black spots on the city canvas, it is the place that provides shelter to many low-cost service providers, be it maids, kabadiwala, motor repair mechanics, construction workers, etc. Cities cannot live without their services and it is for this reason that each city has pockets of slums at locations close to the economically active areas. The greater the economic activity in a city, the more are the slum pockets. It is, therefore, important that cities device mechanisms to integrate slums with the urban scape and provide inclusive housing and social services; a safe and healthy living environment for all with particular consideration for children, youth, women, elderly and disabled; affordable and sustainable transport and energy; promotion, protection, and restoration of green urban spaces; safe and clean drinking water and sanitation; healthy air quality.