Khattar okays state slum rehabilitation policy
GURGAON: Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar gave his approval to a slum-in-situ rehabilitation policy on Sunday. The policy would lay the framework for providing housing to those living in slums or on government land in urban areas across the state.
The announcement was made by Haryana Urban Local Bodies (ULB) minister Kavita Jain. She said the government would allot develop houses for slum-dwellers under a public-private partnership model. “The private partner for slum redevelopment project would be selected through an open bidding process,” Jain said.
According to the 2011 Census, Gurgaon has a total of 30,888 slums where the population is 144,805. This figure is around 16.33% of the total population of Gurgaon city—886,519 people.
Presently, the population of Gurgaon is pegged to be over 24 lakh and the number of slums is also expected to have increased since. Though the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has no official data on the exact number of slums, the largest clusters are concentrated around Bhim Nagar, sectors 54, 57, near Gurgaon railway station, Kanhai, Palam Vihar, DLF Phase I and III.
Talking about providing alternate housing facility to slum dwellers while the housing units are being built, Jain said the selected developer would pay a fixed sum to every household so that beneficiaries can move to another location when the construction starts.
Jain said the developer would pay ₹3,000 per month as rent to beneficiaries under the jurisdiction of the MCG.
The ownership right of the unit allotted would be given to a beneficiary 15 years after allotment. Till such time, the beneficiary would occupy the unit on lease of ₹20,000 per annum.
“The ownership right to the beneficiaries, as identified by the local authority, would be given after 15 years on the payment of ₹1 lakh to the MCG,” Jain said.
She added the MCG would have to ensure that a Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA) of the rehabilitated people is made within a year from the time of allotment of the dwelling unit.
The RWA would then be responsible for the maintenance component of the redeveloped slums, she said, adding that the allotment of units would be held under the chairmanship of MCG commissioner.
Residents of several upscale localities in Gurgaon have time and again protested against the mushrooming of slums in their areas leading to unhygienic conditions, and alleged increase in crime.
DEVELOPER TO PAY ₹3,000 PER MONTH AS RENT TO SLUM DWELLERS TILL FLATS ARE MADE; OWNERSHIP RIGHT AFTER 15 YEARS