New Delhi: The condition of urban infrastructure in India is abysmal and services to the urban poor are pathetic, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

The Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a civil society organisation, carried out the survey involving 3,820 individuals in low and high income earning categories in six Indian cities -Jaipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Patna, Shimla and Varanasi, reports IANS.    

Despite an approved expenditure of Rs.50 billion by various state governments and municipalities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the urban sanitation systems, water supply and waste management in these cities was in a deplorable condition, the findings indicated.

According to the survey, 60 per cent households were dissatisfied with the services in terms of quantity, quality, frequency and timing of water supply.