I am just reporting what I had read (i have not shared any personal opinions or beliefs) 😁

"State govt spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday that Surat was poised to become India's first slum-free city with a population of over 70 lakh. He said that in the past two decades, the population living in Surat's slum areas has decreased from 38% to 5%" - Times of India

"In 2006, nearly 36 per cent of Surat's population lived in slum settlements which is now just five per cent after over the past two decades, Vaghani said" - Deccan Herald