From the archive record
Life at shelter homes is not an easy one as the pain that these people carry within themselves rises once they have to leave everything behind and come to Delhi. No doubt they get the best treatment from faculties at AIIMS, however, staying in Delhi becomes extremely expensive forcing them to stay in shelter homes or worse on the road. Lack of an adequate number of shelter homes leads to people to sleep on footpaths outside AIIMS, Delhi. Patients, who, along with their relatives, come from other states, and are forced to stay on the pavements due to the lack of free accommodation. The main problem is the poor condition of the washroom. The stench of urine from the partially closed toilets is indomitable. All these people stay outside the hospital till the next appointment, many too poor to