Lok Sabha Question No. 5452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Slum Rehabilitation Projects in Mumbai
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Dina Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5452

## TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 03, 2025

## SLUM REHABILITATION PROJECTS IN MUMBAI

- NO. 5452.      SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to

state:

- (a) the reasons for continuous delays in granting the approvals for slum rehabilitation  projects  on  the  Union  Government-owned  land  in Mumbai,  specifically  CTS  No.  73  in  Ghatkopar  (West)  which  has deprived the residents of the benefits under the Slum Rehabilitation
- Authority (SRA) scheme;
- (b) whether  a  large  slum  settlement  on  this  land  has  been  awaiting redevelopment under the SRA scheme of the State Government of Maharashtra  for  nearly  thirty  years  and  if  so,  the  reasons  for  the delay  despite  multiple  efforts  by  local  representatives  including former MPs and MLAs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  ownership  of  this  land  by  the  Union  Government  has been  a  barrier  to  its  inclusion  in  the  SRA  scheme  and  if  so,  the details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  address this issue and facilitate its inclusion;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  has  previously  facilitated  slum redevelopment projects in other States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government would take corrective steps to approve the inclusion of CTS No. 73 under the SRA scheme to ensure the welfare of the affected families and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

- (a)

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- to  (e):  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  are  State  subjects.  Schemes related   to   housing   and   slum   rehabilitation   along   with   its …2/-

monitoring and supervision are implemented by State/Union Territory (UT) Governments in their respective regions. Slum Rehabilitation  Authority  (SRA)  is  State  agency,  implementing  slum rehabilitation scheme according to its own regulation and bylaws.

However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) to provide pucca house with basic amenities to eligible urban beneficiaries  across  the  country  including  slum  dwellers.  Eligible beneficiaries  can  avail  benefit  of  PMAY-U  through  available  four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing  in  Partnership  (AHP),  In-Situ  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR) and  Credit  Linked  Subsidy  Scheme  (CLSS).  The  scheme  provided flexibility  to  the  beneficiaries  including  slum  dwellers  to  avail  the benefit  under  any  vertical  as  per  the  requirement  and  eligibility criteria. ISSR vertical of PMAY-U is specifically for redevelopment of slum using land as a resource for providing houses to eligible slum dwellers. However, slum dwellers could take benefit under any one of the verticals.

As per scheme guidelines, Central Government land owning agencies could also undertake 'in-situ' slum redevelopment on their lands  occupied  by  slum  dwellers  under  ISSR  vertical  of  PMAY-U. Land owning agencies have their own policies of land management and States/UTs may coordinate with such agencies for relocation/redevelopment of slums on such land. Central Sanctioning and  Monitoring  Committee  (CSMC)  under  the  Ministry  considers Central Assistance under PMAY-U, if the proposals are forwarded to the  Ministry  after  the  approval  of  State  Level  Sanctioning  and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) headed by Chief Secretray of States/UTs  as  per  the  scheme  guidelines.  No  project  proposal  for Union Government - owned land in Mumbai, including CTS No.73 in Ghatkopar (West) has been received by the Ministry.

Further,  based  on  the  learning  from  the  experiences  of  9  years implementation of PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched  PMAY-U  2.0  'Housing  for  All'  Mission  with  effect  from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country for one  crore  additional  eligible  beneficiaries  including  slum  dwellers through  four  verticals  i.e.,  Beneficiary  Led  Construction  (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS). The eligible slum dwellers may  seek  benefits  of  any  vertical  of  PMAY-U  2.0.  The  scheme guidelines and Unified Web-portal for submitting the online applications can be accessed through https://pmay-urban.gov.in.

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