Slum improvement act.pdf
- 1. SLUM IMPROVEMENT ACT By Dr. Venkateswarlu Gogana
- 2. T opics • Introduction • Urbanization trend • Slumpolicies in India • Mumbai’s SlumRehabilitation Scheme • Conclusion • Q&A/ Discussion
- 5. Slumsin India • Definition A compact settlement of at least 20 households with a collection of poorly built tenements, mostly of temporary nature, crowded together usually with inadequate sanitary and drinking water facilities in unhygienic conditions. Source: Government of India. (2010). Report of the committee on slum statistics/census.
- 10. Slum population has increased from 75M in 2001 to 93M in 2011.
- 11. Whydoslumsproliferatein India? Poverty Lack of affordable housing Slum formatio n Excessive/obsolet e regulations Income inequality Lack of economic growth In-migration Source:UN-Habitat (2003) Challengeof slums Excessive Regulations Slum Formation
- 12. Whyareslumsproblematic? • Detrimental to health • Locking land for infrastructure/open spaces • Insecure tenure • Discrimination …Arethey? • Slumof hope • Solutions to governmentfailure • Community • Eco-friendly/sustainable
- 13. RajivAwasYojana(RAY) • Three-tiered approach – Improvingexisting slums • Relocation/upgrading/redevelopment – Preventing future slum formation • Lifting regulatorybarriers • Subsidizing mortgage for thepoor – Improving governance • Decentralization • Information base(e.g. SlumGIS)
- 14. Slum Rehabilitation Scheme in Mumbai T akenby ShoheiNakamura
- 15. Questions: Is Slum Rehabilitation Scheme… •Effective in improving living conditions of the urban poor? •Replicable to other cities/countries? •If not, how should we amend the policy?
- 17. Summary • T opdown/bottom up • Community participation/development • Private-public partnership • Market andspeculation • Planning regulations and easement • Informal sector/housing