Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Discrimination between scheduled and non-scheduled groups in access to basic services in urban India Subject The topic of the resource access; basic services; discrimination; inequality; urban Description An account of the resource Access to basic services such as water, sanitation, and electricity is a key determinant of an individuals well-being. Nevertheless, access to these services is unequally distributed among different social groups in many countries. India is no exception, with the scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) being one of the countrys most marginalised and disadvantaged groups. This paper analyses the disparities in access to basic services between scheduled and non-scheduled households, investigates the factors contributing to the unequal access, and suggests policy recommendations. Using data from the National Sample Survey 76th Round, we analyse the access to basic services such as durable housing, improved water and sanitation, and access to electricity. The papers objectives are (a) to investigate the factors impacting the quality of basic service delivery in urban India separately for scheduled and non-scheduled households and (b) to quantify the discrimination between scheduled and non-scheduled households in urban India concerning access to quality of basic services through computing a comprehensive index and by using the Fairlie decomposition approach. The analysis corroborates the finding that systemic discrimination exists between scheduled and non-scheduled households in urban India regarding access to good quality basic services up to an extent of 24%. 2024 The Authors. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arora T.; Choudhary P.K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, Vol-14, No. 3, pp. 161-172. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IWA Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2024.138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2024.138</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85190286077&amp;doi=10.2166%2Fwashdev.2024.138&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=535d07b9f20a144fe8e768313be03b94" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85190286077&amp;doi=10.2166%2fwashdev.2024.138&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=535d07b9f20a144fe8e768313be03b94</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20439083 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Arora T., Department of Professional Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Choudhary P.K., Department of Public Policy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India