Maharashtra to achieve PM Modi’s dream of giving everyone home: Set to legalize slums built till 2017

NewsBharati    14-Dec-2017
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Mumbai, December 14: Maharashtra government on Wednesday set to legalize all slums built till 2017. The state government plans to extend the cut-off year to regularize 3.5 lakh unauthorized slums in the city to 2017 from 2011. Maharashtra government steps on the way to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of giving everyone a home by 2022.

 

The proposal for this was already approved by the cabinet last Sunday, "The proposal will now be tabled and approved at the ongoing state Assembly session in Nagpur. This move of regularising 3.5 lakh slums will benefit a total 18 lakh slums dwellers," said BJP MLA Ashish Shelar.

MLA Ashish Shelar feels this move will simplify slum rehabilitation projects. "Those ineligible under the redevelopment scheme create hurdles," he explains. "Sometimes, one resident is eligible, but another from the same locality can be disqualified.

By extending the cut-off date to 2017, a majority of the slum dwellers will be eligible and they will realize their dream of getting a pakka house."

MLA Ashish Shelar also pointed out that this move could curb corruption that sprouts while drawing up a list of eligible slum dwellers. "The Collectorate, SRA and BMC officials demand incentives from slum dwellers to put their names on the list," he said. "Now, there will be no corruption and a majority of the projects will be executed on time. This move will also help boost redevelopment projects such as like Dharavi. It's a step in the right direction to realise the PM's goal of giving everyone a home by 2022 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana."

As per the government decision, slum dwellers will only have to pay construction cost in the redevelopment project. 
The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has given a Letter of Intent (LOI) to 1531 SRA projects in the city, which will yield about 4.41 lakh new houses.