Subject(s): Migration, Internal in India in Chennai. . -- Poor in Government policy in India in Chennai in Social conditions. -- Non-governmental organizations in India in Chennai. -- Urban poor, state and NGOs : Urban poverty, livelihood strategies, self help, collective action and social movements, housing and urban development policies, role of NGOs, matching government policies with collective action, community participation in development programs, participation through decentralization, partnerships -- Research framework and methodology : Research questions and their operationalization, local initiatives and collective organization, policy implementation, policies for the government of Tamil Nadu, Community based organization, slums, indigenous knowledge or local knowledge, relocation displacement, relocation projects, resettlement rehabilitation, social capital -- Government policies : National housing and urban development policies since independence, central and state government housing employment and basic services programs for urban poor, central and state government social security programs for urban poor, housing forced urban relocation, employment, basic services and social security -- Relocation project : Provision of housing in relocating site, community participation in the relocation process, household heterogeneity- religion and caste, relocation from local perspective- obtaining land and shelter -- Employment, basic services and social security- Government, NGOs and households : Provision of employment and basic services by government, employment, education and health care, water snd sanitation, infrastructure, transport and electricity, obtaining employment and basic services, obtaining social security -- Local collective initiatives in Ambedkar Nagar : Collective action and local knowledge, chit funds, water distribution, temple festivals, temples and mosque in Ambedkar nagar, slum leaders and local sangam -- Local collective initatives, perceptions and expectations of poor urban households regarding policy and implementation with regard to their habitat, government and NGO policies for relocated urban poor, social security, NGO policies for the urban poor, accountability, effectiveness and appropriateness of collective action, government and NGO programs, matching the initiatives of the poor with implementation of formal development programs by government and NGOs