Lok Sabha Question No. 2293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Mumbai Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2293 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2016

## MUMBAI PORT

2293.SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether while conducting periodical encroachment removal programmes, ports have taken steps for rehabilitation of the people and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) has any interaction with the State Government of Maharashtra and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to resolve this issue and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the MPT is aware of the policy decision of Government of Maharashtra to regularise the structures erected prior to the year 2000; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of MPT/Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI  PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)&(b):GrihaNirmanVibhag, Government of Maharashtra on 19/10/2015 requested Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) to carry out rehabilitation  of  slum  on  Mumbai  Port  Trust  Land  as  per  the  guidelines stipulated  in  Pradhan  MantriAwasYojna  (PMAY)  for  redevelopment  of  slums  on  Central Government  Land.  Accordingly,  MbPT  enquired  with  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Poverty Alleviation,  Govt.  of  India  for  the  procedure  to  be  adopted  by  MbPT  for  implementation  of redevelopment of slums on MbPT land to avail Central Government Grant under PMAY apart from availing Floor Space Index (FSI) from the State Government to implement the schemes on self-financing  basis.  In  response,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation,  Govt.  of India  clarified  that  the  proposal  should  be  submitted  through  concerned  State  Government Authorities  and  thereafter  State  Government  is  required  to  submit  the  details  of  the  project approved by the State Level Screening and Monitoring Committee to the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India. Accordingly, MbPT on 2/11/2015 requested Ministry of Housing, Government of Maharashtra to convey the procedure to be adopted and pre-requisite formalities to be completed by Central Government Land owning agencies for execution of Slum Rehabilitation Scheme on their land by availing additional FSI from the State Government and also to avail Central Government Grant as per the provisions of PMAY. Response from State Government is awaited.
- (c) Yes.
- (d) The  State  Government  Slum  Rehabilitation  Policy  is  not  applicable  to  the  slums  existing  on Central Government Land. Further, there was no Central Government policy for rehabilitation of slums  on  Central  Government  land  earlier.  However,  as  per  the  guidelines  issued  by  the Government  of  India  under  PMAY,  the  Central  Government  agencies  can  also  take  up rehabilitation  of  slums  on  their  land  by  using  land  as  a  resource.  Accordingly,  MbPT  has requested State Government to convey the procedures to be adopted by the Central Government agencies to take up the Slum Rehabilitation Schemes.

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